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| Thiel is officially closed!! We blame the buyer of Thiel but surely they were in trouble before. The enemy of the good is better and the competition in great quality speakers has increased. Jim Thiel died without a protege', the economy crapped the bed (the middle class c... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! Jim must have passed on some engineering as the 2.7s were completed (and I believe designed, or partially designed) after his death. Good point. I think the CS2.4SE was Thiel's last project that was completed but maybe he had started on the CS... | |
| Thiel Owners @marqmike Thanks for that story! Very encouraging. And, yes, you should upgrade the capacitors! | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp Maybe listen with your ears instead of specs (which actually is 100 W)? | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! Jafant mentioned Rob Gillium was working on become a proprietor for Theil legacy parts/work...but I don’t know that was completed, or what the closure of Thiel means for that venture. If Mr. Gillium has the capital to buy the parts inventory ... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! I'm also concerned regarding Ayre with the recent passing of Charles Hansen. Ayre has a leg up relative to what happened at Thiel. Jim Thiel pretty much failed to train another engineer that could carry the legacy and vision in his absence. Wh... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! Aren’t they sometimes "seized" and that kinda thing, so they disappear? If there are loans, the bank will want their money back. If there are not loans, the owners will want to cut their losses. Any spare drivers will surely be available from so... | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp OK, I see what informed your opinion, thanks. But, so what? It’s the same chassis because it’s their entry-level line. They have to save money to make it as affordable as possible while maxing performance at the price point (kinda like the plain w... | |
| Thiel Owners I interpreted that as he does all the work in his shop - you have to ship the speaker to him. But I don’t know why you couldn’t instead remove the crossover yourself and send only that to him. Maybe it depends on how comfortable you are removing a... | |
| Thiel Owners FWIW, eBay lists a "crossover upgrade service" for Thiels -- I have not explored this though. Yes, I saw this and exchanged a couple of e-mails with him. Me: I am considering buying Thiel CS2.4s and am curious about your crossover upgrade. What do... | |
| Thiel Owners @jafant There is an improvement between the CS 2.4 / CS 2.4SE, believe me, I spent many hours of listening to ensure that nothing was remissed. So, you directly compared the two models? Neither of the webzine reviewers were able to make that co... | |
| More Bad News AT Thiel The new floors standers and the monitor are pretty much gone. They are made to order. Really? There is no info about that on the webpage, nor any listings of dealers for such products. What can still be ordered and how do you find out about it? | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp @nycjlee I would love to hear your system. I imagine it's awesome! I just went from from 2Ce Sig IIs to Thiel CS2.4SE. I am super happy. There is no audible output below about 30 cycles but the sonics are nearly flawless otherwise. Probably image ... | |
| Thiel Owners Though I would have been interested in a longer conversation with Jim, to draw him out on the subject and see how he may nuance things. Well, I think it's telling that he called the Clarity Caps "boutique" capacitors. That sounds quite condesce... | |
| Ayre introduces the AX-8 integrated amp how do you like the AX-5 ? Can this model upgrade to AX-5 twenty? Holy cow, I freaking love it!The two best amps I've ever heard are the Ayre MX-R and ARC Reference 250. Well, it's more accurate to say that those were the amps in the two best *s... |