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| Thiel Owners @unsound Thanks for helping me understand some of the intricacies of the CS3.5 EQ and providing some clues toward what's happening in the evolving world of Class D amplification. I agree that Bruno Putzeys has been the brain behind many of the mo... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel Thanks for keeping us updated on your recent changes in cables and electronics as you look to optimize the functioning of the CS3.5 EQ. I agree with your suggestion to @Big_Greg to try the Benchmark cables to see if they reduce his conc... | |
| Thiel Owners @unsound, I forgot to ask you about the new generation of Class D amps you're waiting for. Are there any specific amps or modules that might be especially promising? | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel, thanks for the additional info! I hope you enjoy your new Benchmark gear. I'll look forward to your more detailed comments on the extra load of the EQ for the CS3.5, especially with respect to what @unsound mentioned about dealing with ... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel Thanks so much for the additional info about the Benchmark amp in your system and room. I think my room is a little smaller than yours, which could affect the amp-speaker match a bit. My current amps are the PSA M700 monoblocks, which ... | |
| Thiel Owners I think you're right to question where in the chain to try to fix or compensate for problems in music reproduction. It would seem to make sense to fix things as far upstream as possible, but that isn't always easy to do. With regard to Nelson Pa... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel Thanks for the detailed response to my questions. You may consider yourself an electronics layman, but you still know a lot more about this stuff than I do. Given that the 2.2 appears to be easier to drive than the 3.7, it sounds like... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel I know you have a lot of experience using the Benchmark AHB-2 with Thiel CS-2.2 speakers, and I'm hoping you can answer two questions about the AHB-2: 1. Are you satisfied that the AHB-2 has sufficient power to drive the 2.2s with eas... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing rtorchia, I had an Adcom GFA-555II in my main 2-channel system for over 25 years, and I agree that the Adcom was a very good value in its time. | |
| Amir and Blind Testing @chayro Just to return to your original question in this thread, as long as you switch between components when evaluating gear and your mental state (analytical, relaxed, mellow, angry, happy, silly, or whatever) doesn't change dramatically as yo... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Amirm is coming to the question with knowledge about what type of distortion is possible, and what type of distortion is audible (given known thresholds of hearing). If there is some OTHER form of distortion Amirm is not measuring for that would... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Prof, with all due respect, Amir's approach still assumes that he is measuring everything that matters in terms of ultimate sound quality. I think that is unlikely to be a valid assumption. If Amir's assumption of perfect measurements is invalid, ... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing For those who are interested, Paul McGowan has put together a video on the PS Audio forum that explains what the P12 regenerator does and how to measure it correctly. | |
| The Cable Co Just a point of clarification: the Cable Company charges a deposit fee of 5% (not 10%) when borrowing cables from their lending library. This deposit is not refundable but can be applied to the purchase of any cable or non-cable products. My long... | |
| Suggestions for a streamer only (I have a great DAC) As you can tell from the recommendations on this thread, there are many good streamer options out there. I have been extremely happy with the Innuos Zen Mk3 streamer/server (and the more expensive Zenith is reported to be just a little bit better ... |