tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners cabinlife - I offer my assistance in documenting your CS2s for the purpose of educating us all in their particulars. There was a XO refinement in May '87 and original electrolytic caps are up to 35 years old. And so forth. If you like, you can pos... | |
| Thiel Owners Jon - I use the PowerPoint 1.2 extensively. I am told on good authority that the PowerPlane is the same driver and that the XO is modified to account for the different wave-launch environment. The speakers are said to be virtually the same except ... | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks guys. My working assumption is that it needs service and is a candidate for upgrade. Do you guys know anybody who is doing the serious upgrades that were being done awhile back? | |
| Thiel Owners The bankruptcy auction got a lot of participation. In addition to Jon's observations, I noted no single big buyer for all those under-priced drivers. It seems that most finished goods sold at pretty significant prices compared to actual cost. I dr... | |
| Thiel Owners Eagle - I think the Bryston speakers had been development a long time, but Gary may have been in on final tweaking. He has a good ear and did lots of listening with Jim during development over the years. BTW: Gary set Rob up with a pair of 28Bs. I... | |
| Thiel Owners There were knowledgeable insiders and observers who collectively judged the new ownership's approach to be built on "appalling arrogance and ignorance". In times of change, some people go where the wind blows to keep their jobs and carry on how be... | |
| Thiel Owners Gary had been Jim's lab assistant and audiophile interface for at least a decade. He was part of Home Team Thiel for the 2.7 development. When New Thiel took the reins, Gary held out for Phase Coherence in the new products. He was over-ridden by t... | |
| Thiel Owners Esprit - have the 5s and 7.2s been tried in the same position in the same room with the same driving source? | |
| Thiel Owners espirits4s - I cannot address more than the CSi, since I have no personal experience with the CS7.2 or your particular amp. But that amp doubles twice to 1400 wpc into 2 ohms, implying that it should do fine into the 1.2 ohm load at 10 hz. The 7.2... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - at that time I was not tuned into Thiel Audio nor Rolling Stone, so I heard nothing of that "test". It would be interesting to know of any follow up or results. | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - I have not yet made a direct comparison of single vs bi-wire.My working assumption from multiple inputs is that there will be an improvement; the degree and cost-effectiveness is my concern. Additional to your experiences and those of oth... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - I suspect our Renaissance Series will have their own oversized backplates for the double-post upper levels. | |
| Thiel Owners Unsound - thanks for the recap. You might remember that I use PowerPoint 1.2s with an unusual 45° wall launch pattern, which I have placed on adjacent walls of a corner. There definitely are merits to the engineerable predictability of boundary p... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - thanks for the links. Kevin and Floyd are gurus. I've seen some of this stuff before and I should study it closely - oh time. But I do take issue with a core element which paraphrases something like: adjust the outcome to match what more pe... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - I'm out of touch with today's market, but there do seem to be plenty of very expensive speakers out there with knowledgeable folks wishing for better performance. About the next room phenomenon - that addresses an open question in my mind. ... |