tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners sdecker - thanks for the photos. On my 1.6s I put a strip of aluminum at the bottom of the pocket to support the weight of the grille. Of the various felts I have tried, the best is F11 pressed wool from Sutherland. F15N (needle punched) is nearly... | |
| Thiel Owners dsper - noise floor reduction is an element of greater dynamic range, but the ear-brain is very good at inferring musical signal that "should be" buried in the noise floor. Yes, quieter is better, but it isn't everything. I suggest classic trouble... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - I concur with your results and consider the passive parts to be important and know the work Thiel put into finding best bang for buck, always knowing that more bang could be bought. The shunts are in my experience more important than gene... | |
| Thiel Owners sdecker - I don't have those models to inform any opinions. But I am messing with the CS1.5 and 1.6, which exhibit similar baffle differences. The 1.5's grille board mates with the baffle to form a flush surface with 1" radiused round-overs. The 1... | |
| Thiel Owners I don't have full vs 1uF bypass comparisons, but I do have some relevant history. When Thiel developed the bypass configuration, caps were relatively primitive, and smaller value, higher spec bypass caps made a significant improvement. We develope... | |
| Thiel Owners I hope to hear discussion about sdecker's observations. I have heard neither speaker, but share his thoughts. Bring it on, please. | |
| Thiel Owners Fabric, even polyester made to be sonically transparent, does have multiple effects, as you say. Many Thiel models use the grille frame to fill the cabinet corner with a rounded continuation of the baffle round-over and as such that frame is an im... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - Yes, we assumed grilles to be on, which affects final frequency balance, knocking the upper octaves down perhaps 1dB. Some grille frames are also inherent to diffraction management. Some reviewers and individuals have used them bare and the... | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - I'll try to fill in some blanks. And this piece of history may interest some of you.The 3-D baffle is a rather difficult item to produce one-off. The 03 had a flat baffle and the 03a added wool felt around the drivers which worked very well... | |
| Thiel Owners Correction: I meant the 5 has sealed bass | |
| Thiel Owners Asturias - I am spitballing for thoughts on cs5i vs cs7. Never heard direct comparison. 5i has older drivers, but with similar motor technologies to 7s. 5 has no coax, so vertical loving is greater. Baffles are similar tech, but 7s are thicker and... | |
| Thiel Owners JA - our time was quite limited, a wreck on the expressway cost us over two hours late arrival. Most of our time covered tech. Rob has original driver and product testing rigs and much deeper stock than I had imagined. He has all the development p... | |
| Thiel Owners Guys - I am traveling and booked solid. I’ll report early next week. | |
| Thiel Owners Preliminary report from Lexington. Rob is well equipped and stocked with knowledge, experience and parts. A truckload of spare parts was delivered from Audio Consultants - what a score! We spent some time comparing CS7 to 7.2. More discussion can ... | |
| Thiel Owners I’m on my way to visit Rob where we’ll audition lots of models including cs7 vs cs7.2. Rob says concrete vs composite are the same. I’ll form my opinion Wednesday. |