Thiel Owners

vair68robert

Thank You for the update attempting to connect w/ Rob.
Perhaps you have a unique pair of CS 2.7 loudspeakers?
Very cool.

Upon connecting w/ Rob, give him our best from this forum/thread.

Happy Listening!

tomthiel

Thank You for the wiring update. Looking forward in reading about impressions and thoughts from testing samples. 
Have fun!

Happy Listening!

Robert - oops, I forgot where you got them. Nonetheless, they are unique, and were modded after New Thiel went to Nashville. I can speculate that New Thiel was experimenting with different internal wiring. I know they were experimenting with ultra-caps, etc. I wonder if your 2.7s have better than stock XO parts.

Dennis Crossen, the development engineer, was quite experienced and talented. I suspect that whatever you have has merit. Considering my present exploration of wire configurations, I certainly would love to learn how your 2.7s compare to stock. Can you arrange a comparison and give us a report?

Thaks Tom

I didn't want to speculate until I was able to talk with R.G. ,
I was thinking that somehow the last speakers being assembled 
were shipped to " ThielAudio " in Tennessee unassembled and they were using this wire for thier new line of speakers .
There were 9 2.7s and 9 1.7s sold by them on E-bay .

I live in Eugene Oregon so comparing them would be great if there are any 2.7 owners around .
I would love to exchange pictures of the crossovers or at least see what they look like having come from Kentucky .
Mine have Erse , Topmay and Clarity caps including one made for Thiel , 
with Erse and Xicon resistors ,
I can't see who makes the inductors .

While I have been second guessing myself on re-wiring the speakers ,
this uniqueness or oddity might give me the incentive to go ahead with the project .

jafant

When I was looking to replace my Carver M1.0t 
Arye and Pass labs were considered but still way over my budget 
even in the used market , maybe someday.

Robert - you might be right about assembly. Rob G. said that all 2.7s were built in Lexington, but he was not in the Tennessee loop after they moved. The brands you state are Classic Thiel brands, except Topmay, which I don't recognize (but I'm not in the loop either.) The inductors are most probably Thiel inductors. Thiel bought quantity high purity wire and made small inductors in house and farmed larger values out to custom winders including ERSE who bought long-term supplier AcoustaCoil.
Can you please describe your internal wiring scheme? I'm curious what they tried, and also if they made any component value adjustments to compensate. Good pix of your XOs and/or values for me to compare with the stock schematic would be helpful. But, only if you are diving in anyhow.