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| BEST fullrange speaker drivers in existence, 4"-10" diameter range, and...Go! Not clear what you're asking. What do you mean by "fullrange"? Is this for a DIY speaker? Do you mean bass extension? Or single driver that best covers 20-20K cycles? | |
| Thiel Owners @profYes, that’s fair. Richard Hardesty outlined those benefits in his review of the Vandersteen 2WQ and I considered him a highly credible reviewer. Still, at my budget I want want something that crushes it from the mid bass up. Getting quality s... | |
| Thiel Owners Jim to take the bass as deep as possible in each model - because subs are inherently difficult. The CS2.4 has useful output down to ~30 Hz. The 3-series down to upper 20s. The CS7.2 down to the mid 20s. Compare those to the lowest fundamentals o... | |
| Thiel Owners KEF is highly regarded and Andrew Jones is a hall of fame level designer but I would stay with the Thiel. You *know* it’s beyond mid-level good, matches your stuff, and is made in US. | |
| All in one Pre/Power/Streaming/DAC or Streaming Preamp/DAC combo ~$2k-4k recommendations If you can stretch your budget, Ayre EX-8 | |
| Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se 630 V version has thicker film. Tom Thiel (and his sources) is confident that will sound better. We are putting 630 V on the coax feed (ie, 14 and 28 uF caps) for maximum SQ. Where you are runnng in parallel to get proper capacitance, you might us... | |
| Thiel Owners Do you really want to hear the crap from these dealers? I wonder how much of this is a genuine expression versus sales pitch designed to sow seeds of audiophile doubt in hopes of getting you to buy new speakers. High-end audio is hurting. These br... | |
| Thiel Owners @prof Tom Thiel described Thiel Audio’s measurements earlier in this thread, maybe February-May? | |
| Thiel Owners • Bad (compromised) information is in some ways more harmful than no information. Real anechoic chamber or outdoor measurements are expensive and Stereophile et al choose to side-step that expense without, in my opinion, proper contextualizat... | |
| Thiel Owners Too bad they don't measure at distances that allow for proper driver integration, time accuracy or actual listening positions. Most Thiels measured by Stereophile (at 50") show a suck out at the mid-tweeter XO point. Sometimes the text would ex... | |
| Thiel Owners Jim does not add the customary underdamped bass hump, so Thiel bass is honest. Teeheehee. I think I know which brand you're referring to ;^)Soundstage's loudspeaker measurements are done in a true anechoic chamber and, therefore, do not suffer t... | |
| Thiel Owners @andy2 The CS2.4 goes down to about 30 cycles in my room and I have them well away from walls. That’s enough to reproduce all but the left most one or two keys on a piano. Not much music down there. My previous speaker was Vandy 2CE Sig II, useful... | |
| Looking for a preamp used under 5k The recently discontinued Ayre K-5xeMP was the lowest priced Stereohile Class A rated preamp for several years. This is one on Audiogon right now for $2800. | |
| Thiel Owners Craigslist is also a place to find strong, young movers! | |
| Thiel Owners If they need help, Rob will help you. If you want to take them to the next performance level, we'll have an upgrade path for you. IMNSHO, buying a nice pair of used Thiels might become the most-cost-effective way to get near SOTA sound. For st... |