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ronkent

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Thiel Owners
well my PS Audio BHK amp only uses to little baby input tubes,  but it is a great amp with my 3.7's.   would almost be afraid to try something like ARC mono blocks with those tubes.  that could break the bank 
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hi Warren,   great story.   i  bet the 3.7's are killer with the ARC amps.  wow what a combo.   
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GasMan:  i have 3.7's and use one SHO-5 REL.   If i had it to do over i would probably try to get two of the SHO-3 subs.  two is better than one if it works for  your budget 
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hi Cabinlife,  congrats as well.   they were how i started my journey with Thiel back in 1985. they can be a bit bright so pay attention to amp, cables etc.  Also i have a pair of Sound Anchors that i used to use with them as they needed them for ... 
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hi Tom,   i went into my archives and found this.  not sure if he is still in biz or anything else about him at this point.  he did service and update my unit.  here is a copy of the invoice.  this is from March 2006Subject: Sony SCD-1/SCD-777ES M... 
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hi tom,  i second Jafants advice.  i had one of those big bad boys,  and they are  finicky and may need servicing someday.  make sure you do not pull a muscle as they are super heavy 
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Happy Summer and happy listening to all us Thiel guys.   
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thanks Tom.  "drank the kool-aid".   what a bunch of morons.  I am glad the Gary is doing well at Bryston as i do have good memories of him.   
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he is a really nice guy.   used to talk with him occasionally back when he was with Thiel.   
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Gary Dayton is the person i think you are talking about 
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indeed.  i am  grateful that TT and RG are still part of the Thiel family.   
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here is a link to the article in the newest issue of Copper magazine which is a free magazine produced by PS Audio.  Great stuff.  This article is a summary about the demise of Thiel over the past few years.  Many here already know this but it is ... 
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good job MA.   keep us in the loop 
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I asked my friend Parke Pauterbaugh who used to be a writer at Rolling Stone if he knew anything about the experiment with Thiel and Bryston.  here is our conversation:  PP: No, I never heard. Last time I visited the mag they were all listening to... 
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Prof:  my girlfriend says the same thing with my 3.7's (and with the 2.7's I used to have).   she says that from another room like the kitchen for example,  she thinks it sounds like a real band in the listening room when playing rock and pop.  cl...