Thiel Owners


Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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I had a buddy audition the pair of 2.4s in the Atlanta area that didn’t go so well. 

He brought his laptop with Mytek DAC to play some familiar stuff. 
The seller has a very high ceiling and is only driving the speakers with a higher end Onkyo. 

Obviously, my buddy couldn’t get a true feel how they sound compared to what he’s used to but he said he went in wanting to like them and be as unbiased as he could. (He has Revel F208s with 2 REL subs in a smaller room) 

He mentioned that the sound-stage and imaging was good but that was all he liked about them. 

I have decided to hold off on the purchase of them but if I can find someone in the Houston/Austin/San Antonio Texas area that would be willing to give me an audition, then I could get a better idea for myself. 

Anyone? 

I’m the meantime, thanks for the help and info from this community. 

Chria

tomthiel

Thank You for sharing that funny CES story involving Nelson. He was a good sport taking one for the team. What a gas! You were  a good friend that day accommodating him in the ambulance enroute to ER.

Could the Doc have  been an audiophile as well? You guys had all of the fun.


Happy Listening!

laserjock1963

Thank You for the update. It seems like the speakers auditioned by your friend were under-powered via the Onkyo? Room acoustics and speaker placement may have had a negative impression as well?  I can advise to hold out for a personal audition, as a time-phase-coherent loudspeaker, is a different design from traditional. At the least, seek out a Vandersteen 3A Signature or 5A model there in the Dallas/Houston/SATX area, until a Thiel Audio speaker becomes available. From experience, contact John Fort Audio in Dallas. He usually has quite a bit of used/demo gear on-hand and is a pleasure to consult.


Happy Listening!

laserjock1963


2nd Note- if you  have a Ryan Speakers dealer/retailer in your relative area, seek out an audition as well. the R630 has a very similar Thiel-like texture/timbre presentation and sound. Keep me posted.


Happy Listening!

Laserjock:  any dealer who auditions Thiel speakers with an Onkyo receiver is either very lazy or very inept or both.  that is like test driving a BMW 3 series with a set of bias ply tires.  not good