Thiel Owners

Oblgny, have you tried using the tape loop on the BAT? You'll get a lot of the noise rejection benefits of the balanced cables that way. Besides, both the BAT and the Pass work best with balanced out/in.

unsound...

You've been more than a great source of information regarding my,  and other members Thiels here.  In fact you were the first to make me aware of the continuing service on their legacy products which helped me rebuild one of my midrange drivers on my first pair of 3.5's.  You also explained why 3.5's can be driven with a lighter weight tube amp due to the speakers more consistent load presented to the amp...

Tomorrow morning I'll be s'perimenting with the tape aspect suggested with my BAT in order to gain the full benefit of using XLR connects between that and the Pass,  as a result keeping the Thiel eq in the chain.  I will also attempt the same with the Khozmo passive,  albeit with unbalanced connects.  

Thanks, guys.

^You can use two short (1/2 meter (?) lengths of RCA) lengths for the eq tape loop. After which you might very well find that less expensive runs of balanced interconnects out perform more expensive single ended interconnects. Heck, a good portion of the expense of the BAT and Pass is due to the extra parts and labor of their balanced design that makes them perform as well as they do.

^i still recommend doubling the 8 Ohm power rating when using a tube amp compared to a ss amp with speakers like your 4 Ohm minimum 3.5's and even more with later models that have impedances that drop even lower. Personally I prefer quality ss with their inherently superior frequency linearity and subsequent timbre accuracy. Others might prefer the the even order harmonic distortions of tube amps over the odd order harmonic distortions of ss amps. Pick your preferred poison :-).