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| Vandersteen 2ce Signature and Signature 2? I had an early (2008) pair of Sig IIs. IIRC, the serial number ended in “II”. That was the only external indication. Later versions have a rear plate with more conspicuous graphics. At least some of them say “30th anniversary”. | |
| Thiel Owners Stereophile measurements actually indicate deeper bass extension with the 2.2 compared to the 3.7 (!), so your perception seems consistent with actual performance. Note that Tom Thiel still has 2.2s. | |
| Thiel Owners More upgrade for less cost than the more complex 2.4. The coax has separate XO for tweeter and midrange, right? Ie, not mechanical like the 2.4.is this pic for all 3 drivers? Or just the coax?https://hi-fi.com.pl/images/numeryhfim/2012-03/jpg/44-5... | |
| Thiel Owners If you already have CS2.4 the XO upgrade is a no-brainer, IMO. Sure, it’s not the last word in low bass extension and definition but not much music happens below 30 cycles. You’re missing only some organ notes and the left most key or two on a pia... | |
| From tubes to SS amp : Ayre, Belles, Pass or else ? Through four years of attending RMAF, rooms featuring Ayre amplification have been the only ones which ever made me think I could live with transistors. Huh, I never thought about it that way but some of my other favorite amps are actually hyb... | |
| Thiel Owners I’ve not heard a DX-5 but am surprised you preferred it to the newer QX-5. Remind me what speakers are in that system? AX-5 has plenty of headroom for my CS2.4s. | |
| Full Range under $5k-ish Long-time Thiel employee Rob Gillum bought the service portion of Thiel Audio: https://www.coherentsourceservice.com/ | |
| Full Range under $5k-ish Vandersteen 2 or 3 if new, used I would look at Thiel CS2.4, maybe Bryston Middle T | |
| Thiel Owners See what happens when you pull them out to 5' behind them.Yeah, I was thinking it would be interesting to have that dining room as the front wall. | |
| Thiel Owners So, thank you for your participation and thank you all for your interest, which has helped me take on this rather complex and challenging project.You’re welcome and thank *you* for your coaching and encouragement. It’s been fun, even if I had a mo... | |
| Qobuz. @jond Thanks. I plan to try it soon, probably go with the sublime package. | |
| Thiel Owners Your thoughts on 2.4 upgrade vs all-FST might be of interest to the group.I suppose my impressions are scattered across the many pages of this thread, so maybe it is worthwhile to summarize in a single post.I bought my CS2.4SEs in January, 2018. O... | |
| SQ Melco NA-1 v ultraRendu v Roon NUC @keisYes, I had my QB-9 upgraded to DSD version (super happy with that!).I ended up getting an Intel NUC 7i3BNH and installed Roon. Roon is wonderful and I will not be going back. | |
| Ayre cx 8 cd player Attached is the only image I can locate at this time. I found thishttps://www.instagram.com/p/Bocddp7jK46/?utm_source=ig_web_options_share_sheet | |
| Ayre cx 8 cd player Did anyone read the Stereophile review? Do you mean the EX-8 review? I couldn't understand why Atkinson compared it to separates retailing for almost $40K. I mean, who is deciding between such extreme choices? There is close to zero reason for s... |