Thiel Owners

The tweeter and the midrange of the left speaker of my 3.5 just do not work. I was listening at high volume in the attempt to override the hiss and noise from the right channel when all of a sudden only the woofer was working. Any tought? Anyone with the same issue? Thank you

Interesting dialogue about Thiel and Maggie’s...

Previously, I’ve stated that Thiel struck me as Maggies with more bass. I stick with that. 

I’ve had two pairs of the MMG -.one with the bass module which did ZIP to augment anything good about them - a pair of 3.6qr,  a pair of 1.7 and a pair of 1.7i. With the exception of the MMG the one thing that kept me from keeping any of the others was their physicality.  I have a fairly accommodating space for large speakers and whatnot, but I felt as though they were imposing on me.  One very early morning as I was headed downstairs I looked ahead quickly and for a moment thought there was someone standing in my living room. Alas, as my sleep fog lifted and I came back to reality I saw it was just the right Maggie. 

I absolutely enjoyed the Maggies and I remain a fan. For one, they’re a helluva lot lighter than Thiels are, and secondly they simply present music in a very engrossing, involving way.  I spent a lot of time reacquainting myself with favorite records with them. 

Though Thiel presents the bass better, I never felt the Maggies lacked it - even though by comparison they do.  Both brands presented bass in what I think is a very organic, natural, uncolored manner.  Thiel just offers more, along with a smaller physical - especially vertically - footprint. 

When I return to being a full time “audiot” I’m quite sure I’ll be bouncing between these two again - especially since Coherent Source is in business. 

oblgny

As always, good to see you here. Whenever a query regarding the 3.5 model is posted, you are the first Panelist that enters my mind. As above, read over the post by dinopau and offer an opinion on his situation.
I, for one, look forward to your audiot return my Audiophile friend.

Hope you are well and thawing out from Winter on this Spring day.

Happy Listening!

The thing with the first order XO is that all drivers are exposed to a wide frequency band and the 3.5 mid-range is not able to handle a high power, rated at about 50 W. Been talking this afternoon to Rob about the various alternatives for this driver now that they can no longer be rebuild not replaced. Scan speak is promoting a driver as a replacement and Rob is now working on testing to see how they compare. May know more in 2 weeks. Have a few other alternatives that may do the job but they may require some adaptations to the opening as they have a slightly larger diameter. Stay tuned as measurements and listening tests are conducted.