Thiel Owners

 vair68robert

Thank you for your DIY contributions as well. How is your Summer?

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jafant - I do love the R&D and do appreciate the support and interactions I get with you guys. I’m glad Rob is pleased and hope we get those Purity caps sometime soon. The new order seems to run on snail time.

It is difficult and frustrating to be working against the current. But, progress is being made. The declarations here about Cardas Clear Beyond caused me to overcome my bias from earlier Cardas wire which I found to be warm and dark. I require neutrality and now have a sample of their 15.5 gauge internal hookup wire for comparison. Tests this week!

In the general news department, Bill Thalmann of Music Technolgy in Virginia has finished upgrading my Classé DR6 and is working on the DR9s. He is also upgrading the CS3.5 equalizer which has been upgraded to best professional specs by Jim Williams of Audio Upgrades in California. I’m looking forward to visiting Bill to compare JT stock against JW, against BT upgrades and finalize that project. I will say that in my trials here, JW’s upgrade is a significant improvement over Jim’s (budget constrained) 1987 design. JW used a bigger transformer, regulated power supply, faster and quieter transistors and a couple more bypass caps. JT’s design had all styrene caps and metal film resistors which came through unchanged. JW’s upgrade has a more authoritative bottom end as well as a cleaner, more transparent upper midrange. The previous ’sparkle’ was an artifact. Progress, slowly but surely.

@jafant No i’m into streaming only now with my Aqua LinQ and Formula DAC.

Very happy with this combo.

Just wanted to find a much more musical integrated than my Diablo 300 and i think i found it with the Vitus.

thieliste

No doubt that the Vitus is a better performer that Gryphon integrated.

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tomthiel

Awesome! That your joint venture with Bill Thalmann is developing out well. His reputation as a businessman and Audio technician is impeccable.  Great to have his presence on board.  Yes, this newest incarnation of Cardas is not the same as previous generations.  It is rumored that Cardas imports Copper from China for their designs. If true, this is an instant deal breaker for me.  Too bad because my AYRE gear is voiced with Cardas wire.  I simply do not believe that America has a copper shortage problem. Other than economic practices, I see no reason for these American Cable manufacturers dealing with China?

On a serious tip, We still have a few American Cable companies that continue to keep business practices “ in the family”. Rare in 2022 but true.

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