A work in progress?

[AudioArcher]

Always in progress

 

[Dan]

Nice gear. How do you like your Thiel's? I auditioned them in an outrageously high end store that had a really bad room to listen in. Therefore I wasn't too impressed and went with Vandersteen. What else did you audition?

 

[AudioArcher]

CS2s

I bought them in 1986 at the Listening Room in Pikesville Maryland. I did audition some Vandersteens, 2C's I think, when I auditioned the Thiels, as well as some others. I think Magnepan was in there. Anyway it boiled down to the Thiels and the Vandies. You see which ones I finally decided on. I love their sound and they WILL show any faults in your source material. I have had the Time windows since 1978 and they are still an awesome speaker. Good luck with your Vandies.

 

[westcott]

I am glad to see you gave those really nice speakers some room to work. I wish I could talk more people into doing this.

Any video plans?

 

[AudioArcher]

Video

I am in the process of research for a 5.1 system for my new Samsung LCD. Wife wants me to get rid of the Time windows and go with something a little less obtrusive. Bookshelfs on stands. Don't see the difference myself but I will oblige her. I intend to put the DCMs in with the Theils and see how that sounds. Either way I will have fun. At the moment I am leaning toward the Axiom Epic 175 system. Should make a decision late spring to early summer. I am also researching my next DVD upgrade. After that will be a receiver upgrade. I am also entertaining a CD upgrade for the main audio system. The bedroom is pat.

 

[westcott]

I was just visiting the Thiel website and saw the literature on the SCS3, MCS1, and the PCS series. All of them bookshelf\stand mountable. Now, how do we convince the wife that this is the only solution?

I have not heard any of the newer models and would be interested myself in hearing them.

Have you found a dealer near you to audition them?

 

[AudioArcher]

Thiels

I won't be auditioning any new Thiels. I love the ones I have.

 

[westcott]

I won't be auditioning any new Thiels. I love the ones I have.

I must of understood. I thought you said your wife wanted bookshelves or ones on stands.

 

[AudioArcher]

Thiel

Well she did. I changed her mind. And even if I still was, I wasn't considering Thiels. And as you can see I went with Axiom center and surrounds

 

[AudioArcher]

Still working

So are there any other Thiel fans out there?

 

[majorloser]

Nice setup!

Now if only you'd shown the two racks hanging on the wall

 

[AudioArcher]

Racks

Well they are not that impressive anyway. First bow kill and first gun kill. But thanks about the system. Just had new caps put in the Adcom amps. No more popping. Yeah ! Also re-added my Technics 1506 reel-to-reel back into the systam as well. Have it on an amp stand under the turntable. Still works great.

 

[Pursuitest]

Yo !

How do you like your Adcoms?

 

[AudioArcher]

Amp

They are excellent. Plenty of ooomph! for those speakers.

 

[Seth=L]

Excellent systems. I have always liked Thiel, I am not sure why. Most people that I know that have listened to them don't like them, they think they are bright or something.

 

[Loxxa]

Those speakers are nice, but I'm not to fond of those deer heads. I thought taxedermy was a thing of the past?

 

[jaxvon]

Those speakers are nice, but I'm not to fond of those deer heads. I thought taxedermy was a thing of the past?

Oh cmon. You've obviously never been to Michigan

 

[Loxxa]

Oh cmon. You've obviously never been to Michigan

LOL! I want to ask him how "Dueling Banjos" sounds on those speakers, but that's would be stereotyping...

 

[Matt34]

Oh cmon. You've obviously never been to Michigan

...or anywhere in the mid-west.

 

[jaxvon]

...or anywhere in the mid-west.

Yeah, though I believe Michigan is one of the top states for deer hunting. It's a way of life here.