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| How many brands use own drivers? Vandersteen carbon drivers. Thiel made their own drivers. TAD and Vivid probably do. | |
| Thiel Owners Disagree, unsound, with wholesale dismissal of multiple brands known to work with Thiels, including those with sub 4 ohm impedance. It’s complicated to predict the interaction between impedance and phase angle, never mind how the partnering amp wi... | |
| Thiel Owners I’ve never heard the 3.6 so will defer to others other than to say the 3.6 reaches deeper into the lowest octave and appears a more difficult load for the amp. Also, I’m a big fan of the coax in the 2.4. My short list of Thiels I think better than... | |
| Thiel Owners Unfortunately there is only a high-pass filter so I can’t experiment with that. Have you tried the experiment of unplugging the subwoofer? The Stereophile review of the CS2 points out that the 42Hz extension is adequate for most rock music. And ... | |
| Thiel Owners Speaking of the other thread, I shared my impressions of the Cardas hookup wire and binding posts over there:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/thiel-cs2-4-upgrade-to-cs-2-4-se/post?postid=1713577#1713577I am completely finished now! The SQ is... | |
| Thiel Owners @laserjock1963 Well, *I* pulled it off successfully. Are you comfortable using a soldering iron? I didn’t have a lot of experience but my electrical engineer father and audiophile older brother taught me some basics when I was a teen. If you’re no... | |
| Thiel Owners @77jovian Thanks for posting. I, too, have an AX-5. I’m quite certain it’s my last amp. Treo CT was the top of my short list for speaker upgrade (I’ve only heard the standard Treo) but the AX-5 pretty well crushed my budget! I ended up with used C... | |
| Thiel Owners My room is not quite 19.5’ wide. But setup is not centered. Left channel only 3’ from wall, right wall has a wood stove and walkway to an exit. Kinda funky, and FR measuremnts during my XO build did reveal some room mode issues worse than I imagin... | |
| Thiel Owners the Thiel require more toe in than the Apogee Stage, Vandersteen 1ci or the Quad ESL. My Vandersteen Sig IIs sounded best with a bit of toe-in but I like the sound of my CS2.4s without any toe-in. I have them just under 8’ apart and sit ~9’ away.... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se @andy2Of course! I didn't think it through! My plan for single posts on the cabinet would require a second pair of boards - lol | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se But if you're going outboard, you will have to modify the binding posts to bi-wire anyway. I don't follow this. Why would you not be able to choose either single *or* dual binding posts? Why would outboard eliminate a solution with a single BP? ... | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se didn't Tom say something about the length of the wire to the drivers form the xo being significant to the design? I don’t recall that. He monitors the Thiel Owner’s thread if you want to ask him. I *do* remember he is a fan of short speaker cable... | |
| What are the top 3 dream speakers you wanna buy next regardless of price? Vandersteen 7TAD Ref OneVivid Giya | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se Early on, Tom and I considered outboard and I canvassed the Thiel Owners thread to gauge demand. Plusses include heat management, vibration control, and freedom to use large parts. Minuses include reduced WAF and added cost. I have no regrets with... | |
| Thiel Owners @james63Without knowing what new sound you're looking for, I suggest upgrading the crossovers. The CS2.4 cabinet is very good and the drivers are outstanding. There are some *really* nice gains to be had with improved passive parts. This is a huge... |