tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners The max current spec is instantaneous allowed by the storage capacitors, transformers and various resistance elements. Such a high maximum will maintain integrity of the early onset transient of the signal. Where phase angle comes to play is that ... | |
| Thiel Owners Todd - the doubling down spec proves the amp is not current limited. This amp is technically current limited (doesn't double down), but the current specs are so high as to be plenty strong for the job. I think I read that it is rated into "short t... | |
| Thiel Owners sandy - I'm glad you're staying onboard. Anemic bass is almost always caused by power limits of the amp. The JC5 is a monster, by a legendary designer. Sounds like we should add it to "the list", yes? | |
| Thiel Owners dan - no need for intimidation . . . I'm the "other Thiel". My brother Jim was the design engineer who was fluent in all matters technical. I was the manufacturing guy who built the product and production systems. Although I am conversant in the ... | |
| Thiel Owners sandy - I am very interested in hearing your thoughts when you do add the SS-2 subs. The JC-5 is, I believe, the work of John Curl: one of the greats. cat - In addition to the mid, the eq also drives the woofer beyond linear excursion and, believe... | |
| Thiel Owners unsound - Oh. Let's try again. I have no experience with Roon, although I am using 24x192 digital downloads through my Metric Halo D-A to lovely effect. The model 3 up to the 3.5 was designed for equalization, which does some things well, but runs... | |
| Thiel Owners unsound - Indeed the matter is not simple; it requires some study to understand. One good article from Benchmark is available on the web.https://benchmarkmedia.com/blogs/application_notes/speaker-efficiency-and-amplifier-power There are other good... | |
| Thiel Owners Todd - you address a core but obscure point. What is the job of the hi-fi component? It is far from agreed that each component should faithfully reproduce its input signal. Most components editorialize in various ways and require the user to mix a... | |
| Thiel Owners I would love to see such a list of 'best Thiel amps'. But I am not current on the market offerings beyond the usual suspects listed in this forum. I know that "best sound ever" at the 3.7 introduction was the new biggest and best Bryston. Yes, I m... | |
| Thiel Owners Todd - I am a strong proponent of the 2 ohm deal, since Thiels drop near 2 ohms over broad frequency ranges. I make a big deal out of the requirement because many current sources exhibit considerable anomalies as they run out of oomph. That distre... | |
| Thiel Owners audiojan - Thanks for the update. I have become aware of the audibility of the midrange hash introduced by a port / passive radiator having effects on the whole presentation. I recently participated in a product development blind A/B test where e... | |
| Thiel Owners Oops, the place was correct, so year must have been 1982 and the model must have been the CS3. Who knows where the memories go? The 3.5 was a major advancement; the amp arrangement would apply, and the results so much better. | |
| Thiel Owners Long ago and far away, I once heard a pair of 3.5s that took my breath away. The owner had set them up in a very nice room, constructed of plaster on structural brick with 2: 6' pocket doors and openable windows on one side. So, the room was effec... | |
| Thiel Owners The one series is made for small spaces, moving a fraction of the air.Woofer areas are approximately 1: 10", 2: 50", 3: 75". | |
| Thiel Owners sandy - I went through this exercise as I acquired a single sub and added another. In order to get true stereo bass information, you need 2 crossovers, since each is receiving signal from its prospective channel and outputting to its respective su... |