Thiel Owners

wajarette -

My 2.2's are with me until I die, or at least until Tom comes up with his upgrade.

I'd like my 3.5's to be with me as well, but that will depend on how good a replacement tweeter works (need three).  I love those speakers ..... heard the 3a's in Louisville while under development and bought the dealer demo pair in Burlington VT about 8 years later.

I understand your amazement.  I can't find speakers in dealer showrooms today that I like as well as these in total (well, Maggies excepted which I also once owned and wouldn't mind once again.)

Harry

Harrylavo
 
I have a few extra tweeters and midranges for Thiel O3a and CS3.5. I hesitate to sell any of them, because they are so difficult to find. If you love these speakers and have a few spare parts, would YOU sell them? So, I think we should set some prices, within this group of Thiel cognoscenti, that are not unreasonable to those of us who need a few, but also fairly representative of their difficulty to obtain. I would rather not take full responsibility for the high prices I am about to suggest, but here they are:

O3a tweeter: $300 each
CS3.5 tweeter: $250 each
CS3.5 midrange: $400 each

These are not my asking prices (yet), but my proposal for a group decision, based on what we know about their rarity. And these prices are for guarenteed working units, with maybe a little wrinkle or two in the tweeter dome or midrange dust cover, but no damage to them and excellent cone and surround quality (which can be replaced).

Now, if there are other, cheaper sources for exactly the same tweeters, please let us all know. The Audax/Polydax tweeters were standard parts, used by a number of speaker manufacturers, but still getting more rare all the time. But there are variations in mounting plate dimensions and in ohm impedance, that we have to be careful to get right, and the guarentee not to be DOA that we have to confirm.

Theilrules - the Chinese tweeter claims to be a D28 Dynaudio replacement.  Thanks for the specific information.

wajarette - I'll take a closer look at what's available on eBay.  Thanks.

Harry

wajarret -  Rob Gilliam told me he could sell me rebuilt original tweeters for the 3.5 for around $270-280 (can't remember precisely).  That helps set a ceiling I would think.

On the other hand, I'm going to buy one of the Chinese tweeters and if that IS a pretty good match, that would seem to set a lower match.  Right now Davidlouis Audio is selling them for $48 plus shipping.

Harry

warjarrett
Thank You for offering a potential solution for those who are seeking paryts for their 3.5 loudspeakers. Buying/Selling/Trading,  is highly encouraged here on this thread. It is Thiel Audio Community-based after all.
Happy Listening!