Thiel Owners

As a long-time CS3.5 owner I'm glad to see that so many others share my love of this speaker! Fortunately the original drivers are holding up so far, but I do live in fear of losing a mid range driver. My listening area is quite small so even with the EQ they live a pretty easy life. I can't wait to see what you come up with to keep these speakers going long into the future.

After Thiel, I did some consulting including Hales. Remember the mid 90s upper end Hales’ with cast baffles? That’s the stuff.

Maybe not coincidently, Thiel and Hales were among my favorite speaker brands of the 90s and continue to be so.  I owned Hales Transcendence 5 speakers and still own and love my Hales Transcendence T1 monitors and center channel, which do home theater duty these days.

Prof - Paul Hales is very talented and precisely educated. He got his degree in mechanical and electrical engineering for the purpose of designing loudspeakers.

Rossw - To me, the 3 / 3.5 seems the quintessential Jim Thiel design, before he had to cave to ported bass for practical reasons. We were breaking new ground in those early days, and I am pleased the early products stand up today. The 3.5 is near the top of my list.

rossw
Welcome! Good to see you here. There are several 3.5 fans and owners on the Panel. Take your time reading through this thread, as there is a plethora, of information. I look forward in reading more about your musical tastes and system.
Happy Listening!