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Responses from vair68robert
| Thiel Owners dspersince you discovered that 10 gauge stranded copper wire sounds good to you then I would suggest trying Cardas 9.5 gauge stranded litzwire , only $6.50 a foot for 6n copper with the Cardas multi size strands. this is on my dyi list after I fin... | |
| JLTI or Tavish Phono Stage CoburnI have the Adagio and I love it but it took me a while with tube rolling to bring out the lower frequencies. I have found the I don't like the sound of new tubes , so if you go the tube route I recommend trying vintage tubes .I am currently ... | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? Passive or Active I believe that the volume control is the componet that one should be evaluating .I have noticed that many passive pre tend to use stepped resistor VCand many active pre tend to use either Alps or Burr Brown electronic stepped VC ... | |
| Spiking older Thiels E-mail or call Rob at Coherent Source Service – Specializing in repair and ...https://www.coherentsourceservice.comfor your speaker question . | |
| Thiel Owners bighempinFrom my experience ,Set your soldering iron to 600 F , use a flat tip about the size of the wire ,heat the wire and remove it , use solder wick to remove the solder from the connector , use solder with silver ( Cardas for me ) to reconnec... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks for thinking about it beetlemaniaI plan on taking the passive radiator out , play the EBI cdand feel around inside to see what is vibrating .since I don't have the outrigger support I go directly into the speakerlike the original rounded sp... | |
| Thiel Owners BeetlemaniaNo I do not have outriggers that cost $500 ! , but I did purchase the outrigger spikes to penitrate the carpet .Beetle , as in VW beetle ?Rob | |
| Thiel Owners I was once asked a question " can you hear it " ?I've discovered that many times I didn't hear it until I was not hearing it ! | |
| Thiel Owners Thank You andy2Great resource , added to my bookmarks .Rob | |
| Thiel Owners I've used Cardas posts in the past on a Carver amp ,but they don't make ones with mechanical connections like Tom is recommending .This will be one of the somethings that I will have to make a decision on , as you know from experience the dollars ... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks GeorgeI think one reason I was hesitent to start the speaker project is COST .Thank you TomI wasn't clear , I was meaning from speaker post to xo boards ," WBT-0710Ag nextgen passivated pure silver posts... $398/set of four "from Michael Pe... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom and beetleYou guys are the greatest and are stimulating me to start the speaker project earlier , like after ThanksGiving .The info you are giving me ( and all Thiel owners ) is priceless and knowing you are willing to offer such great advise ... | |
| Thiel Owners Thank you TomI haven't taken the speakers out yet , not until I start the crossovers upgrad project .To answer beetemania's question and maybe more insight into the issue.When playing the IBE cd louder than normal something vibrating making a nois... | |
| Thiel Owners Wow Thanks beetlemaniaNone yet , that project will begin right after New Year .Still working on the amp , 32 caps and 3 resistors with 2 resistors and 4 recitifiers going in next week end leaving just 10 more caps and 8 resistors to go .I doing th... | |
| Thiel Owners Thank you jon-5912 and brayeagle I feel relieved and I to have only heard it with the test CD .I'll be running it again next week when I replace the recitifiers on the amp that are faster and have a softer recovery . |