Thiel Owners

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 .

I am contemplating getting an older vintage Adcom 545 or 555 I or II for my Thiel CS 2 2's.  I also am considering a new Emotiva Basx 2 or 3 for this task.

New amp wil be connected to Denon AVR X4200 W to drive mains (Thiels).

The price is similar for all.  Would prefer a serviced Adcom due to older parts needing replacement.  Is a 545 ok or do I need the extra power of a 555?

I don't play system super loud. Not sure if Emotiva Basx is up to the task of the Thiels and the GEN 3 are more than I want to spend.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.  Thank You.