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| 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... | |
| Thiel Owners Looking forward to your review on Thiel speakers- beetlemaniaWell, you've already read my opinion on the CS1.6 . . . Today, I received my CS2.4SE. They're a bit rougher cosmetically than the seller disclosed but the drivers are flawless. I've li... | |
| Thiel Owners Seems inevitable that they will fold. Why did they ever bring on a new designer that threw out pretty much every one of Jim Thiel's principles? Crazy! I hope that one of the employees will buy out the legacy parts and continue to offer service and... | |
| Thiel Owners Jim Thiel made some fantastic designs. In particular, some of his drivers were and still are among the best ever, IMO. I think his main shortcoming was relying almost exclusively on measurements and not so much on listening. The CS2.4SE seems to b... | |
| What's Next Vivid B1 Decade would be on my list at that price category, maybe Vandersteen 5A Carbon. Lucky you! | |
| Thiel Owners the problem here is because Vandersteen is affordable it gets treated with entry-level Band-aid wires and gear and suffers the consequences. Yeah, the consequence of building to a price is that you can't have everything. The 2Ce and 3A are rema... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks for the reply, jafant If you enjoy the Vandy sound I do except they have a somewhat veiled midrange, IMO, probably because of the plastic driver. The latest versions use a "tri-woven" driver which is said to be better but I haven't heard i... | |
| Thiel Owners Stevecham: CS6 could be interesting; i don't doubt you're happy. I rank the CS7.2 just a notch below the very best speakers I've heard (Vandersteen 7, TAD Ref 1, Vivid Giya, and Avalon Ascent) but better than Wilson W/P 7 and 8, Revel Studio and o... | |
| Full-sounding SS amps (besides Pass) Ayre and ARC are my favorites and I've been told Aesthetix is also good (something about the letter A?). I recently upgraded to an Ayre AX-5 Twenty. There are only a couple of separates I have heard that I thought were better. |