Thiel Owners

I'm planning to replace the 7bst with a higher quality amp of up to 30 watt, class A, tubes or SS. What would you recommend. Been looking at pass labs and luxman.

I have a pair of Cary Six Pac Monoblocks rated at 50W in triode mode, but they just cannot drive the CS2.4 effectively.  They dynamic is clearly lacking and the music just does not have any life.  If you are looking for tubes, I think you really need some really high power tubes.

Hi beetlemania,

I was wondering if you had to remove the xover boards from the cabinet then swapped out the components, or do you solder the components while the xover boards were inside the cabinets?

Thanks.

@andy2 
Understand I am building completely new boards. When I finish, *everything* will be new from the terminal posts to the output wire to the drivers. Only the drivers and cabinet will be OEM.

That said, when I upgraded the resistors last May I took the boards out of the cabinet. I found that easier but another 2.4 owner replaced the coax caps with the boards in place. The PCBs are soldered from the bottom, so you at least need to unscrew the board from the cabinet even if you leave the input/output wires attached. 

Andy - If you are replacing a few parts and they are accessible, you can snip the lead wires and twist your component leads to those stubs - and then solder.

Remember that if you are using lead solder to be very careful with smoke extraction - lead accumulates and causes brain and nerve damage. Thiel solder is 96-4 / silver-tin, but it is much harder to work than lead solder such as Cardas eutectic. You decide, but do be careful.