Thiel Owners

Tom and Dsper
I began my Audio hobby in 1950, and was a devoted tube guy until the quality of KT88s and other amplifier tubes went South.  If I wanted a matched set of 88s (or other final tubes) I had to spend a minor fortune (for me.)

Switching to solid state was both a monetary and aural decision. I got so paranoid that I hated tube hum in my system. 

Not meaning to turn this thread to "tubes vs. solid state", but I currently have a Conrad Johnson 17LS and Pass Labs XP10, but I prefer the 17LS for music listening, but the XP10 is a really good preamp and in some way actually more refined than the 17LS.

andy,

I have the CJ Premier 16LS2 and love it!  Same of course with my other CJ gear.

Over the years I've tried dipping back in and out with SS gear and I find myself going back to the CJ stuff every time.

Hi All,

Well the last few comments have gotten me to thinking...

Is my PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium inherently noisier than my CJ LS2?

Or is it the difference in tubes types (6922's versus 12AU7's)?

Or is it tubes that are wearing out versus new tubes?

I have some thread reading homework and tube swapping to complete to start answering these questions.

And my wife wonders what I do when she is out of town...

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

FYI.

I saw a pair of CS3.6 for sale here at Audiogon from tmraudio which I bought a few stuffs from them and they have been very good.
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9hi9i-thiel-cs3-6-floorstanding-speakers-amberwood-pair-cs-3-6-20971-full-range