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| 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. | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? non pistonic is out of phase behavior...they are same thing I don't find the sound of a driver at break up mode the same as a speaker with a high-order filter, if that's what you're meaning. One is distortion and the other is a very subtle sonic... | |
| Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina I would probably take the *regular* Quatro over a Wilson *Sasha*. So, Quatro CT over a Sabrina is a no-brainer, in my book. | |
| Thiel Owners The Thiels i am thinking, have more cabinet resonances and nothing will change that. Changing speakers is such a pain (selling and shipping the old ones for example) that i probably will be keeping these for many years. the crossover upgrad... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? elevating pistonic behavior to the same importance as time/phase correct behavior. Some designers think that pistonic behavior is *more* important, but might as well achieve both if you can! require a technology different from the current carbon... | |
| Vandersteen Model 2D? As far as upgrades, might a carbon tweeter be a good idea? I think it's likely important that Vandersteen keep these below the the 3K price point, so perhaps that is out of the question. Current retail is $2700. Pretty much zero chance of addi... | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent Thanks for the report. I'm not surprised. I don't consider Thiels the best available but I do consider them the best at their price points. They "punch well above their weight class". IMO, models like the CS3.7 and 7.2 just miss the ultim... | |
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