Thiel Owners

4th of July Weekend - ALL

I'm glad to hear it went well.  I have the 2.7s and a spare coax/bass/passive driver "just in case" that I purchased from Rob years ago.

But I'm curious:  Did you replace the coax because there was a problem with the old one?  Or is there some sort of "new" version of the coax drivers for the 2.7s?

Hi @prof , I replaced the coaxes because one side exhibited break-up mode on the tweeter. Much later, I realised the break-up mode also affected the mid-range cone (male vocalists sounded like their voices broke up and sounded grainy).

The "new" version or Rob's version uses a black-coloured basket instead of a silver-coloured one. I checked in with Rob to see if he did some tweak or improvement over the previous coax. After all, I hear significant improvements over the previous coaxes.

He answered, "No updates or improvements to the coaxes".

Even today, I am hearing improvements as I clock more hours on the coaxial. I am enjoying the running-in process thoroughly.

ydjames

Thank You for sharing your experience with Mr. Rob Gillum at CSS. Good to read that you are enjoying the new Coaxial.

Happy Listening!

@TomThiel

Thanks Tom for your in depth reply. The more I look into this the clearer it becomes. I’m learning! 🤣 I was literally handed these speakers for nothing; a gift from the universe so to speak. I’ve read so many wonderful things about them so I guess I owe it to myself to figure out how best to utilize them. I’ll check back to report on my progress.

Cheers!

- Dave

@ydjames 

Thanks.

The "new" version or Rob's version uses a black-coloured basket instead of a silver-coloured one.

I'm trying to figure out which part would look black.  Do you mean the ring on the outside of the driver that holds it on to the speaker?