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| Thiel Owners @tomthiel I widened the gap to more like 6” until close to the amp. I will listen critically again before switching back to the “standard” configuration.@andy2 The SE version has an oversized backplate, so I didn’t have to drill the veneer and MDF... | |
| Should I be able to hear a 4Hz difference in my speakers? I most recently went from Vandersteen 2Ce Sig II (manufacturer spec -3 dB at 29 Hz) to Thiel CS2.4 (manufacturer spec -3 dB at 33 Hz). Using a tone glide in my system/room, I could hear some output from the Vandersteens down to the mid 20s. With t... | |
| Thiel Owners The B speaker has the same cables, but one cable is ++ and the other is --. Those cables are separated by more than 12" in configuration B, and they are taped side-by side in configuration C.My configuration is not so defined. The ++ and - - (2.5 ... | |
| Thiel Owners We chose the final 9" to 12", depending on which driver, to be left untwisted. Something about how the wire-fields were interacting with the "pot of soup" made that configuration sound better. Oh, great! Now I’m going to have nervosa about how it... | |
| Thiel Owners But the more I think about it listening in mono might have limited value since much of difference or improvement is in the soundstageing, dimensionality and clarityAdding the Cardas hookup wire and binding posts was my last change. As with my othe... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert My Ayre is an integrated, no mono button. But I can use Roon to mix to mono (I did this extensively when comparing crossover mods). Why do you ask? | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert I re-configured my cables per your suggestion last Tuesday. That night there was a subtle echoplex sound but I knew that these changes can take time to settle in. With the quarantine it’s been hard to have the house to myself but I d... | |
| Magico vs the world I prefer the systems I've heard the Vivid Giya G1 Yep, I would take Vivid Giya or Vandersteen 7 over any Magico. Then again, it's just Monopoly money at that point - just in my imagination. | |
| Upgrades for Thiel CS 3.6? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/thiel-owners-2 | |
| My Ayre AX-7e Integrated amp vs. an upgrade to the Ayre EX-8 Integrated amplifier I owned an AX-7e for nearly 15 years. I wouldn’t be concerned about its age, should be good for years to come. I moved up to an AX-5 Twenty. I briefly heard an EX-8 about a year ago. It sounded great although I can’t compare to the AX-7 given the ... | |
| Best Preamp round $8000 Ayre KX-5, Aesthetix Calypso | |
| See Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade Announcement QB-9 Twenty review up at audiophilestyle.com | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert OK, I think I understand now. I’ll give it a whirl, maybe later this week. Probably need to let the cables settle a bit after I change ‘em. (I can hear Prof sighing) | |
| Thiel Owners My amp has only one output per channel but they are Cardas binding posts (identical to what I put on the Thiels) which accept spades from either side. No issue to hookup two runs. Even tri-wiring would probably fit on a single post if your speaker... | |
| Thiel Owners @vair68robert I chose red and black wires and one of them had a slightly less flexible jacket, making the twisting a bit asymmetrical. Helped to have one end anchored as I twisted at the other. You definitely need to add length. I didn’t take not... |