Thiel Owners

@tomthiel ...Bi-wiring is not only feasible, but easily reversible if desired...

Hi Tom,
Now you really have me thinking. I set one of the CS5i's on its side (laying it on a throw pillow so I had purchase to stand it back up again. Heavy buggers!)

It looks like I can access the existing speaker terminals by removing the plate that is held in place by the eight screws. Assuming that is correct, I should be able to see the wires coming to the existing terminal.

If I can sort the wires out, I should be able to separate the woofers from the rest of the drivers.

Without actually looking at it (not exactly ready for that yet), then there must be some way to repace the existing terminal with a "two way" terminal so that the woofers go to one terminal and the rest of the drivers to the second  terminal.

Am I on the right track with all of this?

At that point, I could keep the DNA-500 for the bass drivers and utilize, say, a tube amp for the mids and highs, correct?

Just changed out Fleetwood Mac for Heart. Hearing vocal nuances I have never heard before. Sounds like the Sorekris DAC is an improvement!

Thanks for listening!

Dsper

@jafant  I am not familiar with AudioSpace CD player? Tell me more.

AudioSpace is a Hong Kong company owned by Peter Lau. I purchased his CD8 cd player in 2010 from Underwood Hifi. It had a Phillips drawer and Burr-Brown PCM 1732 chip. There were two output stages so you could listen via transistors or three 12AX7 tubes.

I used it as I moved through the Magnepan line to their 3.6's. I could never particularly tell a big difference between the transistor or tube output stages.

After I moved to Theil CS3.6's, and then to the CS5i's, I started to play with DACs and used the CD8 as a transport only. I tried the PS Audio PWT as a dedicated transport and it brought much more detail and resolution to the sound.

I listed the CD8 on Audiomart and was surprised when I had three different offers and sold it within a week. Probably let it go with too good a deal! The new owner said he loved it and was rolling tubes. Different strokes I guess.

Thanks for listening,

Scott

Dsper- remove the screws and the xo slides out like a drawer. Unsolder all wires from the post lugs and find the drivers with a 6v lantern battery. Install a second pair of posts for the new input.

Mixing amps is treacherous. Gain and other characteristics must match and blend well. Can you conjure two volume controls?

Gotcha, as in it would be a bad idea. Thanks.

dsper

Sure- a full loom of cabling means Interconnects (IC), Power Cords (PC) and Speaker Cable (SP). Additionally, one could  use a Phono cable for turntable plus the various Digital cable(s) for DAC, Server and/or Streamer,  in any system. Enjoy retirement and the Music!

Happy Listening!