Thiel Audio CS-2.7

I am offering for sale a beautiful pair of Thiel 2.7's in natural cherry (according to Rob Gillum). I am including a spare midrange/tweeter driver just in case an extra is ever needed. Rob at Coherent Source has many spares but i liked having one just in case. Also included are the outriggers which provide great stability. I also added Cardas silver binding posts (see pictures).

The speakers are flawless except for two very small places which are shown in the pictures (i shot them close up but you normally would never notice them). I am the original owner and they are fully broken in and sound amazing. My girlfriend is mad at me because she likes them better than their replacements which are a pair of 3.7's, and wants me to keep them and sell the 3.7's. I am including shipping which can be very expensive. If by chance, the buyer could come and pick them up, then i will reduce the price by $400.00.
If anyone is concerned about updates and repairs, then worry no more. Rob Gillum, 30 plus years with Thiel Audio, has opened up a business to take care of all current and future Thiel owners. https://www.coherentsourceservice.com/

Below is an article from The Absolute Sound. http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/thiel-audio-unveils-the-cs27-phase-and-time-coherent-floor-standing-loudspeaker/

(Lexington, KY) August 30th, 2012 — THIEL Audio (www.thielaudio.com), winner of over 60 prestigious awards for loudspeaker design and performance since 1978, has announced the introduction of the CS2.7 3-way floor standing loudspeaker. The CS2.7 employs the coincident tweeter/midrange driver, widely considered an engineering masterpiece and pioneered in the company’s flagship model, the CS3.7—named one of the world’s top 100 loudspeakers of all time. The CS2.7 also uses a short coil / long gap 8-inch woofer coupled to a passive radiator for fast, accurate bass response.

The new CS2.7 features a cabinet engineered from the ground up using bent plywood sidewall technology also adapted from the CS3.7, as well as carefully engineered internal bracing used to minimize cabinet resonances. The CS2.7 employs a completely new first order phase and time coherent crossover network—a signature of the THIEL brand for over 30 years. “Our mission with the CS2.7 was to bring some of the engineering innovations developed for the CS3.7 downstream to a loudspeaker weighing in at under $10K per pair,” explained THIEL president Kathy Gornik. “The capabilities of the 3.7 coax to deliver unmatched purity and the lowest possible distortion in the mid and high frequency ranges have been well documented—we wanted that technology to be the foundation of this new model,” added Gornik.

The uncolored output of THIEL’s proprietary drivers along with astonishing frequency response and ultra-low distortion specifications have contributed to THIEL’s impressive catalog of accolades from media and music aficionados worldwide. The CS2.7 is the next generation of THIEL loudspeaker to carry forward these engineering advances. Also at the heart of the CS2.7 are stunning industrial design elements that accent the traditional sloped THIEL baffle and legendary real wood veneers. THIEL’s Kentucky-based factory also encourages dealers to offer custom finishes to their customers, accommodating virtually any décor. The THIEL CS2.7 is built to the same exacting standard that has been the hallmark of the brand for nearly 35 years and is what enables the company to offer a 10-year warranty on the complete line of floor standing, architectural and subwoofer products.

The THIEL CS2.7 will be shipping to authorized THIEL dealers beginning in September, 2012 and will have an MSRP of $9900 per pair.