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| Best possible separates for Thiel CS 3.7 I agree, the CS3.7 is a seriously good speaker. I think Tom Thiel’s forthcoming XO upgrade will push it to the next tier.The stereo VX-R plus KX-R might be closer to your budget limit. The 5-series sounds nearly as good, IMO, but not as much power... | |
| Best possible separates for Thiel CS 3.7 Ayre R-seriesARC Ref 6 and Reference 250Aesthetix Atlas and CallistoThat’s a lot of coin for Thiels. Make sure you sign up for Tom Thiel’s XO upgrade when he has one! A tweaked CS3.7 driven by these pre/power combos would really sing! | |
| Thiel Owners I am looking to improve highs which sometimes lack crystal clear clarity, I think the technical term is "tizzyness?" Also would like to improve the vocal/midranges, make these warmer and deeper. What should my next upgrade be? Upgrade the cr... | |
| Thiel Owners In a holding pattern for now. Tom Thiel should get the custom Clarity caps by the end of the month. I do have my Multicaps now but don’t plan to use them until I build the new boards. In the meantime, I hope to identify any substantial cabinet res... | |
| Thiel Owners what was your trade/occupation prior to joining Thiel Audio in th mid-90's ? You've misunderstood. Tom Thiel *founded* Thiel Audio with brother Jim and Kathy Gornik. Tom left in the mid-90s. | |
| Thiel Owners Magico Q7 Mk II. They are $223 KI’d like to think these would outperform a $15k speaker! But the SQ gap, if any, is not anywhere near the $$$ gap. All the more so if the crossovers are upgraded to premium parts. Maybe some of you CS3.7 or 7.2 owne... | |
| Thiel Owners I will do soldering soon by myself, but kind of worrying about my soldering skill will mess up the 7.2 or not. Although Rob told me that's straight forward. Then you will have the confidence to upgrade your caps and resistors or build a full “hot ... | |
| Thiel Owners Turns out...I like my Thiels better :-)Hmmm, what will you say should you upgrade your crossovers? | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? If RV ever does put a carbon tweeter in the 2s (I doubt it), it would be a no-brainer to just call it the "2Carbon". | |
| Thiel Owners Your recollections and future considerations of the CS 5's is most interesting. Perhaps my favorite Thiel model. If it weren't for the associated amplifier demands, I'd probably own a pair. IMO, the ultimate Thiel would have the 5's sealed bas... | |
| Thiel Owners So my dilema is do I upgrade the 2.4's to 2.4SE's as I can get the upgrade kit from Rob and be content with my current system or do I sell the 2.4's and the SS2( hopefully to someone who loves Thiel and appreciates the quality) and get a pair ... | |
| Thiel Owners 8 v 10” woofer. Prof and ronkent can probably describe the difference. | |
| Thiel Owners Not much musical content below 35 Hz: http://www.sineworld.com/html/basic_knowledge/freqchart.htmlI can never again live with a speaker that isn’t robust down to 40 but I’d rather have a killer speaker that stopped at 40 than a mediocre one with f... | |
| Thiel Owners I haven't yet looked at the 3.5, but will look into it. The equalizer could indeed be ignored in an upgrade. Sounds good, Tom. Seems to be some demand for that model! And maybe someone will step up to address the equalizer? | |
| Thiel Owners upgrade the equalizer, which would be required for system synergy I might not even be able to *spell* "equalizer" . . . Is there potential harm to the balance by simply upgrading the caps and resistors on the XOs, keeping the layout as is? Keep... |