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From: kevins@eng.auburn.edu (Kevin Sullivan)
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Subject: Re: Spica Angelus
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Date: 10 May 91 17:38:36 GMT
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In article <11949@uwm.edu> tmajni@sequent.com writes:
>I like the Angelus a lot as well.  My major complaint is not the same as
>yours though.  WAF (wife acceptance factor) is quite low.  The local dealer
>curses "the damn thing" because only single guys buy it, and sure enough my
>wife hated the things.  I did have a picture of them in my office which a
>woman I work with commented on them as "sexy".  When I asked if she would
>allow them to live in her living room she said NO!  Oh well, so much for
>Spica Angelus.
>

Hmm.  My wife thinks they look great.  (She's an artist, so I guess that 
means they look great, or they "work".)  They've been standing about three 
feet into our living room for almost two years.  I love these speakers and 
I'm a bass player.  The bass on these speakers doesn't rattle the walls but 
it's _very_ controlled and I like that almost as much as the imaging.

>You should be able to get better bass from the Angelus though.  I have a
>set of baby Thiel CS-1.2s that reportedly have the same problem.  They
>are down 3db at 50hz and drop like a rock from there.  I have done several
>things to get better bass response out of these speakers:
>
>   1. Got a really good amp - replaced Adcom 555 with Threshold S/200.

How about Aragon?  Someone recommended the 8008 to me but I haven't heard 
it on my speakers.  They also said a new amp was coming out called Acuris (sp?) 
that was similar to but less expensive than the Aragon.  Anyone know about 
this?

While I'm asking for advice, I'm looking for a new CD player.  I've 
listened to the NAD 5000 and CAL Icon but in different cities on very 
different components.  Has anyone compared these?  Opinions?

>Tim Majni

Kevin Sullivan