tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Todd - I am a strong proponent of the 2 ohm deal, since Thiels drop near 2 ohms over broad frequency ranges. I make a big deal out of the requirement because many current sources exhibit considerable anomalies as they run out of oomph. That distre... | |
| Thiel Owners audiojan - Thanks for the update. I have become aware of the audibility of the midrange hash introduced by a port / passive radiator having effects on the whole presentation. I recently participated in a product development blind A/B test where e... | |
| Thiel Owners Oops, the place was correct, so year must have been 1982 and the model must have been the CS3. Who knows where the memories go? The 3.5 was a major advancement; the amp arrangement would apply, and the results so much better. | |
| Thiel Owners Long ago and far away, I once heard a pair of 3.5s that took my breath away. The owner had set them up in a very nice room, constructed of plaster on structural brick with 2: 6' pocket doors and openable windows on one side. So, the room was effec... | |
| Thiel Owners The one series is made for small spaces, moving a fraction of the air.Woofer areas are approximately 1: 10", 2: 50", 3: 75". | |
| Thiel Owners sandy - I went through this exercise as I acquired a single sub and added another. In order to get true stereo bass information, you need 2 crossovers, since each is receiving signal from its prospective channel and outputting to its respective su... | |
| Thiel Owners All - I just picked up a pair of 3.6s from a lurker on this forum. Come winter I plan to be in full XO mode. PP> 2 2> 2.4> 3.6. Plenty of parts on hand. Slow start, other projects. | |
| Thiel Owners I also eagerly await first-hand commentary. | |
| Thiel Owners rules - I love the 3.5. My decision to not include it in my upgrade program is based on lack of availability of drivers or a solution for modernizing the equalizer and the inherent bass-response limit for "modern" recordings. The product history ... | |
| Thiel Owners brayeagle - Yes, the Bryston amps have been part of Thiel's history since early-on. We had 4Bs in the day. I hope to find the right model at the right price. | |
| Thiel Owners Todd - you are correct. My needs are somewhat different than "best sound I can get". I hope to assemble a small stable of amps that would be paired with Thiel speakers and are different from each other in sound and topology. And I have to find the... | |
| Thiel Owners Thiel's first stable of amps included the Phase Linear 400, designed by Bob Carver. I am interested in how the Sunfire 300 holds up. The design orientation and specs certainly fit Thiel speakers' demands. Next amp was Nelson Pass' Stasis 500 with ... | |
| Thiel Owners Todd - Hard to imagine, indeed. The x.7 drivers are really something special, plus all the accumulated knowledge / growth in the functionality of the enclosure. michael - very true. The power hunger is, in my opinion, the primary limiting factor t... | |
| Thiel Owners tmsrdg - for what it's worth, you might offer those 2.2s to this group first. I know it's all vaporware until we have real upgraded speakers for comparison and review, but I anticipate significantly better sound from the new hot-rodded 2.2s. | |
| Thiel Owners One Thiel-related thought. That amp is rated for 4 ohm minimum impedance. Your CS2.3 rides around 4 ohms over much of its range, but drops to 3 over a broad area from 100 to 1K Hz, and touches 2 ohms at 400-500 Hz where there is lots of musical co... |