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Is the Schiit Magnius up to the task ???
I always use XLR connection if possible even for 3 feet run. IMO, XLR provide more secure connection than RCA.     
Isolation Feet for Laptop
Unless you use a fanless laptop, otherwise don’t waste your effort. Cooling fan is the main vibration source.  
How to turn on Unity Gain on Pre Amp
Tone bypass is not HT bypass, its function is to deactivate tone control setting. On the C2500, " Passthru " is HT bypass. To activate passthru, you need to sent a 12Volt single by an external source to the back panel "power control" "Pass-thru" ... 
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I think that makes sense. The Thiel sensitivity is about 6dB higher than the Kef (90.7dB vs 84.5dB according to Stereophile’s meansurement).  
ID Vintage Klipsch set?
Klipsch P/N:  09000431111 Klipsch Quartet?    
Best speaker crossover caps for deep, tight, detailed and tactfull bass?
when replacing shunt caps maintain the total R+ESR values, especially in caps that go to ground. Electrolytic capacitor ESR increases over time with use, best to replace it with film capacitor. Since shunt caps are connect to ground, no need go... 
Krell fpb 600 svs ultra tower
I’m using the Denon Avr5800 as the preamp. I dont know if I’m driving to full load but I have Denon cranked all way up 06 db Some might think that if a digital source can output a voltage of 2V, crank the volume of the Denon all the way up to +... 
Problems connecting my Sony Bravia TV to Hegel h360 integrated
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00027069  
Krell fpb 600 svs ultra tower
I’m using the Denon Avr5800 as the preamp. The Krell FPB600 required input 3.4V for its 600W rated power @ 8ohm. The Denon AVR5800 pre-out rated output voltage is 1.2V so it only can drive the FPB600 up to 78W @ 8ohm.  
How to turn on Unity Gain on Pre Amp
70% volume is unity gain. C2500 at 70% volume after passthrough  
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Thanks. @pieper1973  I built the crossover board mainly for experiment to help my friend to upgrade his cs2.4. My 2.4 is the front L/R of all Thiel HT setup ( mcs1 center, powerplane side surround and two mcs1 back surround) so I didn't go too cr... 
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@improvedsound When I completed building the xover boards, I let it run for 24 hours with a dummy load for the components to settle then hook it up to the speaker drivers. At first, it sounded like a AM pocket radio, after a few hours play time,... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
@pieper1973 My CS2.4 Mid/High xover use Claritycap CSA/ESA and Audiocap PPT Theta for bypass. The two 100uf non-polarized electrolytic replaced with Solen 200uF polypropylene capacitor. Resistors are Mills non-inductive wire wound, Coils are Jan... 
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@pieper1973  How do I post a picture from my phone here?​​ You can create your virtual system by clicking the pull-down menu as shown   Click on the "Virtual Systems", then go to "Create Systems" and you can upload your pictures. Open the... 
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@theaudiotweak  Thanks for your advise! 👍 @tomthiel  Glad to know that those inductors are high quality coil, thanks!😌