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| Pono and the Ayre Codex Whatever the guy measured, he can continue measuring, and I will continue to listen from the codex. Measurements can be helpful to engineers as they design, revealing problematic behavior. Measurements in the audio magazines (tip of the hat to ... | |
| Thiel Owners if playing 100dB, mid asked to put out 250Hz percussives at 88dB (round 'electrical' numbers, not taking acoustic roll-off contributions to the end-result 6dB/octave slopes.)). Ask Rob how many 2.4 coaxes I've gone through, and not due to lac... | |
| Thiel Owners @8th-note Glad to read that your CS6s are working again. We are fortunate to have Rob/CSS! Thiel Audio went into bankruptcy about one month after I bought my 2.4s. Rob opened not long after and I asked him about replacement drivers. He said none a... | |
| Thiel Owners I used an Ayre AX-7 to drive my CS1.6s and now using an AX-5 with my CS2.4s. Very happy with both pairings. Measurements can give a hint but listening is only way to know. | |
| Thiel Owners @mr_bill The CS2.7 was developed after Jim T passed. It was a collaboration in house but with external engineering for the crossover. Search “CS 2.7” written by “tomthiel” to get the history. It has a first order network.If you aren’t afraid of a ... | |
| Thiel Owners I am not arguing about the technical merits of time-phase coherent. I am only arguing about Thiel business model as if it is financially viable. I would not criticize PSB or B&W as they are able to find a way to be viable even if using a diffe... | |
| BEST SPEAKERS AT A REASONABLE PRICE Vandersteen 2 | |
| Thiel Owners @andy2 Thiel Audio found a formula that sounded good to them and they pushed that vision as far as they could. No doubt they considered and listened to alternatives but first order filters became their cornerstone. Tip of the hat to them for findi... | |
| See Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade Announcement @gareneau How long have you had your QB-9? I don’t see your posts talking about it. The Twenty is a new circuit and with different parts so I’m glad you can hear a difference.I put the Twenty upgrade at “nice” rather than “wow”. I’m really happy w... | |
| See Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade Announcement @marktrav Approaching the 400 hour mark. I think the upgrade is settled in but someone on another forum posted that it needs 500+ hours to fully reveal its character.My initial impression is unchanged although the Twenty does sound better now than... | |
| Thiel Owners @cascadesphil Nice, thanks for the information. I don't necessarily need that now but might be fun to play with at the price! | |
| Thiel Owners @last_lemming My suggestion to use an iPad was not good in your case. The iPad mic is good from about 200-3k cycles but really drops off below 200, coinciding with your problem area. A better mic is called for if you want to measure in the region ... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? It's a relatively cheap tweak to try out for yourself. Just get a Jenga set at a garage sale or cut a 1x2 furring strip into 2" lengths. | |
| Thiel Owners @last_lemming Do you have a way to measure SPLs, confirm your subjective impression? When I rebuilt my CS2.4 crossovers, I was able to compare the before and after frequency response using the SafeNoise app on my iPad and a tone glide. BTW, not th... | |
| See Ayre QB-9 Twenty Upgrade Announcement Got my Twenty upgrade back yesterday. I intend to let it burn in for a week or more before doing any critical listening but my initial impression is a cleaner, more open and unbounded sound. |