Thiel Owners

Nicely reported- Dave.

Happy Listening!

Dave....
If Jim Thiel was still around today I'd trademark the term "Thiels Reveal" and give it to him for nuttin'.  I coined that phrase after selling off a pair of Maggie MMG's - which at the time I was utterly pleased with - until I got the 3.5's, that is. I continue to like and even be impressed with Magnepan having within a year gone through their 1.7 and most recently their .7 and liking them but...they're just too imposing and far too finicky regarding placement.  

Wow, I thought, the beautiful mids and highs of the Maggies but with more cowbell. (Bass.).  The 3.5's delivered bass with that "bounce" that I look for. Not that colored emphasis one gets from smaller speakers or even similar/larger ones, just bass that sounds "instrumental" to me -to coin another phrase. (Or am I co-opting it?). I guess what I mean is texture,  an acoustic bass has pluck and tension, an electric bass has presence.  My 3.5's make me appreciate music, not just reproduction of it. 

Wow.  Quite a glowing appraisal.  

So far as the Pioneer SX1080 goes with the Thiels, it is entirely possible for me to be happy with it and the 3.5's should, heaven forbid, anything untoward occur to my basket of remarkables in waiting.

Funny that you mentioned how good Zep sounded through your piece -I think the Pioneer recognizes the signal and just goes bananas for it.  

I should mention that  all my cables remain Transparent cables, although I had to "mod" a spare pair to fit those dinky little pressure connects on the 1080's back. Actually, I bought the spare pair to do so. My first-ever "mod" of any equipment!

Thanks folks, keep adding to this forum. Always an informative read. 

I have an old pair of CS-3.5's that I bought used about 4 years ago.  I decided to check out the drivers the other day and took off the grilles.  When I bought the speakers the drivers looked perfect.  Now the center domes of both mid ranges and one of the woofers are dented in.  There is also a small, linear tear in one of the midrange surrounds.  I have never had the grilles off since I first bought them so it doesn't seem possible that the drivers suffered some physical trauma.  Is it possible to have the center domes of drivers collapse just from using the speakers?  By the way, the speakers still sound great in spite of the minor damage.

I am shopping for a replacement mid range for the one with the torn surround.  I'd like to hear from someone who may be parting out some CS-3.5's.