Thiel Owners

I’m assuming your curiosity is the early numbers were made here in US and later runs were sourced elsewhere?

(partly speculative but also based on information from Tom Thiel and my own SEs)

The 2.4SE debuted circa 2008. By this time, 2.4 crossovers were outsourced to China. An easy check is to pop out a passive radiator and look for Masonite point-to-point (Lexington built) or fiberglass printed circuit boards (China). Other than the SE prototype(s), it seems all SEs have Chinese crossovers with metalized polyester caps rather than polypropylene. Of course, the coax feed caps are those Clarity SAs which are the real deal (albeit surpassed by ESA, then CSA, and now Tom has announced an even further refined version).

Important to note that driver fabrication (and final assembly) for the SEs continued in Lexington. Jim Thiel, IMO, designed some of the very best drivers out there. Surpassed appreciably only by modern stuff like the Vandersteen carbon diaphragms and various “diamond” tweeters.

I will remove this weekend and confirm. 

I've been out of the loop concerning audio for a bit so is this SE further crossover/cap upgrade in this thread?

New member .... just found this post, Owned 2.4's in Morado finish. driven by a Krell KAV-400xi with Nordost Red Dawn II. All from about the early 2000's. I have always enjoyed the music that this combination produces 

Hi All,

I mentioned earlier that I managed to get a hold of two mono block Ampzilla 2000’s to power my CS6’s. I read a few places that both Thiel and James Bongiorno liked the pairing. So far I am not. 
Vocals seem buried in the mix, upper and mid-bass seems wooly. And there seems to be a hollow forward leaning to the 2khz-10kHz range. 
The amps do provide a rich midrange texturing and throw a larger image than previous amps.
What can I do? What amps totally work with the CS6’s? So I need a better speaker cable? 
The left speaker which has received some damage over the years—both drivers—constantly lights up the peak light on the corresponding amp. 
The one amp in my collection I have yet to try with the CS6’s is my refurbished Carver Signature 600. Should I give it a shot?

Suggestions are appreciated!

beetlemania,

I have SN# 005/006 so third pair ever built.