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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!
128x128jafant
beetlemania
838 posts
 
Wow, Tom, thank you for that candid post.

Regarding my upgrade, I would not hesitate to do it again. Some may consider it expensive, especially relative to the price of used Thiels, But the result is a speaker that compares favorably against other models up to $30k and is not embarrassed by the very best I’ve heard.

 I am very curious about your baffle treatment. I need to know more but am a likely candidate! 
unsound
7,329 posts
 

@tomthiel, ..."interpretation of the artists' dream." is a slippery slope, and one fraught with potential arrogance. I'm all for improvement, and using the current status as a baseline can have merit, but it can also be an obstacle for the advancement of the original objective. I would much prefer that manipulations to the original source be up stream, be adjustable, and perhaps more importantly be defeatable.

jon_5912
605 posts
 
My thought has always been that the core system should be as accurate as possible but allow for an alternative when you want to listen to something that is hard to tolerate without some softening.  In the past I've run two paths, one using the balanced and the other the RCA jacks.  I ran the RCA path through a tube buffer that would warm the signal up a tad.  It let me easily switch back and forth just by using the source switch on the preamp.  I'm sure there are people who will have a problem with there being two sets of interconnects hooked up but if they're short I don't think it's a problem.  

I think the way to go if you want to manipulate the signal a little bit is to get digital eq.  I'm 100% on board with the speakers being as accurate as possible.  Accuracy is a difficult enough to achieve without trying to somehow modify the sound to have a particular character.  
sdl4
214 posts
 
Tomthiel, 

Your baffle modifications sound very interesting. I'm excited to see exactly what will be implemented and what the sonic effects will be. I'm planning to keep my CS2.2 speakers and willing to invest in effective tweaks/updates that make a great speaker even greater.
brayeagle
362 posts
 
While waiting for my braised brisket to cook, I went to the "Speakers" topic and went to the beginning, hoping to find threads about AR3a speakers.    Found this:    Not much has changed.

Thiel 30 April 2000 thread:

"Looking for advice in driving Thiel 2.2s. I love the clean, detailed sound they provide with $10,000 amps, but my current gear (mass-market junk) doesn't cut it. Advice? I need both an amp and a preamp, and am willing to spend up to about $3500 total."

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