tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners roxy54 - Thanks for the tip. Looks like I'll be picking them up on my way to visiting Bill Thalmann in Virginia next month. | |
| Thiel Owners fsgattuso - the CS1.5 is a sweetheart! I’ve been using a pair this summer to run XO and wire experiments, along with mix and master evaluations. Mine are stock form, but have upgraded crossovers in their foreseeable future. I’ve observed that... | |
| Thiel Owners sdlr - I picked up a pair of near mint CS3.5s in Weschester County NY under similar circumstances. Big house, art dealer, posh entertainment - replacing the hi fi with Sonus in-wall and ceiling speakers fed from Spotify. He was most complimentary ... | |
| Thiel Owners sdl4 - Thank you for your response. From my personal perspective as an ageing audiophile, I don't see many younger folks having any real interest in listening to reproduced music beyond MP3-type entertainment and/or media rooms. | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - the shortage of high-functioning practitioners is a real problem in our field. Over the years, and particularly in Jim's waning years, Thiel actively sought someone to carry Jim's work forward. The search involved professional assistance ... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - it is a great hobby. For me, audio has been at the core of my work-life. In addition to Thiel Audio I've consulted for other manufacturers, made and upgraded stringed instruments, produced concerts, and worked with musicians in various wa... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - Yes. Remember the Classé DR6 and pair of DR9s? They've been incubating at Music Technology for a couple of years. He finished the preamp, including the phono stage in pretty high fashion. We used a lot of ClarityCaps including some CMR se... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - I'll check that out. I'll be visiting him early October. | |
| Thiel Owners Rob's Coherent Source Service is back up this morning. | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - I also get a dead link, but I haven't heard any news. I'll post when I reach him. Rob will know the answer, but I can offer speculation. No. Not the same. The CS6 woofer is a reflex design which has different T/S parameters than the seal... | |
| Thiel Owners thoft - please explain what you mean by 'I reversed polarity and got nothing'. I'm addressing learning whether all 6 drivers are going positive (pushing air) when they are fed a positive DC pulse from the battery. | |
| Thiel Owners Isolating the issues increases understanding. Success sometimes follows. | |
| Thiel Owners thoft - a polarity test may be in order. Use a 6 volt ’lantern battery’ or a 9 volt with great care to only touch and release the terminal briefly. Put + to + (red) and each driver should move forward. You’ll have to feel the tweeter, but the mid ... | |
| Thiel Owners trevor - something is wrong. Please read the Stereophile reviews of the 3.6 and PCS to get a feel for the particulars of the bass. Then let's wade into why yours aren't performing properly. My limited experience with the 3.6 does not include bass ... | |
| Thiel Owners thoft - Jim's MO was to design each model to its full potential. In the case of small speakers, the trade-off was how deep the bass goes. Yours are about 50Hz anechoic, possibly deeper in your room. The PCS gets a big boost by having the 4" midran... |