sdl - knowledge is lovely stuff, but never enough. At 72, some seeps in. I have used my 2.2s as my main playback tools for my whole professional life. I love them, but they will get better, similar to the improvements in beetlemania's 2.4 upgrade. Old Thiels age well and die hard.
I like Cardas, have evaluated some samples here, and like them a lot. But so much history with Straightwire precludes jumping that gunwale. Their focus on timing should matter a lot for Thiels. Tell us what you learn.
8M is a long way to run. I have that run for my 'far end' 3.6s to compare my nearfield 'corner launch' system under test to the mid-far field 3.6 reference. I'm getting best results with the OCOS (doubled) coax which is comparatively immune to cable run length. Have you tried an amp close behind each speaker with long interconnects? You could use Mogami, etc. pro interconnects as a trial. I could send you a pair for trials.
Carry on, there's always more to come.
I like Cardas, have evaluated some samples here, and like them a lot. But so much history with Straightwire precludes jumping that gunwale. Their focus on timing should matter a lot for Thiels. Tell us what you learn.
8M is a long way to run. I have that run for my 'far end' 3.6s to compare my nearfield 'corner launch' system under test to the mid-far field 3.6 reference. I'm getting best results with the OCOS (doubled) coax which is comparatively immune to cable run length. Have you tried an amp close behind each speaker with long interconnects? You could use Mogami, etc. pro interconnects as a trial. I could send you a pair for trials.
Carry on, there's always more to come.