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| Thiel Owners @theaudiotweak, Perhaps I was being too generous / forgiving of the Adcom’s as I do seem to remember reports of those 565 mono’s failing and sometimes tsking out speakers in the process, | |
| Thiel Owners Re: the Adcoms; While there may have been been better vintages, I'm not sure there were really "bad" ones, as these were really built to a price point. Though it must be said that the original 565 monos were know to be failure prone due to a reput... | |
| Thiel Owners @tom thiel, I expected as much; the 1.5 figure had marketing speak stamped all over it. Well I suppose it's an improvement from the old "Flame Linear" days, but can they just make an amp that delivers the goods, without cutting out in self preserv... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel, The Benchamark amps set the bar for SINAD when first intorduced. It has been surpased by a few since then. But it's become rather academic, as those in the know claim that some where between -115 to -120 dB SINAD becomes inaudible to hu... | |
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| Thiel Owners @lars888888 , I suggest limiting your search for amps that are actually spec'd to 2 Ohm loads. If an amp is truly capable, the manufactures are likey to brag about it. I'd avoid amps from manufactures that rely on ancedotal marketing. If the amp i... | |
| Thiel Owners @dickieboy , Ah, that's a bit different. And with that I agree. Even here on Audiogon it's often over generalized that all Thiels are demanding of amplifiers. The CS 1's 1.2's, 2's, 3's and 3.5's all had impedances over 4 Ohms (though the CS 3's a... | |
| Thiel Owners @dickieboy, I’m not sure where the “many” are that you are hearing are suggesting that the CS 3.5’s have a sub 4 Ohm load. Do keep in mind that the CS 3.5’s eq can demand up to an extra 12 dB of draw from the partnering amplification. While Jim Th... | |
| Thiel Owners @lars888888 . Being stable only suggests that the amp won’t go into oscillation when presented with the specified load. It does not imply with how much power and/or with how much distortion. | |
| Thiel Owners @lars888888 Power output into 4 Ohms isn’t that relevant. Power output into 2 Ohms is. Look for something with between 400 and 1600 Watts into 2 Ohms. Personally I would look for something with at least 800 Watts into 2 Ohms. | |
| Thiel Owners @biannuzzi22 I’d suggest a recapped Threshold S 500 Series Ii. It’s a power amp, so no tape loop. | |
| Can you provide context on First Watt? ^Speakers are amongst the most colored of all components It would be prudent to choose speakers with those colorations that offend you the least. Speakers are more influenced by one’s room, placement and listening position than any other component. | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER ^Available bits of DAC to control volume without diminishing resolution, output voltage of the DAC to input sensitivity of the amp. | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER System dependent. | |
| Can you provide context on First Watt? I suggest choosing amps for speakers, not speakers for amps. |