Thiel Owners

beetlemania

Thank You for the Cardas follow up.  I have a good feeling that this whole Covid-19 situation will make Audio companies re-think business dealings with china.

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tomthiel

Thank You for the Adcom follow up. I notified my resources about locating an original  GFA555 power amp. More to follow.

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tomthiel

Check out eBay. There are a few Adcom GFA 555 power amp(s) available. (2) are in White color which is very rare.  I hope that you score one!

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I'm having a 555 sent here to compare to the 555 II. Then the 555 goes to JW for upgrade. When it comes home I'll re-compare to the 555 II and let you guys know.

I have a pretty good idea how the mkII drives various Thiel models, so I'll develop an opinion (valid enough for myself) how the mkI compares to the mkII.

tomthiel

Excellent! An Adcom GFA 555 is not hard to locate. Good to read that you found one. Looking forward in reading your report then upgrade via JW.

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