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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
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The drivers became more rigid, operating more smoothly over a wider band-pass and therefore the compensation networks became fewer and simpler.
unsound
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I would have thought the extra compensation networks needed for the older drivers would have driven the impedance down, yet the older models had easier impedances.
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jafant OP
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Thank You - tomthiel

for the details and insight into models CS 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 loudspeakers.

Another +vote for the CS 2.4 as I have never spent time w/ the 2.2 nor 2.3 models. The Passive Radiator was a stroke of genius via Mr. Jim Thiel. This driver really adds something very special to the sound, presentation, to the CS2.4 IMO.  Happy Listening!

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jafant OP
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Yes indeed - ronkent


Happy Listening!

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unsound - I agree. I don't know why Jim designed for such low system impedance. I can speculate that marginally lower distortion in the driver motor may be had via lower driver impedance . . . BUT all the amplification problems caused by low impedance are a huge negative factor in system performance. As I've mentioned, he called those problems "amp problems". I don't know enough to speculate meaningfully. 
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