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| Thiel is officially closed!! Thanks for the insight beetlemania. Seems reasonable.As for post-Jim speakers: Jim must have passed on some engineering as the 2.7s were completed (and I believe designed, or partially designed) after his death. I can't remember the name of th... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! beetlemania,Given the way Thiel has been run since the new ownership, I’d presume the worst case scenario in terms of finances.Jafant mentioned Rob Gillium was working on become a proprietor for Theil legacy parts/work...but I don’t know that was ... | |
| Thiel is officially closed!! Just noticed this thread.As I mentioned in the owners thread, I’m now very concerned aboutgetting the spare drivers I was just intending to order. I’d been in touch with the legacy parts department just a few weeks ago and the feeling was the driv... | |
| Thiel Owners I’m seriously freaked out because I’ve essentially staked my system on the Thiels (including having just spent tons of money on subwoofers, crossovers etc to use with the 2.7s), with the mindset I could get spare drivers. I note this at the end of... | |
| Thiel Owners Yikes! That post about Thiel being "toast."How does that comport with Jafant's recent contact with Rob suggesting parts will be available? | |
| MBL 111F or 101E ???? I don't quite go along the idea the MBLs necessarily have a diffuse image. Mine certainly don't (and I have decidedly non-diffuse Thiel speakers to compare them to). Though I have a fairly well damped room.I've also heard the 101D/Es in set ups ... | |
| Thiel Owners beetlemania,No that doesn't sound insincere. I think Jim was a pretty straight-shooter, so that suggests he believes he heard the difference. Though I would have been interested in a longer conversation with Jim, to draw him out on the subject a... | |
| Thiel Owners I'm very glad that Jim Thiel took the path he did in terms of value for money. I always appreciated the fact that Thiel never went into that ridiculous-price territory we see in many other manufacturers. A top of the line Thiel competes very wel... | |
| Help! Tweaking My Lovan Rack for new Big A**ed Transrotor Turntable! Just another little test tonight - ipad w. accelerometer placed on the Transrotor platter. Wow. What a difference between this and my previous Micro Seiki floating suspension design. (As one would expect, of course).When I'd placed the ipad on ... | |
| Help! Tweaking My Lovan Rack for new Big A**ed Transrotor Turntable! Update:Finally received my custom made "roasted maple" butcher block for the turntable base.Looks beautiful. It's 22" wide by 17" deep by 2 1/2" thick.I did a temporary set up, put the block on top of my Lovan rack with the Townsend iso Pods (spri... | |
| Any of you experiment with optimal VTA for Benz Micro Cartridges @artemus_5 Terrific tip! Thank you very much!With all the cartridges out there it's been tough to find much on that particular Benz. So your input is quite valuable. | |
| Thiel Model 2 Since the thread was bumped...I've mentioned numerous times in the Thiel owner's thread: I still own a pair of Thiel 02 and can't get rid of them. They remain one of my favorite all time speakers. They have such aliveness and palpability. My ... | |
| Thiel Owners @ronkent,The iso-pucks can be used for any device within their spec limit.The web site mentions a variety of speakers, from monitors to bass amps under which to put the isopucks, which of course use the same principle as the Gaia footers.My Thiels... | |
| MBL 111F or 101E ???? Honestly, I would not want to place MBLs, incuding my 121s, that close to the side/rear walls. I wouldn't place any speaker (with few exceptions) that way. My 121s are well out into my room - I tend to like almost nearfield listening. But I also... | |
| MBL 111F or 101E ???? peppapig,Careful about putting too much stock into my comments.I've heard several people who own various MBLs mention, including reviewers, that the stand mounted 121s and 120 MBLs, despite only having the mid/tweeter of the 101s, nonetheless have... |