Thiel Owners

jon_5912

I have been reading stories about the rent/tenant situation around the greater Chicago area lately. That city is following the trends found in California and NYC currently. It appears that small businesses simply cannot or will not pay those highly inflated prices. Sad for Consumers and Patrons within the (3) markets.

Happy listening!

Hi Guys - a report from the trenches. This week I have received my CS1.5s and 3.5s with EQ plus an Adcom 5300 amp. Thank you forum for providing these units for the hotrod garage! My setup is getting fairly flush, allowing comparison between various products with various sources and amplification changes via throwing a few switches. Also, I'm accumulating measurement data with FuzzMeasure to correlate what I'm hearing with detailed data. And add the decades of reviewer and user experience and your long-term observations and opinions, plus my recollections of how and why various developments occurred . . . the picture is getting much clearer.
Today's fun was hooking up the 3.5s I picked up yesterday from Harry Lavo. What a trip; I haven't heard those in decades. I get it. You 3.5 guys saved me from dismissing them as obsolete due to replacement driver hassles. Rob and l are actively finding optimum drivers to take the 3.5 into the future. That 20 cycle sealed bass is stunning with realism and immediacy. The 3.5 was the last product designed before CNC machining and all-MDF construction. I'll do the measurements, but my stethoscope says the walls are much quieter than the newer products. Their 1-1/8" particleboard is nearly double the stiffness of 1" MDF and the spans are smaller than later bass reflex cabinets plus the internal bracing is end-grain spruce, which is quite effective. CNC manufacturing dictated gravitation toward one material (1"mdf) including shelf braces. This week the EQ and its schematic are going to my tech for upgrade analysis. Anyhow, I'm loving the 3.5s and plan to tackle them after the 1.5s which are simpler as a sandbox. 

Tom,

Congratulations!

If you want to have some fun, listen to the 3.5s with and then without the equalizer.   Eye-opener.

George - I am aware of the veil imparted by the EQ, and also the magnificence of the 40Hz and especially the 20Hz bass boost. I am investigating alternatives to the EQ, since it has always been considered a mixed blessing, and is inherently limited in its audiophile values, is un-repairable in its present parts list. I've spoken with Joe who used to make the Golden Flutes for the early Thiel 3s. Hmmm.

The equalizer "went South"on mine. I've often wondered if a redesign of the XO would have made a difference. (And a midrange driver that wouldn't quit.)