Thiel Owners

Masi - Rob does do the ferrofluid 3.6 tweeter. Rob has rebuild kits.
That tweeter was entirely custom and not replaceable.

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.


Best,
E

Good analogy. And in the new-goods retail market through retailers, the raw component costs are multiplied by at least 5. So every penny counts. You guys as end users are in a different paradigm.
Erik - what is your target frequency response, either outdoors / anechoic, or in a room?

I would spend more time on target impulse response and driver breakup and then the cabinet... then low frequency interactions with room, then high passing the mid bass on up ... and then worrying that last db here or there in frequency response....

my buck fifty, which is $.02 adjusted for inflation 

now to Eric’s credit, while his opinion of Thiel high frequency performance is dated, he does have IMO an acute and appropriate focus on room treatments:-)

best

jim

..... but in the end, it matters - the Vandersteen Carbon drivers are matched to .5 db or better in the chamber