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Thiel Owners

Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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masi61
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Does anyone know if Rob @ Coherent Source does ferrofluid replacement for the CS 3.6 tweeter.

Or does anyone know the price of a genuine Theil replacement tweeter?

erik_squires
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Jafant, erik_squires  has gone on record here at Audiogon of not being a fan of Thiel’s.

I'm afraid this is true, but I'm always surprised anyone remembers what I like or don't.  The tonal balance of the Thiels was not for me, though I have not heard them in many years, and it was never a complaint about the quality of the product, just not suitable for me.

The MRA case is quite a bit smaller for a lower dissipation factor. So put the MRAs on little balls of Mortite or BluTac for 360° radiation and airflow.

Really good advice, especially if planning to ship them, but otherwise, for a home project just lifting them off the board works.


Thanks but the Mundorf does not have the value needed


Consider the difference in age alone.  In the 1980's/1990s electrolytic caps were generally crap compared to even budget bipolars of today.



Best,

E


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tomic601
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@jafant can you post or pm the link w Vandersteen 
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tomthiel
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Masi - Rob does do the ferrofluid 3.6 tweeter. Rob has rebuild kits.
That tweeter was entirely custom and not replaceable.
erik_squires
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Of huge importance to Jim was that of balanced design. He worked toward a performance plateau where all elements worked equally hard and efficiently to perform at maximum cost efficiency as a whole system.

It's really easy, especially as hobbyists, to focus on some particular component like capacitors or the tweeter, at the expense of everything else.  It's like putting the most expensive tires on the market on a Honda Civic.


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