Thiel Owners

@sdl4The sound of the Vovox Sonorus was markedly different!

Hi Sdl4, could you share the details of your system - DAC, preamp, amp, etc.?

I apologize if I missed it in an earlier post. jafant has done a great job with this thread and I do not always keep up!

I run Thiel CS5i's and am searching for that last bit of live sparkle and found your post to be interesting for that reason. 

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

@duramax or anyone else

I am intrigued by the idea of outriggers for my CS5i's.  What I do not understand is, with a nearly 200 pound speaker, how can one expect the outriggers to sound superior to the original Thiel spikes?

This is not intended to offend but to understand the value of outriggers. I would assume the floor contact points being further from the actual base of the speakers provides a noticeable sonic effect? Or...?

Thanks for listening, 

Dsper

Any point or points will work most effectively inside the confines of the outer dimensions of the speaker base. An outrigger mounted to any speaker is to add stability and greatly reduce any chance for a speaker with a high center of gravity from falling over. Sonics are not a benefit only stability and safety will benefit under a tall narrow speaker. There are platforms that can be mounted and secured to a speaker base  that have direct coupled points that be placed inside the outline of most any speaker which will certainly improve the sonics.  I have sold and installed several pairs of CS 5s in the past and they sound best when direct coupled to the inside of their base .
Tom
Tone Acoustics
Star Sound Technologies 
 

dsper

Good to see you here, as always. Stand by until one the Outriggers/Spikes (coupling) Experts chimes in to address your query. My pleasure to provide this insightful thread on all things Thiel Audio.

Happy Listening!

dsper,

You asked about the basic system components I used to demo the Vovox Sonorus XLR cables described in my 9-7-21 post. I use a DirectStream DAC, BHK Preamp, and M700 Mono amps (all from PS Audio). Speakers are Thiel CS 2.2. I do most of my listening via Qobuz streaming or playing WAV files ripped from CD and stored on an Innuos Zen Mk3 server/streamer. The Ethernet feed into the Zen first goes through a Network Acoustics ENO filter and streaming cable to reduce noise. The USB feed to my DAC goes first through an Innuos Phoenix USB reclocker. I'm using Shunyata Alpha and Network Acoustics USB cables. I use Cardas Clear Reflection balanced XLRs from DAC to preamp and preamp to amps. Speaker cables are Cardas Parsec.

I hope this info is helpful. Good luck in your search for "live sparkle."