Thiel Owners

Retirement means every day is Friday.  Yeehaa 

I put the grill clothes back on my CS6’s. It was fun for a day to listen to bare speakers. They sound different with the grill cloths off but more natural with them on. Also, I have been tweaking my speaker position lately as well and I think I have found the ideal arrangement for me. Using the center of the tweeter as the reference point, the speakers are 102" apart, 50" from the side walls and 80" from the front wall (ie. behind the speakers) to the front plane of the tweeters. I find a tiny bit of toe in sharpens the focus of the imaging. I have 1/2" toe in. My listening position is 122" perpindicular to the front plane of the tweeters. That means from my ears to each speaker is a bit more than that distance. This gives me a deep and wide holographic soundstage. I can almost reach out and touch the performers, (but of course I wouldn’t do that).

tonywinga

Thank You for the follow up to the generalized query about Grill off/on.

I can only speak to the effect for models CS 2.4/2.4 SE, CS 2.7 and CS 3.7 loudspeakers. During my demo sessions, I detected no discernible difference(s).  Based upon your speaker positions, I would safely say that you are dialed-in. Enjoy that larger-than-life soundstage.

Happy Listening!

The 3.7 grill is a flat piece of perforated steel, covered in fabric, and attached to the front of the speaker with magnets.  I've never thought about this before but the grills on my ATCs are also perforated steel with fabric covers.  I've listened to both with grills on and off and didn't hear a meaningful difference in either.  Maybe a very slight difference but nothing better or worse.

jon_5912

Agreed. It is a cool invention (grill) that adds a touch of elegance to these loudspeakers.

Happy Listening!