Thiel Owners

As long as we are discussing the 1.5s I'll tell my story. I bought a pair in 1996 for my for my Queens, NY apartment. Used them through 2016 in different homes with different ss amps, always sounded great. In 2016 I moved again and the listening room is much larger with a vaulted ceiling. Also I'm using 60 watt vintage Dynamo mono blocks. I'm out one day and my wife wanted a little more volume and she blows both tweeters. They can't be pushed, I'd done it myself in the past. So I retire them and buy a pair of Tekton Lore, a larger speaker with 95 dbl sensitivity so better for my space I thought. So now we are in 2022 and I had replaced the Dynaco with a Prima Luna HP Dialouge, 72 watts. I'm thinking about what to do with the 1.5s in my basement with the blown tweeters. I settle on having them rebuilt by our friend in Lexington. I reinstall them and decide to give them a listen. So glad I did! The Prima Luna pairs great with them! The Orima Luna modern tube sound isn't like vintage tube, more like ss but with a very liquid midrange still. That's where the 1.5s outshine the Lores. Midrange is perfect. To address the bass in my large space I just added a sub from Rythmik Audio. It integrates nicely from the sub our on the Prima Luna because it has a full signal going out, so I was told. Now I have a beautifulfull sound after all these years with these little 1.5s. Lores are now in boxes in the basement. 

fsgattuso

Thank You for sharing your 1.5 story. We have a few fans and owners here on the Panel.  Prima Luna has come a long way since market introduction. Still a good value as well. What other gear is in your system?

Happy Listening!

Other equipment is Rega P3 for vinyl, Lumin D2 for streaming, Muse CD player, Nordost Red Dawn IC and speaker cables.  

tomthiel,

I agree with you. Even with the rebirth of increased interest in vinyl by some in the younger generations, there is still not a widespread embrace of hifi music reproduction. I'm even discouraged by old friends my age, who seem to have traded convenience for realistic sound reproduction. One of my best friends recently "upgraded" his house-wide access to music by buying really nice remote controls and mass quantities of ceiling-mounted speakers. At the same time, he didn't even bother to hook up his existing Vandersteen speakers because they took up too much floor space. That's why I'm pleased whenever a few younger folks like Darren and Duncan commit wholeheartedly to the high-end audio world.

fsgattuso

Very nice gear and system. Goodto read that you are enjoying Nordost cabling.

Happy Listening!