Thiel Owners

Dsper,

I am interested in other Thiel owner opinions regarding transports and DACs and at what point a listener needs to start playing with interconnects.

You don't need to play with either.  (And certainly not transports...and streamers/servers don't 'have a sound of their own' if they are operating properly).

But from what you wrote, I don't think that's the point of view you are looking for.  It's your money  ;-)

Thanks Tom for your comments on the 7 vs 7.2.  Would also love to hear your and others thoughts on how the 7s and the 5i compare.  

unsound,

Just under 2K for pair of 8 foot speaker cables. Well beyond my comfort level.

George

@brayeagle , beyond mine as well. 

prof, re your reply to Dsper above: it's getting somewhat tedious to constantly read the same thing from you on cables. We all know how you feel, no need for constant reiteration. It's like saying over and over "I'm cognitively challenged and I expect everyone else to be too!"  My wife and I, both professional classical musicians, have done the A-B test with numerous cables, amps, cd players and etc. There has never been any problem whatsoever in identifying different cables selected randomly from a list of say, 6. My wife (or me) selects a cable, the other person closes their eyes, opens them when the system is turned back on, and, no problem identifying the exact cable. Just like there is no problem hearing the difference between the Steinway 12 feet away from our 3.7s and the Thiels themselves. I have to say, thankfully, that's a small difference...