Thiel Owners


Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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FWIW - room size is a many-faceted thing. When we purpose built Thiel’s listening room, Jim specified a maximum size of 11,000 cubic feet. A larger room requires greater woofer excursion, which is difficult and expensive to achieve. That room works nicely with non-subwoofered models from CS2 upward. The larger Thiels didn’t over-drive that room unless really cranked. The room had 4 doors that could be opened to vent the bass if needed.

I suspect a room much larger than that one might require subwoofer support to pressureize the room and keep the woofers from flapping.

I’m off early tomorrow morning to see Bill Thalmann, pick up a pair of 2.4s and 7.2s under the guise of my niece’s wedding. I’ll report when I return next week.

 

Off to see Bill Thalmann?  Cool.  I was in touch with Bill about the possibility of upgrading my CJ amps.  I ended up going another way but I still may send him mine someday for a V-Cap upgrade.

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Good to see you again. The V-Cap upgrade is a must. It will transform your gear to the next level.

 

Happy Listening!

Rather removed from the typical subject matter discussed here, I feel compelled to boast about the all too brief meeting I had earlier today with Tom Thiel - who is the new owner of the pair of CS 2.4’s we transacted for. 

To say the least, Tom is one of the most intrepid people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. After a quick listen and equally quick conversation regarding Theil and such, he was off to pick up another pair of Theils not too far from my place. I myself have traveled to some appreciably distant points to procure Thiels in the past, my very first pair of CS3.5’s were located in Massachusetts - a 250 mile four-to-five hour excursion depending on traffic. 
 

Such is what we do, isn’t it?

 

While I am currently astray from having Thiel in my setup, the Maggie MMG’s and REL sub I replaced the CS2.4’s for are more than a merely decent substitute. I have decided that I will continue with these until such a time arises that I may be able to buy yet ANOTHER pair of my absolute favorite model, the CS 3.5. This isn’t 20/20 hindsight as much as it is 20/20 regret for ever having sold off the three pairs that I once had. The CS 3.5 just does everything right for my humble ears. 
 

I am prepared, and fully aware of the fact that such a prospect will be of the upgraded version Tom has been hinting at - and I will be more than willing to pay the price. I believe I’ve uttered a couple of noteworthy opinions in this forum over the years, and either, and both still hold true - that Thiel is an investment, not merely a purchase, and that Thiel is essentially Magneplanar with BASS. 

 

Carry on folks!