Thiel Owners


Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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cawgijoe

Good to see you here again.  Stay tuned until one of our Power plane experts chimes in to address your query. We have a few fans/owners of the PP on The Panel.

What other gear are you planning for your retirement home? Feel free to post and save pics for a Virtual Systems page. That would be very educational.

Happy Listening!

cawgijoe,

I installed PowerPlene 1.2 speakers in a conventional 2x4 wall cavity (studs 16" o.c.) without problem, though my sheetrock was 5/8" thick, not 1/2". Long dimension of the speakers are parallel to the studs. I don't think the additional 1/8" is a big deal but YMMV. They've been installed since 2016 without problem.

Good luck!

rojacob,

Speakers will be horizontal. I went over and measured today. I will have 1/8 inch clearance. So it will work. 
Need to figure out how to post pics.

Thanks!

 

@tomthiel thats unfortunate - thanks for looking!

@prof regarding 2.7 vs 3.7 is the latter that much better in the bass?  I'm looking at either upgrading to 3.7 or building custom subs.  This will be to fill out the bottom in large scale orchestra and organ works.

@solobone22 

 

Ironically, that’s a question. I sought to answer myself, but I’m not sure I ever truly answered.

 

When I had both the  3.7 and 2.7 at the same time, I found it they were very close in terms of the sense of bass depth.  Although I could tell that 3.7 went a tiny bit lower, and had a slightly bigger sense of overall scale.

 

After I sold the 3.7 s,  I was generally fine with the frequency range of the 2.7, but I finally did try and integrate a couple of subwoofers.  I had two JL Audio 110E subs, a terrific CR1 crossover, and a Dspeaker Anti mode for room correction in the bass.

 

The difference was actually pretty subtle subjectively in terms of extending the bass  and what it added to the sound.  I would say, yeah, it added, perhaps a bit more scale and dimensionality.  But I don’t really I didn’t like this slight change the characteristics that the subwoofers brought to the overall sound.  Plus I found at least my room 2.7 sounded more punchy without the subwoofers.  So I sold them.

 

Ultimately, if you upgrade to the 3.7s what I think you’ll get is a little more reach in the bottom, but not a lot.  But also some greater scale to the sound in terms of imaging and sound staging, and slightly more refinement overall to the sound.  The bass is a bit more linear, The mid range and highs a bit more suave and refined, and the 3.7 speakers disappear a little bit better.   

 

I hope that’s helpful.