beetlemania
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| Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range My short list in this price range would include the Vandersteen Treo CT, Quatro CT, and Vivid B1. Another interesting option is used Thiel CS2.4 or, better, CS3.7. Tom Thiel is engineering updated crossovers for "legacy" Thiels and these will be s... | |
| Amps for Vandersteen 3a Sigs ARC and Ayre sound great with Vandies | |
| Ideas on amp for Thiel I have been using a Parasound JC1 I've not heard it but it's said to be a good one. Hard to go wrong with a John Curl design. Sometimes, though, we audiophiles get itching for something new and different, closer to our own idea of musical perfec... | |
| Ideas on amp for Thiel I recommend taking a look thru' the "Thiel owners thread". There are many suggestions for amps, including some posts by Tom Thiel. The short of it is don't skimp on power (Thiel recommended at least 100+ W for most models and Tom Thiel prefers muc... | |
| Thiel Owners At that point the sound changes a bit from the reflections from the pillow around my ears, similar to when I introduce some more room reflection by moving my curtains off the side walls near the speakers. I am certain that my ears relative to... | |
| Thiel Owners Lafuma - I have two of those, mesh versions, that I use in the yard during summer. Fantastic for taking a nap in the shade!Last night I was using a wooden low-rider style. I kept adding padding until my ears were in the range 32-36. I thought that... | |
| Thiel Owners my ears are about 7'10" from the coaxes My ears were just a hair closer than 8' when I was on the lower chair. Previously I tried the couch closer, also with my ears about 8' away from the coaxes, but this was the first time I really experiment... | |
| Thiel Owners Had the house to myself tonight and not only played the SEs loudly but played with listening position. Soundstage's measurements were at a manufacturer's recommended 30": https://www.soundstage.com/measurements/thiel_cs24/With the spikes and outri... | |
| Thiel Owners @f1wheels That should be a really nice sounding system, unless the Ayre kills another coax :oPlease let us know how changing the caps goes for you. I will be making a more comprehensive change to my XOs, maybe next month. I imagine Rob Gillum has ... | |
| Thiel Owners A good amp for current hungry Thiels doubles power from 8 to 4 ohms and again doubles or nearly so into 2 ohms. Neither Ayre or Pass give a 2 Ohm rating for the amps F1 is considering. I’m not convinced, however, that matters for a CS2.4. Unless y... | |
| Ayre QB-9 DAC - alternative connections? If you like the sound of the QB-9, you might move to the Codex. That device adds a toslink input and shares the QB-9 sound. Some users actually prefer the Codex, including golden ears Jim Smith. | |
| Best amp/ IC's to go with my Thiel 2.4SB's I assume you mean "SE"? Never heard of the CS2.4 SB. Most differences are cosmetic: veneer and finish, stainless steel outrigger spikes and driver screws, laser-etched binding post plate. The *only* sonic upgrade was Clarity SA caps on the coax fe... | |
| Vandersteen 2CE Signature II: Is it worth the price of $2700? Why are so many for sale? I can strongly suggest to seek out a pair of Thiel CS 2.4 loudspeakers Yes, this is what I moved to after the 2Ce Sig IIs (I had the original with the plastic midrange diaphragm, current production uses the "tri-woven"). Anyone buying used I str... | |
| Best amp/ IC's to go with my Thiel 2.4SB's Pass and Ayre are both top-shelf. Can’t make a bad decision. I am a fan of the Ayre’s zero-feedback sound and find it a great match with my CS2.4SE. Others say Thiel’s sound better with more power. What did you find lacking when you previously had... | |
| Best amp/ IC's to go with my Thiel 2.4SB's I have found a very clean Ayre K-5e pre-amp but to be up to date it would be $1,200 to send it back to Ayre to have it brought up to the present K-5 xeMP pre-amp that sells new for $5k. I have done 3 Ayre upgrades (AX-7 to "e", CX-7 to "e", an... |