thosb
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| Recommendation for DAC needed. I can't comment on the relative SQ of different DACs, but I can enthusiastically support the PS Audio products. The ethernet connection is a noticable improvement relative to USB,and the ability to play MQA is a significant step up relative to str... | |
| Sound Quality of red book CDs vs.streaming In the chain below, Tidal 16/44 sounds better than Redbook, MQA sounds much better (afraid I might become an MQA junkie), and I can't hear a difference between FLAC and Tidal streaming. I have to go back and try WAV. My disc spinning has nearl... | |
| Thiel Owners Some amp news - about a month ago I acquired a BAT VK-55, it replaced my Krell 200wpc integrated. I know a 55wpc tube amp is not a conventional choice for Thiels, my 2.3s being no exception. However, every time I spend time in audio stores, I al... | |
| Thiel Owners tomthiel - happy belated birthday! If I am doing things similar to you when I am 70, I should be a happy man!prof - glad to find you are listening again - hope the rest of the recovery is speedy and total.gasman117 - glad to hear about the PS Aud... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? Well, I am not going to chain together three pre-amps, at least not any time soon, but I do appreciate all the ideas! elizabeth - I read with interest your thread titled "how do you know which component to upgrade" and found it very insightful, ex... | |
| What will a preamp do for me? Agree that high power ss amps are the standard choice for Thiels in general, and the 2.3s impedance curve does NOT make them an exception. However, the BAT VK-55 sounds much better than my previous amp (Krell KAV 300-iL, 200 wpc at 8 ohm, doublin... | |
| Next move: pre, dsd, amp, xover, or ??? Thanks elizabeth, good ideas for me to try while waiting/hoping for that perfect “free” preamp like you! | |
| What will a preamp do for me? Thanks for the insight on why volume control from the DAC causes a weakness in the system. Eventually I want to upgrade the PWD to the DSD, so that makes the stellar gain fell a non starter, unfortunately. I will check out the 4.6 pre by ps audi... | |
| Thiel Owners Has anyone tried Paul Speltz's Zero Autoformers to change effective impedance, allowing for the use of lower powered tube amps to pair well (or at least better) with their hard-to-drive Thiel's? | |
| Krell Owners: Is XLR really superior to RCA? YES! Or actually NO you are not dreaming. When I switched to XLRs from RCAs to connect my DAC to the Krell KAV 350il (driving Thiel CS 2.3s) I had the same reaction - WOW - that's what a soundstage sounds like! More depth, more width, more hei... | |
| How about a list of speakers that are time and phase coherent? Thiels and what else? Well as usual I learned a lot, great links shared by glow_worm and prof (always nice to see your entries prof!), but perhaps most important is that some Holiday Inns have whiskey; I need to find those as opposed to the ones where I have been staying! | |
| Bands with great second albums Beth Orton - Central Reservation | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? The National, Red Rocks, in cold/rain/sleet, last Tue night. Acoustics were very good. Good show, but weather drove people out. | |
| Thiel Owners Wow, I continue to be blown away by the level of discourse on this thread. tomthiel, are there references you can share re the serious body of study - is there anything publicly available? And how do you test an amp for 2 ohm performance? My be... | |
| Bands with great second albums oh, and Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique |