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Thiel Owners
Tom autoclave cure ? How much does a 5” skin weigh ? What modulus fiber ? How very excitingit astounds me that every speaker designer does not care about pistonic...oh well 
Thiel Owners
@tomt one recent development I am quite excited about is a German laser scanning machine for evaluation of drivers pistonic behavior- excellent Vandersteen video of two drivers side by side test results.... lots of out of phase trash in the pass b... 
Thiel Owners
@jafant i have had the 5se a long time, 2011 I think.... I am fortunate to have it. 
Room Treatment
Your vaulted ceiling is most probably a plus !!!!do a mix of Diffuser and Absorbing, I love the look and performance of Vicoustic and RPG products but the DIY route can be quite effective have fun, enjoy, experiment and listen :-) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
I should say participants this and other music threads  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Tidal is a vast discovery engine for me as are the many varied posts from participants:-) which may or may not lead to Discogs and yet another package from the postman :-) 
Thiel Owners
@solobone22  I went the ARC route ( REF5SE but the Aesthetix has it’s many virtues. I have Jim Whites DAC. Jim 
Thiel Owners
@sdecker agree :-) so few home audiophiles have an spl meter and a DMM and test tones for level matching, so lots of tail chasing going on 
WOULD IT BE DUMB TO BUY A MARK LEVINSON NO 23.5
He bought it :-) and loves ithow wonderful is that!!!!!congrats !!! Enjoy 
So what's the better deal (honestly)?
Thinking of 2” thick live edge plinths for them.... worst case, they will make hellishly good cheese trays.... 
So what's the better deal (honestly)?
I love the Ambrosia Maple veneer on my Vandersteen TREO so much that my new phono preamp will have a bespoke 3/4” faceplate of the same stuff. Life is way 2 short to drink crappy wine, race Ford Tempos, listen to elevator Jazz, etclive a bit..... 
BRICASTI M3 DAC
I sleuthed the answer, all good for now thanks 
BRICASTI M3 DAC
Thanks all for the details.i have ROON core running on one system but want to go minimal phone tablet on another. Is the M3 volume totally in the analog domain ? 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Also welcome to all the new posters - y’all playing some great stuff, interesting and new :-)jim 
Would you donate a dollar to have these Members Review a Product?
I offered up my humble Nad-Tronics 3020 ( $218 usd in 1982 ).... sending it to @mrdecibel who has speakers that can kill ya with 20 watts....