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

@jafant 

 

 

—- “Over the years I have had Audioquest, Cardas, MIT, Straighwire and Transparent cabling pass through here.—

 

OK, but why are you still telling me about cables?  I’ve already pointed out I don’t care about the cables. I’ve been asking about  your experience with your Thiel speakers.  I appreciate that you started this thread, but I just find it so strange that you seem to talk so little about your own experience with your Thiels… and just keep talking about cables instead.

 

— “All models were mid-level for casual listening around my Life/Work cycle.“—-

 

What models?  I thought you only owned the 2.4SE?  Did you pick up some more Thiels?  In no way do I mean to suggest you have to listen in any other way than the way you listen.  But I would have thought that somebody who created and maintained a thread about Thiel speakers for this many years would have been using them for more than just “casual listening.”

 

Or is it that you are so fixated on cables that almost 10 years later, you’re still not ready to talk about the sound of your Thiels until you find your unicorn cables ? 

 

Is anybody else here confused by these replies? 

Is anybody else here confused by these replies?

Would perplexed be a better word? I don't know. But I do know that jafant has helmed this thread for 10 years (happy anniversary!); thanks to his stewardship and the passage of time it has become an invaluable reference for Thiel owners, which I am not one at present, yet I subscribe for various reasons ranging from the civil tone - a welcome respite from so many Audiogon threads - to Tom Thiel's recounting of fascinating stories, business parables and history lessons. 

I would not begrudge anyone the way they listen to music anymore than I would criticize anyone's musical tastes. And I'm still looking forward to welcoming a pair of CS5i home one of these days :)

 

devinplombier

Precisely.  Now, to address your quest for a pair of CS5i loudspeakers. Check out the listing over on HiFi Shark. Offered by High Performance Stereo. 2 pairs are available for a steal.

 

Happy Listening!

devinplombier

Second option- Holt Hill Audio has a pair of CS5i on their showroom floor for your consideration.

 

Happy Listening!