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| Thiel Owners Hello all,Just wanted to share a email I received from Rob at Coherent Source Service re the Electronic Bass Equalizer module that the CS 3.5 uses:Hi Arvin, Thank you for the kind words. Also thank you very much for the ownership of our CS3.5... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Wondering if anyone has ever re-covered their grills & if so, where did they buy the cloth, how much to buy & how much it cost? I’ve been researching "speaker grill cloth" & have been quite surprised at how much some sites ar... | |
| Scoring on Used Thiels here mapman - Your Bel Canto integrated should be fine. It's rated at 60 watts @ 8 ohms, but double to 120 watts @ 4 ohms...always a good sign of a well-engineered amplifier. More importantly, it's able to deliver 30 amperes of peak current, so it sh... | |
| Scoring on Used Thiels here Have to agree with beetle: With the opening of Rob’s Coherent Source Service, legacy Thiel speakers now have a brand new lease on life. Rob is from the days of the original Thiel company & has been servicing/restoring Thiels for years. Since T... | |
| Tube Amp Questions @almarg Hello Al! Thanks for both of your posts...incredibly useful info!!!If I may, one more question for you: As I'm so new to the whole idea of component matching, using the example of mismatched impedances between preamp & amp, what do... | |
| Tube Amp Questions @kalali Well, the Denon doubles to 160 watts @ 4 ohms, so it works ok. Truth be told, I got the speakers at such a good price locally that I'm starting with them as the building block and going from there.The ARC VS110 I offered on went to someo... | |
| Tube Amp Questions Hello all!Thank you so much for all your feedback and suggestions...they were all truly helpful.The big thing I'm taking away from this discussion is that, as one moves away from the more "standard" stereo equipment & into the realm of Hi-Fi, ... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!Well, the next upgrade to my system come in today, an Audio Research LS-7 tube line-stage. Bought it from the original owner, about 500 hours on the current tube set. Unit looks immaculate, but the sound...Installed it and have it runn... | |
| Audio Research LS7 - Still a good performer? Thanks for the feedback, all!JD: He's asking $700 for it. | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. Audio Research - Sonic Comparison Impressions Thanks for the recommendations and well-wishes, everyone! I'm working on purchasing my first piece of tubed-gear...will keep you all updated!I'm having a great experience learning on these forums because of members like you...Thanks again!Arvin | |
| Thiel Owners Hello all!First off, thanks for the incredible input prof, Jon, arniespin, oblgny and jafant...this is a great forum to be part of because of the fine participation you all give!OK, right now, I'm working on a deal to purchase an ARC LS7 line-stag... | |
| Thiel Owners Happy Friday fellow Thiel owners & fans!Ok, considering my earlier posts up above (and great feedback from jafant, oblgny & prof), I am now focusing on either Conrad-Johnson or Audio Research for pre- & amplification. I will be going ... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks for the welcome, jafant...and Happy New Year to you & yours as well!oblgny: Thanks for your very detailed post...a lot of information I plan on putting to good use! You've pretty much confirmed what I was suspecting...that the Thiels ... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello everyone...Happy Holidays!I have been enjoying a vintage pair of Thiel CS 3.5's for well over 2 months now and can honestly say that I am absolutely thrilled with them. Their ability to play so cleanly with that incredibly wide and open sou... |