The puzzle is pretty deep.
Thanks again for the links. I'll find time this weekend to do further reading.
Prof - thanks for the links. Kevin and Floyd are gurus. I've seen some of this stuff before and I should study it closely - oh time. But I do take issue with a core element which paraphrases something like: adjust the outcome to match what more people like. That subjective preference projection is less than clean, no matter how many people prefer it. I would certainly prefer a solution that put 2dB less information between 1-8K (or whatever) onto the disc such that the transducer would measure flat. The puzzle is pretty deep. Thanks again for the links. I'll find time this weekend to do further reading. |
@tomthiel, Sorry, I don't have much to add. I've never heard them, though I would welcome the opportunity. The company has managed to last despite having a limited number of retailers, which I think are all out west without any in the east. They don't seem to have much presence at the shows. Though the shows don't seem to garner much attention either, at least here in the east. They had unusual aesthetics, that might have discouraged some? Most of the attention they garnered was in regard to their time capabilities, rather than their dispersion characteristics. There are a few reviews on the web. Stereophile has a couple I think. The reviews though not negative weren't especially enthusiastic. I'm not aware of any reviewer's that properly measure the time prowess of such speakers. Which is a shame. As you know things like step response and square waves illuminate so much about a loudspeaker. The rest is just opinion (at best, at worst it might be crooked). Their longevity suggests some market viability, but I'm not sure how. The small "monitor" model was garnering some positive talk here on Audiogon, with the exception of one poster who seems to have an axe to grind, in that he takes any and every opportunity to take shots at them (some of those shots were obviously without merit). As for dispersion etc., you may recall, I have been toying with the ideal of as close to flush wall/corner mounted drivers and room correction DSP for a while now, and am now trying to figure out if there would be a preference for point source or line array. The funny part of it was prior to this notion, I was considering mid room placed omnis . A little knowledge can be dangerous, and the math for some of this goes way beyond my middle school physics.:-) |
In case anyone with a Thiel smartsub wants spare drivers, they are being auctioned off in the current Thiel liquidation: https://www.mclemoreauction.com/auction/complete-liquidation-of-thiel-audio-products-co-llc-includin... |
Sweet pair of CS2.4SE in Vermillion Maple. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9ehgd-thiel-cs2-4se-floorstanding-speakers-vermillion-maple-pair-30th-anniversary-14948-full-range |