Thiel Owners

Anyone heard of this;

A pair of Thiel speakers with model printed as 03A on connector board, but a sticker was placed over it that said 04. The sticker also had the serial number.

Only reason I know 03a was underneath is because one sticker fell off .

They look like this .

http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649006134-thiel_model_04/

Note the gold trim bar that runs across the face at the bottom of the baffle board.

When I got them, the passive radiator surround was crumbled. That's when I discovered it was a passive . Replaced the surround.

So these pair have two active elements and a passive.

Is the passive element correct for these.

When replacing the surrounds there was no wiring connection on the passive or wires loose in the cavity.

btw found at a garage sale. A full garage. Tube gear, records, buddy was thinning the herd.

Thank you for the suggestion jafant.

I have emailed Rob Gillum at Thiel. I suspect this is a transition example of an early model 4. I will post any news here.

Anyone heard of this;

A pair of Thiel speakers with model printed as 03A on connector board, but a sticker was placed over it that said 04. The sticker also had the serial number.

Only reason I know 03a was underneath is because one sticker fell off .

They look like this .

http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649006134-thiel_model_04/

Note the gold trim bar that runs across the face at the bottom of the baffle board.

When I got them, the passive radiator surround was crumbled. That's when I discovered it was a passive . Replaced the surround.

So these pair have two active elements and a passive.

Is the passive element correct for these.

When replacing the surrounds there was no wiring connection on the passive or wires loose in the cavity.

Jafant asked I relay what Rob Gillam might know.

Rob replied quickly that these are indeed model 4 and that the bottom element is a passive radiator. He added rebuild kits are available for the tweeters but that the woofer and passive radiator are no longer available ( mine all are good happily).

Rob also attached a model 4 marketing sheet contained specifications, and an owners manual in pdf format. Thanks Rob. Great service for a product bought at a garage sale.

When I got them, the passives surrounds were crumbling. The tweeter and midrange were intact. They must have used different material on the passive.

I ordered a surround replacement kit from Simply Speakers and that worked out perfect. First time I EVER replaced a surround. They include special glue, excellent quality surrounds and complete instructions.

Highly recommended.

Cheers