Will the Thiel CS2.4 fit in my car?


I will be picking up a pair of Thiel CS2.4 at UPS tomorrow.  Do you think they will fit in my car?I drive a small BMW 2004 3's coupe.  I hope I can fit on in the trunk and another one in frontof the passenger seat.
andy2
For future reference Menards and I think Home depot rent a full size truck for 18 bucks for 75 minutes. 
andy2

a very nice summation on the size of a midrange driver and its overall effect on presentation, sound.   Happy Listening!
I live on the west coast where temperature is
very moderate so I guess that's why a lot more
people are driving smaller import cars. On the
east and midwest, I notice people drive a lot
more larger domestic cars. Is it because the wheather
condition is quite a bit harsher vs. the west coast.
 I sold some CS6's to a guy from Amarillo who had the perfect vehicle for those of us who keep swapping speakers: A Ford Excursion: its an F250 based SUV. He had enough room in there for another pair of speakers and a couple of Krell FPB 600's. Which is about what we Thielguys need to transport the necessary power for our Thiels.
In Texas, most driveways have a pickup and an SUV. When I lived in a small town south of Lubbock, everyone had a Suburban, just to go grocery shopping in the big city..
A small midrange driver has the advantage of better
transient and speed and probably because of that,
has better clarity. It is also easier to cross to
the tweeter because it has a wide dispersion at around
3khz which is the typical cross over point to the tweeter
for most speakers. The disadvantage of a small midrange
driver is it lacks lower midrange weight vs. say a
5.5in. midrange driver. You could neutralize that
by crossing a small mid range driver to the bass driver
at a higher frequency. For example, a typical 5.5in
midrange driver crosses to the bass driver at around
300 to 400hz. For the small mid range driver of the CS2.4,
you have to cross higher, and I believe from Stereophile
measuremnt page, the CS2.4 cross over point is around 1KHz
between the mid and the bass driver.

The weakness of a larger mid range driver, such as the
5.5in is that at 3khz, it starts beaming so its dispersion
is different from the tweeter so the listening window
is a bit narrower, but it can be done. You could cross
over a 5.5in to the tweeter at a lower freq. maybe around
2.5khz or 2.0khz to improve dispersion but crossing the
tweeter low has its own problem too. I guess it's
a matter of compromise. One is better at higher freq.
and the other is better at the lower freq. One is clearer
and cleaner, whereas the other is a bit warmer and fuller
at the lower midrange freq. I guess it depends on your
preference.

Regardless of how the cross over points are implemented,
ultimately the physics of the size will dictate the sound.
I think that's why many people have said the CS2.4
can sound a bit lean. I don't think in the absolute sense,
they sound lean, but in relative to other speakers that
use larger mid range driver, they do sound a bit lean
relatively. That does not mean they sound bright by
any mean.
@andy2 , I'm curious how you'd describe the small midrange sound.  I'd have thought that it would have less directional sound and therefore be less room dependent.  I decided a while back that I like small midranges. I'm not 100% sure why.  Maybe more resolution due to low mass, maybe less directional and therefore better off axis response.  Maybe something else, I'm not sure but I never would've thought they had an inherent sound. 
andy2

Good to have you on board over on the Thiel Owners thread.
Thank You for your contributions.   Happy Listening!
I got two rigs.  One is Arcam CD23, Conrad Johnson 17LS and Simaudio Moon W-3.
The other is Ayre QB9 DSD, Pass Lab XP10 and SImaudio W7.

Anyway, just got the Thiel home.  Very nice sounding.  It's natural and neutral at the same time.  Not bright at all. But it does have it's own sound due to using a small mid range driver.  I'll post my thoughts over at the Thiel's thread.
Actually no.  The boxes turn out to be a bit too big for the car.  I already have someone with a SUV to help me tomorrow.

I thought I would be able to listen to some Thiels tonight but will have to wait.  I am just hoping they won't be damaged during shipping (all the way from New York to SoCal).
andy2
Nice score!  Good advice as above except buying a new car.  If your back seats fold down exposing the trunk then yes. Otherwise, (1) speaker in the back seat face down. The other in your passenger front seat reclined all of the way back.   I like djones51 suggestion.  Pretty crafty.
I am looking forward in your assessment, impressions and thoughts on the CS 2.4 loudspeaker.  Happy Listening!
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You don’t know the H x W x D, plus the gross weight of the containers / crates. Best to get a van - - and a friend to help you load and unload them. Carrying and moving shipping crates can easily be a two-person task.

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt  for my  2.7s
Is this really a serious question?
Hire a small van, If in doubt.....actually be safe hire one. Will probably cost you about a $100 or less with no hassle. Why take the risk? 

I plan to fold down the back seat.  The Thiels is a bit narrow so I will place one on the side in the trunk length-wise.  The front passenger side should fit one.
Probably. Interior width of your BMW is 54” and the Thiels are a tad over 41” tall. You will have to take them out of whatever packaging the seller shipped them to you in however as I’m pretty certain they won’t fit still in a box.  Good luck finding an easy way to dispose of that ... 
I once took a pair of Spendor S9 in my 1998 Accord, but the Accord is slightly bigger than my BMW 3's series.  So hopefully they'll fit.
I took some Thiel 2 2s home in a Honda Accord.  I believe I put one in the front passenger seat and laid one down in the back seat.  Take some blankets, I'm pretty sure you'll be fine.  
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