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| Thiel Owners @solobone22 I have a pair of Bel Canto REF600M’s coming this week. Current amps are a Krell TAS and a Bryston 3BST. More as I get the new units setup and broken in.Anyone already tried Thiels with Class D amps?I’d be very interested in how your Th... | |
| Thiel Owners To add to the topic idea proposed by ronkent, in no particular order:- "Brothers In Arms" Dire Straits (Mobile Fidelity, 180g, 45 rpm)- "The Trinity Session" Cowboy Junkies (Analogue Productions, 200g, 33 rpm)- "The Joshua Tree" U2 (Quality Rec... | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent -At least they went to someone who will appreciate & care for them. Congrats on the successful sale & good listening with those 3.7's! Arvin | |
| Totem Mani 2 and Ps Audio BHK 250 Mario - Yes, the Mani’s do have the ability to throw out a soundstage, but I always thought of it more deep than wide. I remember the first time I heard them, it sounded like there were instruments & performers 6 feet behind where the Mani’s w... | |
| Totem Mani 2 and Ps Audio BHK 250 Hello!While I can’t speak to the BHK, I can say that, to this day, I’ve never heard a “bookshelf” speaker that’s as good as an all-around performer than the Totem Mani-2. I first heard them 20+ years ago at my local dealer who has since gone. They... | |
| Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable Hello!I currently have a second system in my family room where the turntable is positioned on a simple (IKEA) A/V bench. I have a 1.5” Top Chop cutting board (maple) under the turntable. Under the cutting board, I use four 4”x4”x7/8” rubber & ... | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? @knollbrent - Great choice on the 1200GR. I don’t think there’s a better all-rounder for less than $3k than that table. I’m waiting for someone to put their 1200GAE up for sale, but might end up buying a 1200G if my patience runs out. To your ques... | |
| Any new turntable brands we should pay attention to ? Hi everyone,Had the pleasure of hearing the Mobile Fildelity Ultradeck at this past Capital Audiofest. They had it playing through TAD electronics & speakers. They MoFi sounded very, very good...quiet, deep background with a very textured &... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Haven't checked-in in a while as I am currently in the process of moving from Baltimore to Denver for a new position. Glad to see that my fellow Thiel owners are as active & passionate as ever!I have made several additions & upd... | |
| Bluesound Vault 2 Hi! I’m the recent owner of a Vault 2 (have had mine for almost 2 months now) and am really enjoying it. I’m using it mostly for Tidal streaming, but have ripped my 300+ CD collection to it. You are right that it takes about 10-15 mins per rip. It... | |
| JBL everest? I have a preference for American speakers...I love their big, wide soundstages & the full-presence sound typically associated with them. Because of this, the vintage JBL sound is something I’ve always appreciated. Having said that, I always wa... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel & @beetlemania - Please put me down as a definite "Yes"! I am concerned with the point beetle made earlier regarding how my 3.5's must be pushing 30+ years old by now. I had just recently had their Electronic Bass EQ overhauled b... | |
| Phono Preamps with "balls" ? Parasound...their phono-preamps have all the ability to "get loud" no matter what cartridge you're using. If you want to go the tube route, Audio Research. I'm using a vintage PH-3 and it makes my Denon 103r MC cartridge absolutely sing. I can ... | |
| Thiel Owners @jafant Happy Easter to you & yours as well!Just started playing the entire Beatles catalog from The Beatles Limited Edition USB Box Set, hi-res FLAC files ripped to my Bluesound Vault 2. Easy marathon listening session... | |
| Tube and SS pairs In my case, I ended up with a tube pre- & SS amp because of my speakers, Thiel CS 3.5’s. When I first got the Thiels (I’m the second owner), I was driving them with a SS integrated. With it, the Thiels were ruthlessly revealing...poorly record... |