tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Thoft- PM sent | |
| Thiel Owners Nicco & jazzman - for the record, there is a deep supply of woofers and tweeters to maintain the CS.5. | |
| Thiel Owners Thoft - The 3.5 was introduced early 1986 and sold approximately 5,000 pairs until replaced by the 3.6 in 1992. Those first woofers failed immediately and were recalled and replaced free of any charge (plus the Hedges album). But heat failure pres... | |
| Thiel Owners TATweak - I hope you find it!Thoft- Thiel serial numbers start at #1 per model (imagine that).The first 200 woofers were impacted. You can't fix the existing moving system, but Rob could replace the moving system and you would have a rebuilt drive... | |
| Thiel Owners Thoft - a story for you. The 3.5 woofer is custom from Vifa, and built to handle a lot of power. However, the first production batch had nearly 50% woofer failures in the field. Turned out that Denmark had banned epoxy for health reasons and the s... | |
| Thiel Owners Silvanik - thanks for the report. There is definitely real stuff going on regarding floor coupling. Our initial insight (before spikes were a thing), regarded the recoil effect, how the cabinet swayed caused mostly by the woofer recoil. That motio... | |
| Thiel Owners biannuzzi22 - I have some experience with the SS1 and SS2. Repair is an issue, I haven't found schematics yet. Low-level noise is an issue; if you need black quiet, maybe not. Performance is unique; the user has no control over amplitude. Jim's gi... | |
| Thiel Owners thoft - sit tight for some first-hand experience here.For my part, I tested the Madisound "drop in" and it is so different that I would never consider it. Anybody want to comment?The tweeter you want is the rebuild of that particular version of th... | |
| Thiel Owners JA - So much to learn, so little time.Rob - Your 2.7 wire was a New Thiel addition or experiment. They hired first-rate designers and engineers, so I trust it was very well considered and chosen. Their failure was at the executive, not technical l... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - Thiel's wire was developed in the late 70s through our contact with an aerospace avionics engineer (cousin Ted). For many reasons we settled on OFHC polished solid copper in teflon jackets with a tight 3/inch) twist. Wire carries competing p... | |
| Thiel Owners Fitter - I got the chance to compare CS7s with 7.2s when I visited Rob G at CSS last Thanksgiving. What a treat! I judge the 7.2 to be more concise / articulate, but he and I both liked the 7s better, as more easily listenable on more material. Th... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - I’ll get some measurements on my various wires. However, the resistance is not the whole story. In fact, audibility is a result of many factors and many of those are phase related. Two parallel tracks. A: lower resistance will change the fre... | |
| Thiel Owners Stspur - thanks for your report. I am interested in further sonic developments through time. Let us know what you hear. | |
| Thiel Owners GS - no definitive answer. Check with Rob G at Coherent Source Service. Photos may be required. Generally speaking, the high mass of that baffle precludes much movement in use. Shipping ? If mine, I would consider an expansive hydraulic grout or c... | |
| Thiel Owners Masi - my suggestion is that you are doing well with sspur. Also, this forum has lots of information going back a few years with answers to lots of your questions - and there are people here with first-hand experience to guide you. I have not form... |