tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners The 9000 is a keeper for myself or a friend. I have compared the internal DACs for CD conversion of the Benchmark DAC3, Sony SCD-1 and Sony 9000. The Benchmark betters the Sonys, but the comparison is not embarrassing. In all cases the better play... | |
| Thiel Owners lloydviii - I have not yet used the OPPO as a transport, but I plan to run a comparison when I collect the components in a worthy playback system, later in the spring. So far, so good in the quality of playback from the Oppo’s analog outputs. Bes... | |
| Thiel Owners JA - the SCD-1 makes good music, especially feeding the Benchmark DAC3. I just received the OPPO 105 from Bill Thalmann. Long-term, iterated design upgrade. Very mature. Interestingly to me, his development references included no digital counterpa... | |
| Thiel Owners Hello folks - here’s a side-trip down memory lane with some destinations in mind. I recently got a pair of original model 01s, with two more pair of later versions coming this summer. What a trip! The only reference I’ve come across here on Audio... | |
| Thiel Owners I don’t think there are any teardrop cone speakers out in the wild. The pair that I saw at Thiel / Lexington in 2012 was #1 & 2 which went to shows, lived in the showroom, etc. It had two identical-looking star-plane diaphragms. | |
| Thiel Owners Yes, that's what I am told by David Cubine who was our long-term in-house publicity and customer service man. Dave says that photo was taken at that press conference. Note the passive radiator has the later 'star plane' diaphragm (names are mine.)... | |
| Thiel Owners I've been informed that the 'teardrop cone' woofer was indeed a development prototype. It seems that a calendar year elapsed between that prototype shown at the January 2006 CES press conference, and the actual shipment of the finished 'star-plane... | |
| Thiel Owners The mechanical issues are real and worth improving upon. However, I believe the far larger issue is the interaction of the crossover components with the fields emanating from the driver(s), especially the woofer. These interactions and their soni... | |
| Thiel Owners Tom - Thiel had gone to non-magnetic (stainless steel) screws by 2007 SCS4. I don't know when / which other products migrated to non-magnetic screws. I had verified (and taken to heart) your observation regarding non-ferrous connectors. Today's b... | |
| Thiel Owners I've been looking at / listening to grille effects on the SCS4. It is somewhat eccentric in that it has no fabric and the full-baffle is covered by a perforated steel mesh that is quite transparent. The electrical / magnetic fields meter shows tha... | |
| Thiel Owners Interesting woofer indeed. I wonder if that might have been a development prototype. Its acoustic center would be farther back than the star-plane unit. Smileypete.com is a local Lexington business rag and that article was published before Kathy s... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob - the magnets are installed into blank-bottom holes drilled from the back of the baffle. I don't know how many are in the CS2.4. In the SCS4 there are 8. Two pairs about an inch from the top and bottom corners plus another 4 flanking the coax ... | |
| Thiel Owners Grilles - The issue is multi-faceted and full of trade-offs. Early 3s had wooden 3-D frames stretched with fabric. Fabric absorbs some high frequencies; Jim voiced assuming fabric. 1983’s CS3 used the baffle-level of the frame to complete the baff... | |
| Thiel Owners Yes, grilles are a perpetual problem. But fragile drivers are a perpetual risk. I'm working on a more sheer grille that is not metal or foam. I haven't gotten re-conformation, but the CCs were scheduled to ship Feb 2, now March 2. | |
| Thiel 03a Drotti - The Audiogon Thiel Owners Forum can be joined easily. I don't remember exactly how. There is a help desk where you can ask. Anyhow, did you get an answer? The Thiel EQ is a discrete, dedicated equalizer that begins at 200Hz and applies b... |