Thiel Owners

jafant,

I haven't tried to sell them yet.  But I just got a nice trade-in offer to put towards some Devore speakers if I go that route.  (Alternatively I'm still looking at possibly buying Joseph Audio speakers).

I wouldn't sell my Thiel 2.7s - they are too rare a find, I got too good a deal, and it's a sound I don't want to give up.  But...I like speakers and don't mind having more than one sound to go to.

I would be interested in upgrading the newer speaker.

Mr. Thiel is targeting the older models first partly because he thinks the X.7s are starting with better technology. Just guessing here but it will probably be late summer or fall before the first round of kits are available from Coherent Source. Anything for the X.7s will be beyond that timeline.

posts are on the back

Same with my SEs. Not an issue as the external cabinet is attached via cable or umbilical cord. Probably an inch or three between the cabinets. Actually, that brings up another disadvantage of the outboard solution: cost. In addition to the extra cabinet, cabling between the two is needed.

Thiels rule!

I’m optimistic that the new boards will elevate them to the next tier. As I wrote elsewhere, probably my last speaker.

those outboard crossovers are HUGE on the Avalons!

Those were arguably the best speaker on the planet when new, certainly on the short list. A three-way with high-order filters takes a lot of parts.

For my CS2.4s,  I imagine a XO cabinet would be speaker width, maybe 10" deep and about 1' tall. The cabinet would be vented/screened top and bottom for maximal air flow.