Thiel Owners

dsper
Thank You for the update. I like CJ gear as well. What cabling is in your system?   Happy Listening!

tomthiel - thanks for the Benchmark link (a few pages ago), that was a very helpful piece of education for me. Has anyone tried the AHB2 with their Thiels? Based on the literature this one has moved to the top of my list, if I can't find a great deal on a used amp in the meantime. jafant, is it on your list of contenders?

dancastagna - have you tried the PS Audio M-700s on any of your bigger Thiels?  Would you recommend these as primary amps for our hard-to-drive Thiels?  Your HT setup sounds amazing btw, is it posted in the systems section?  And +1 on the amp list, great idea!

Hi jafant,

I have not spent a lot of time with cabling as my moves with amps, preamps, and DACS tend to be going up the food chain and I see big improvements as I audition this type of gear.

Having said that, I use less expensive Cullen Cable interconnects on single-ended short runs. These replaced the discount store garden variety and I could tell that the sound became cleaner and more detailed. Interconnects scare me as I have no idea where to start and the prices seem to go absurdly high quickly.

My speaker cables are 14 gauge multi strand copper about ten feet long, which I think is short enough to not worry about cables too much. I have read too many articles about blind testing that indicate that listeners cannot tell a difference.I was also influenced by by Roger Russell who was the Director of Acoustic Research at McIntosh http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm#differences.

Thanks for listening

Dsper

dsper

Cullen Cable has a pretty good following. Historically, I have heard CJ gear with AudioQuest and Audience cables & cords only.  Remember, this is the forgotten or overlooked component.

Happy Listening!