Thiel Owners

Hi Jafant,

I sold THIEL speakers at a store in Vermont beginning either in 1984 or 1985 and met the team around that time. We developed a professional relationship and I would see them at shows, including the famous summer CES event in Chicago, and while visiting the factory over the course of the two decades. In 2003, I opened my PR agency and added THIEL to my client roster shortly after. We worked side by side on several projects together including the launch of numerous products such as the the CS3.7 and the Subwoofer Integrator, the SCS4, the architectural speakers, and more. I have photos of the press corps jammed into a Las Vegas suite for the unveiling of the 3.7. Very fun and exciting times! I have a tremendous affinity for the people and the products….all starting with how wonderful they sound. 

detoured

Thank You for the follow up to my query. Good to learn that you are carrying the Thiel Audio torch on other platform(s). I believe that we can all agree on affinity for our beloved loudspeakers. Wonderful sound as well.

Do you have a favorite Model? What gear is in your Stereo system?

Happy Listening!

Purity Capacitors

 " greater clarity in reproduction of sound as well as improved spatial separation of individual instruments and vocals. "

I copied this from the CC web site as I have been trying to think of how to describe the addition of a 1uf 400v  Purity capacitor on the tweeter positive output .

The clarity ( no pun intended ) and definition created a 3D sound that is beyond what I would have thought a single capacitor could create .  I feel that high notes that used to sound edgy , sharp and higher volume now sounds clear and same in volume levels .

I can't wait ( but have to because they haven't been released yet ) for the 1uf 630v cap for the midrange positive output .  I am also thinking about replacing the 1.5uf cap ( that I already upgraded from an ERSE to a CC ESA ) on the tweeter negative side with a Purity 250v .

I am having so much fun with my Thiel CS.5 but sometimes I feel the need for a bit more bass.

My room is rectangular shape (speakers on the short wall) with 2,42cm ceilings and a total area of 18sq meters.

The amp that I currently use is the Vincent SV237MK (250w/4ohms), famous for a well extended quality bass deliver. Although I have a REL Stampede 5 subwoofer, I never use it because I have always found that it mess the speakers natural voicing / balance.

Following general Thiel instructions I use the CS.5:

- resting on the 3 plastic cups (without spikes) on hard concrete floor

- grilles on

- straight, without toe-in

- distant from the boundaries, more or less where all my other speakers work well in my room (90cm from front wall, 76cm from side wall, 185cm between them, 278cm from speakers to listening position).

- good neutral to warm speaker cables, VanDamme LC-OFC 4mm or Straightwire Encore.

The imaging and tonality is better away from the front wall, and moving my chair closer to the speakers mess up the balance between the drivers... any suggestions?

vair68robert - Great to hear. Motivates me to replace the 1uf stock coax capacitors. The 250v would fit but not sure about the 800v on these CS2.4 crossovers. Figure that part would be reusable when doing the big crossover upgrade.

(Right now it’s stock PCB, SE kit, Mills Resistors)