tmsrdg
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| Thiel Owners Tom,Excellent! I haven’t changed from my "well, that’s it" initial impression of the DAC3B since putting it in my system a few years ago. But you know how it is, there always seems to be somewhere over the rainbow. | |
| Thiel Owners @unsound -- As for the Benchmark DACs; while I realize that a DAC is more than the sum of it’s parts, I find it irksome that Benchmark chooses to cheap out and use the lesser Sabre chips when much less expensive DACs use the the top of the line... | |
| Thiel Owners Interesting to read the 2.4 upgrade issues here and the seeming availability of parts. I'm currently planning a complete upgrade to my 3.7 XOs . It has FXT boards, loosely wound coils, MKT caps, just as @beetlemania describes. I have spent the la... | |
| Thiel Owners OK -- just heard back from Rob myself via email. Thoughtful and information-rich as always. What can I say, I'm very happy to know his business is doing so well! | |
| Thiel Owners Speaking of Rob G., I've been trying to contact him for the last two weeks -- daily calls to CSS are answered by a robot that tells me "this mailbox has not been set up." Emails go unanswered.I'm beginning to wonder if something is up. | |
| Thiel Owners I plan on exploring XO modifications on my 3.7s. If anyone has direct experience in a similar endeavor with this model, please let me know.PM is fine. Thanks in advance for any and all input. | |
| Thiel Owners I recently spoke with Rob G. about the same issue re my 3.7s. He said that the grill cloth is an integral part of the speaker design in all models except the 3.7, where it is entirely cosmetic. | |
| Thiel Owners Alright then, swapping in Mills MRA12s is on my list. I might need some technical pointers, but will post results when able. Give me a minute... | |
| Thiel Owners I had a discussion with Rob G. several weeks ago about replacing caps in my 3.7s. He basically said don't bother, it won't be worth the effort. He sent me a couple pictures of designs he has tried with the 3.7 and maintained the sonic improvement ... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom - are you able to specify a track or two on that Rhino collection that produces the sizzle effect on your end? I'd like to hear how that plays on the 3.7. I just called it up on Qobuz...always liked Dolly's music...somehow, After the Gold Rush... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom - I have to admit I'm, um, baffled by your laminar launch baffle treatment suggestion. How would that be done with the 3.7? | |
| Thiel Owners @solobone22 --If you listen off to the side and rather close to the tweeter you can hear crackling on music with strong lower treble upper mid energy - like timpani for classical music. If you listen out front you can't hear it at all at any ... | |
| Thiel Owners Speaking of the Benchmark DAC3B and the LA4 Pre -- Paul Seydor has a nice review of these along with considerable mention of the AHB-2 in this month's online Absolute Sound.Todd | |
| Thiel Owners Tom,Re your comment on the PXO I find it inaudible Do you mean that it does not contribute any audible difference to the setup (therefore, why bother getting one) or that it it works so well that it doesn’t contribute a character of its own?Todd | |
| Thiel Owners One final SmartSub question: if I were to use one of the Thiel SmartSubs with my 3.7s, would I need, foregoing the SI-1 Integrator, the passive crossover "tuned" to the 3.7? Does such an item exist? |