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Beautiful cabinetry :thumbsup: but those drivers do take some getting used to visually. Very different from a typical traditional smooth coned look.
I enjoyed my Thiels enormously, but the guy I eventually sold my CS2.3 on to was into heavy rock, and found the bass on them a bit too lean for his tastes. I suspect that is the Thiel Sound. I don't think he tried them with a sub.
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Yeah, they're definitely "unique" in design and looks. And although I wouldn't say the bass is thin, it just doesn't have quite the slam as some others do. But given how dynamic they are, it's a minor point for me. My Focus Audio's never reached down much below 50, but once I added the REL, the bass filled in nicely. I imagine much will be the same with the Thiels.
And the cabinetry is, indeed, beautiful..
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4339/...82a6e6d7_b.jpg
They fit nicely in the new room too..
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4359/...4d8bb93c_b.jpg
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Hmm I think a lot of what you are hearing is a lack of overhang; overhang can give a feeling of big bass and slam, but over time, you realise this is just a characteristic of most "normal" speakers as the drive units struggle to remain controlled.
You might struggle to integrate a sub for this reason.
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I love the Zeus sub-woofer :stalks: very nice !!
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I largely agree with Neil (yomanze).
The bass on my 2.3 was lean, taut, muscular. What it didn't do was what I call "bass shudder". The excitement of deep bass slam was missing.
I guess it may have sounded thin to my buyer, who probably wanted more obvious bass weight and, as you say, slam.
If you can integrate a good sub with it, then problem solved. Although with almost all my music choices it wasn't a problem anyway.
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