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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
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Gary at CSS would know all the particulars. I do know that they're not the same driver. The CS2.4 has a more sophisticated and expensive motor system including rare-earth magnets. The 2.3 coax was used in the PCS and MCS for which the 2.4 was deemed too different and expensive to trickle down to those models. Comparison of the 2.3 vs 2.4 crossover circuitry shows significant differences that indicate very different response and resonance behaviors. I say 'run away'. 

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JA and all - Report

I know that progress is slow - I like to think of it as 'glacial'. Slow, yes, but also deep and strong. Thiel Renaissance is my full-time occupation. Collaborator and beta projects are making strong, steady progress. My own workspace is my main limit and work object. We are installing a heating loop to stabilize temperature to ensure consistent microphone and speaker outputs. I had some false reads in my previous lab due to temperature fluctuations . . . the joys of village life in the great north.

Most has already been said, but I can say that our team is being formalized. We're building 3D prototype outboard crossovers with proprietary elements for others to compare to my results. In other words, everything is more firm than previously, but not yet ready for prime time. 

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tomthiel

Thank You! for the update. Keep up the excellent and fruitful work.

 

Happy Listening!

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Happy Friday! All

guy48065
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I'm having a very bad day. I put on some music this morning and realized cello sounded raspy on the right. A few checks & I discovered the woofer in my right CS7 is 'blown'. The large voicecoil is extended and stuck outside the magnetic gap. I've been having trouble with my DAC and yesterday it output 3 spikes in quick succession which my 250wpc DC-coupled Adcom 5800 dutifully output as what sounded like 3 gunshots.

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