Thiel Owners

I do not believe that I have seen SN that low for CS 2.4- special speakers indeed.

I think it may become a future classic.  It is a really unique design.  I don't know what others are thinking but there are really nothing about the new speaker designs that interest me.  Maybe I would like to listen to some of the Vandersteen's some day but others than that, there are not too much out there that catches my attention.  A few years ago, Absolute Sound named a pair of speakers (I'd rather not reveal the name) that costs about $100K as the best speakers in the world.  But other than the all aluminum cabinets, the design is more or less a square box with slightly rounded edges to improve diffraction.  It uses high order filters and the drivers although were specifically designed in house, I am sure I could obtain similar quality drivers either from Scan Speak, Seas or Accuton.  I am a bit disappointed in general in most speaker manufacturers.  Most of them are just too derivative.

On my 2.4's there is no serial numbers. Could have been wiped off? Or maybe someone put a new plate on there, but not from what I understand with the previous owner.

andy2

Right On! as prof can attest, one is going to have to spend more, much more, to better these modern Thiel loudspeakers.  Good to read that you are enjoying your 2.4 loudspeakers. I knew that you would enjoy them.

Happy Listening!

marqmike

Good to see you again.  Do you know the number of owners of your CS 2.4 prior to purchase- I wonder if one of the previous owners swapped the plates or something else...

Happy Listening!

jay - I suppose folks know that Thiel, with its nuts and bolts x no bullshit approach, started every model with serial number 1, which was mated with number 2 ,  all matched pairs were odd-low.

We kept the design prototypes. My 2.2s are -3 / -4 (final, pre-production.) Early + numbers went to dealers for display. Usually reviewers got numbers in the 100s after the display and pre-buy pipeline was somewhat satisfied. The products were quite thoroughly engineered and required no changes except when production drivers drifted or shifted parameters for some reason, such as different surround, etc. viscosity etc. . . stuff happens. Eventually there might be some refinements which warranted the x.x.1 sub model changes we addressed earlier.

Usually the second generation of a product was called the x.2. But one exception was the CS6, which in the early days of Thiel in-house drivers, received some upgrades to the midrange driver and consequent changes to the crossover, and was called the CS6.1.  I estimate the date around late '96 and don't know the serial number of the change. Rob would probably know. I'm gradually collecting such information.