Thiel Owners

Unsound - thanks for the recap. You might remember that I use PowerPoint 1.2s with an unusual 45° wall launch pattern, which I have placed on adjacent walls of a corner.  There definitely are merits to the engineerable predictability of boundary propagation.

Tom

In case anyone with a Thiel smartsub wants spare drivers, they are being auctioned off in the current Thiel liquidation:

https://www.mclemoreauction.com/auction/complete-liquidation-of-thiel-audio-products-co-llc-includin...

Sweet pair of CS2.4SE in Vermillion Maple.

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9ehgd-thiel-cs2-4se-floorstanding-speakers-vermillion-maple-pair-30th-anniversary-14948-full-range

Those SEs are from the same seller mine were from, similar price. They appear to be in slightly better condition but hard to know from the pics. Mine were rougher than described by TMR and the pics didn’t show all the cabinet flaws.

The vermillion maple and stainless hardware is stunning. Other than the finish, I can think of only one reason to get the SEs if you intend a Tom Thiel crossover upgrade: the oversized back panel will easily accommodate double binding posts whereas the standard version will fit only one. Of course, you could always drill through the cabinet for the second posts but that’s a less satisfying solution, IMO (see pics on my system page).

Beetle -  I suspect our Renaissance Series will have their own oversized backplates for the double-post upper levels.