Thiel Owners

Hello again fellow Thiel 'Goners!  Glad to have your continued advice and experiences with our beloved speakers.  Always a joy to catch up on what's being newly discussed.  I'm considering updating my original CS3.6 crossovers and was thinking about starting with caps.  Would you have some recommendations for me?  I was thinking along the lines of Infinicaps or Obligatos.  Thoughts?

@stspur I built completely new boards for my 2.4s last year, with guidance from Tom Thiel. Excepting for a few bypass caps, everything is Clarity Cap CSA. Higher voltages on the coax feeds. Even the big 100 uF shunt caps are now CSA (low voltage). Jim Thiel and crew picked the Clarity SA for the 2.4 SE out of several compared. The CSA is an upgrade from the SA. Also, the CS2.7 includes some Clarity caps, maybe ESA which is between SA and ESA.

@vair68robert 

I switched back to the parallel ++/- - configuration a few days ago. I do hear this as more open and dimensional, less bounded. Could I pass a DBT? I dunno and I don’t care. If I were more motivated I would compare in mono. But that requires removing the outriggers and spikes and a couple of hours of swapping speakers back and forth. I’m not saving the world here, just maximizing my enjoyment. 
Now, I need to decide whether to resolder the binding posts so that the cables are not off the ground as much. I will not be enjoying anything if a house guest trips over the elevated cables. 

All

I wanted to direct your DIY attention to last week's HiFi Chats via YouTube. The guest was Mr. Richard Vandersteen. The episode (7) was an in-depth discussion on loudspeaker building. Specifically, our beloved 1st Order filter design.  The most informative session yet.

Happy Listening!

tomthiel

Nice score! on the 3.5 loudspeaker.
This model may very well be the Panel favorite.

Happy Listening!