Thiel Owners

@tomthiel     wow that is so interesting.   i understand your love of the 2.2's.   I owned those from 1991-2007 (2.0 series before and 2.4 after) and they were the ones that really hooked me on the Thiel brand.  I have yet to own any of the others for that long a period.  all those years and i only lost one tweeter which Gary Dayton replaced for free and literally i had it the next day). it is amazing what you are doing and we Thiel guys thank you for it. my  speaker is now the 3.7 and i know you are working on  those as well though they are last on the list and understandably so.   I really think these will be the speakers they bury me with and i am only 65 so they have to be good for at least 20 more years.  BTW i totally understand your comment about sufficient life force.   we hit a point where we really have to carefully allocate our time and energy.   Thank you so much for doing what you are doing. 

from an email from Rob G:  The stabilizer pins are an internal part of the CS3.7, and should show some improvements with them in place. Especially in the bass region. The important thing is that the speakers are making contact with the sub-floor, for improvements in the bass. The outriggers do improve the footprint, and keep them from being turned over easily, but they also provide improved bass response.

I really think these will be the speakers they bury me with

Yes! I was already happy with my CS2.4SEs and the resistor upgrade has been *very* satisfying (I think the new resistors are still breaking in, they keep sounding better and better). Other than the physical limitations of an 8" woofer and passive radiator, I think Tom Thiel's crossover upgrade will make my 2.4s sonically competitive with all but the very be$t design$. And I imagine these could be my last speakers.

hi Beetle,   maybe you should buy my 2.7's :)

you should buy my 2.7's :)

LOL! Actually, there was a pair of white CS2.7s on A'gon just after I bought my SEs and for <$500 more. That had me second guessing. The 2.7 coax is almost certainly better than that on my SEs. But I'm committed to these SEs now as I've modded the XOs. That probably damaged the resale value even while notably improving the SQ. I need to see this project thru' to the end. And when I get there, they will almost certainly sound better than stock 2.7s (tbh, never auditioned the 2.7).