Thiel Owners

Unsound - my apology. Indeed adding an amp and cables is a huge expense. My thought is with used market prices such an upgrade has potential to raise the performance level of the 5i a lot. And more to the point, the CS5i's difficult load practically limits its performance to where it rarely sings. Jim used a Krell FPB-600 - and it sounded beautiful. But doubling your existing favorite amp might be an attractive alternative to finding that Krell or other beast to drive them. Most amps buckle under the load.

You have a point that feeding only the woofer with the eq can cause a delay in the signal and should be avoided. For the bass, a slight delay may not be as critical as it would be for the mid and high.

Arvincastro, the audible differences between the 20 and 40 Hz setting is very dependent (!) on the particular music recordings and the listening room.

 

Happy Friday! All