Name: Vintage Thiel CS2 // Speakers in Mahogany
Brand: Thiel
SKU: 8006403850461
Availability: OutOfStock

Ah, the Thiel. One of vintage audio's best kept secrets. The CS2 is known for exceptional detail and imaging, flat frequency response, and a powerful bottom end. Normally clad in teak, this beautifully chatoyant mahogany pair was a special order. Words truly fail to describe how beautiful this wood is. We've tested the crossover, and found them square in spec, so we refinished the cabinets and wrapped the grilles in a muted orange that somehow calls even more attention to the wood. Exceptional.

Production

1985-89

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

thielcs2NA

Orig. MSRP

$1350

Restoration

Full 30-point service check
Restored cabinets
Custom orange grille cloth
Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis

Factory Specs

Type Three-way, reflex-loaded floorstanding loudspeaker

Sensitivity 87dB/2.83V/m

Nominal impedance 6 ohms

Frequency response 38Hz–20kHz ±2dB

Tweeter 1" soft-dome tweeter

Midrange 3" paper-cone midrange unit

Woofer 8" plastic-cone woofer

Crossover frequencies 800Hz, 3kHz

Phase response ±10°

Minimum amplifier power 40–250W

Dimensions 39"H x 12"W x 12"D

Weight 62 lbs. ea.

Liner Notes

The Thiel CS2 speaker system exemplifies the company’s design philosophy. A columnar three-way system, the CS2 has an 8-inch long-throw polypropylene-cone woofer that operates in a Butterworth-tuned vented enclosure and crosses over to a 4-inch treated-cone midrange driver at 800 Hz. The second crossover, to a 1.1-inch soft-dome tweeter, is at 3,000 Hz. Time coherence of the drivers’ output is achieved by the backward-sloping speaker board, which places the effective sound sources of all the drivers equidistant from a listener seated at least 7 or 8 feet from the enclosure.

Stock No.

8006403850461

Ah, the Thiel. One of vintage audio's best kept secrets. The CS2 is known for exceptional detail and imaging, flat frequency response, and a powerful bottom end. Normally clad in teak, this beautifully chatoyant mahogany pair was a special order. Words truly fail to describe how beautiful this wood is. We've tested the crossover, and found them square in spec, so we refinished the cabinets and wrapped the grilles in a muted orange that somehow calls even more attention to the wood. Exceptional.

Production

1985-89

Condition

9/10

Serial No.

thielcs2NA

Orig. MSRP

$1350

Restoration

Full 30-point service check
Restored cabinets
Custom orange grille cloth
Cleaned controls, switches, and chassis

Factory Specs

Type Three-way, reflex-loaded floorstanding loudspeaker

Sensitivity 87dB/2.83V/m

Nominal impedance 6 ohms

Frequency response 38Hz–20kHz ±2dB

Tweeter 1" soft-dome tweeter

Midrange 3" paper-cone midrange unit

Woofer 8" plastic-cone woofer

Crossover frequencies 800Hz, 3kHz

Phase response ±10°

Minimum amplifier power 40–250W

Dimensions 39"H x 12"W x 12"D

Weight 62 lbs. ea.

Liner Notes

The Thiel CS2 speaker system exemplifies the company’s design philosophy. A columnar three-way system, the CS2 has an 8-inch long-throw polypropylene-cone woofer that operates in a Butterworth-tuned vented enclosure and crosses over to a 4-inch treated-cone midrange driver at 800 Hz. The second crossover, to a 1.1-inch soft-dome tweeter, is at 3,000 Hz. Time coherence of the drivers’ output is achieved by the backward-sloping speaker board, which places the effective sound sources of all the drivers equidistant from a listener seated at least 7 or 8 feet from the enclosure.

Stock No.

8006403850461