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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!
jafant
prof
3,452 posts
 
I hear you corvette01.

I had to sell my Harbeth Super HL5 Plus speakers recently, wanted local sale (I'm in Canada) and it was all the local sale people who hummed and hawed.  Ended up selling them to someone in the USA.

Though, literally 1/2 an hour after I secured the deal to ship them to the USA, the local guy got the money to buy them.  Would have been soooo much easier, but I'd already committed to someone else.

I'm going to have to go through this again, probably not that long from now,  when I decide whether to sell my 3.7s or my 2.7s.
corvette01
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Prof,I had people from NY,Florida,SF,and Canada beg me to ship them.Add said cash and local sale,will not ship.finally someone with real money in Texas wanted me to ship them and I said no!I wanted cash in hand when they left my house!I guess that was too much to ask?If the got damaged,there isn't another pair.Maybe keep both pair,one upstairs and the other pair downstairs?👍
unsound
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Oblgny, I would have to nominate the CS 2's as the easiest Thiel's to power (and most reliable):

https://www.stereophile.com/content/thiel-cs2-loudspeaker-measurements

Most of the earlier CS 1 series were amongst Thiel's easiest to drive as well.

Though the 3.5's impedance does climb just where the eq does it's stuff to help mitigate the eq's 12 dB's boost at the 20 Hz setting, well,  that's still demanding of an amplifier.

prof
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The easiest to drive Thiel speaker I've ever used or heard of is the older Thiel 02 speaker (which I still have).  90 db sensitivity, easy impedance load, these things live and breath almost like a high sensitivity speaker, even with lower powered tube amps!  Still sound absolutely gorgeous.
jafant OP
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corvette01-

where are you located?  I have enjoyed reading your input on this particular thread! Keep writing and Happy Listening!
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