tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Tweak - in a first order alignment, neither driver rotates more than 90° phase shift, and the overlapping drivers are in opposite directions - they sum to zero. But that's only if each driver, in its enclosure rolls off at 6dB / octave. All that '... | |
| Thiel Owners Guys - I'll have some things to say about Thiel's take on positioning.Meanwhile, is there a physicist or other knowledgeable person here to address sdecker's query about 'interesting' bass alignment? It's important, and veiled in obscurity, and re... | |
| Thiel Owners gs5556- yes the passive screws lock the radiator to the baffle, and must be tight. And yes, they do come loose with vibration. You might try some removable Locktite, etc. or snug them every month or curse them, but that probably won't help. | |
| Thiel Owners TomTweak - these speakers seem chock full of exotic solutions. Have they been submitted for review, or do you have any white papers or third-party commentary? | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - the new ClarityCap "purity and purity plus" caps do not yet exist. You may PM me regarding additional details, but don't look for them in the marketplace in 2021. | |
| Thiel Owners Jazzman - as a point of record, the 2.2 never suffered any production changes. This may be unique in Thiel's history. The drivers remained extraordinarily stable throughout its 7 year x 4000 pair run and no crossover changes were deemed necessary ... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - this wire issue deserves more fleshing out. CDA101 is 99.999%CDA102 is 99.99%CDA110 is 99.9%There are other requirements for each gradeAnnealed Copper is less conductive than these grades, which are all Electrolytic Tough Pitch-at the pinnac... | |
| Thiel Owners Max - I consider Delignit to be a wonderful material and would be interested in what you know about it as a bracing material. I have had some success adding cross struts of bamboo (in the league of Delignit) to the MDF shelf braces, which keep the... | |
| Thiel Owners Max - I had never considered that Thiel's weak link was its cabinets. Let's put that idea on the back burner for now.Regarding Spruce as a cabinet material - that has merit. Spruce is an extraordinary wood, landing it as the soundboard of choice f... | |
| Thiel Owners Max - I use Delignit / panzerholtz in piano restoration work - and love it.The earliest Thiels from 1975 to 1985, up to the CS3.5 used various products. The 01 and 02 were medium density particle board. The 03 and 03a were Baltic Birch (actually t... | |
| Thiel Owners sdecker - thanks for the input. My 220-230 estimate was from Rob’s memory. I’ll replace that estimate with your 611-12 old-style 2.4s.Now, a thought about Lexington vs FST coils. It seems that one of the extenuating circumstances around taking XO ... | |
| Thiel Owners Max - what serial numbers are your straight 2.4s? | |
| Thiel Owners Max et al - #1&2 were usually kept in Thiel's music room and 3&4 at the farmhouse or insider rotation. You may very well have the earliest 2.4s out there in the world. | |
| Thiel Owners https://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/thiel/2.4.htmlThis review speaker is Morado (Machaereum acutifolium) / Bolivian Pau Ferro. | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle and Duramax - I'd love to see pix or descriptions. I can supply the general MO for that time. The 2.4 was introduced in 2003, before Jim got sick. All hi-fi products were still being made in Lexington with components selected, developed and... |