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Thiel CS3 Without The EQ

So what's the word on CS3's without the factory eq?
I can get a really good deal on a local pair but the guy doesn't have the eq. I don't want to have to go looking for it. Are they crap without it?
If they would sound good without is there anything in particular I should check closely for be aware of? Do they have rubber surrounds?
Any other thoughts on these would also be appreciated.
Thanks
griffinconst

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rcprince
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50K or 50 Hz? Quite a difference! I presume you meant the latter.
rcprince
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I would as well, given Unsound's point about these showing up every now fairly often. I owned the CS3s for a while, and without the EQ they sounded about the same as the CS2s that I passed over to get the 3's. The EQ was always criticized in the rags, but I felt that the extra bass extension was worth the slight degradation of the sound caused by the EQ's circuitry, and there were aftermarket modifiers who could improve on it if you really wanted to.
rcprince
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I haven't seen any for years, not since the days of the Audiomart magazine, when they would occasionally show up. In stock form they should command very little, I'd think (a JPS Labs "Golden Flute" modded box might be a little more). I think Unsound's suggestion of checking ebay for the speaker with equalizer is a good one.
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