Thiel Owners

Ha, must have been typing as @TomThiel was posting.

big_greg et al,

On the 3.6s I’ve replaced the mids with rebuilts by Rob at CSS and also changed out the ferrofluid on the tweeters. The updates resulted in a very extremely small softening on the highs, but only perceptible and barely so on a few tunes. This was all done prior to auditioning the previously mentioned DACs.

@tomthiel, thanks for the additional info! I hope you enjoy your new Benchmark gear. I'll look forward to your more detailed comments on the extra load of the EQ for the CS3.5, especially with respect to what @unsound mentioned about dealing with the impedance "bump" in the low bass.

@unsound, thanks for the discussion of the comparison between Figure 1 and Figure 3 in the Stereophile article on the CS3.5. Does the impedance rise vs. the EQ boost in the low bass fully offset the extra demands for more power when the EQ is used? If an amp puts out only 100 w/channel into 8 ohms, wouldn't available power drop even lower when the impedance goes above 8 ohms?   

@unsound, I forgot to ask you about the new generation of Class D amps you're waiting for. Are there any specific amps or modules that might be especially promising?

big_greg

I'll partially agree with you on the highs using vinyl but I don't fault the speakers ,

there are some " rock " albums from the mid/late -sixties that can sound awful .

I have not noticed " brightness " in Classical or Jazz or Folk music but there are a few " rock " and "soul" albums that I have a hard time listening to ,

my opinion is that the mixing for AM radio was the culprit .