Thiel Owners

Hey guys,

any experience/thoughts on Thiel 1.5's ?   Will they be enough for a 10X15 room? 


Thanks,
Greg

Thanks Jafant, there's a pair of birdseye maple 1.5's here in Portland that look to be in really nice shape for 575.00 going to check them out at noon.  

I've been free of the audio addiction for a couple of years (living on a house boat does not make the turn table happy!) but just got a new place that has rooms to support it.  My past speakers were Dunlavy SCIVA's (all time favorite) that evolved into the Vandersteen range (2ce sig, 3A sig, quattro) after a move to a place that didn't have the needed room size. I never really got on with the vandersteens and missed the dynamics of the dunlavy's.   I'm hoping to find the accuracy that time aligned and phase coherent drivers bring and get some dynamics and impact back. 

Looking for 2.4, 2.7's as well for a bigger room... 

So I picked up the 1.5's today...near perfect shape (8 to 9 by agon rating) and quickly set them up with a NAD D3020 and anticables (main systems are boxed up for a move) and streaming pandora through a Galaxy S7... even with this far less than ideal set up they image really well and seam very accurate, not at all bright or harsh. 

their normal diet will be fed by a Linn LP12 through an Ayre  P-5XE phono and a Coda CsiB (400 into 8ohm, 800 into 4) 

After 20 minutes I like these enough to know they're worth hunting down a pair of Sound Anchor stands (or Target?) for.... need to get the tweeter height up a bit.

does anyone have any leads on good stands for these? 

Thanks,

One week in and loving the 1.5's   Looking for 2.4's, 2.7's or 3.7's. If anyone has any leads.

Thanks,
Greg

That could be a smoking deal for someone on a high current amp!  

The guys at Coda Technologies may be able to help with service if needed. Not sure on this, but they were part of the Threshold team in the mid 80's 

Hey guys,  Last year I got my first pair of Thiels, birdseye 1.5's  that were local to me.  Loved them right off! I immediately started looking for 3.6's based on a lot of the feedback here.  Thiel's don't come up for sale often here in the NW but I just picked up a nice pair of 2 2's today. they sound good, a little more depth and presence in the midrange and some needed weight in the lower bass.  diggin it!  I'll probably list the 1.5's in a week or so

Thank you for the reply Jafant!  you don't need to do my homework for me though! 

I'll dig into it.  I have Anticable 2.0 that have been very good on the 1.5's but something in my combo (cardas golden ref balanced IC's) isnt working quite as well on the 2 2's They seem a bit dark on lower midrange and slightly loose on the bass. amp is a Coda pushing 400 into 8 and 800 into 4ohm loads

Jafant, have you used Anticable IC's with your Thiels? . I've had great luck with Audioquest (Cheetah XLR) in the past but am having a hard time find anything used in the length I need.  I'm changing my room around to support longer, balanced IC's (3 meters) and shorter speaker cables. planning on the alpha core MI 2's or the 3.1 anticables. Thoughts?

Basics!  sometimes I forget the simplest things.  I asked Jafant earlier about cabling for a pair of 2 2's I just picked up. They just didn't seem as quick in the lower registers as the 1.5's they just replaced..  Well in my excitement of setting up the 2 2's I quickly put two pair of speakers smack dab in the right front corner of the room, the 1.5's and an old pair of ported PSB 5T's ..... talk about some excessive room treatment!  The unnecessary bass traps were immediately re located to the basement and the 2 2's now sound the way all good Thiels do!  These sound very easy to drive compared to other models I've listened to .... Still on the hunt for 3.6's but very happy until then.

Hey Guys, 

any ideas on where I can find a set of spikes for my 2 2's  ? 

Best,
Greg

snbeall,

 

I felt the same way a couple of years ago when I found this thread, but even if it's not in one sitting, it's worth the time. Depending on where you're at in your Thiel/audio journey you may find useful info on any given page. 

I hope this is OK to leave here.  I saw these pop up and they look like they could be a good deal for someone.                                                                                           

 

Hello All, 

 

These popped up a couple days ago and they could be a good deal for someone on the West coast.  Good price for a nice pair of 2.2's in what looks to be Amberwood. 

 

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/631390145471672/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general&tracking=%7B%22qid%22%3A%22-4362587191113802196%22%2C%22mf_story_key%22%3A%22991360587871958245%22%2C%22commerce_rank_obj%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22target_id%5C%22%3A991360587871958245%2C%5C%22target_type%5C%22%3A6%2C%5C%22primary_position%5C%22%3A71%2C%5C%22ranking_signature%5C%22%3A7627313420307529728%2C%5C%22commerce_channel%5C%22%3A501%2C%5C%22value%5C%22%3A4.0470017232406e-5%2C%5C%22upsell_type%5C%22%3A3522%2C%5C%22candidate_retrieval_source_map%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%226082078865238781%5C%22%3A3502%2C%5C%225986196298132389%5C%22%3A3002%2C%5C%227049058601776088%5C%22%3A3502%7D%2C%5C%22grouping_info%5C%22%3Anull%7D%22%2C%22lightning_feed_qid%22%3A%22-4362600454022853647%22%2C%22lightning_feed_ranking_signature%22%3A%227627313420307529728%22%2C%22ftmd_400706%22%3A%22111112l%22%7D                           

I just noticed that It looks like one of the woofers has been replaced, someone here with more experience may have a different take.