Thiel Owners

Thanks for the replies. To Unsound, I I just placed these 1.5s back in after a 6 year break. In 2016 both tweeters blew. I was using a vintage Dyneco amp and just turned it up too high. I decided to place on the side and replace with Tekton Lore. Very different sound. I was recently had the tweeters rebuilt and although there is less bass than the Lores the 1.5s have a much more pleasing midrange. I saw a pair of 2.7s for sale on Ebay for a good price but they have a 100 watt minimum amp requirement. I'm runningba Prima Luna Dialougue HP at 70 watts. So that's why I'm considering subwoofers. 

It's no accident that the 1.5 hung out on Stereophile's Class A (limited bass) ranking for 5 or so years. I used it for the past 7 years at our small village live performance venue to startlingly good results and reviews. I used it with a Thiel SS1 and Thiel's Passive OX set for the 1.6 (very similar bass parameters.) I paired it with a Prima Luna, which is a nice sonic match. Plus the 1.5 is in my upgrade sites. It's quite a little honey.

Happy Friday! All

jonandfamily

I am looking forward in reading about your experience with Rob at CSS.

Happy Listening!

@TomThiel

The soft dome tweeter rebuilds are shipping back to me now. I asked Rob about his impressions and measurements and this is the limited reply:

"I think you will find that the soft dome is compatible. I have sold around 30 of these units and have had no complaints. The soft dome does not measure as well as the aluminum dome, but close."

I will give an update after installing in my CS3.6s. In the meantime, I have been quite surprised after properly placing and positioning my CS1.2s into the main system. Most of the music information above 52Hz is all there with very respectable imaging.