Thiel Owners

Happy Friday the 13th- ALL.

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!

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

drrsutliff

Much Thanks! for the update. Good to read that VAC and Thiel are sonic matches. Keep us posted as you massage the Renaissance V into your system and room. I have often thought about the VAC integrated amp and its impact w/ Thiel speakers. Are you using all Wireworld cabling?

Happy Listening!