Thiel 2.4s vs 2.4 SE sound quality?

If you can afford it, all reports (including my friends who've heard them) point to the 2.7s being a real step forward.

I had the 2.4SEs and to be honest, the improvements were small.

But the 2.4SEs to me represented decent value.

You could get a similar set of outriggers (brass vs aluminium) for the 2.4s and a similar finish for the regular 2.4s (birds eye maple etc) but this would have put the price significantly higher up than regular 2.4s and very close to the SEs.

Plus you don't get the custom finish that's specific to the SEs nor would you get the upgraded boutique caps that comes with the SE. That makes for an improvement. And you don't get the limited edition signed/numbered plates that you get on the SE.

But the jump from using the new 3.7 coax is not subtle.

Thanks for the reply, Doggie. The 2.7 might ultimately be the best option, although the standard 2.4s are quite good, especially from a sound and value perspective.

Yes, there are good deals to be had for the older 2.4s. I'd recommend getting the 2.4s if you intend to trade up.

I still kinda miss my old 2.4SEs (I traded them in for the 3.7s) but I think being the last speaker that Jim Thiel launched, it has a special meaning for me.

I was contemplating exactly this when I bought my Thiel's last year. In the end, yes, the SE's are a little better than the standard 2.4's, but only by a very small margin; I just could not justify the additional money.... More than anything else, they look nicer.... sound-wise, you'd be better off spending that extra money on source/amp...