tomthiel
Responses from tomthiel
| Thiel Owners Correction: I have read that the SS2.2 was introduced when Kathy was still president, so it would be an update of Jim's design. The conversation and questions I am remembering must have come later in the game. | |
| Thiel Owners Warren- wow. Let us know how this venture unfolds. Are you a closet headbanger? | |
| Thiel Owners FWIW - I think the SS2.2 is a post Jim Thiel alteration , much like the CS1.7 was. Does anybody here know if the SS2.2 has the room boundary compensation.? | |
| Thiel Owners Warren - I lack the direct comparison of SS2 vs SS3, but can share some relevant experience. I have one SS1 and two SS2s, which I have mixed and matched and moved around. First, my room is weird. It is my guitar-making and music studio and speaker... | |
| Thiel Owners Correction: In the second last paragraph I mis-typed 3.7 and 2.7 where I meant to say that the model 3 was designed to play louder . . . and the model 2 was to be more intimate . . . | |
| Thiel Owners sdecker - you are asking the right questions. And I have no answers. Remember that I had no involvement or insider information from 1995 to 2012. I'll tell you what little I have pieced together. Please pardon any repetition for the long term read... | |
| Thiel Owners sdecker - regarding the 2.4 vs 2.7, I can supply some contextualizaion and personal observations. I don't know either speaker well, but I heard both in September 2012 when the 2.7 was finalized, although our working comparisons were between the 2.... | |
| 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. |