tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Andy - that's a CS6 XO alright. What a beast! I sent you a PM.TT | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - I haven't seen the CS6 XO, but can comment generally. Jim employed all pass filters - Zobels and custom - to counter rising impedance with rising frequency as well as shaping networks to trim each driver toward its theoretical optimum respo... | |
| Thiel Owners Cat - for the record, I agree that a subwoofer solves many problems. And for the record, Jim also agreed, but we weren't ready to address subwoofers at that time in our development and, especially then, subwoofers were routinely badly implemented.... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - the 02s have not yet arrived due to complications at their Virginia storage location. Should be here soon. A proper resurrection must include new drivers, since the originals are no longer made. I am exploring. I'll stay with fiber diaphrag... | |
| Thiel Owners Guys - I am approaching the 02 first for lots of reasons including access to alpha-testing a new port technology in addition to the MO being developed for the other products. Can this forum provide an idea of how many pairs are out there? How many... | |
| Thiel Owners The 3.5 EQ will stay, since it is a vital part of that product. The sealed bass drops off about 100 Hz at 12dB / octave. That would blend very well with a subwoofer, but by itself is pretty bass-shy. The two position EQ extends to 40Hz and 20Hz, w... | |
| Thiel Owners Dino - you may know that I had axed the 3.5 from my original short list upgrade program because of driver availability problems. However, through this thread and other investigations, I sense that the 3.5, along with the 2.4 are the strongest cand... | |
| Thiel Owners Dino - I believe the Dynaudio D28AF / 3.5 tweeter is no longer produced. Rob would have an idea of what best to do. We are looking for a long-term solution for that tweeter. Regarding unsound's correct power information - there is often confusion ... | |
| Thiel Owners Dinopau - hiss and noise from one channel means there is something wrong. Swapping leads can isolate the problem to its source component. If the verdict is noise from the right speaker, the problem is probably failed electrolytic capacitors. They... | |
| Thiel Owners 2.2ers - I received a pair of 2.2s serial #s 2697 & 2698 in mint condition, on loan from an old dealer from my tenure at Thiel . I recognize the veneer that I bought in upland Bolivia. It is a separate species of Pau Ferro which we renamed "Am... | |
| Thiel Owners 3.5ers - The 3.5 EQ should be repairable. Someone here led me to a DIY schematic - very complete and thorough. I am forwarding that to Rob at CSS in case there might be some additional value there.Regarding the 3.5 midrange - Rob has samples of a ... | |
| Thiel Owners The long-term mutually productive relationship between Thiel and Magnepan may be of interest here. We shared a large majority of our dealers. Dave Gordon came from Magnepan to be Thiel's national sales manager for a decade or more, when he returne... | |
| Thiel Owners Unsound - good question. I think that suspicion arises because in later years there was sourcing of parts and some production to China, raising related questions. My general comments are that Thiel products were extremely finished at introduction.... | |
| Thiel Owners The matter of music and its production and reproduction is very complex, and not readily solvable within real-world constraints. FWIW a story comes to mind. The story doesn't solve or settle anything, but it may shine some light on the depths of t... | |
| Thiel Owners The larger the baffle the lower the frequency of the baffle step where the wavelength drops off the edge of the baffle. You can calculate where the 8x8 glitch will occur. Circle is cleaner than square. Put the driver in the middle of the baffle. N... |