desmond888

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Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Dear holco,Thank you for your concern. In fact, i dont have any room issues. I have a tall ceiling, it is about 14 feet high and my system is opened and layback. If i play full orchestra classical music, it sounds like i m sitting in the concert h... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
These are the video taken from my system  before caps upgrade..https://www.dropbox.com/sh/je1j26kz490h60m/AACXIv6OTbbT7nor-L1yhFraa?dl=0 For comparison, i will share the video after the caps upgrade 2 or 3 weeks later when the caps settled in. I w... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Dear holco and beetlemania, The mid and high have opened up with more air and sense of space. The tonal balance has shifted towards slightly warmer as compared to very neutral in the original caps. All acoustic instruments  sound wonderful particu... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
For information, i used hot glue to hold caps to the board. 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Thanks holco. Finally, i managed to get it removed from the enclosure. Removing the caps and having the csa caps soldered are not easy tasks for amateur like me. I did the soldering within the enclosure as i was  reluctant to disconnect the connec... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Shall i push much harder through the screw hole by a smaller screw driver or there is other alternative? 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Dear holco and beetlemania,I tried to remove the radiator but unsucessful. The radiator is still stuck with the enclosure. As adviced by holco, i shall remove the radiator by push it through one of the screw hole. Shall i push much harder through ... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Beetlemania, thank you for the wonderful information. 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Hi guys, I just realised that there are two versions of claritycap csa i.e 250v and 630v. I have ordered 250v version. Is there any concerned and or any sonic difference?For beetlemania,From the thiel owner thread, you have changed all the ceramic... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Thank you guys for all the valuable information. I have just ordered the claritycap csa combinations i suggested earlier. I'm no expert in this area therefore decided to only upgrade a few caps at this juncture. I hope i can complete  the project ... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Hi guys, i intend to get claritycap csa 10 ohm + 3.9ohm to replace the original caps 13ohm +1ohm and claritycap csa 10ohm +18ohm to replace 27ohm + 1ohm original caps. Do i need to change or remove any resistors? Any opion on this combination?  
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Dear Beetlemania, I will take your advice to  scrutinize the thread suggested by you.Thank you for the information. 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Please pardon my ignorance. I thought it will lose its capacitance overtime.  That is why i  came out an idea to replace the old for new. For changing to different brand of the capacitors, my worry is it will change the original character of the s... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Dear holco, I intend to give thiel 2. 4 a new heart by replacing the existing capacitors for the wofer w new original thiel capacitors to preserve its original sound. May i know what is the brand of the capacitor that used by thiel? From the photo... 
Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Thank you for the wonderful advice. Sorry to ask one more question. May i know how to remove the crossover module from the speaker box and how to stick it back after the modification?