Thiel Owners

jazzman7

Nice catch! I hope those speakers find the next good Home as well.

Happy Listening!

dr3

Which Tubed cd player(s) did you own?  In reference to CS 3.7 and Outriggers, I found no substantial advantages/disadvantages while auditioning. The same ear-brain impressions for CS 2.4 and CS2.7 Models. It is still a very cool invention and worth keeping.

Only with the CS 2.4SE did I find the Outriggers to sound beneficial. The matter has been discussed here in the past about this Loudspeaker needing the Coupling effect. Only a subtle Aural experience was appreciated for the better.

All of my auditions were conducted in Rooms with carpet. Perhaps my impressions and thoughts would be different with Hard-wood surfaces?

I hope that this is helpful.

Happy Listening!

I do enjoy the stability and safety that the outriggers provide.

I had a CAL Delta + Alpha DAC and Melos DVT long before I owned Thiels.  I currently have a Sonic Frontiers Processor 3 in my "all tube" basement system.  It's a great DAC but, like most SF gear, can't say it adds any of that mythical tube warmth.

Almost forgot I had the SFCD-1 before the Processor 3. Anyway the tubes are usually just output buffers and not performing any gain function as they would in a preamp, so they don’t impart the real tube magic.

dr3

Sonic Frontiers,  is still highly regarded in our hobby. The brand has a strong fan-base. The Classics, never go out of vogue.

Happy Listening!