Thiel Owners

Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of this thread. In 2016, I started with post #1 from a fan's standpoint for Thiel Audio. I came to admire the design, form and function of these wonderful loudspeakers. The hope was to gather interest from like-minded Audiophiles. Well, it tuned out that there are more than a few of Us. Some have left to pursue other speaker brands while most of you guys are still here. This is a testament to Mr. Jim Thiel's hard work and passion for seeking nothing but the best in  presentation, sound reproduction. Several of you guys are experts on this brand exclusively.
Over time, I adapted this thread to catch all Music lovers from entry level, hobbyist, moderate, novice and expert. Recently, we have managed to attract electronic DIY and speaker building contributors. Moreover, there are occupational trades and professionals here. All of these attributes created an esteemed Panel. Talk of Thiel Audio crosses over into other audio forums as well. Those guys contact me away from Audiogon. I ask each and every one to join us here to continually improve this experience.I could not have predicted that two distinguished Gentlemen would notice this thread. Mr. Tom Thiel and Mr. Rob Gillum. Even though Rob is not involved directly, he has perused this thread. Tom has become a very active, all hands-on deck,  historical Asset. Thank You All - for your contributions, insight, impressions and listening experiences. The Audio Journey and Process starts here.

Happy Listening!

And hats off to you, jafant, for getting the snowball started down the mountainside!  Happy anniversary!

New XO boards now in final configuration on my former SEs. I guess I need a moniker for these. Maybe CS2.4TB for Tom’s Bliss ;^)

And though the boards are finished I still want to replace my FST input and output wire. Also, I intend to replace the binding posts and make the speakers biwirable. So, not quite to my end point. I have all the parts to complete the project but the Cardas wire needs to be tinned and my soldering gun is not the right tool. Gonna have to get a solder pot . . .

The new parts have various hours on them as I changed configurations over the past several weeks. I might have heard changes even up to 200 hours, which is where others have said Clarity settles in (Dave Garretson among them). So, burn in might not be finished?

That said, I’m super happy with the SQ I’m hearing. Musical immersion. I get the house to myself this evening :)

Maybe CS2.4TB for Tom’s Bliss

How about CS2.5?

Though I don't own Thiels I have been enjoying this thread for some time.  (I've been especially impressed by Tom Thiel's contributions: as a recovering philosophy major I've followed his ideas on the epistemology of sound with keen interest).  

Here's a good deal not too far from me.  Even if I had the spare funds at the moment -- and the spare funds for the needed amplifier upgrade -- I don't have enough room for these big beauties.  Not sure of the difference between the CS5 and CS5i, but I see the seller is also selling a dual mono 400w Levinson amp, and has been trying to get rid of both for a while.  I'm betting someone who offered $9k or so could easily walk way with the start of a world-class 2-channel system.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/THIEL-CS-5i-SPEAKERS/183292862680?hash=item2aad1b20d8:g:a3sAAOSwtalbMluL:rk...