Thiel Owners

I just learned something from Rob Gillum regarding 3.7s.He told me that first generation 3.7s coax incorporated a silver bezel, latest generation have a black bezel instead of the silver one.

There is some reference to that issue here - https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/thiel-owners-2?page=87

Best bet is to look for someone local or directions like - https://www.bobvila.com/articles/how-to-fix-cracks-in-concrete/

I owned Thiel 7.2s many moons ago but mine had the mineral composite baffle.  Don't know if it true or not but a couple of people told me there were a couple of reasons for the switch.  One was about 15 pounds of weight difference per speaker and the other was problems when speakers were shipped overseas (e.g. Asia)

@scubabird, I too think the closest model to the legacy Thiel’s currently made at that price point is the Vandersteen 2’s. On the other hand, the attributes that you singled out; ...”exceptional detail and clarity...”...is where they separate the most. The Magnepans previously mentioned share most similarly in transient response and to some degree in coherence (compared to others), but are quite different in other ways. Based upon your previous post, I think you’d be happiest with genuine legacy Thiel’s.

I read the main reason for the change was the cracking of the baffles. Weight being second.

Tomthiel has offered unique insight regarding the CS5 baffles in this thread.