Thiel Owners

jafant,

You asked yesterday about about any cable shoot-outs going on, and I'm still in the middle of some testing to find a balanced 1m interconnect to use between my PS Audio Stellar preamp and M700 amps. I'm using the Stellar gear to power my Thiel 2.2 speakers.

After some testing last month with ICs on loan from the Cable Company, I preferred the Cardas Parsec over the Shunyata Venom or the Synergistic Level 2 Core. The Parsec had a good blend of transparency and warmth, while the Shunyata was forgiving and somewhat veiled and the Synergistic was too bright and fatiguing in my system. Unfortunately, the Parsec is out of stock right now, so I'm considering other options in the middle range of the Cardas line of ICs.

Have any Thiel owners had experience with the Cardas Clear Sky, Clear Cygnus, or Clear Reflection ICs? I'm looking for a cable that has reasonable transparency without being bright, a touch of warmth without straying too far from neutral, and solid bass that has impact without being boomy. Above all, I want a cable that is musical and non-fatiguing when used in my Thiel-Stellar system. Any thoughts that might be helpful in my cable quest?

sdl4
Thank You for the update. Good to see you here again. I will conduct a few shoot-out(s) myself in the Fall.  Happy Listening!

Happy Friday - All.

sdl4:  interesting that you should ask about ICs.  I have 3.7's and an all PS system with the BHK and ted smith gear.   i am not much on shoot outs but i have a friend who has the same system and did this pretty comprehensively and ended up with the Cardas Clear Reflection.  his comment to me "I auditioned 5 or 6 cables in that $1200 to $3,000 price range for 1m interconnects and to me I really liked not only the clarity but also the tonal balance on this particular cable the best. I am running it between all my components. I don't think you could go wrong with it. You may want to look around to see if you could find a used one pair-they pop up from time to time."   i am now using them between pre and amp and between DSD and pre.   really like them

@sdl4 MIT is offering a free trial of their heritage series which has 6 variants at different price points.  I have been using a loom of EVO 2 in my system which include Thiel CS6.