Thiel Owners

Larry, I see that Amazon "manufacturers this product to order". I would not recommend that option. We manufactured the original CD at Sanyo USA (best of form) on the late night shift for best quality. I believe that original version is what is on Dana's site. I suggest you go there.

 Must agree with Tom.  Over time, I've ordered classical CDs from Amazon that were no longer available currently, but had to be produced as a "one order" item.

I have yet to receive a decent one.  Grrr!

The CD's on Dana's site are from the original masters from the same plant in Richmond Indiana, now under different ownership, but still top quality.

dancast - regarding the PS Audio M770s, the PS spec states that amp to be stable into 2 ohms for musical peaks. That fact would disrecommend its use for main stereo use. The lion's share of dis-satisfaction with Thiel products is the low impedance current draw from an inadequate amp. I recommend evaluating any amp (for Thiel speakers) by its ability to sustain a 2 ohm load.

Thank You Tom Thiel
Dis-satisfaction with any component can be the result of
incompatible synergy , your knowledge and insight of the Theil speakers
has at least given owners or future owners some information on what to look for in a power amp .

dsper
I got back into a home audio system about 10 years ago by purchasing 
my dream system from when I first read about it in the 1980's , the  30 year old pre-amp was noisy even after re-capping , so after I purchased a separate phono pre-amp and I started to think about a passive preamp 
with the thought that less is more .  So I now have a 2 input 24 step volume control passive preamp and couldn't be happier with the sonic result , my all tube phono preamp and my CD player with built in buffer tubes are basically plugged into the power amp with just a couple of resistors on the volume control in-between .

You have experimented with a lot with tubes ,  fun but expensive and getting more so everyday , but as you said it's easier and less expensive than changing out components .
I had just replaced the stock 12AU7 with a new Gold Lion the is balanced and cryro treated and am loving it .
I tried an older 1960 RCA gray plate , and a few other tubes that I borrowed to listen to , a Telefunken and a Baldwin. 
I think that I will stick to new tubes 
with the hope that like vinyl more will be available as time goes on.

Happy Friday 
Rob