CES 2012

Thiel Shows New Entry-Level Floorstander

Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 10, 2012

The first development project to follow the death of the late, great Jim Thiel is the CS1.7, which will replace the decade-old CS1.6 as the company's entry-level floorstanding speaker. Its aluminum drivers include a one-inch tweeter and a 6.5-inch woofer with the familiar vibration-controlling star diaphragm. A CS7.3 flagship tower will follow eventually. Given Thiel's traditionally long and pensive development philosophy, it's anyone's guess when the larger speaker will arrive, but the smaller one is very tentatively slated for the first quarter of this year at around $5000-5500.

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Submitted by Colin Robertson on January 11, 2012 - 3:04pm

I'm really glad to see some trickle-down tech from the 3.7. I was worried there for a while that the company was already showing signs of the loss of Jim with asinine products like the SCS4T.

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Submitted by TheJoBoo on January 16, 2012 - 8:27am

Recently disposed of my CS.16s with a great amount of emotional distress. Thiel continues to move the cheese. The SCS4T is a fantastic speaker that fulfills a need in the lineup. The CS1.7 is my next logical step if I don't manage to gather enough acorns for the CS2.4SE I want so badly.

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