tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Proper imaging requires many aspects to come together, about which much has been written and we won't try to summarize. I will say that there are many ways to lose the information that results in a proper image. Cabinet effects including edge diff... | |
| Thiel Owners I am assembling a high resolution system with all Thiel speakers for developing acoustic guitar solutions as well as actual and consulting music production, in addition to developing potential crossover upgrades for classic Thiel speakers. By the ... | |
| Repair of Classe products Raymonda, I am in the same quandry with a DR-6 and a pair of DR-9s that need service. Through the B&W site you can download the service manuals for all the products under the B&W canopy. I'll advise if/when I find a qualified repair soluti... | |
| Thiel Owners Arvin - about the missing CS4. By the late 80s, we had gotten well established in Japan, which is (or at least was) extremely difficult as well as being a world market-maker. They wanted a state of the art speaker from Thiel, and orientals don't h... | |
| Thiel Owners We used a variety of amps in the lab and listening room. Threshold, Mark Levinson, Krell and Classé were always there. Unsound may be right about the TH12e, I don't remember. The Classe´amps were a pair of DR9s strapped to mono, which I still have... | |
| Thiel Owners tmsrdg, power isn't the most illuminating word, current into low impedance is a subset of power and the operative limitation. You can find out the 2-ohm spec on your amp, which should describe its capability. But, as Larry adds another considerati... | |
| Thiel Owners Welcome F1. I am speaking from personal experience and generalizations and do not formally represent Thiel Audio. The Ayre and Pass Labs are both extraordinary amplifiers from excellent designers. Each has its sonic signature, but either is consid... | |
| Thiel Owners The modification project is indeed making progress, but there's nothing to report until there's something to report. | |
| Thiel speaker model range I know this is an old thread, but I might alleviate some confusion. The original (O) series was consecutive. Each product number followed the previous, regardless of size, configuration. The model 2 followed the model 1, etc. Any update added a le... | |
| Thiel Owners I have heard that there were reliability issues with the subwoofer amps and that Thiel was making in-house repairs at one time. However, I don't know the present state of subwoofer support. I suggest your friend contact Rob for advice. rob@coheren... | |
| Found some very early Thiels Old thread, but I can clarify. Thiel Audio began as a division of Tom Thiel's Conceptions Design Studio which made furniture, musical instruments and other high artifacts. The first product, the Thiel Model 01 came from "Conceptions Electronics / ... | |
| Thiel Owners Pruning a brand niche is a very delicate endeavor. Imagine the confusions that result from differing implementations of various products within a brand. I will share that in the development of the CS5 in the late 80s, I wanted to go farther out on... | |
| Thiel Owners This kind of wrangling of details normally occurs behind the design curtain and the buyer gets what he gets with myriad value judgements / assumptions bundled in the mix. It is not for the faint of heart; the process will lead to critical listenin... | |
| Thiel Owners I like where you are going. It might be possible to move the coil, if there is room in the cabinet. We could move the 0.15mH coil outboard past the end of the panel. That would require crimping and soldering lead extensions - not desirable, but po... | |
| Thiel Owners I do not have a rule of thumb for how to account for changes in ourboard XO environment and I think any changes would be small enough to dismiss in the absence of research equipment and process. 0.01uF is very small for these voltage and current p... |