Thiel CS1.7 loudspeaker

I am not sure what the final price of the 1.6 was, but at $5495, the 1.7 is basically twice the price of the 1.6. That is a huge jump and leaves a real gap at the "entry" level. The SCS4T is something like $3,700 and I do not believe it has been very well accepted. I have a pair of 1.6 as the fronts in my home theater, but at $5,495 I would have definitely looked elsewhere. I paid $2,200 5 years ago.

Audiojan - so you have the official list price? Is it the $5,495 posted above?

With the 2.7 at $7999, the prices have certainly gone up. The SCS4T always seemed like a temporary fill in product.

I have not looked at the 1.6, 2.4 prices is a couple of years, but it seems like the 1.7 price is a big increase from the 1.6 and the 2.7 is a big increase from the 2.4 The 1.6 was in the mid $2s and the 2.4 in the mid $4s last I looked. Looks like big price increases to me. I have not heard either of the new speakers so I cannot comment on how they compare to speakers in their comparable price ranges. But it seems like their entry level real floor stander is now $4K. That seems like a big change to the product line.

I got the $8K price for the 2.7 from the new review in the absolute sound. That figure is in the text and in the specs section. I also looked at the Crutchfield price and it is indeed $9,900. I also say the $9,900 price in other places. Someone posted the discrepancy on the Thiel website, since Thiel referernces the review. Hopefully they will respond. Not sure what to believe currently. Either one seems high as a replacement for the 2.4.

I called Thiel. The current price is $9,900 but will drop shortly to $8,000. It seems like they initially set the price at $9,900 and then had second thoughts. I think the same thing happened with the 1.7.

Doggiehowser - I agree that the 3.7 is worth that price, although I believe it is up $3K since introduction. And maybe the 1.7 and 2.7 will also be worth their prices. I am just concerned that they have jumped the price so much and left a hole at the entry level.