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vair68robert

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After mowing the lawn for the 3rd day in a row , (1 acre with an electric mower ) I thought I'd do something fun likechecking out other Thiel owners virtual systems , they are beautiful !Soon ( I hope ) my room will be presentable enough to show .... 
VTA on the fly
@larryi for VTA on the fly remotely try Expressimo Audio .for me it's stop everything , loosen the bolt that holds the tonearm and raise or lower then tighten the bolt circa 1985 Merrill turntable . 
How far away from your speakers are you?
16 feet from your speakers and only 8 feet apart !8 feet apart and 8 feet to my ears , an equilateral triangle , 39" from front and 30.5 from the wall , not perfect but close to theCardas method . 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@tomic601  @spiritofradioThak YounI've been fortune enough to have seen him live 2 times in the 70's ,he's joined his old friend Steve Goodman . 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Today in memory of John PrineI'll be playing nothing but JP albums ,I have them all .R.I.P Mr. Prine 
Thiel Owners
@beetlmania Thanks , when I made my speaker cables there were 2 main variables replacing the 2 x 11.5 awg ( 8.5 awg )  Neutral Reference speaker cableswith 1 x 9.5 awg chassis wire and keeping them sperated to eliminate capacitance .I was well rew... 
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I looked at your systems page ,you do have 2 GR bi-wired cables !Base crossover wiring on the bottom and mid/tweeter on top ?Try taking cable #1 and make it + , both black and red at the amptake cable #2 and make it - , both black and red at the a... 
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@beetlemaniaI believe you said that you have Cardas Golden Reference speaker cables ? 2 pair ?Do you have 2 speaker outputs ?If both of the above have you tried using 1 cable for each polarity ?DIY is crazy , crazy fun .Rob 
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Thank You @beetlemaniaTom's solution looks like a more balanced increase in guage ,than going from 15.5 mids to 11.5 which might be to much .I"ll have to learn the hand twist +/- to 3 turns per inch ,how much longer per foot does the twisting add ... 
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@beetlemania I have a question ( and your opinion ) about your guage selection for both the woofer in/out and the coax in/out .All Thiel speakers used 18awg in and out , Tom Thiel has advised increasing the the guage from speaker post to X-over bo... 
I swapped a capacitor and the oddest thing happened
I haven't started upgrading componets on my speaker crossovers yet ,but while changing capacitors in my amp ( 4 to 8 at a time in sectioned groups , 40 in all ) I allways noticed lack of bass volume .The bass would be there if you listened hard en... 
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I had talked to Rob Gullium last week and asked him about thebankruptcy , he said he didn't know anything about it .I've tried to contact Rob thru e-mail and phone about the cable mystery ,no answer yet , I hope he's OK . 
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These came from Thiel Audio after the move and sell out ,they were shipped to Tenn. and put into storage .When the new Thiel went bankrupte they sold the CS 1.7s and 2.7sthey had along with one 3.7 on E-bay .Serial #s 329 & 330 . 
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Happy Sunday TomI'm glad to hear it was standard practice.I have CS2.7s  ,  the wire says " GSC Wire & Cable Pro Speaker Wire Oxygen Free Copper Wire " 18 awg running parellel not twisted  ,Rob mentioned 3 twist per inch  ,to bad we can't atta... 
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Feeling bored ?Would you like to make a FREE improvement to the listening pleasure thru your Thiel speakers ?I went into my speakers to see , take pictures  and prepare for the re-wiring of the speakers and crossovers , the wire used by Thiel is 1...