Thiel Owners

Happy Friday! All

@tomthiel 

Thanks for the notice about the change at CSS.

And it reminds me that I meant to ask Rob for something and never got around to it.

Not long after I  purchased the 2.7s I purchased backup drivers from Rob - the coaxial, woofer and passive radiator.  Just in case I ever have a driver failure or accident in the future.

I meant to ask Rob for some detailed instructions as to how to replace those drivers if it ever became necessary. 

Is this something Gary could answer for me?

I don’t know if this is this type of thing that I could actually do or whether it would be necessary to call some professional who works with speakers if it ever came to that. 

Prof - Gary can handle all your needs. He was a rising star at Thiel and after resigning in the early New Thiel era he became Bryston's USA sales manager and then worldwide Marantz brand manager for Sound United. When that company became turbulent, he was convinced to pick up the reins as CSS, my first-choice outcome for our beloved brand.

When at Thiel Gary was the out-facing technical service rep / the other half of Rob's repair department. They worked together. Since this past January Rob and Gary have worked together to increase Gary's fluency with hands-on techniques. Rob will also remain on call as needed. No worries. Gary was also Jim's lab assistant and the lead man for the development of the CS2.7 after Jim's death as well as the CS1.7 with its next-generation RadialWave coax and StarPlane woofer. He knows his stuff.

To your question, all Thiel speakers can be serviced in the field. Some mechanics may not be obvious; but once exposed to the solution you will be able to do what's required. Again, no worries.

Thanks for the info Tom! 

Correction - the CS1.7 is the CS1.6 next-generation tweeter (not coax.)