Thiel Owners

Hello fellow Thiel owners!

Just wanted to give you all an update on my system: today, I was finally able to secure a second ARC D240 MKII ss amp to go with my current one.  As an added plus, I bought it locally from a fellow Thiel owner (he has mint CS 5i's in one of his systems...gorgeous speakers that sounded even better) and was able to spend time with him listening to some jazz and talking about our great hobby.

Running these amps in bridged mode will give each of my CS 3.5's 480 watts @ 8 ohms.  Mated to my tube ARC LS7 line-stage and tube ARC PH3 phono preamp, I'm feeling that I have a system that I can finally be satisfied with from both power and sonic standpoints.

Unfortunately, will have to wait for the weekend before I can listen to my system in "monoblock" configuration as business travel calls, but will definitely let you guys know how it goes once it's all setup and running.

Finally, to contribute to the cable discussion, I'm using Audioquest Golden Gate RCA for all my source interconnects, MIT Terminator 2 RCA interconnects from my LS7 to the Thiel 3.5 Bass Equalizer and to the amps.  Speaker wires are MIT AVT-3.

Thanks and hope you are all doing well!

Arvin C

As I understand is that the Thiel 1.5 was/is quite a good speaker.

I got the CS1.5s a few months after they were introduced. It has more bass than it has a right to have, it is small and easy relatively to set up. They seem to forgive not having exotic electronics/cables but will resolve any upgrade you make. The replacement CS1.6 did transients better and were more dramatic to listen to (new woofer design and increased sensitivity maybe) but I think the 1.5s are exceptional with both male and female voices. In my rooms and systems the soundstage with the 1.5 always starts just behind the speaker which tends to draw me into the recordings.

@ rascs
Finally, someone with Spectral/Thiel! I'm currently on the "mid-burner" spectrum to upgrade my Classe 300 amp that I use with my 3.7s. Tell us,is that a full Spectral ensemble, or just the amp, or what?  Thanks!

tmsrdg

I had a friend who had Spectral's amp and preamp for 10 years ,
they mandate M.I.T. cabling , every time he had an issue 
they recomended upgrading the cables !
So be preparired to spend , spend and then spend some more .