Thiel Owners

brayeagle
One good thing about staying home/indoors- more time to enjoy the Music!
Happy Listening!

Yeah! The classical CD collection is getting a workout.

The B speaker has the same cables, but one cable is ++ and the other is --. Those cables are separated by more than 12" in configuration B, and they are taped side-by side in configuration C.

My configuration is not so defined. The ++ and - - (2.5 m lengths) are speaker width apart as they leave the 2.4 binding posts, close to about 2” apart for maybe 60% of their length, then touch and cross each other about a foot out from the amp binding posts. I could increase that 2” gap but would have to get creative to avoid the constriction near the amp.

Listened more tonight and played some of my reference tracks. Yeah, they sound better than I remember. Open, clear, dimensional, sure, but the character that grabs me is the ultra-relaxed presentation. Unstrained is another word I think captures the sound. Just great sound!

But I’m not ready to declare this configuration as better. I had my DAC upgraded in December and there are reports that this version needs many hundreds of hours to fully break in. So, it’s possible I haven’t played these reference tracks since my DAC fully settled in. I’ll probably switch back to standard configuration by the end of the weekend and listen again a few days later. 
After that, I’ll open the cabinets and untwist all the hookup wire. 
OK, probably not that. 

I really do wish that Thiel speakers are bi-wire from the factory. Having to drill holes on the cabinet to accommodate an extra pair of connectors is not for the faint of heart.

Happy Friday! All