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| Vandersteen 2c vs Thiel CS2 NEW Model 2Ce Signature III. The Model 2 always sets the sonic standard at this price and this 8th upgrade is no exception. This model maintains the category's iconic status while retaining its Made in the USA standing. This gain incorpora... | |
| Vandersteen 2c vs Thiel CS2 I cannot believe that you’d like both in the same system I went from Thiel CS1.6 to Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II to Thiel CS2.4SE. I’ve been increasingly happy at each stop. When I first got the 2.4s, the midrange had a "glassy" quality but otherwise we... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert I switched back to the parallel ++/- - configuration a few days ago. I do hear this as more open and dimensional, less bounded. Could I pass a DBT? I dunno and I don’t care. If I were more motivated I would compare in mono. But that ... | |
| Thiel Owners @stspur I built completely new boards for my 2.4s last year, with guidance from Tom Thiel. Excepting for a few bypass caps, everything is Clarity Cap CSA. Higher voltages on the coax feeds. Even the big 100 uF shunt caps are now CSA (low voltage).... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Sounds like you have a solid plan for an upgrade path and Tom might have some ideas for you. Here’s my two cents. Do you have the schematic? If you’re on a budget you should target the parts in the feeds, rather than shunts, and prio... | |
| Thiel Owners I would consider keeping your CS 2.7 loudspeakers as is, experimental/uniqueSwapping that multistrand for Cardas would also be unique, no? | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. The Ayre AX5-Twenty was the most amazing integrated I’ve heard. I got a VX5-Twenty amp and pair it with my BAT preamp but the integrated sounds better at least in my system and with my musical tastes BAT makes great gear but this suggests you... | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives Wilson is at/near the head of the pack when it comes to cabinets (IMO, their drivers are their biggest weakness). I'm glad you're happy with the Sasha. But I think you're mistaken, based on my audition and Stereophile measurements, to claim the Vi... | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives I used to have a pair of vivid giya g3, sold it and now have a wilson sasha 2. At first i thought it was a lateralmove, but it turns out wilson is a much better speakersall around. Another example of how we each hear things differently and have ... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Looks like at least one 25W resistor on each board. That 2 Ohm on the coax board could be replaced with parallel 4 ohm Mills MRA-12s. That would yield a 24W rating. Close enough, I think. The CS2.4 has a 30 ohm resistor on its coax b... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Thanks for posting pics of your CS2.7 crossovers. Fascinating to see that compared to my FST (China)-sourced boards that were OEM in my CS2.4SE. Yours are point-to-point on Masonite compared to my PCB (@tomthiel says PTP was the Thie... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert Interesting idea about rewiring the binding plates. I’ll consider that if I decide I prefer your parallel configuration. Still running the standard. I want to have one more critical session with this configuration. Right, I have no i... | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives @gabbabe I've not heard that model, just the Reference One and CR One. | |
| Vivid Audio alternatives The Giya G3 is among the very best I've heard. I think you're looking for that open, resolved, un-smeared sound? Some Avalon models have that character although I've only heard one of their models currently in production. Vandersteens with the car... | |
| Ayre V-1 power amplifier Call Ayre. Customer service second to none. Also, you can find the owner’s manual on their website.https://www.ayre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ayre_V1xe_Manual.pdf |