Thiel Owners

yyzsantabarbara

Nice! essentially, you purchased a new player back in 2002. Havingit modded certainly extended its life. Incredible that these players are still selling on the secondary marketplace. Sony really over-built this Reference spinner.

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yyz - Bill didn't actually make a very firm recommendation. He said that this unit, the SCD-1 has a thermal dissipation problem, which he elevated to a design flaw that shortens its life. He acknowledged that most audiophiles leave their gear up 24/7, and that is generally best because thermal cycling is what does the damage. When I probed, he said that knowing what he has seen over the years, he would probably take a hybrid approach, leaving it up when in steady use, but shutting it down when it would be unused for awhile. He didn't specify how long awhile is. I would conjecture that a couple to a few days might be awhile.  

tomthiel

Thank You for Bill's rationale. In my collection, Ayre and Marantz players have a stand-by mode when not at playback. The Accuphase does not.

All (3) are Reference players in their own right. 
I can hardly await to see which Player/Transport you add to Hot Rod Garage.

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@tomthiel Thanks. 

Sorry about coming in from left field; back on July 23, I wrote:

Stager Silver Solids. Quote from Marc Stager:
"...it is not how a cable makes music sound great. It's about how it allows music to sound great by not hindering its transmission in any way>>>"......

Anyway, for me, in my system, the honeymoon is over with Stager silver solids.

My wife is out of town, so without adult supervision, I reinserted my old Synergistic Research Alpha Sterling interconnects and I am glad I did.

Better bass and more texture throughout the audio range with the Alpha Sterlings. I guess I mistook the treble edge of the silver as providing more resolution. Not true.

Anyway, still want to try more interconnects. Anybody out there who has can suggest a step forward from Alpha Sterlings?

Trying to mate with PS PMT, Mystique DAC, CJ 17LS2 , DNA-500,
and Thiel CS5i's.

Thanks for listening,

Dsper