Thiel Owners

tomic601
Nice score on the Ref5SE. A very fine pre-amp that I have heard several times. Mates well with solid state or tubed power amp(s).
Happy Listening!

tomthiel
Thank You for the mention of Rob's obtaining Jim's rig. Good to learn that all has not been lost forever.  Did Jim leave you with any gear or tools of his trade?
Happy Listening!

@jafant i have had the 5se a long time, 2011 I think.... I am fortunate to have it.

@tomt one recent development I am quite excited about is a German laser scanning machine for evaluation of drivers pistonic behavior- excellent Vandersteen video of two drivers side by side test results.... lots of out of phase trash in the pass band on the comparison driver. I mention this because I believe this is a key key way to move the art forward- we need more pistonic AND affordable drivers!!!!!
the scan costs $500

Tomic - we don't have that scan adapter, but it is indeed affordable. Thiel was always going for pistonic driver behavior and the wavy drivers take that way up. I have an associate who could make the wavy drivers in carbon at a real-world price. Wouldn't that be something?
JFant - Jim's rig was trashed. Rob got New Thiel's Klippel, which is very good stuff.