Thiel Owners


Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
jafant

CS5s. The difference between the 5 and its 'improved' version is that Jim's newly developed woofers weren't ready when the 5 had to be released. The improved woofers incorporated copper shunt rings for more stable motor response. Those i woofers are not available (as far as I know). Nearly all 5s in the field are 5i conversions. The 'i' drivers have MDF mass plugs instead of the 5's rubber cone mats.

In  my recent minimal recordings I used CS7.2s as site monitors. Very nice. My studio has the CS5i, which are overall less articulate and nuanced, but their coherent bass alignment makes them more real to me. My invisioned CS5.2 will have a sculpted baffle for proper driver placement, thereby eliminating 32 elements for analog delay on the 2 midrange drivers.

TomT I can see with my minds eye that the elimination of 32 parts in a crossover would make for a rather large improvement in dynamic coherence and scale. While working in a retail audio shop I saw 2 PRS of 5s in our shop that were nuked in the process of party powered by some sort of bridged Adcom amp. There were over 100 parts on this crossover sled. What a sight for smokey eyes.

TomD

 

@tomthiel as an owner of a number of Thiels (3.7,2.3,SCS2,SCS4) I am excited to hear about your plans, and fingers are crossed for your success.

But I really have to, and hate to ask, any plans for improvements on my beloved 3.7s? I need these to last forever!