Thiel Owners

beetle - I think their hall ambience retrieval is real rather than an artifact. Consider that a large portion of speakers have the 100Hz bump, but don't 'hear' the hall. I suspect that Wilson's heroically quiet enclosures along with their ultra high quality crossover components reduce low-level spuriae enough to allow perception of deep musical subtleties. 

Those kinds of parameters are some of what I'm addressing, while keeping an eye on classic Thiel value/cost constraints. Our collective outcomes are promising and encouraging to me.

jafant - your audio interest is immense! I, on the other hand, have very little experience outside the realm of Thiel. I believe that some day you might become a candidate for an enhanced CS2.4. 

Hi fellow Thiel owners. Long time owner here. I have power plane 1.2's , 3.5's and 2.4's. A couple questions  regarding the 3.5's being used as home theater speakers.  I  have an early model SVS subwoofer with the thiel EQ plugged in. A B&K 200 watt power amp is powering Thiels. 

2. My dedicated theater room has a stage area with wall cavities on either side of the screen. I was using some  infinities which seemed happy in corner cavities . Their cone enclosures need replacement so I figured I'd try the 3.5's. Enclosed in the corner wall cavities  they seemed a bit muffled. I moved them out about 2 ft from the corner walls and about a foot in front of the rear wall. this puts them on the stage on either side of the screen. Kind of works with improved sound but not blending in with the surrounding décor. They have passed the movie audition as far as being able to reproduce movie effects at high decibels. The movie Dune has been a good demo. 

 Am I trying to make something work that isn't meant for this application. It feels like I'm taking a luxury range rover and using like a 4wd pickup. Might work for a while but eventually somethings gonna break. Also is there anyway these could be made to sound better in the corners? Enjoying this thread. Great resource!

tomthiel

Thank You for the kind words and participation here. Yes, I have my finger on the pulse to be sure. As I have reported many, many times here, it takes quite a large sum of Money to better my CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Incredible!

My 1st demo  of CS 2.4SE are Serial Numbers (50/51). Knowing now what I did not know, back then, makes me want them even more!

An enhanced CS 2.4 loudspeaker sounds wonderful.

Happy Listening!

goldbehen

Welcome! Good to see you here tonight. Owning Power Planes, 3.5 and CS 2.4, you certainly have the Thiel bases covered. Stand by until a Panel member chimes in about 3.5's being in a corner. The CS 2.4 will not sound as accurate placed in a corner. 

Take the time to read though this thread. There is a plethora of information that addresses all of the speakers in your room/system. I look forward in reading more about musical tastes and system gear.

Happy Listening!