Thiel Owners

My room is not quite 19.5’ wide. But setup is not centered. Left channel only 3’ from wall, right wall has a wood stove and walkway to an exit. Kinda funky, and FR measuremnts during my XO build did reveal some room mode issues worse than I imagined. Conditions ameliorated by vertical houseplants, wall coverings, a bookcase, and especially, two large openings on rear wall.

 I have experimented with speaker position, including toe-in, several times but keep coming back to pretty much where they now sit.

bluetone

it may be worth considering to watch the web daily to score any/all remaining pairs of CS 3.5 loudspeakers. The other 3.5 owners  of the Panel could form a pool of stock for this model. Besides Audiogon, Audio Asylum, eBay and U.S. Audiomart, do not overlook Craigslist, Estate sales, Goodwill, Salvation Army/Salvage shops, Thrift stores, Yard sales. Just a thought to help you guys procure drivers/parts.

Happy Listening!

Re:  3.5’s

I have a complete pair of CS 3.5 drivers and crossovers available for FREE to anyone here living close enough to zip 11755 to pick them up. I can’t/won’t ship them. I’ve put this offer up in this thread before. Sequential serials on the crossovers. 

The mids are non-functioning but the tweeters and woofers are 100% functional.  I yanked them from the last pair I purchased from a fellow member a while back. They’ve been stored in my garage in a vacuum bag since.  The cabinets were shot, so I decided to pull the guts out.  Sorry, but the EQ went to a fellow member here who needed it.  

I ain’t kidding - free for pickup!

oblgny

Good to see you-  as our resident CS3.5 expert I have been waiting for you to chime in to assist bluetone. I know that you have owned this particular model several times, within several different systems over the years.   Hope you are well and staying warm there in NY.  Happy Listening!

Bluestone, I concur. Last time I talked to Rob, he showed me how many more mid-range he could rebuild and it was the last batch of cones. So, we will need to find a suitable replacement even if we have to compromise. I don't agree with the criticism of the 3.5 and I still have 2 pairs in daily use and the bass is fantastic. The mid-range is an essential part in this. Will be happy to do some measurements and see what could be a good replacement. Is the dayton audio dats v2 adequate to measure the specs of my current 3.5 midrange? Would a digital xo filter with 3 amps per channel (still have some decent ht amps I could use) be an alternative??