Thiel Owners

hi @sdl4,  i would strongly encourage you to get a 30 day audition of the new PS DAC when it is available. as i told a good friend,  it was like getting a new pair of speakers, or in Thiel world, going from say 2.2's, to 2.4's.  my history with Thiel goes back to 1985 and here is the history:

1985 2.0

1992 2.2 (my longest running Thiel)

2007 2.4 

2013 2.7

2018 3.7

@ronkent I've owned the Diablo 300 during a year with my 3.7s and didn't like the presentation at all.

Its was pretty harsh sounding and the bass was lean.

I now use a Vitus SIA-025 Mk2 which is class A, this integrated is in a different league and drives my 3.7s much better with finesse and i do have a deeper bass now and it is full body.

thanks @thieliste .  they seemed to do well with the Wilson speakers.  i must admit it would take a lot for me to give up my PS mono blocks and Pass XP22 pre.   i just like the idea of a simpler setup with less interconnects, etc.

@ronkent I agree it will be very difficult to find an integrated that can equal your pre-power.

The only one i can think of that i demoed in my system is the Audionet Humboldt but it is uber expensive.

thieliste  

If you do upgrade the crossovers on your 3.7 I believe that you would be the first to do so .

Also , I tried to keep the speakers facing straight ahead with 37" from the side walls, but the music just didn't sparkle almost a little flat sounding .  So being board, free and curious I tried a toe in of 1/2" and bam they woke up , so I tried 1&1/2" and boom to much so I've been listening to 1" toe in with great pleasure (but I might experiment between 1/2" and 1" ) .