Thiel 2.3 vs 2.4 the real difference

A pair of Thiel 5i's just went for 3K.That was the asking price anyway.What a steal!
I heard the 2.4's at Thiel Audio last year.
They are a great sounding speaker.

Cinematic-Why don't you post your reference system on AudiogoN instead of your "bedroom system" Seems strange to me.

David

Actually if you go to the item link below you can atleast see my speakers ATC SCM150, but alas I won't have a surround system till May when I move to my new place. So I'm short 5 channels right now. But I'm chomping at the bit to get My 7 Eton 11.2 AXM's built. Going to be a wicked system. I hate having to put "I'm a dealer" everytime I talk about my system.

I am upgrading My bedroom speaker to a sub satellite system using Morel/Peerless drivers. I'm in the process of building those no photos.

Item: 1117244877 , the third picture.

The little speakers on stands were custom made for my brothers theater and the big black speakers are custom made ATC SCM150's.


Not shown, ATC SCA2 and Meridian G08.

There you go

Cinematic-Your Fibre 18.2's look very well made.
Do they sound as good as they look?
How do they stack up against a similary sized/priced ATC?
Thank you for 'straightening' me out...dude :~)

Thanks David,

They are pretty good, the square cabinet hurts the off axis response a little. They are warm sounding and maybe a little subdued in dynamics when not coupled to a subwoofer. My friend has the upgraded version with rounded baffles and grills and the Vifa Concentric tweeter which fixes many of the little details in the off axis performance and clarity in the highs. But these speakers are flat to 50 hz where I intended to pass the low frequencies off to a subwoofer. They have served me well. I have sold to 3 (5 speakers ea.) sets of these speakers to clients. And no complaints, infact 2 of them have upgraded to complete active systems.

I already sold the "upgraded ones" I mention in my System profile. These are the one pair I didn't upgrade.

There's a reason I carry the speakers I carry for Cinematic Systems. They are much better than what I can build myself considering the price. I figure since I'm a part time amateur, the pro's should be able to be better than me by a good margin. That's how I determine if I'm going to carry a speaker line or not.

I was fortunate enough to demo the current version of the 2.3s and 2.4s in my dedicated listening room for over a week. I am using a ML 27.5 amp which is rated at 100WPC.

I found the Thiel 2.4s rounded off the sharp highs (maintaining accuracy) that the 2.3's had a reputation of. The bass goes deeper and remains tighter than the 2.3 as well. I would say that they still sit on the analytical side of the fence, but not to the same degree as they once did.

Good electronics are still a must.

The 2.4s are also easier to drive than the 2.3. The impedance curve is much nicer on you amp.

My overall assessment I think could be described as, the 2.4 did everything as least well as the 2.3, although on some material the 2.4s were better. The 2.3s never surpassed the 2.4's on any recording that I listened to. I ended up choosing the 2.4 over a nicely priced pair of 2.3's.

I did find that placement of the 2.4s was fussier than the 2.3s. It took me a while to dial in the 2.4s. The 2.3s didn't take as long.