Thiel Owners

There is a pair of 3.6 speakers for sale near me and I'm curious how they would compare to my 2.3.  I had the 2.3s setup in my main system for a while, but when played at higher volumes, they were just too bright in my room.  They are now in my home office, where I don't listen loud and are perfect there. 

I've done some reading on the 3.6 and have found a couple of comments about those also being "bright".  I really like the Thiel sound, but can't do harsh high frequencies.  Also, if I do decide to buy them, are there any known issues I should check for?  Thanks in advance!

Thiel speakers, especially the older models, are the poster children for needing everything right in the chain before them (e.g. electronics, cables) as they tend to be less forgiving than some other brands (e.g. laid back British type speakers).  I've owned the 2.3s many moons ago.  Do yours have the original tweeters or the later (vented) ones they changed to (and I'm sure someone like Tom or Coherent Source Service would know)?  What is the rest of the system like electronics wise, cable wise and what about the room (size, treatments, etc.).  My friend also worked at a high end shop years back and I helped deliver many models.  The tweeters can sound bright if pushed hard.  

I've owned the 2.3s, 7.2s and now the 3.7s.  I find the 3.7s to be more forgiving.  The 7.2s were better than the 2.3s with regard to brightness as there was a crossover to a midrange at 1kHz before the crossover to the tweeter at 3KHz (and a crossover at 200Hz) vs. the 2.3s at 900Hz and 3kHz.

There is a pair of 3.6 speakers for sale near me and I'm curious how they would compare to my 2.3. 

The 3.6 is my all time favorite speaker.  I have owned them for close to 20 years, also own CS6 but prefer the 3.6 for it’s realistic tone and timbre and ultimate transparency/clarity.

Cascadesphil is spot on regarding upstream, it will deliver what its fed in spades.  Thats why IMO the 3.6 is one of the all time speaker bargains.

beetlemania

Good to see you here. I know! Regarding this new found information, I am quite curious to learn where production really stopped for the CS 2.4SE?

Could pair #217/218 really represent the last Factory numbers?

Happy Listening!

tomthiel

The seller is the 2nd owner. The 1st owner originally purchased in 2009 in NJ/NY area.  I will try to gather more history on this particular pair. I hope that you are well and enjoying the Holiday season.

Happy Listening!