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| Thiel Owners replacement parts are pretty much nonexistentNot quite that bad. Some parts yes, some no. In the case of my CS2.4, Rob Gillum said replacement drivers are not available but he can rebuild broken ones. And he does have some drivers for a few models... | |
| Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades lol, that's perfect! | |
| Thiel Owners I don’t get the Magico hype. If I win the lottery, they will not be on my short list.Luckily, Jim Thiel gave a good landing spot for those of us with more modest means. And Tom Thiel is now adding a path to climb to the next tier without breaking ... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se very curious about your findings!! I will post my subjective impressions. Hope to find time to compare this weekend. | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? pistonic drivers down in cost so more Vandersteen models can incorporate them Would be fantastic if he can get a pistonic midrange into a sub $5K price point! | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? I use the MXR's with the Treo's. I remember speaking to Michael at Ayre (customer service at the time) and discovered he used Ayre's top amp with Vandersteen 3A Sigs (I think it was the MX-R but maybe V-1?).RV used MX-Rs with his 7s until he cam... | |
| Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades I have not heard the Blade but the Vandersteen 7 is one of the best speakers I've ever heard, along with the Vivid Giya and TAD Ref One. At this price point, airline tickets to hear for yourself seem like chump change! | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? @rexp Intel NUC 7i3BNH (Roon Optimized Core Kit) > Cardas USB > Ayre QB-9 DSD | |
| Thiel Owners My configuration is almost certainly a one-off. It’s a beta test mule of sorts and I will end with up with *every* passive part replaced from terminal posts to driver hookup wire. I suspect Tom will make a few different choices for the kits, proba... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se @holco I now have Cardas hookup wire plus double binding posts in one channel. Some of the job was challenging but everything seems good in the final result. Going to let it cook for a few days before I compare to the other channel in mono. | |
| Thiel Owners Cool, jafant! By extrapolation, Tom Thiel’s 2.4 upgrade widens the gap for *that* sonic parameter. I now have Cardas input/output wire plus double binding posts in one channel. Letting it cook for a few days before I compare to the other channel w... | |
| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? Yes, audioconnection wrote “carbon” but I’m 100% certain RV is not able to put a carbon driver in a $2700 2Ce. I know he wants to make that technological more affordable but I haven’t heard even a rumor that the carbon drivers will make it into th... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? Fwiw, I prefer 24 bit files via my Ayre QB-9 to my vinyl rig (Kenwood 500 with Benz Micro and Ayre PX-5 phono). | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent I am in Utah, been many years since I visited NC. Unlikely we can hear each other’s systems.@jafant so, you directly compared the 2.4 and 3.7 and found the 2.4 to have superior microdynamics? | |
| Thiel Owners But a subtle difference between the 2 and 3 is that the smaller woofer and midrange of the 2 gives it an advantage in delicacy; since smaller drivers weigh less and move less air, they are slightly more nimble. That’s an interesting point, Tom... |