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Thiel Owners

Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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jafant OP
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dsper


Reviewing your original post- the Naim and Mark Levinson are very fine players indeed. Not familiar with the AudioSpace CD8 but find it cool as there are many excellent spinners out there. I too find modern DAC(s) on the clinical side.  If you like the sound from Cullen and Synergistic Research, consider, a full loom (interconnects and speaker cables).

Keep me posted as you find that perfect balance between cabling and gear.


Happy Listening!

vair68robert
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dsper

How much of a DYIer are you ?
Would you consider replacing and upgrading the componets in your
amp?  If so try replacing the rectifiers with fast and soft recovery ones .
Since the 500 is an older amp it might have fast recovery but not soft ,
I was suprised at the difference they made for around $7 each x 4 .

Rob



 



andy2
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Playing with speaker position and room acoustic will yield differences that swamp what you’d get switching around digital sources.(And btw, I’m not in the camp that says every digital source sounds the same).
That's missing the point though.  Every adjustment will have an affect on different aspects of the sound.  Speaker position, room, ... will have some specific on the sound, just as cables, DAC will have their own affects that cannot be found in position ...


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cascadesphil


Thank You for reviving the old CS 7.2/Levinson thread. I would be interested in learning if any of those guys still own the 7.2 loudspeaker?


Happy Listening!

prof
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andy,

Yes that's a fair point.  Though I think to a degree.

But there is so much that you can adjust via speaker positioning/room acoustics, especially when we are talking about things like an assertive treble, that it makes sense as a first step before trying to "fix" it with gear that may or may not come close to doing so.

On the other hand, I don't think I'd get exactly what I get from my CJ tube gear vs a solid state amp, strictly from changing speaker positions.
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