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!
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tomthiel,

Wow, I just love this insight! Would Jim have put the cross-overs before or after the amps in a self-powered speaker?


If I may humbly suggest considerations for revised 3.5 eq's:

Mono operation for those with dual mono pres and mono-block amps, as well as for use in home theatre applications.

Industry pro standard AES pro true balanced operation.

Perhaps a return to the dual speaker terminals of the earlier CS 3's, to restrict the eq's input into the upper frequencies.

If a digital option were to be considered, direct digital input and output, preferably with IS2, perhaps with DSP room correction for actual rooms.

And of course anything else that you guys might deem worthy.

Thanks again!

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unsound - Please note that I am not in a position to actually transform these ideas into reality, although I am dreaming some dreams . . .

Regarding multi-amplification, the signal-shaping was done within the amplification envelope, wherever it made most sense. The line-level signal was handled as two or three (depending on driver configuration) discrete signal paths, each with its own power amp. My vagueness relates to Jim's ability to manage different aspects (voltage vs current, etc.) in different amplification stages. Signal shaping including driver heat compression, etc. is integral to the whole system design. Jim was a uniquely talented circuit guy before we hit on the "let's do loudspeakers" idea.

As an aside, Jim's first patent was for a lovely head-amp circuit. Thiel developed, manufactured and Monster Cable marketed that unit. Variable capacitive loading via faceplate buttons allowed the user to "find" the best load for his particular cartridge / cable set. But higher output MC cartridges and then the digital revolution buried that product.

Back to speakers, thanks for those ideas. Fully balanced operation would certainly make most sense. Regarding high-frequency clarity, you have a point; even though the EQ has no active HF circuitry, there still exist jacks, circuitry, wire, etc. . . .

I could be mis-remembering (only 35 years), but I don't believe any Thiel product had dual binding posts from the factory. We tested extensively and found the waters far too mudied by bi-wiring. Cable interactions with the amp and crossover-drivers are extremely complex. Compounding that complexity via multi-wiring always caused more problems. Investing in better single cables always won hands-down for better sound. Controversial  for audiophiles; unanimously clear for our development team. Do you have a picture or brochure of bi-wired Thiels?