tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners jchussey - the CS3 EQ is approximately the same as the CS3.5. You could substitute them. The CS3 EQ starts a little higher at about 100Hz rather than 80Hz for the 3.5 and maxes out a little higher at about 26Hz rather than 20Hz for the 3.5. Look ... | |
| Thiel Owners Here's a readout of the CS2 tribute. CS2 Chapter in Thiel History The CS2 began life in 1984 after the game-changing introduction of the CS3 in 1983. The CS3 was the 4th iteration of the model 3 – equalized sealed 10” 3-way with bass response t... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello Scott, Good to meet you. In these 262 pages there has been barely a whiff of mention of the CS2. I'll attach a tribute I wrote to the CS2 several years ago and add some here. Generally first generation Thiel models survive a few years befo... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - I think so. There are lots of elements in place. I'll post an update summarizing what's been learned and where we're going. Our collaborative workhorse has become the SCS4. So that'll be the first out of the gate. If you want an extremely... | |
| Thiel Owners Roxy54 - it's hard to know. I had some clues from an acquaintance who had been personal secretary to Adcom's president in the day. She advised me to find an 'original' and helped puzzle it out. It's not uncommon for a manufacturer to create a wo... | |
| Thiel Owners yyz - my only caution regards ''I am sure it is good at 2 Ohms'. Consider that it already doesn't double its power from 8 to 4 ohms, so it is current limited by definition. I suggest contacting Sanders to find out how it behaves into 2 ohms. ... | |
| Thiel Owners unsound - the 1.5 figure is from John Siau, the amp's designer. Their feed-forward topology maintains stability until it doesn't - when it interrupts the circuit. BTW: I'm all ears for your 'better recommenddations'. The 6' speaker cables came fr... | |
| Thiel Owners roxy54 Since the mid 90s, I have used a pair of Classe DR9s in mono for my professional studio and consulting needs. They were more than adequate, especially via RCA inputs rather than the OpAmp quasi balanced mode. After I bought Thiel' Audio's ... | |
| Thiel Owners Regarding amps: In addditon to my hotrodded learning labs of Classé DR9s and Adcom GFA555s, my reference amp is the Benchmark AHB2. A single stereo amp may not have the oomph you need/want, but in bridged mono a pair might. Power aside, the distor... | |
| Thiel Owners bianuzzi22 - Identical concept and specified performance. The main difference is the midrange driver. The original CS3 Vifa was upgraded to a custom ScanSpeak midrange that allowed broader (7 octave) coverage. Also, the CS3 woofer got a polymer c... | |
| Thiel Owners danomar - the PCS was built in the Lexington plant where any and all finishes were available including a variety of stock plus a couple levels of custom, including customer paint or other treatments. Black Ash (real veneer) was a stock finish. Glo... | |
| Thiel Owners danomar and gman - I don't have direct knowledge of the PCS, it coming after my time at Thiel plus never having actually seen one. But I can throw some scattershot around it in case something may help. The Y2K PCS was a trickledown product from t... | |
| Thiel Owners JA - my news may sound like a skipping record, but from here it sounds good. The lab has only the SCS4s as the test mule due to tight space. Other models are in storage. I'm picking up a CS5i pair this month. The SCS4s have focused my efforts and... | |
| Thiel Owners thoft - about drivers. I'll prepare a more detailed list but here's a general arc. Early (0 series) were all essentially stock drivers with small choices such as dust cap, surround type, etc. The 1983 CS3 had a customized Vifa woofer. Very inter... | |
| Thiel Owners pablohoney - nice rack. Regarding color, Maple does darken with time. Exposure to UV is the key. There are UV lamps. Sunlight has tons more than any bulb. Good work. We're in the same place with 7.2s. I bought a pair awhile back, but haven't fir... |