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Best drink while listening to your rig?
Cpdunn99, trust me... 
Best drink while listening to your rig?
Booker Noe Bourbon - Booker is Jim Beam's grandson and is a 6th generation family member - they've got it right! 
Preamp failure and what else
An update, apparantly a tube was bad, but I used 2 different sets of NOS - one or some of the tubes must have been bad and one set I had been using for 12 months without problems until recently. Put back in stock tubes and no problems....so far. 
Your experience with Thiel 3.6
I love mine too, I'm using cj prem 14 with nos tubes, classe amp, meridian front end - all on the softer side of neutral. Over the past year I have upgraded cables to MIT 350 ref and evo ic's and most recently Oracle V3 speaker cables and they mad... 
Speakers that sound like Thiels on steroids.
I have 3.6's with MIT Oracle V3 speaker cable and they are outstanding together - these cables take everything the Thiels do well and kick em up a notch - a big notch. More bass, smooth silky highs and the biggest difference - a more fleshed out m... 
Speakers that have holographic imaging on vocals..
Thiel 3.6's and MIT Oracles speaker cables are spookin me on a regular basis. 
What should i upgrade next?
First of all, you have a very nice system. What I would do is upgrade your preamp to a CJ premier 14 - a big jump from the pv 12, or the 17 or a gigantic jump to the 16. Next, I would start with cables and get MIT reference stuff, either 350 refer... 
Audible Illusions Modulus 3A vs. CJ Premier 14 ?
Both are great preamps, I own the cj premier 14 and have heard AI numerous times and almost bought a couple of times but didn't pull the trigger. The premier 14 is more neutral IMO than the earlier premier cj's - but mine responds really well to M... 
Joan Osborn sounding good.
Get her latest, all cover songs - it's awesome - great sonics to! 
Where should my equipment rack go?
I would never move the rack from between the speakers at the sacrafice of lower quality cables - as long as your speakers are that far out from the front wall your fine. I've done it both ways and it was a very minimal if any difference for me. 
could someone recommend some good acoustic music
Norah Jones - daughter gave to me for xmas - nice sonics stand up bass and great voice... 
Thiel 3.6 and 'grounding' / insulating
Pvanosta, I've had 3.6's for about 3 years now and find Goertz MI2's to be a nice match, Thiel does also. These cables give a more fleshed out, full bodied presentation in my setup. Also these speakers respond to every inch you move them which can... 
Choice of Amps
The only knock on Classe and metal drivers i've heard was a reveiw from stereophile on the m 700's - i can only speak for the newer classe's the ca series and they work extremely well with thiels which have metal drivers. 
Can anyone talk to performance of Thiel CS7.2's?
I'm with you Chuck - I love my 3.6's and want some 7.2's!! 
Looking for a Shotgun...
Bruce - as always - you da man!!!