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| Thiel Owners @jafant did you get a chance to inquire about driver availability? | |
| Upgrade bug - advice on amp or preamp upgrade from Ayre for Revel speakers? new Integrated is more powerful than previous models From Ryan Berry’s post it’s 100 W into 8 ohms, and every Ayre amp to date doubles into 4 ohms. This puts it between the AX-7 (60 W) and AX-5 (125 W). I ran an AX-7 for almost 15 years on my CS1.... | |
| Upgrade bug - advice on amp or preamp upgrade from Ayre for Revel speakers? Aww, crap, my link is wrong. Here is the text from Ryan Berry's post on AA dated Dec. 2, 2017. We're planning on being able to start shipping the EX-8 soon, hopefully by end of year depending on when we get some components, such as the chassis,... | |
| Upgrade bug - advice on amp or preamp upgrade from Ayre for Revel speakers? This is a total aside, but anyone have insight into the future of Ayre post Charles? I still grimace when I think of what happened to Thiel after Jim passed... Unbelievable what happened to Thiel Audio. Jim Thiel never mentored another engine... | |
| Thiel Owners On my 2.7's, i had been using the outrigger with the spikes that came with them. Replaced them with big brass feet from Mapleshade and that was a nice improvement. Also, Avalon makes some cones (aluminum? stainless steel?) that I might try d... | |
| Thiel Owners Good luck, bcarr38In your previous post you wrote: I have a pair of CS 2.3s with upgraded coax speaker which sound great but I am interested in upgrading Was the upgrade the driver or crossover? I am *really* happy with the CS2.4SE. It can't repr... | |
| Thiel Owners I tried some Iso Acoustic Iso-Pucks under one of my Thiel 2.7s tonight. I'm not familiar with this product but, as a rule, isolation footers should be used only for electronics and, maybe, cables but never speakers. I'm not surprised you didn't ... | |
| Thiel Owners the outriggers are very sweet and very heavy. I have heard the 2.4, 2.4SE and 2.7 models with and without outriggers. To my ears, there is a slightly improved sound and presentation using the outriggers. I venture to report that the difference... | |
| Thiel Owners Thiel Audio used to suggest only using "Endust" for keeping cabinets clean. The veneers have a bit of a perfumy smell, presumably from the previous owner's home and I have a sensitive nose. I might start with just a damp microfiber cloth. I'll l... | |
| Thiel Owners Another fine evening with the CS2.4SE. They sound even better tonight, maybe because everything is warmed up after the ride in the FedEx truck. I played a bit with location and toe-in, found a spot I like and put the outriggers on.Other than zero ... | |
| Thiel Owners Also: are the drivers easy enough to replace once you receive the part? I replaced a tweeter in my CS1.6s. If you can work a screwdriver and soldering iron, you're in business. | |
| Thiel Owners Wow! Well, I'll consider myself lucky despite the less than ideal condition of my pair's cabinets. I seriously thought about just getting a standard pair and modding them but really wanted the outriggers and I dig the "vermilion maple".Yes, please... | |
| Thiel Owners Looks like there was a Les Paul - Gibson sunburst pair of CS3.7 for sale last fall. What a great looking speaker!OTOH, I've read that the CS3.7 (and by extension 2.7?) were made in China, both the cabinets and drivers. I recall the delays Thiel ha... | |
| Thiel Owners @jafant I got them from The Music Room near Denver. 163 and 164. What do you use to clean and treat the veneers? | |
| Thiel Owners @bcarr38 The best single place to check is hifishark. Type in the model you want and it will show you a compilation of listings from Audiogon, eBay, Audiomart, and many others. Plus, you can review previous listings and get an idea of the market v... |