Thiel Owners
Gee, I thought J. Gordon Holt and Stereophile in general have been quite flattering of Thiel's products. Here is the review of the previously mentioned CS 3's: https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/684cs3/index.html Larry Archibald had used first the CS 3.5's and then the CS 5's as his reference for what seemed to be quite an extensive time, first as editor and then as owner, before selling Stereophile to a major magazine conglomerate. |
I’m glad to have this thread! I just ordered a pair of class D, Red Dragon m500 mkiis as an experiment of sorts. The Rega is a capable amplifier indeed, but I find vocals at lower volume (particularly male, live vocals) completely unintelligible....things get congested quickly in the midrange. If I really crank the Rega, it clears up nicely but at the expense of to many decibels. Mainly listening to digital these days through a Metrum DAC which honestly could be part of the problem. I hope the new amps will help sort it out. Looking forward to sharing results if anyone is interested! |
Keep me posted on your Audio journey - boilers1 The CS 2.4 should not exhibit any congestion of any kind? My demo of the Rega included the Rega Saturn-R player and a Macbook Pro (to show off the internal DAC/Computer Audio capability). Double check all connections on all gear. Yes, agreed that the Rega is very capable. The Creek that I demo'ed was half powered and still sounded very fine with a NAD 565BEE player. Happy Listening! |
Another step on the Audio journey... Two new pieces going into the chain driving my CS2.4 pair this week. Friday I will be exchanging my VAC Renaissance III for a VAC Renaissance V. In addition I will be adding back the Wolf Audio Server and Wireworld 7 Platinum USB I auditioned before it travelled to Axpona. A server should not make a real differenc... is what I believed... I was astounded and thrilled at what the Wolf Alpha brought to my system and that the Thiels revealed all the positive changes. It was as good (sometimes better) than my analog source which has been my focus for years. I have traveled the VAC preamp route for many years and love their performance. Again the 2.4s were present when I upgraded from the VAC Standard LE I had for many years to the Renaissance III and allowed all the improvements to be heard. I am excited about this next change. I occasionally think about a different brand speakers but I’m not sure any would have allowed me the window into my system upgrades that Jim Thiel’s design has allowed me to enjoy. Rick |
