Hello,

sorry to write this in English but my Swedish isn't too good  :D
I really need some help on Thule and here in Belgium the Thule owners are rather limited so i will try the scandinavian approach  :) .

I own a Thule IA 150B and would like to bi-amp with a PA 150B, however, in Belgium the PA 150B is hard to get and very expensive.

What I can find is a Thule Audio Spirit Swing power amplifier. It looks the same but i don't find any information on this amplifier.

1. Is there someone who knows if I can use the Thule Audio Spirit Swing together with the IA 150 b?

2. Do you know any shops or traders who are selling Thule, and demo or second hand preferably, an can ship to Belgium?

thanks a lot
Bram

Hello Bram

The name Spirit Swing was a name used in Germany some years back. I can't remember if the Swing is an PA100 or PA150B... The PA100 can't be used directly with your IA150B as is has a different gain. And of course it is not as good an amp as the 150..

But if it looks as an PA150B with 4 vertical cut-outs for ventilation in the top cover, then it is an PA150B and will be able to run fully balanced in an bi-amp system with IA150B.

Regards, N

Hello Bram

First of all, Thule is a Danish brand, this is a danish site, and we do speak danish here

I think you may contact Thule Audio at:
http://www.thule-audio.dk/

In the top bar in the left you will find it

Anyway... here goes:
Contact us For any questions regarding Thule Audio products, please contact your local dealer or distributor.

If you are a resident in a country with no Thule Audio distributor, please send your questions or comments to info@thule-audio.com
   
Thule Audio ApS
Hoerkaer 14
2730 Herlev
Denmark
tel +45 4494 6000
fax +45 4494 6880



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Hi ,

you really helped me out a lot, thank you very much!

Concerning the languages, my mistake

I tried to contact Thule but they are closed and the sale of the thule spirit swing is only this weekend, as always these things do

The only thing i need now is a good adress to buy a digit 2 and a pa150b at bargain prices

Thanks

Bram

R2D2 skrev: Hello Bram The name Spirit Swing was a name used in Germany some years back. I can't remember if the Swing is an PA100 or PA150B... The PA100 can't be used directly with your IA150B as is has a different gain. And of course it is not as good an amp as the 150.. But if it looks as an PA150B with 4 vertical cut-outs for ventilation in the top cover, then it is an PA150B and will be able to run fully balanced in an bi-amp system with IA150B. Regards, N

Hello, 

I found an auction for the amplifier you're describing as a pa 150 b, is this the amplifier I should look for: http://cgi.ebay.de/Endverstaerker-Thule-Audio-Spirit-Swing-a llerbestens_W0QQitemZ200008180463QQihZ010QQcategoryZ23325QQs sPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting  

Ps after my stupid mistake with languages I would like to mention that Denmark rules on hifi terms

(especially Thule off course ), it makes me jealous with our Belgian chocolats

 

thanks

Bram

Hello Bram

The amp you linked to is a PA100.

You can by a new one in DK at DKK 4499,- (600 Euro)

http://www.hifiklubben.com/DK/Produkter/Stereo/Forstaerker/T HULE_Spirit_PA100_effektforstaerker_Sort_soelv.htm

That is not the amp you are looking for, and it is totally overpriced...

Thanks so much N,

you did save me some money!

I'm looking for the pa 150 B since I already have the IA 150B so I will have to be more patient

Regards

Bram

"Ps after my stupid mistake with languages I would like to mention that Denmark rules on hifi terms

(especially Thule off course ), it makes me jealous with our Belgian chocolats "

 

I would prefer the Belgian chocolates over the Thule amp..  Maybe you could give me a pallet of Belgian chocolates in exchange for a Thule PA150B? *LOL*

Try and post and ad in our used goods-market, and see if you are so lucky that someone has one for sale.

I seem to remember the PA150B being called Thule Audio Spirit Power - don´t you have a local dealer who can assist in solving the mystery?

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Ronin skrev: Try and post and ad in our used goods-market, and see if you are so lucky that someone has one for sale.

Dear Ronin, that's a great tip. Can you just help me out where to find it because I don't know the Danish word, sorry

Ronin skrev:  don´t you have a local dealer who can assist in solving the mystery?

Well, these are all the things I've already tried but in Belgium this type is quit unknown. Aside that the importer has changed and, according to what local dealers are telling me, so did the prices (up) and the support (down). 

It's a real pitty that such a decent brand as Thule isn't so popular here. Everybody I know is very happy about the brand and the dvd 250b or cd 150b with digit are still great value for the money according to this fan

 

heres a link for the sales section : http://www.hifi4all.dk/ksb

Hi, I am norwegian and I´m sorry to say that I found Thule B150 a rather bad amp. I tested Thule against Roksan Caspian, Hegel H1(norwegian), Creek 5350SE, Marantz PM7200 and Primare I21.

Thule on the bottom without doubt. Creek was very, very good. Also Roksan.

Denmark have som good product like Dynaudio, Dali and Densen(?). Not Thule I think.

Hi,

 

I do agree that the Primare, Creek and Marantz, Roksan aren't bad amplifiers at all. 

I can't agree however with the fact that a Thule IA 150B would be the worst of all. The Thule has an effortless way of delivering detail and energy trough different speakers. For example, the new Cambridge Audio amp that cost as much as the Thule wasn't able to drive the B&W matrix speakers as effortless as the Thule does. 

We did a blind listening test in comparison with the NAD m SERIES a few weeks ago. 

The NAD M 3 amplifier was a strong contender in comparison with the Thule IA 350 B. We decided that the NAD m was a tad better in terms of building a transparant soundstage. At the other hand the IA 350 B offers audiophile multichannel flexibility with an energy that can drive any speaker. So neck by neck for this round and the majority of the pannel prefered the NAD by a slight margin.  

But the conclusions changed when we were listening to the different sources. The NAD M 55 universal player couldn't better the levels of details a Thule dvd 150 b with the DIGIT 2 board provides.

Since these Thule electronics are that good after 3 years (witch is a milestone in the digital age) at a decent price provides enough information to our listening team that Thule is an 'A' brand.

Off course we all do have our own preferences but in terms of performance there is no reason to hesitate about Thule and reviews worldwide do confirm this.

So, i'm a Thule fan

 

 

     

 

Hey Brambo

As you can see, there are a lot of users here on this side, who do not appreciate the brands, who comes from there own country (Denmark). Thule Audio is one of them. Foreign brands like ML, Krell and others do seem to be more interesting and exotic, because they are foreign. I think that is a shame and a petty. We have discussed this problem in several occasions on this side.

Personal I think that Thule produces some of the best electronics in this world. They make electronics that plays music instead of power - something that ML could lean something from.

Lars

Well what can I say? Very different opinions on Thule. I just made my opninion om my home test haven´t reed any rewiew at all. A bit strange I would say. I tested them with JM.lab Focal 816s. I now have the briliant ProAc D15.

Here in Norway there´s a lot of entusiasme for the Norwegian brand Patos. Have you heard about them over there? Personally I´m sceptical about norwegian Brands. I wrote a crtitic about Hegel another norwegian brand and that wasn´t popular. So here many like norwegian products, but maybe it´s a hype. Electrocompaniet is not so popular now I think. No people talk about Midgaard and Embla.

I thought I could ask here about Densen, but very few answered. But Dynaudio and Dali is popular in Denmark?

I asked in som french forum about JM.lab Focal and it seamed like they are popular

And what about Belgium? I don´t know any brands from your country.

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have you tested Thule against others? Dont belive all you read in rewies, they don´t want to be too negative I think.

All amps I mentioned are different. Can´t just say they all are good or bad. Marantz lacks dynamic but the price is much lower so..

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hello again,

I did test Thule IA 150B against others (creek, Nad and Atoll) and i liked it immediately. The strange thing was that i never did hear of Thule. In Belgium they don't advertise and the available dealer network is rather limited. Also I didn't read any of their reviews in advance (i looked for them after my purchase, which they call the need for cognitive consistency in psychology ).

So, to my ears and my setup it was an objective choice.

You're completely right, it's not always about good and bad but about personal preferences and more importantly all the other factors as their are acustics, other components...

In Belgium we do have few high end speaker builders but these are not available troughout worldwide dealers. They only thing I notice is that people like exotic brands (look for the current enthusiasm in Chinese brands) firgetting the quality next door, and that's a shame.

thanks for the discussion,

its fun to change ideas,

Bram