tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners The 'sub problem' is what drove Jim to take the bass as deep as possible in each model - because subs are inherently difficult. Bass is a problem in most rooms, regardless of what makes it. Many manufacturers side-step the problem by attenuating t... | |
| Thiel Owners Jim designed the subs with LXE controls to be used by "normal" subwoofer installers with their programs, etc. It is indeed very technical and must match the low-frequency roll off of the main speaker. That process is A: a headache rarely gotten ri... | |
| Thiel Owners Rob Gillum at Coherent Source Service might know. And some ebay, etc. resellers sometimes salvage old gear. Also, Madisound was still supplying some parts in the mid 80s and may have a clue. It was probably made (I don't remember for certain) by ... | |
| Thiel Owners thielrules - yes, that makes sense. richardyc - it may be of interest that the MCS crossover has some obvious and simply-made upgrade potential. The performance would be better than the CS2.4SE upgrade from a starting point below the regular 2.4. | |
| Thiel Owners Tmsrdg - fishy agreed. Rob would have better information than I got from New Thiel. I sent you a PM. | |
| Thiel Owners Thielrules - I was told by New Thiel CEO Tom Malatesta that fewer than 1000 CS3.7s were built. So there's something wrong with your numbers. Fitter - your situation is one we hope to address with the hotrod kits, to provide a significant upgrade p... | |
| Thiel Owners When a coherence claim is made I suggest getting the panel of test plots. Generally there will be some aspect that is compromised such as B&Ws progressive 180° phase shifts handed off through the range (second order slopes.) The smooth transit... | |
| Thiel Owners Rosami - your dealer feedback is helpful. I am working on understanding the marketplace having been away for 20+ years. I know you know, but I'll say:There is no faking, but there is elucidation. There is lots of residue on a recording that the pr... | |
| Thiel Owners Rosami - I would be interested in their claims. Are they talking active and DSP? Tom | |
| Thiel Owners Andy - Computers are a big part of the mix, and those tools are now easily accessible. To clarify: in Thiel's very beginning, computers were pretty limited. We used them from the beginning via Fred Collopy, another original collaborator who went o... | |
| Thiel Owners Prof - I began my re-acquaintance with Thiel Audio when Jim died in 2009 which increased when the company sold in 2013 and more so when New Thiel ceased operations earlier this year. I agree with your assessment of appreciation. However, in my fai... | |
| Thiel Owners JA - the whole thing was exciting. Beginnings are cleaner and purer and closer to the heart. We were exploring new territory from a first-principles perspective free from the prejudices that formal education or credentials would have imposed. Some... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - indeed the 2 meter (80") distance is fairly valid. Ordinary speakers don't care much about distance since their drivers are not producing an integrated wavefront, but rather relying on the ear-brain to sort out the phase information. In t... | |
| Thiel Owners For the record, I am also a fan of John Atkinson and what he has contributed to our industry. The 'fault' in the presentation of information goes to executive policy, which took its turns under multiple ownerships. Present ownership (Y2K+) deemed ... | |
| Thiel Owners oops - that's vicious. |