tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners I know audiophiles don’t admit physical aesthetics. But the 3.6 and 3.7 are as different as it gets in the Thiel line. Another thought is that the 3.6 drivers are completely Thiel design and build. OK the tweeter was assembled by Vifa, but it’s al... | |
| Thiel Owners Altx - your CS2s are early.. You might consider talking with Rob Gillum at Coherent Source Service about an update that addressed the upper midrange. CS2 was most popular model ever. | |
| Thiel Owners Dynaudio was a close, interactive supplier, and lots of mutual respect developed between us. No put-down intended. The point is that we did our thing.Regarding viability: companies form around and live their goals. Ours was to make musical tools t... | |
| Thiel Owners I like Beetle's perspective, and the two factors are fundamentally linked. Early-on, I wanted to work toward an ongoing entity that would transcend any and all founders' contributions. Jim disagreed. He wanted a vehicle to support his research and... | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - the debate hinges on the criteria for superiority. The mainstream represented by Mark Mason include some aspects at the exclusion of others. Jim’s approach was that everything matters. | |
| Thiel Owners Mr Bill - the CS1.7 is a real pot of soup. It represents the final battle in Thiel's hope for survival. I have patched together the story from reliable insider sources and first-hand evidence, and here's the thumb-nail. The 1.7 was codeveloped alo... | |
| Thiel Owners Strindl - I love your system. I also resonate with your musical tastes. I believe it worth saying that your desire to derive meaning from your music was at the very heart of the Thiel Journey. What we struggled to find and execute was a vehicle fo... | |
| Thiel Owners And I am pleased with upgrade progress in the studio. | |
| Thiel Owners Unsound - I'm not in a position to manufacture new frames, but we'll work on getting yours hotrodded. Catalysis - Thanks for your kind words about the CS3.5; I'm confident that we can upgrade some of the weak links in them. From a historical persp... | |
| Thiel Owners Unsound - I'm not even close to time-lining. I am spitballing lots of areas to establish meaningful measurement techniques, audibility and suitability selection. I can say that the grille is a surprise and is suitable for work - worth pursuing, an... | |
| Thiel Owners Unsound - I concur with the merit of balanced EQ, and balanced operation in general. I am not the guy to develop that solution; I hope that someday we might find that resource. But the issue of over-driving with "modern" high-impact music and effe... | |
| Thiel Owners Rules - by "just as good", I believe Warren refers to sound quality. See this audiogon thread regarding some pros and cons. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/thiel-3-5-equalizer-adviceEven if the Thiel EQ or Golden Flutes alternative were com... | |
| Thiel Owners Jan - thanks for your comments. I am looking forward to including the 2.4s in my queue. They seem to be the audiophile darling in lots of ways, and I hope to calibrate how they stack up with the other models in my rotation. In particular my presen... | |
| Thiel Owners Just a thought. I suggest running the 3.5s wide open with no EQ. I remember the bass loading as critically damped, so it should approximate 12dB / octave. (But that's old memory) If you can match that rollout with a sub, the sub HF will operate in... | |
| Thiel Owners Sdl4 - this is the first time I've heard of one leg being disconnected. They all three should hold the center plug in place. If those tweeters were mine, I would repair them with aluminum filled epoxy. You might consult Rob before doing anything a... |