erik_squires
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| Thiel Owners @UnsoundWhile I apologize for the confusion, I didn’t think I needed to make a caveat when the OP clearly established the boundaries of the conversation in the thread you posted as being about the Thiel CS2, which was reviewed at least as early as... | |
| Thiel Owners I haven't spent much time listening to carbon drivers per se, but I have to say that overall I've always ended up preferring composite cones, anything from the Focal W construction to the ScanSpeak sliced paper to simple fiberglass/resin construc... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment After 24 hours, this thread has received about 100 replies, so what we can say for sure at least is that the subject is hotly contested. Best,E | |
| Thiel Owners Erik - what is your target frequency response, either outdoors / anechoic, or in a room? Thanks for asking, @tomthiel , honestly I’m a little chagrined sharing what I do with some one who actually has been so successful in the industry. I should ... | |
| Upsampling and the FR of a DAC My understanding is if you do upsample, then stay within the same "family". For example, 44.1, 88.2, 176.4, 352.8 or 48, 96, 192, 384.Yep, this makes the math simpler, and you retain the original data exactly, though as Benchmark has written, an... | |
| Upsampling and the FR of a DAC Yes, and yes. But are SR (slow rolloff) filters very popular? I don't use it, I was just using the graph as a convenient example of the difference in the frequency response at different data rates. The point I wanted to ask was more difficult to ... | |
| Thiel Owners Of huge importance to Jim was that of balanced design. He worked toward a performance plateau where all elements worked equally hard and efficiently to perform at maximum cost efficiency as a whole system.It's really easy, especially as hobbyis... | |
| Thiel Owners Jafant, erik_squires has gone on record here at Audiogon of not being a fan of Thiel’s.I'm afraid this is true, but I'm always surprised anyone remembers what I like or don't. The tonal balance of the Thiels was not for me, though I have not hea... | |
| Thiel Owners Question can you run a cap and resistor in series to equate the the esr of the original ? @theaudiotweakYes, you can, though ESR is not exactly a constant at all frequencies, you can definitely compensate with a little eye balling of the relevan... | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment Every car mag has Porsche’s for $100k to $300k, Ferrari’s and Mclaren’s for hundreds of thousands, again I would read these articles instead a Honda Civic review True, but at least Car and Driver actually has models I might buy in addition to supe... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob and Erik - The 400uF electrolytic is in series feed to the midrange. BummerDoh, then consider the Mundorf electrolytics:https://www.partsconnexion.com/capacitors-ele-mundorf-e-cap-ac-series.htmlor Axon film: https://www.partsconnexion.com/axon... | |
| System not playing higher resolution flac files Check the Audio Note. S/PDIF connections are relatively limited compared to USB. Best,E | |
| Need Help! I use IsoAcoustics and like them, but don't have a turntable myself:https://isoacoustics.com/ | |
| Can't Find A/C Converter Plug op: The goop is often some flavor of Loctite. | |
| Thiel Owners Hey @vair68robertGiven the cap sizes you are talking about I'm assuming these are in low pass sections, and going to ground. The Solens, or their cheap brand, Axon, will be great choices, BUT, you must maintain the original ESR + R of that portion... |