Thiel Owners

I've had a pair of CS .5's for years now and I still love them.  Currently driven by AR Ref 75.  You might think of that as a mis-match, but I don't think so.  Sounds so sweet.  I heard these just after they were released when Bay Area Audio in San Jose had a showroom.  Paired with an AR amp (neither the owner nor I can remember which one) and it was one of the best audiophile listening room experiences I've ever had.  I couldn't afford the amp back then but I bought the speakers.  Many years later I finally was able to afford a super nice AR amp and now the combo is in listening room 1. 

If you go over to Thiel's facebook page there's far more interest in older Thiels than in recent models.  Lots of pictures of systems with real Thiel speakers and people talking about how great they are.  Virtually no interest in the current stuff.  It may have been impossible for the company to improve on Jim Thiel's designs and they may have needed to go a different direction but it's clearly a bummer for a lot of people. 

Happy Listening!