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| Thiel Owners Sgmlaw - indeed electrolytics are an issue; they fail over time, drastically and sometimes catastrophically at the end, but also by decrease of value over time, as you say. ELs show up in 6 figure speakers, it's expensive to avoid them. So, a 30 ... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - that is correct, the twisted pair wire I sent you was sourced from StraightWire, which is an industrial as well as OEM and consumer source. As you mentioned, we will be comparing that wire in various gauges against other contenders when t... | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - internal wire is definitely a factor. It carries a slightly different set of requirements from external cable, which must cope with many unknowns of run length, electromagnetic environment, speaker impedance fluctuation, and more. The inter... | |
| Thiel Owners I vote for cables as short as you can make them. And then however they're made doesn't matter as much. | |
| Thiel Owners Fan - Very helpful in deconstructing some performance differences between the round and slot reflex system. When we're finished with the 1.6, I believe we'll have something quite worth auditioning. | |
| Thiel Owners Guys, can any of you help me with some basic information re the CS1.6? I just bought a pair for the hot rod garage, but won't see them for a couple of weeks - I've never seen a pair. I need to know the dimensions of the slot / port. How wide is t... | |
| Thiel Owners Don was an electrical engineer as is his son Dave, Michael's father. | |
| Thiel Owners I have some thoughts on The Listening Room. Don Hoatson was an early Thiel adopter, a pioneer from his opening in 1978. He was going strong with Thiel when I left in 1995 when I lost touch. His rooms were indeed great sounding due to their dimensi... | |
| Thiel Owners Barry - to your question, each model (3) keeps its overall character and intent. The differences are in refinement of execution of that intent. | |
| Thiel Owners Barry - Your speakers can probably be serviced by long-time Thiel service manager Rob Gillum now of Coherent Source Service in Lexington. The O3a is second generation O3 which put Thiel on the map. The A generation dealt with baffle edge diffracti... | |
| Thiel Owners Room sounds really nice. That smallest floor to ceiling dimension is a significant limiting factor to normal playback rooms. Good work with your ceiling treatment. I'll post when I have some feedback regarding bridged mono vs vertical bi-amping pe... | |
| Thiel Owners Pops - What is the power rating of the Macs? Do you use the 4 ohm tap? The CA200 is rated at 200 into 8 ohms and 500 into 2 ohms, so it is current limited, which interests me. Have you used it in both stereo and bridged mono? What is your ceiling... | |
| Thiel Owners I am likewise eager to hear people's experiences. Please cite your amp particulars; this performance would be related to low-impedance behavior. | |
| Thiel Owners I would call a 20' x 20' room large. Square can cause standing wave problems, but openings on 3 sides helps that a lot. No real delineations apply for "large" or "small"; the 'how much power is enough' is an ongoing unknown. But swapping amps is a... | |
| Thiel Owners Sqmlaw - the DR8 and 9 are quite similar except for the power output. If you like the amps and if they don't need recapping, you are better off than most music lovers. Power requirement rises dramatically for large rooms and loud levels. If it sou... |