Room Details

Dimensions: 12’ × 25’  Medium
Ceiling: 13’


Components Toggle details

    • Thiel Audio THIEL CS 3.5
    Loudspeakers
    Teak pair
    Thiel CS 3.5 ELECTRONIC BASS EQUALIZER
    • Threshold S/500 Series II
    Power amplifier
     W/ optical bias
    Jon Soderberg modified.
    • Threshold FET Ten/hl
    Line controller
    Jon Soderberg modified.
    • oppo UDP-205
    4K Ultra HD Audiophile Blu-ray Disc player
    • DENON TU-680NAB
    Tuner
    AM stereo / FM stereo
    • JVC HM-DT100U D-VHS MTP-NTSC INTEGRATED HDTV RECEIVER/RECORDER
    DVHS                      DTHEATER
    HDMI                       Integrated HDTV
    dts DIGITAL OUT    DOLBY DIGITAL
    PCM                        SVHS ET 
    Hi-Fi                         VCR PLUS+CABLE BOX CONTROL
    • LG Electronics LST-3410A
    HDTV Video Recorder / Receiver
    HDTV TUNER
    DOLBY DIGITAL
    TV GUIDE ON SCREEN
    • Roku Ultra streaming player
    Video streamer
    • Vizio M602i-B3
    HDTV
    Full Array LED
    • Grass Valley Thomson Canopus ADVC HD50
    HDMI to HDV converter
    • DVI & SPIDF to HDMI converter
    • MAGNUM DYNALAB SR-100 Silver Ribbon
    Tuneable FM Antenna
    • C.CRANE Twin Coil Ferrite
    AM Antenna
    Tunable amplified 
    • PHILIPS HD Classic antennas
    X 3
    • ADCOM ACE-315 ils AC Enhancers
    X 2
    1 X analog
    1 X digital
    • Hubbell Duplex
    "Audio Grade" wall outlet recepticle
    • Alpha-Core Goertz MI-3 'Divinity'
    speaker cables
    10' pair with silver spades at all ends and external RC networks at speaker binding posts.
    • Straightwire LSI Encore
    interconnects
    1 x .5 meter single ended pair
    7 X 1 meter single ended pairs 
    2 X 1.5 meter single ended pairs
     
    • Lifatec TOSLINK Premium Silflex Glass Cable with Optisilk Jacketing
    5 foot
    • LG Electronics TOSLINK FIBER OPTICAL cable
    • ANALYSIS PLUS COMPONENT VIDEO
     1 meter cables
    • LG Electronics DVI cable
    • Mitsubishi IEEE 1394 fire wire
    • oppo HDMI cable
    • ROKU HDMI cable
    • generic HDMI cables
    • HAVE CANARE SOUND AND VISION S Video Cable
     36"
    • Signal Cable MagicPower
    15 amp power cord
    4' from amplifier to AC conditioner.
    • generic RG-6 coaxial quad shield cable
    36"
    • Virtual Mode RCA shorting plugs
    3 pairs on unused analog audio inputs.
    • Salamander Designs Synergy Quad 20
    Audio / video rack
    S20 Doors with Perforated Steel Insert X 4
    S20 Side Panels with Perforated Steel X 2
    Saturn Wheels X 10
    Extended Rear Panels X 2
    Synergy Single Wide Shelves  X 6

    • Vibrapod #2 Isolators
    X 4 under disc player
    • Vibrapod cones
    X 4 under disc player

Comments 16

Owner
@jafant, currently I’m using two Adcom  ACE-315’s with one being exclusively used with analog components and the other one being exclusively used with digital components.

unsound

How are you employing the Adcom ACE-315 AC line enhancer?
Happy Listening!

jafant

Where are the photos?

jafant

Owner
Fix what?

unsound

Parts Express can fix it. They can replace the rubber surround.

ellyjr

Hello unsound ,

What mods were done to your s500? I might be doing something with mine in the not 2 distant future.....

regards,

weseixas

Owner
Srwooten, just saw your post. I've been going back and forth between Denon TU-800 and Denon TU680-NAB tuners. Planning on a big video change, room construstion and am considering trying a TacT room correction pre. Perhaps I'll post photos after the room gets worked on, just trying to get some other rooms in the house done first. The shorting plugs provide very subtle help.

unsound

Sounds like a great system. Have you made any changes lately? Please post pics if possible. Do the Virtual Mode RCA shorting plugs make much of a difference?

srwooten

Owner
Vman71, thanks for your suggestion. I forsee a some big changes in digital. I'm not sure modding my player would make economical sense. The Arcams don't seem to be amongst most modders choice platforms either.

unsound

Unsound,

Modding your Arcam would yield some very nice sonic improvements. I just finished modding my EAD CD-1000 with upgraded Rubycon caps and Fairchild "stealth" soft recovery diodes, power supply tweak, dampening, and silver wiring.

Mike

vman71

Owner
Oz, I do like the Thiel sound. I'v been using Thiels since 1988. While the 3.5's can sound a bit hard on occasion (and this is very dependent on the recording), I personaly think they might be one of the all time great classics, especialy when you consider the cost to performance ratio. If I were to change, I'd probably try and find some Dunalvy SC IVA's. Truth be told I don't think the price difference would warrant the change. If money weren't an issue, and even though I haven't actually heard them, I would seriously look into the Huffs. BTW, I also like your Maggies, way back when, they made it to the top 3 on my short list, needless to say they were the only ones that differed significantly from the the others. I don't know if you've actually heard the Arcam, you might be surprised. The only other players that I'm aware of that would fill all my critera and are within my budget are the Denons. Having large active dogs and a large active child, I think I would have a nervous breakdown with a vinyl rig.
I have some other ideas, but, before I make them public, I was hoping to get suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to respond. Even if we have different priorities/tastes I appreciate your considered effort.

unsound

Sorry, just not a fan of the Thiel sound. If YOU like it, that's all that matters. I would however, suggest acquiring a better digital source and certainly a vinyl front end. That would go a long way to improving the sound of the 3.5s.

Oz

ozzy62

Owner
David, thanks for your kind words.
Oz, I take it, you don't approve. Any suggestions?

unsound

>Currently Unsound<

Yep, I'd say that probably describes it pretty well.....

Oz

ozzy62

Unsound,let me the first to congraguate you on your wonderful system.
The Jon soderburg mods on your Threshold gear must be a fine improvent over the already great performance of your Threshold pieces.
I know you put much thought into building this rig
Good job!

david99

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