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Thiel Owners
What do you have on your latest short list in terms of amp-preamp combo for your future reference system ?I'm also investigating on my side and was able to listen to the Aesthetix combo last week in Lyon, i think that is a serious option for Thiel... 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
jafant i didn't audition cables in my system, my system being too modest at the moment but i did audition at dealer's and at shows different brands like Esprit, Legato audio, Synergistic, Absolue Creations and others.Dave thanks for your input, i ... 
Thiel Owners
jafant man i saw your pics of your beautiful CS 2.4SE not connected to any system...How can you look at them everyday and not beeing able to listen to music ?I know you are in the same boat as i am wanting to build a reference system with them, bu... 
Thiel Owners
Jafant, i was at the Paris high end show last weekend and was able to audition the latest gear on different speakers.You asked in an ealier post about lastest Mark Levinson gear, well i was able to audition the n° 519 all in one network player wit... 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
Cardas still popular with Thiel ? 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
I was thinking of Transparent yes.Any of you guys audition Echole cables ? how do they sound ? 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
michaeljbrownI'm sorry for what happened to you CS6 that's a shame!Hope you will get them fixed properly.Looking forward to your experience on your CS6.I've seen a very nice pair for under 3000 $.JafantReally happy for you that you were able to gr... 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
One other thing, at the end of the month i will have the opportunity to listen to the new Mark Levinson line up : the n° 526 preamp, the n° 536 monoblocks and the n° 519 audio player.I'll let you know what i think. 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
Thanks guys for your input.I also think the Krell 700 is overkill, very big and runs very hot!I've red that many CS 3.7 owners found that the best amps for this particular speaker are the Conrad Johnson Premier 350SA or the McCormack DNA-500.Both ... 
Spectral Audio & Thiel speakers
Ok then basically too bright, that's what i was afraid of.Thanks for your input guys.Brice 
Advice on 3 different system combination
I love my speakers, i don't plan on changing them sorry if it's not your taste! 
Tube Preamp vs Solid State
Any thoughts on the latest big Jeff Rowland stereo amps and monos ? 
Ayon S5 VS Aurender W20
When i auditioned the Lumin S1 and the Ayon S5 side by side they were both connected to the NAS via ethernet not USB.I heard tha MSB are going to come out with a streaming option for their DACs in 2015.Anyone aware of that ?CH Precision already ha... 
Tube Preamp vs Solid State
Someone also told me about NAT AUDIO making some very fine tube gear.Their tube preamps are supposed to be very good, also a Serbian company like Karan Acoustics.Any of u had the chance to audition NAT audio gear ? 
Tube Preamp vs Solid State
Many thanks guys for your inputs!You are right Georgelofi about the Ayon S5's volume control, it does work pretty well connected directly to the Karan amp.Ayon is probably the only brand to date that make tube network players.I was able to compare...