Thiel Owners

There is a Thiel Smart Sub on E-Bay. The late Jim Thiel built them for his speakers. Heard them years ago. They are the perfect solution. 

Oh man, I took a look for that Smart Sub on ebay and came across an auction that was literally ending in 20 minutes for a Thiel SmartSub SI 1 Integrator!

Those were said to be masterful for blending Thiels and Thiel subs, and rarely come up on the market.  My bidding finger got very itchy and I did some quick research.  Apparently they were only for use with Thiel subs and I have the JL subs.  The SI 1 went for a steal, about $800.

Makes me wonder if I should have bought one of those Thiel subs I thought about on audiogon over the years.

However, the Thiel subs are too tall to place where they need to go under my projection screen so it would have had to go behind the sofa.  Ultimately the two JL subs aligned behind my Thiel speaker are likely the best way to go anyway.

hi guys,  great reading and thanks to all.  this is my first time posting on this thread but wanted to add my 2.7 cents so to speak.   i have owned every generation of the 2 series since 1986.  2.0,  2.2,  2.4,  and now 2.7.   Each upgrade was well worth it but i doubt i will go the 3.7 route since a new REL SHO/5 sub seems to have really given me what was missing.  i think the biggest change in the speakers was the move from the 2.0 series to the 2.2.   that first generation was anemic by comparison.   so over 30 years later i still love these speakers and hate what has happened to the company.  I have a  backup coax as that seems the most vulnerable as i have had to replace two so far.   never had issues with the older series.  anyone here had issues with these drivers?   Thiel and Rob replaced the two bad ones under warranty but i purchased the spare one.  Expensive but it beats buying a new speaker which would take a lot of dollars to equal these babies.  May even buy another coax.   the woofer and the passive drivers have not been an issue.

  I do have a set of sound Anchors that i used with the 2.0 and 2.2 series if I recall.  anyone interested can write me about them if they would like to purchase them.  I used Mapleshade platforms under the 2.4's,  but with the outriggers on the 2.7's,  i use them on the floor directly.  my amp is the incredible PS Audio BHK 250.   Best amp i have ever used and it will work great with Thiel speakers. thanks again. 

me again.  i am suffering from the mid sixties disease CRS.   I realized i have posted here before so my  first statement above was not correct.

jut in case someone needs this info thought i would post it.

Hi Kent,

 

I have examined the CS2.7 coax that you returned. The failure mode was a buzz generated by the midrange cone. Upon closer inspection I found one of the joints between the diaphragm and the coil former was broken or loose. This will definitely be covered by your warranty, and you can disregard the memo bill sent. Thank you for your business.

 

Best regards and Happy Listening!

 

Rob

 

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