Thiel Owners

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?

trickeydude

See the link below for Tom’s reference on the Stereophile review.

The 3.6 can perform well with a good lower powered amp but a big power amp will really open the speakers up. There are some good prices on used equipment but beware as anything substandard from the source onward toward the speakers. The 3.6 will expose any shortcomings in a system. I’ve also found poorly recorded or engineered music shows it’s lack of quality.

Cabling can be an issue for some including myself. For power, interconnects, and speaker wire, silver conductor based cables can be very bright on the highs. Copper cabling helps with this and in my case using digital copper interconnects (110 Ohm resistance) softened the hard edges.

I feel these are an excellent Jazz and Classical speaker that is good with rock to an extent. They will play loud yes but that isn’t this speakers forte.

I have both my systems listed on the virtual page, the Anthem amp powered the 3.6s fine, but the McIntosh MC462 brought them to life.

Good luck and enjoy your music!