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| Thiel Owners Absolute phase (polarity) more noticeable through Thiel speakers. Thoughts??My VTL preamp has a “phase” switch on the remote. I never heard much of a difference with previous speakers, but on my 3.7s the difference can be quite striking... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom- I’ve been using Strait Wire Serenade speaker cables in my system since before I had Thiels. I actually first used them with a pair of Meadowlark Kestrels. When I got my 3.5s I noticed how much larger and more dynamic they were over the smalle... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Ron, I had a pair of REL Storm III’s and was never able to really seamlessly integrate them with the Thiels. They certainly went LOW, but always felt they blurred a bit of the bottom end detail... Perhaps because they are a ported design. Also,... | |
| Thiel Owners Congrats bighempin! The 3.7s are truly amazing! After having many different speakers in my room, these are here to stay. I did try them with a few cables and settled on a nice beefy Straitwire. I was also running a pair of REL subs with them for a... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi ronkent, thanks! I’m still tweaking the RELs settings myself but find that when I go too high on the crossover I start to “step-on” the 3.7s low frequencies, and that’s the last thing I want to do. That S5 is a beautiful looking sub, enjoy! BTW... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Ronkent, I have 3.7s and am also using a Rel subwoofer. Mine is an older REL Storm III. I like the fact that it takes a high level signal from my power amp and seems to mate very well with the Thiels. I have the Gain at about 1/4 power and the ... | |
| ALPS Motorized Volume Pot- Repair (VTL 5.5 Preamp) Hi Cedargrover-the preamp is solid state regulated. Haven’t started measuring voltages yet but I’ll definitely have a look at the volume motor ( before and after it cuts out). Kijanki-I’ll have to time it to see if it always takes the same amount ... | |
| ALPS Motorized Volume Pot- Repair (VTL 5.5 Preamp) Thank you Kijanki!I will try the shake method but I’m doubtful that it will work because the volume control is the only thing that cuts off- the mute and phase-shift buttons on the remote always work normally. | |
| Thiel Owners Also, if you’re considering going the integrated route, a Cronus Magnum might be something to look at. There’s one on the bay right now with KT120s that could be a great deal. The Cronus is basically my amp with a preamp and phono stage in one.. | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Arvin and fellow Thieliacks,Just wanted to offer another option for your 3.5s.. I have found Rogue amps to be a great match with my Thiels. I have a Rogue Atlas Magnum (KT120s, 100wpc) that I use with my 3.7s. I find that it offers excellent (s... | |
| Thiel Owners Would love to hear any other recommendations for tube power amps in the 100-200 wpc range that could be had for under 2k on the used market? Anything that might be a nice match for Thiels... | |
| Thiel Owners Vair68robert..I believe the 3.7 came with cones and the outriggers were an add-on. The original owner of my 3.7s lost the outriggers, so I went with replacements from Soundocity, which are great.. beautifully built, solid as a rock, and allow easy... | |
| Thiel Owners oblgny...Yes, the Cronus Magnum was a great little integrated. With its beefy transformers and power supply it could definitely drive some pretty demanding speakers. The Stereo-100 has an even more massive power supply and with its cuad of kt120s,... | |
| Thiel Owners Happy Friday jafant!Hope everyone is enjoying great tunes on sweet sounding Thiels! I myself am liking these 3.7s so much that I’m getting ready to list my lovely 3.5s :) only one set of Thiels at a time for me in my NYC apartment!Also, came to th... | |
| Thiel Owners Hi Oblgny-What part of NYC are you in? Your welcome to come by sometime and check out these 3.7s. I’d also be curious to hear your 3.6s with that nice BAT of yours.. I know what you mean by the NASA liftoff sequence getting a little tiring, would ... |