tomthiel
Responses from tomthiel
| Thiel Owners sdl4 - thanks for the tip; I hadn't seen them in the video. Cardas is a finalist in my hookup wire trials for Renaissance Upgrades. I'll be reporting in a couple of weeks. | |
| Thiel Owners ydjames - I had seen the video before your notice, and didn't see the 3.7s. But, George Cardas is said to have proclaimed the CS3.7 to be the best sound he ever heard at a show when it was introduced. | |
| Thiel Owners prof - black paint is typically carbon pigment, which is light-weight as pigments go. The issue would be added mass proportional to the extant moving mass. I suspect that in a woofer or midrange, the added mass would be functionally inconsequenti... | |
| Thiel Owners jon - sending you a PM | |
| Thiel Owners hifi28 - good memory, with of course, a back-story for fun. The crossover modification is at SN4901, May 1987, two years in. I don’t remember the exact change - I have only the revised layout from which I have derived the schematic. But I do reme... | |
| Thiel Owners I don't like the bright drivers either. Since they are anodized, any color would have been possible. My choice would have been charcoal to dark bronze with bronze hardware instead of gold. Maybe next time around . . . | |
| Thiel Owners hey prof - who remembers what’s been asked and answered? We approached the speakers as part of the living / musc room; thus the veneer, hidden cable entries and grilles. All the later products used the grille frame and fabric as part of the desig... | |
| Thiel Owners CS2 Chapter in Thiel History CS2 development began in 1984 after the game-changing introduction of the CS3 in 1983. The CS3 was the 4th iteration of the model 3 – equalized sealed 10” 3-way with bass response to 20Hz. It demanded a fairly large ... | |
| Thiel Owners hifi28 - your speaker positioning will be experimental with all things considered in your room. An openable window can be a huge asset in that centered position. Sound waves through air accumulate as pressure zones in the corners and centers. Ope... | |
| Thiel Owners jafant - always a pleasure to connect some dots. Summer is allowing use of an unheated artist's studio for my sound work. It's not much more than a shed, but the long wall behind the listening position is mostly open screens; so there is very lit... | |
| Thiel Owners The collective experience of many old-timers is that the room is far more important than is generally acknowledged and that effort spent there is worth some multiple of effort and expense for gear. Keep that in mind. The CS2 is old, designed in 1... | |
| Thiel Owners hifi28 - Your room proportions aren't bad, and if you can get some insulation above your drop ceiling, it could be fairly good. Biggest limitation is the 11.5' dimension. CS2s are wide-dispersion transducers, so your best bet is to put the speake... | |
| Thiel Owners hifi28 - good speaker, more on that later. Tweeters are Dynaudio D28 soft domes. Great at the time, nothing special now. The domes can be sucked out through a paper towel core. Creases will remain, but sound is not much affected. Spikes can be a... | |
| Thiel Owners hifi28 - what seems to work best is to ask a specific question for someone who is knowledgeable to answer. Matters of repair and maintenance are best addressed to Rob Gillum at Coherent Source Service. The CS2 is of historic interest to me, being... | |
| Thiel Owners fitter468 - I've never actually heard an Ayre piece of gear! But they get rave reviews and user comments. Which BJs XLRS did you get for what position? I've spent the past month and a half on cable evaluations and would appreciate knowing what yo... |