Thiel Owners

ig316b,

Amberwood is a beautiful wood. Congrats on the CS6 as they are great speakers. They are easier to set up than their older siblings and share some of the same characteristics. Not as difficult to drive as CS5i or CS 7.2. Great find. 

I have a pair in Zebrawood. 

Regarding the McCormack DNA 0.5 I’ve talked to Steve and he informed me this is the amp to buy used to send in for upgrades. He is a complete gentleman that knows his stuff and has very fair pricing. I would take the plunge if budget permits. 

Again with the upgrades that will be offered I’m confident the CS 6 will compete with speakers today in the 25-30K realm. 

I heard three versions of Tom’s SCS4 workhorse. Each revision had further upgrades. When we listened to the final revision, at the time, I was scrathing my head in disbelief at this transformation. It was like a veil removed and I was permitted to enter the holy of holies.

When Tom told me this can be done to all Thiel speakers it was difficult to grasp.

Going from stock SCS4 to what I heard can also be done on my beloved CS 5i, CS 7.2, CS 6, CS 2.7, CS 2.4SE I was moving my entire stack of chips to the pot and say "I’m all in". 

duramax747

Thank you for a great story. Fingers crossed :)

Thank you for the kind words everyone.
duramax747

Thanks for the reassurance from Steve but I was thinking they sounded good already. My pair of 0.5's were finished to monoblocks back in 2012 to a Platinum+ edition and I have been very pleased with them. I'm only considering sending the back in to a little improvements like the gravity base if he still offers it. I still need to ask.
I might take you up on your offer for a listening session, we could do an aural exchange. I would get the opportunity to experience the 7.2's and you could experience the McCormack's, I have two pair of monoblocks, 0.5 Platinum and Stock DNA 1.0's.  One has the current while the other has the finesse.

If this sounds interesting to you let me know we can work out the details.

As far as the speaker and crossover upgrades I'm looking forward to the outcome. It's very intriguing.

Tomtiel

Keep the stories coming, I always like reading your insights about the back ground  development of these speakers as well as your future upgrades for these.

ig316b,

I aacpt your offer. What part of NC are you loctaed in? 

I sent my amps out to be serviced so they should be back in a few weeks. 

Having Steves amps on CS 7.2 I'm curious how the 7.2 will respond.

This will be a fun session. 

New to the thread so hopefully I’m not interrupting the flow, but recently acquired a pair of pristine 1.6’s and I am interested in any recommendations around amplification. Currently I am using a NAD C375BEE which seems to do quite well with them. Thanks everyone and must say this incredibly long thread is a great read!  John