Thiel Owners

@dancastagna.   greetings.  i have been using the 2.7's for the last three plus years, and just now am replacing with 3.7's.  they are not bright speakers but also are not going to whitewash a bright source.  I think you will love the speakers and it is easier to audition new electronics than to be constantly changing speakers.  i have great luck with the PS audio BHK line and you might want to check out their Stellar line,  though i have not heard it myself.  But the fact that the lows are so so tells me that you have issues that are not in the speaker as that speaker has excellent bottom end.  I asked Rob at Coherent about that $85 crossover and he told me to stay away.   Just remember that this speaker likes a powerful and balanced amp.   anything less and you will not get the sound it is capable of

thanks Beetle:  i will wait and see what TT comes up with.  I am guessing i could swap out the entire crossover easier than changing parts but not sure. truthfully it sounds great right now but i am going to keep my eyes and ears open for the TT updates.  thanks for the links regarding cabinet resonances.   will check them out.   i bet your 2.4's sound great.  i had a pair and they were terrific but sold them when i got the 2.7's. 

Welcome!  dancastagna
there is a plethora of good information in this thread. The CS 2.7 is an excellent loudspeaker. Feed it with the best sources and you will be musically rewarded. The highs are highly resolving, very clean and clear.Most will describe this attribute with acting bright and/or forward. Careful cable -matching is a must as well. Thiel speakers respond to both solid state and tubed gear, something for every Audiophile. Buying used or demo is the way to go! This is a great and fun hobby. You are well on your way.Happy Listening!

Thank You - ronkentfor speaking about your demo with the Magico system. I have often spoke about rising to that kind of level (Magico, Verity Audio or Joseph Audio Pearl)to possibly better the CS 3.7 loudspeaker. And yes, that is the $20-30K neighborhood for speakers alone. Good to read that you enjoyed yourself.Do you recall the cabling used?Happy Listening!

Hi Guys, As Beetle mentioned, I have a system for identifying cabinet misbehavior that permits real-time experimentation and amelioration. I use Chladni Patterns in my acoustic guitar design, I love the method, and will summarize here as applied to enclosures. On each panel in sequence, sprinkle glitter (etc), drive the cabinet with variable sine wave, stop when glitter bounces. The physical resonance patterns are mapped via glitter bouncing off the moving anti-nodal areas and accumulating in the still nodes. A seismic map! Take a photo. Increase signal frequency and repeat. Do all the panels.
One neat part is that correlations are easy to make on all panels, allowing a 3-D visualization and suggesting direct intervention strategies. This method is low-tech and enormously informative.
I have identified some modes on my CS2 2s, which are easily addressed. We can quiet down all the cabinets.

On other fronts, good progress is being made. Parts are on order for Beetle's 2.4SEs and my PowerPoint 1.2s.