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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I'm with bluetone.  The first time I heard the 3.5 demo-ed at a local emporium my jaw dropped.  I finally picked up a pair in excellent condition seven years ago.   Recently I upgraded my amp and preamp with more nice vintage gear. A Classe CA300 amp and Superphon Revelation preamp.   My jaw dropped again.  The palpability and power are still astounding.  


The foam surround on one of the mids has finally given out though - and I am in the same boat as bluetone and many others. I stupidly had only one of the mids rebuilt by Thiel back in o4 and that one is still good.

I’ll be trying the scan-speak 10F/8424G form Madison soon.  I’ll first compare it with pink noise, other listening tests and some simple measurements, to the original in the other speaker.  If it’s close I’ll put the 10F/8424G in both and work on getting the original 13M 8521 re-foamed.   The tough thing about that is finding the right foam surround for it.

Re. harshness etc.   As many have noted. These need the right room and the right electronics or they can sound very annoying indeed.  Satisfy their requirements and and they are still capable of astounding

I will post again after experimenting and would very much like to hear how bluetone and others have faired in this endeavor.

bonedog - note that the original CS3.5 midrange does not have a foam surround, but rather a continuation of the cone paper infused with silicone. Be careful what you're using for a reference.
Bone dog my thiel 3.5 have the scanspeak 10f in them I think they sound great however I haven’t heard the originals because my thiels only had one working bass driver so all the drivers are bought from donor thiels that were too far gone to save I’m assuming 
The aq type 9 are a whole nother level of improvement over the cables I was using in the thiel system. Much more detail more open. Improved bass. @jafant