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Phonostage Recommendations for my PS Audio + Thiel setup
@cal3713 "Did the PSA phonostages ever make it out to the dealer network? If so, the dealers are all liquidating their PSA stock over the next month. I was getting very good deals (~60% of retail) from https://www.highperformancestereo.com/ before... 
Phonostage Recommendations for my PS Audio + Thiel setup
I'm not necessarily opposed to the new PS Audio Phonostage. I was actually talking to the people at PS Audio about beta testing the new phonostage. I decided to pass and now I am rethinking that decision. Part of the reason I passed is that I was ... 
Thiel Owners
Hello Fellow Thiel Owners!I was hoping you guys could help me out with some recommendations for a phono stage. My current system is a PS Audio BHK signature preamp, BHK 250 Amp, PS Audio DSD Jr DAC, MoFi Ultradeck Turntable with a MoFi master trac... 
Thiel Owners
Hey guys! I know a few of you have been wanting an update and I apologize for the delayed response. I appreciate your continued interest in this newbies journey. I apologize in advance for the long post.The trip out to Denver was awesome. It was v... 
Thiel Owners
Whats up everyone? I pick up my mint in the box 3.7s a week from Monday. I am so excited I can't stand it. I am currently researching and getting my cables together and got a really good head start thanks to RonKent, thanks again. I really appreci... 
Thiel Owners
Heads up Thiel friends, there is a pair of 3.7’s that just landed on eBay. I have been looking for a pair since January and this is the first US pair I have seen land on eBay. They look good to me and seem to be priced right. I hope someone that w... 
Thiel Owners
Tom and All,I hope you all had a great weekend!This was the response I got from Rob regarding the aluminum caps on the 3.7s. "All CS3.7’s incorporated an aluminum cap. The earlier versions were anodized black, and there were some cases of the anod... 
Thiel Owners
Hey Tom!I sent an email with your question and several others. I will keep you all posted on the response.Thanks for the help. 
Thiel Owners
I meant the black cap on the top of the speaker. 
Thiel Owners
I actually found a guy who has some 2.7s and 3.7s available. I am interested in both, I’m just waiting on pricing and pictures. The 3.7s have a serial number in the 600’s. I have read, in this thread perhaps, that the early original production run... 
Thiel Owners
@tmsrdg and @ronkentJust for full transparency, I am somewhat limited in experience and gear listened to but ronkent is correct that I definitely enjoyed the sound of the BHK amp paired with ronkents 3.7s. I thought it was amazing. Definitely wort... 
Thiel Owners
@thosb they did not have the PS Audio speaker prototypes and I definitely asked. It sounds like they are keeping those a secret until Axpona. I did get to see the Arnie Nudell prototype speakers(I think they were prototype speakers) that they were... 
Thiel Owners
@pwhinson Thank you for that generous offer. It just further illustrates my point about how wonderful this community is.I would absolutely like to take you up on your offer! However, one thing I did not mention in my previous post is that my wife ... 
Thiel Owners
Greetings Thiel Owners! I am a hopeful future Thiel owner and I have been lurking on this thread since early November.  I felt it was finally time to introduce myself and tell you all a little bit about my speaker/Thiel journey to date.Before I ex... 
My first Tube Amplifier
What a great thread, thank you for the question! I am currently researching and shopping for my first hifi setup and I'm leaning towards tube amps over SS just based off of my research, so this has been a very helpful read through!