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In Reply to: RE: It's been slow-going posted by fantja on April 07, 2024 at 14:04:36
We did use the Thiel CS2.4 with Kimber's KS-3033 and 4AG. The KS-3033 was too plodding. The 4AG shrank the images a bit, and made it feel like you're driving at night, and the oncoming car's headlights are too bright.
With Classe' electronics, MIT's better speaker cables worked well on the CS2.4.
XLO's UE-5 and LE5 were outstanding. They are a little on the dry side, but preserve image outlines, instrumental body, and the music's punch.
But for overall performance, I really liked the Shunyata Orion, on the CS2.4. These were the original, daily-made Bubbies mochi ice creams. The Orion neither shrank nor blew up the size of the mochi ice creams. The Orion didn't make the mochi too hard or melted. The Orion didn't make the outside too icy or powdery. And the Orion preserved enough color.
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Add in Kimber Carbon and you have had quite a few models in your Systems.
This is a little service road behind UC Santa Cruz's Stevenson residential college. My friend and classmate, Kim, was from Stevenson. During the 1990-91, she lived in their dorms.
Some audiophiles think it's funny, but it's obvious that, because her name was Kim(berly), it was natural, to be interested in Kimber Kables.
Photos don't really do justice to the environment. In that setting, at that age, with those friends, I could not stop thinking about high-end audio, even if I tried. When you consider what kinds of popular music came out in the early-90s, you can see how place and music inspired all those mental projections about high-end audio.
Next to Stevenson is Cowell College. If you walk downhill, you'll come to this clearing, where you get a breathtaking and spectacular view of the Great Meadow and Monterey Bay. When you ended up at this vista, one of your first thoughts was, "After I graduate, I'm going to dive headfirst into high-end audio."
In the early-90s, I had seen Kimber products at (a) Honolulu's Audio Directions, (b) San Francisco's Ultimate Sound, and (c) Santa Cruz's water Street Stereo. There are now no Hawaiian or NorCal Kimber dealers.
After that 1990-91 school year, Kim lived off-campus. Nevertheless, since she and I ended up majoring in Econ, we were study buddies. During the MLK 1993 weekend, she went with me to my home in San Francisco. There, we went to Union Square, and of course I had to take a detour to Ultimate Sound. There, they cut Kimber 4VS from a spool, and tinned the ends. I would bring this down to Santa Cruz, where it went between an Adcom GFA-535 and Pinnacle PN-5+. And that 4VS thus became the very first Kimber product I got to try.
We no longer have the Thiel CS2.4. Now that I think about it [there go those mental projections again!], if you don't mind the loss of body and weight, the Kimber Carbon 8 should be a good match for the CS2.4.
Actually, during that 1990-91 school year, while walking to and from Kim's dorm, I told her about the Thiel CS1.2. I tried to explain to her that the CS1.2 stood out from other speakers in that price range, by being able to "light up" the recorded soundstage, on Whitesnake's "Judgement Day." As we overlooked the Great Meadow, the sun set over the Pacific, and "Judgement Day's" chime-y guitar strings were magical.
Right On! Several of the old Thiel Audio Dealers/Retailers also represented Kimber Kable. I do not know which Model/Series is the best match. Still, there was something there (synergy).
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