jazzman7
Responses from jazzman7
| Thiel Owners George,I purchased my BP20 back in 2004 (pre owned but purchased from an authorized Bryston dealer, Audio Consultants in Evanston, IL); and it came with the MPS-1 power supply and cable that I've been using to this day. | |
| Thiel Owners In case anyone is interested, I just posted pictures of my system to Virtual Systems. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8156 Comments welcome. | |
| Thiel Owners Just an fyi that TMR has listed a pair of CS 1.5s in Dark Cherry for $699. Condition was listed as 7 out of 10 with some visible scuffs and nicks. | |
| Question on my DAC If you were to play true high res offering from either Amazon HD or from Deezer, you would see the Bryston DAC lock in at something greater than 44.1 kHz. So for example, if you were to play MQA offering from Tidal via your Bluesound Vault, you ... | |
| Thiel Owners TMR just listed a pair of teak CS 3.6 for $1499. Described by TMR as 7 out of 10. | |
| Thiel Owners Question ..... would you be able to fit a straw through the cage that covers the tweeter? | |
| A moderate priced dac I can highly recommend the Bryston BDA-1 in your price range. Used Bryston BDA-1s are currently going for $500-$700. This was a $2000 piece when it first came out some 10 years ago and is still capable of delivering quality sound. I had one in ... | |
| Streamer choices and help You may wish to consider the use of powerline ethernet adapters as a way of getting a wired connection to all of your streamers. In my own house, I found that this solution made for better SQ than going the wifi route with my Bluesound Nodes. Ju... | |
| Curious USB cable VS. Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7 USB cable Can't speak to the Wireworld cable. But I do have and enjoy the Curious USB, and have it sitting between a Melco N1A and a Chord Qutest. I can attest that the Curious cable requires a considerable amount of break in.I am very happy with the com... | |
| Thiel Owners Two of my favorite albums for testing gear are Chucho Valdes - Solo Piano for rapid transients and Keith Jarrett Trio - The Cure ... especially the title track where I pay particular attention to the sound of Jack DeJohnette's cymbal strikes and h... | |
| Please suggest a WiFi Streamer under $200 Can find the original 1st generation Bluesound Node for around $200. Try checking out both Audio Advisor and Bluesound’s own outlet store at Bluesound.com. | |
| Physically connect a Bluesond Node 2i to a downline, stand alone Chord Qutest DAC I have a Bluesound Node 2i feeding a Chord Qutest by both Tributaries Coax and by Audioquest Vodka Toslink. Both sound very good, but if pressed I’d choose the Vodka Toslink. YMMV depending upon the actual cable employed. BTW, one of the nice... | |
| Thiel Owners TMR is asking $1099 for a pair of Amberwood CS 2.2s plus $149 for shipping. Condition is listed as 9 out of 10. https://tmraudio.com/speakers/full-range-floorstanding/thiel-cs-2-2-floorstanding-speakers-amberwood-pair/ | |
| Thiel Owners Tom,Thanks much for the background on the .5s. Much appreciated.My son has another year of grad school, then it will be time to be looking for an affordable amp to pair with those puppies as a graduation gift. | |
| Thiel Owners tomthielMight you be able to provide any history of the cs .5. This speaker, which I like to think of as the baby Thiel was my entry into the world of Thiel. I had a pair in my main rig from 1996 to 2011 before graduating to a pair of 2.4s. ... |