Overview
The CS2.3 is the first speaker to use Thiel's new compound driver, for which a patent application has been filed. In this new design, the 1" tweeter and 4" midrange are mounted coaxially and driven by a single voice-coil, which responds to frequencies from about 100Hz up.
Warranty: 3 Months
Price: $3,000.00
Specification
Drive-units (all anodized aluminum): 1" (25mm) dome tweeter, coincident with 4.5" (114mm) cone midrange; 8" (204mm) cone woofer; 9" (230mm) passive radiator. Crossover frequencies: 900Hz, 3kHz.
Crossover slopes: Acoustic first-order, 6dB/octave.
Frequency response: 37Hz-20kHz, ±2dB.
Phase response: minimum phase ±5 degrees. Nominal impedance: 4 ohms (3 ohms minimum).
Sensitivity: 87dB/2.83V/1m.
Recommended power: 100-400W.
Dimensions: 41.5" (1055mm) H by 11" (280mm) W by 15" (380mm) D. Weight: 70 lbs (154kg) each.
Further reading: Review on Stereophile
About the brand
THIEL Audio Products Company of Lexington, Kentucky is a privately-held, engineering driven organization that performs research, design, and manufacturing of loudspeakers for the highest quality music and video sound reproduction in the home.
The beauty of THIEL loudspeakers can be traced back to design concepts born from powerfully innovative thinking. For over 30 years, THIEL has woven a nearly magical synergy between engineering brilliance and an unfailing passion to create the most lifelike reproduction of recorded music. Along this quest for sonic perfection, THIEL’s customers, music aficionados, and audio press from around the world have lauded THIEL’s loudspeaker designs as some of the best ever conceived.
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