Thiel Owners

Hi All,

I'm quite busy and just have time to update you on the result of GAIA I Footer.

I am coming back to tell you the result of GAIA I Footer with My Thiel CS7.2 

I put them on the Granite floor. I think the result is quite impressive for me. 

The SoundStage is very stable. The positions of each component is a lot more precise and clear. 

Bass is so tight and deeper. I really enjoy this set of GAIA I Footer and I believe this is very justify investment for me (Even they cost me the same to a good pair of bookshelf speakers in the market) 

Really recommend this to the one who will put them on Granite floor. 

I heard that the result of GAIA footer may not be good for carpet. However the result on the Granite floor are quite impressive (I assume the wood floor will give you a similar result to Granite’s)

Thiel CS7.2 on GAIA I Footer + Customs Outrigger + My System Mar 2023

@jafant to answer your question regarding to my Cables/Cords. Here is the list.

Speaker Cable: MIT MH770 Spectral UltralInear II 

Interconnects: 

SOTM Network Switch to Computer Audio Transport: AudioQuest Vodka CAT8 LAN

Computer Audio Transport to Diretta:  Wireworld CAT8 LAN 

Directta to DAC: AudioQuest Diamond USB 

DAC to Pre Amp: Purist Audio Design Proteus Provectus RevC XLR 

Pre Amp to Power Amp: Transparent Reference Series MusicLink (Gen2) XLR

Power Cords

SOTM Network Switch: SOTM Liner Power Supply 

Computer Audio Transport: Plixir Linear Power Supply

Diretta: Plixir Linear Power Supply

DAC: Furutech DPS 4.1 with FI-50/FI-50M NCF

Pre Amp: Elrod Statement II 15A

Power Amp: Elrod Statement I 20A

Wall Outlets: Furutech GTM-D NCF(R) x 2 with Furutech ClearLine

bas79

Thank you for the Cabling update. Very nice cables and cords!

Happy Listening!

Happy Friday! All

I spoke to Rob and he said I should check for proper ohms of a small 66 ohm resistor on the crossover board. I have not done that yet, but have been checking other things in my system. I think all of the drivers may be OK. I have a few older Vansevers PLC which have switches to adjust the speed of the transients which I had set to the high settings. I set them to their lower settings and I can hear a difference. I will leave them at this setting and do more critical listening. I also have 5 Shunyata Sidewinder power cords which may be affecting the upper frequencies?  I am considering adding 1 15 or 20 amp dedicated line, have heard this makes a difference, especially since my listening room shares the same breaker as my kitchen with an older refrigerator. I decided to add an external amp to power the main front Thiel CS 2 2 instead of my 6 year old Denon Avr 4200 which has 125 w rms into 8 ohms and 165 w into 4 ohms with only 2 ch driven. More like 78 w 8 ohms and maybe 100 w 4 ohms. I was considering an older vintage Adcom GFA 555 amp, which I had before my Thiels in the 1980's and liked the sound. I see them for $400 to $600, but this is original and know I would have to shop them and recap which is probably not going to be cheap. I have been researching new low cost amps with very good reviews. The Emotiva Basx 2 or 3 caught my attention and would like to try one, they have a 30 day return policy. Most of the used amps show no returns and you never know what you are getting? Any thoughts on these or other low cost amps being a good fit for my system? Any recommendations on amp interconnects for the external amp under $100 each? Thanks, Richard 

@audio1326

I looked at the Emotiva web site and noticed that the Basx 2 stereo and Basx 3

3 channel amps do not have a ground wire connection for the power cord . 

You might try purchasing a 12awg extension cord long enough to plug into an outlet without any appliances on that breaker for a test .