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Thiel speaker model range

Does anybody have a list of the various speaker models?  I haven't been able to find anything.  For instance it would appear that the CS6 would be better than the CS2.7 but maybe that isn't so.  I am in the market for a Thiel set but don't know what to look for in the used market.  I heard a set of Thiels with YBA preamp and Electrocompaniet amp and they were glorious.  I don't know the Thiel model but they were large.
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arvincastro
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Hello Tom!

As always...tremendous info from someone who truly was "there"!

I, for one, would love to know why there isn't a CS4-series.  Also, as the owner of a pair of 3.5's, was it the only model to feature the Electronic Bass Module and if so, why?

Thanks for your participation in these forums!

Arvin
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jafant
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Nice updating- tomthiel and arvincastro

it appears that the OP has disappeared?
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unsound
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I'd hazard a guess it might be due to Asian market considerations. In Chinese the number 4 is claimed to sound like the word for death. It is thought best to be avoided. Some buildings in China skip the 4th floor, just as some western buildings skip the 13th floor.

The Thiel 3.5 was the last Thiel to use a bass boosting equalizer, but certainly not the only model. I believe all the 3 series preceding and  some of the earlier, smaller models did as well.

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kingloff
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Sorry to resurrect an old post but I have a pair of Thiel CS1.6's which I bought knowing the bass drivers were shot and called about rebuilding the speakers which would be at a cost of about $500 for the pair.  I don't have much in the pair but was wondering if anyone had tried different bass drivers in Thiels and their results?
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@kingloff - I suggest you ask this question at the Audiogon Thiel Owners’ Forum and you’ll get a thorough answer.

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