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Group Therapy => NY Audio Rave => Topic started by: Emil on February 22, 2016, 09:03:52 AM

Title: killer bargain for someone
Post by: Emil on February 22, 2016, 09:03:52 AM
Thiel CS5s. Asking $1300. Bet you can get them for a grand.

Located on Long Island

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/full-range-thiel-cs-5-large-6-driver-speaker-2016-02-22-speakers-11050-2468-port-washington-ny


Title: Re: killer bargain for someone
Post by: BobM on February 23, 2016, 04:39:59 AM
I always thought Thiel's were expensive, back in the day. These were $10K speakers new, but I bet they would be $30K if sold today. $1300 is like paying freight to have them delivered and getting a speaker for free.
Title: Re: killer bargain for someone
Post by: jimbones on February 23, 2016, 05:18:56 AM
yea that is a killer (slime) deal. Tom should be jumping all over that! :rofl:
Title: Re: killer bargain for someone
Post by: tmazz on February 23, 2016, 12:10:30 PM
Quote from: jimbones on February 23, 2016, 05:18:56 AM
yea that is a killer (slime) deal. Tom should be jumping all over that! :rofl:

No way. The CS-6s that I have right now are already better than the CS-5s.

And BTW, if anyone out there is interested in them, it is a great price, but just remember that they are not an easy (or cheap) speaker to drive. They are very very demanding speakers. The have a very low impedance dip in the low end and as such require not only a large amount of power to drive them , but also an amp that is capable of feeding them a large amount of current.

Wonderful sounding speakers if they are driven by the right amp, but that is a big if, which usually comes with a significant price tag.
Title: Re: killer bargain for someone
Post by: Werd on March 02, 2016, 03:45:52 PM
Hiya!  chuck wagon....