Thiel Owners

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There happens to be 3, SS2 subwoofers on US AudioMart if you are interested, two in PA and 1 in NY. I was concerned about the Thiel SS Subwoofer cause there doesn't seem to be any repair for them when they fail, same thing with the Integrator.

I have read good things about REL subwoofers, I haven't looked into these but look interesting. Vandersteen has the Sub-Three that has the 11 band Eq built into the amp and uses a feed off your amplifer to provide a signal to the subwoofer, these were designed to sit in the corner of the room and take advantage of corner loading to work their best. These are the two that come to mind for music oriented use as opposed to boom shake-allda home theater subwoofers.

It would be cool if someone could find a way to repair the Thiel SS subwoofers.

If you find something interesting let us know.

ronkent,

I'm aware of the cost and weight difference between the Rex 500 and Rex 300. I'm trying to simplify rig(s) as I use a different amp for a different set of Thiel speakers. No silver bullet that's for sure. 

I thought of the same thing then move up to mono. Cost would be higher initially if I went to mono's. Going stereo first to mono I add more shipping cost and most likely a service to switch out stereo to mono. Then will amps be sequential sn#. 

Greensboro is not far from Charlotte so would welcome the invite. Always nice to hear the 3.7 in a well configured rig. 

Duramax,  we should get together.   I could invite my friend Bob M. who lives in Durham to join us as he too has 3.7's.  Please PM me if that works for you.  

@ig316b  I use REL 812's and they seem to work great with the Thiels but i have never even tried another brand so have no experience comparing them.  i did find that two is better than one.   

Thanks @ig316b.  I'll check this out.  The non-repairability of the SS is a problem, too be sure.

From what I understand the the most common and most troubling service compalints regarding audio equipment is subwoofers, and in particular those that are self amplified. Often these subwoofers use propriertery and perhaps worse limited production runs of DSP modules and Class D amps that become unserviseable and irreplaceable.