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| Thiel Owners @thoft, Mondial claims it increases power into 2 and 1 Ohms, but it won’t say by how much or for how long. Keep in mind that when an amplifier is doubling down power with each halving of impedance, that typical speakers are decreasing sensitivity ... | |
| Thiel Owners Tomthiel has offered unique insight regarding the CS5 baffles in this thread. | |
| Thiel Owners @scubabird, I too think the closest model to the legacy Thiel’s currently made at that price point is the Vandersteen 2’s. On the other hand, the attributes that you singled out; ...”exceptional detail and clarity...”...is where they separate the ... | |
| Thiel Owners Some (not all) of the above mentioned amps that come at rather high prices (too rich for my blood) suggest low impedance capability but don't actually commit to it in their specs. Curious, no? | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft, tubes don’t typically like being driven into low impedances. The afore mentioned Coda amps might work nicely. | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft, I remember Stereophile giving something of a mixed review of a Lazurus hybrid preamp in the mid 90’s.http://www.incarock.com/preamps/lpa.htmYou’re much more trusting, and willing risk taker than I am. If you’re really looking for an amp to... | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft, re: Aragon 2 Ohm capability, I think not:http://www.aragonav.com/legacyNotice none are rated into 2 OhmsThe 8008 didn’t fare too well when tested into 2 Ohms:https://www.stereophile.com/content/aragon-8008-power-amplifier-measurements | |
| Which integrated amplifier . Sorry to read of your illness. Especially at this time, I don't want argue with you, but in essence the only simplification going to an integrated is removing one pair of interconnects. Is that really going to be too complicated for your daughter? | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? A few years ago I bought a half dozen Black Diamond Racing Cones for my fairly big power amp. I didn’t notice any change in sound. I might have kept them as nice audio jewelry, butI did notice that height raise was accumulating more heat underneat... | |
| Thiel Owners ^i hope you’re right. But, even if I had the budget, due to their past history, and the risk of the alternative process, I’d personally wait and see if they can keep their legs under themselves. I really wish them luck. Absolutely terrific products! | |
| Thiel Owners It might be true. But, you know what they say about opinions. Unless, one really knows the listener and their perceptions and their experience, or there is consensus from an adequate sample size, I suggest prioritizing the objective information fi... | |
| Have you changed your mind about a brand? Was it you, or them? Yes.Both. | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft,Hold on. You might not actually prefer these to the 3.5’s. The 3.5’s will actually play deeper in the bass and do so with greater cohesion. The 3.7’s are better at dealing with the lobbing issues, both are more dynamic, especially the 7.2’s... | |
| Thiel Owners @thoft, the Adcom GFA - 5800 is rated as 400 Watts into 4 Ohms:https://www.manualslib.com/manual/206141/Adcom-Gfa-5800.html?page=11#manualWhile it might very well be up to the task, one can see that it's not quite up to doubling down from 8 Ohms t... | |
| FANFARE FM TUNERS ???? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM ?? @autospec , this might resolve your location concerns: http://www.magnumdynalab.com/md-205-signal-sleuth-fm-amplifier/when coupled to an appropriate antenna. |