Thiel Owners

I have an MCS-1 and 2 2s.  I believe the MCS-1 has the same mid/tweeter as the 2.3.  I used to use the MCS-1 when I had room for a 5.1 home theater in my basement.  My impression after having lived with both for a while is that I preferred the sound of the 2 2.  I never did a careful comparison or anything so don't take this too seriously.  I would guess this is due to the driver material.  I believe the MCS1 uses some kind of ceramic coat on aluminum.  I had a couple of pairs of infinity speakers in the past that used the same basic thing I think and I never thought they had low level resolution like paper does.  I'm guessing that this problem was solved on the 2.4s or they wouldn't have so many fans.  

jon - all the Thiel aluminum drivers are annodized which deposits a coating which is often marketed as "ceramic". Your 2.3 driver is an early example of Thiel aluminum diaphragms. When gotten right, those metal drivers have far better resolution than paper, but paper can be pretty good and is very forgiving. I think the 2.2 midrange was Thiel's last paper cone, which was actually augmented with polypropylene fibers for greater stiffness and consistency than plain paper.

Tom,

Thanks for the link to that strata-gee article.

Your previous post is now making some sense ;-)

I'd followed all those strata-gee articles documenting the decline of Thiel as it happened.   It was great that there was a writer interested in following the story.  The strata-gee writer seemed to have quite an interest in the Thiel company.  Any particular reason?  Was he a high end audo fan? 

Those articles always make me want to give my Thiel speakers a hug :)

prof - Ted Green runs a technology consulting company. His interest in Thiel is as a former performing musician / bandleader with an inherent interest in David rather than Goliath. He seems to know brands and nuances very well, but has never said he was an audiophile or Thiel owner. He does admire what we did.

I am in direct contact with the bankruptcy court as well as some recommendations from this forum. It seems there is a streamlined process whereby an "affinity group" can form an expedited company to purchase assets such as the intellectual property of the bankrupted Thiel LLC. Hmmm

jasx67

Welcome! Glad you found us. Thank You for posting your SN on the 3.6 loudspeakers.  Looking forward in reading more about your system and musical tastes.  Happy Listening!