Gordon wrote on Jan 7^th, 2021 at 1:10pm:

I owned Theil CS 3.7’s (?) - - hope I recall the model number correctly - they had strange metalic woofers  - - looked like old fashioned garbage tin lids - enjoyed them until a deliquent Audio Research D70 A power amp went volcanic and destroyed them.
I remember this was the first rig I’d owned that got three dimensional depth just right. The bass however in my medium sized room was very uneven - could have been the room though.
For decades I couldn’t afford the gear I wanted but a friend who reviewed the stuff often leant me bits and pieces. I learnt very quickly that spending silly amounts of money didn’t always take you to musical heaven. Sometimes however it can.
In retirement I’ve been able to put together a system, and just as importantly a LARGE ROOM that ticks all my boxes.
VPI Direct drive TT, VPI 3d printed arm, various MC & MM cartridges, Allnic H -1201 phono pre (on loan), Nakamichi Dragon (yes, I still play cassettes) Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista 800 amp, DCS Bartok DAC,  Yamaha CD-S2100 player for SACD, Magico M6 speakers, VELODYNE DD15 sub-woofers.  Most of my listening is off LP-s -- I have something like 5,500 classical LP’s and don’t know how many others. I inherited a collection of private pressing blues LP’s that will soon be sent to the US for transfer to digital.

Wandering so far off topic I suspect we should cease this rave.