Thiel CS1.6 Has anyone ever substituted a new woofer for the original?

Is that $500 what Rob Gillum would charge? That does seem steep. But it seems a tall order to take an off-the-shelf woofer and replace Thiel’s in-house driver. Namely, that opens a can of worms around the crossover. I think you have to bite the bullet or cut your losses. 

kingloff

Another +vote for repairing the CS 1.6 loudspeaker. 
Feel free to join us over on the Thiel Owners thread.
I believe that we have(2) CS 1.6 owners on the Panel.

Happy Listening!

The Thiel 1.6 is one of the finest speakers I've ever heard/owned. Its only shortcoming is bass response. When used in a small room, it won't leave you wanting. Pair it with a  KEF's KC62 subwoofer (again, in a smaller room) and you've got something special.

I changed the tweeter/mid on my Thiel 2.4cs (dented when I bought them). It took less than 20 minutes and sounded just like new. $200 driver by the way. Well worth fixing.