tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Unsound - you're right. Tennessee is decidedly the South, where things can move pretty slowly. Kentucky is "a place betwixt and between", with elements of many cultures and none in predominance. Lexington feels like a small cosmopolitan city, wher... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - I have also been unsuccessful contacting Rob G. Perhaps he'll re-emerge when the virus weakens. Re bankruptcy: I am in contact with the court, which seems to operate on Tennessee Time. | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - the baffle angles are similar because the design parameters are similar. But each takes its own particulars into consideration and yields a slightly different resultant angle. Notice that some models have slight wave-guides which differ fro... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - I can only speculate. Rob Gillum would know if your wiring was stock or not, since all the 2.7s were built by him in Lexington. I suggest that you query Rob and report back to us what you learn. | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - that sounds like someone replaced your original wire. Thiel wire was unmarked Straightwire (oxygen-free, 3 twists / inch, teflon jacket,etc.) . Did you buy the speakers second hand? | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - please remind me what model speakers you have. The separation that you are describing was, in my day, standard practice. We always separated the twisted pairs to reduce capacitive coupling of the wire runs. Has anyone else noticed whether th... | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - FWIW, the design ear height is 3' and distance 10'. Closer than 10' means greater sensitivity to height. But, some folks prefer the more mellow presentation of lower listening heights. | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - thanks for sharing your synopsis. I'm curious how you landed on 30 - 32" seat height. George - I had hoped you had gotten relief by now! I presently, since December, am struggling with similar symptoms. Reducing electromagnetic fields, esp... | |
| Thiel Owners Hey guys - I would like to share a link that my daughter Dawn sent me for these times of darkness. Music feeds the soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ&feature=youtu.be | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - what a delightful lyrical moment to share, when things are 'just right'. Since such moments are so rare, I would appreciate, as might others, knowing the particulars of your rig, your room, and your reflections about how you arrived at thi... | |
| Thiel Owners Cascade - I can't remember his or his shop's name, but I remember playing the first-tier Thiel speakers for him in his shop in 1977. He was complimentary and said he wished he were younger because a new world was unfolding for the young. He showed... | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - floor coupling is, in my experience, a worthwhile endeavor. During development of the 03 In the late 70s, we discovered a new problem attributable to phase/time coherence, of a bothersome upper midrange jitteriness. A cure was to couple th... | |
| Thiel Owners Robert - there are many variables in wire including gauge, purity, surface smoothness, dialectrics, layout, etc. To some degree, enough size is enough and the other design parameters become more important. Cardas knows a lot. Regarding internal wi... | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - thanks for your detailed report. I would like to add some thoughts because setup is so crucial for performance. It's no secret that Thiels, especially the pre-coax models are tricky devils to optimize. I'll describe Jim's design assumption... | |
| Thiel Owners Robert - you inspired me to double my speaker runs to check results. I use Morrow SP4 with equivalent AWG of 14 ga / positive or negative with 8' runs. Nice improvement not only in tighter, better articulated bass (as anticipated), but as you say,... |