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| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s Actually on reading the entire review, despite the nominally flat impedance, the speakers sound like they are finicky and prone to interacting with other components. Moreover, he refers to the grilles being off in his earlier sample - I suspect th... | |
| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s I did. I have no explanation. But mine didn't behave that way. I even tested them a bit once and they were not very even. And back in the day - late 80's, they had a reputation for being amp sensitive... Not sure how to reconcile all that. Oh well... | |
| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s Funny. Mine definitely didn't have it originally. And when it had been on for 15+ years it was a bear to remove and did damage. Oh well. Yes, not a problem unless one wanted to look at the drivers (not to play them, just to see the condition). The... | |
| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s I should also mention that these did not have double sticky stuff on the grills when I bought them, but after the amp blowup, the Thiel restoration included the double sticky tape.. Alas this precluded taking the grilles off, so they weren't check... | |
| What to do with old Thiel CS-2s Thanks all. I didn't mention that I did get a quote from Thiel for restoration of the drivers... I was able to buy modern, excellent speakers for less. Their price was ridiculous. And no, they wouldn't sell me the drivers. I do wood working and co... | |
| Any information/experience with Olive ONE I am beginning to wonder if they will never deliver. They have basically gone black for months now. Moreover, their Facebook page made some vague reference to delivering the first backer units, but no photos, announcements or anything. And someone... | |
| NAD M2 vs. Peachtree Grand Integrated X1 Well no one ever replied, but I did listen to both in the end. I auditioned the M2 for about a week in home. It sounded fine, but wasn't a clear upgrade over my Krell KSA-50s + Peachtree NovaPre. I couldn't justify the cost. I eventually auditione... |