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| Thiel Owners you should buy my 2.7's :) LOL! Actually, there was a pair of white CS2.7s on A'gon just after I bought my SEs and for <$500 more. That had me second guessing. The 2.7 coax is almost certainly better than that on my SEs. But I'm committed to ... | |
| Thiel Owners I really think these will be the speakers they bury me with Yes! I was already happy with my CS2.4SEs and the resistor upgrade has been *very* satisfying (I think the new resistors are still breaking in, they keep sounding better and better). O... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? Ouch :’( | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? If the post is, say, 3-4” diameter and round it might have very little sonic effect. Just need to listen with your eyes closed! | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? I have CS5i’s in my 14.5’ X 24’ X 9’ dedicated room and they completely disappear. Your room should be great with the 5i’s. Use the Cardas room node calculator for distance of the speakers from the front wall (front baffle ~80" out from the wall) ... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? One thing that I have not tried to address is side wall reflections. I would start with a couple of simple throw rugs mounted to each side wall. No need to get crazy - yet. | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? I wonder if RV could implement a model 2 CT for under 4K? IIRC, the price increase from Treo to Treo CT was about $1000. The XO probably also would need to be tweaked or further optimized. Is there really a market for a $4K Model 2? Maybe.It mig... | |
| Thiel Owners I forgot that the new crossovers would be outboard. That would almost certainly rule them out for me. Tom Thiel is planning both as options. The outboard versions are likely to be more tricked out. Internal mounting is space limited and reduces th... | |
| Thiel Owners @prof I should add that the layouts will be different, especially for the outboard solution. This, more than the change in parts quality, is why Tom wants to ensure that the new orientation is not deleterious. | |
| Thiel Owners i asked my distributor if he could order the lastest crossovers in 2015 he told me Thiel didn't have them available anymore.Well, the only person to ask now is Rob Gillum at Coherent Source Service. He has an easy inquiry form on his website and h... | |
| Thiel Owners I prefer the sound *with* the outriggers. Not sure how much is due to better floor coupling versus the added 2” higher axis.Has anyone tried comparing the sound with and without the outriggers that Thiel provided? | |
| Thiel Owners I'm a bit gun-shy about messing with the tone of my 2.7sThe upgrade circuit is nearly identical to OEM. “Nearly” in that bypass caps will alter capacitance by about 1%. Otherwise all cap, inductor, and resistor values are unchanged from Jim Thiel’... | |
| Thiel Owners I recently purchased a pair of CS 2.7 that I am running with a peachtree nova 300 and accessing Tidal as a source. I found the highs a little bright and the lows so so. I've not heard this amp but class D amps are reported to be generally less... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? speakers a bit closer to price parity Fair enough. My non-parity example reflects the dearth of both phase coherent designs and designs with pistonic behavior. Both of these groups are very small and the overlap seems to stop at the Vandersteen 7 ... | |
| How do Walsh Ohm Speakers compare to Thiels? try Jim Smiths excellent book first !!!!!! Great advice! The Thiel CS5 is said to be one of Jim Thiel's best designs. Might as well put in the effort to get the room and placement right before trying a different speaker. |