awise1961
Super Member
Last weekend I visited a friend of mine's audio shop and he made me a very attracrive deal on his shop's Thiel CS3.7 demo's.
He let me bring them home to try in my system first.
Right away Susie and I new the big Thiels were staying with us.
The only problem was that although they were a lovely shade of cherry, they did not match the surrounding furniture and stuck out a bit.
So, after consumating the deal I stopped by Nashua Paint and Wallpaper and picked up some water based stain in Rosewood color. So for the rest of the week I went about the color transformation. I know that some people would cringe at attempting this sort of work to such an expensive pair of speakers. but those of you who know me, know that I am not afraid to throw caution to the wind and roll up my sleeves. Plus, once I started in with the 220 grit sand paper there was no turning back. I followed the 220 grit with 400 grit paper and then an IPA wipe down and tack cloth rub. I rubbed the stain on with a rag to get the best penetration and uniformity. After drying overnight I wiped them down again with sticky tack rags and applied a water based satin clear eurathane for protection. The results came out as good if not better than I had hoped.
Sound wise, these things are amazing. I had Thiel 2.2's a couple of years ago, but found them hard to live with. They seemed too bright for my liking. These 3.7's are just as power hungry but are very neutral, and not bright at all.
Yep, these are keepers. My system is evolving nicely.
Thanks for looking.
Al. Wise
He let me bring them home to try in my system first.
Right away Susie and I new the big Thiels were staying with us.
The only problem was that although they were a lovely shade of cherry, they did not match the surrounding furniture and stuck out a bit.
So, after consumating the deal I stopped by Nashua Paint and Wallpaper and picked up some water based stain in Rosewood color. So for the rest of the week I went about the color transformation. I know that some people would cringe at attempting this sort of work to such an expensive pair of speakers. but those of you who know me, know that I am not afraid to throw caution to the wind and roll up my sleeves. Plus, once I started in with the 220 grit sand paper there was no turning back. I followed the 220 grit with 400 grit paper and then an IPA wipe down and tack cloth rub. I rubbed the stain on with a rag to get the best penetration and uniformity. After drying overnight I wiped them down again with sticky tack rags and applied a water based satin clear eurathane for protection. The results came out as good if not better than I had hoped.
Sound wise, these things are amazing. I had Thiel 2.2's a couple of years ago, but found them hard to live with. They seemed too bright for my liking. These 3.7's are just as power hungry but are very neutral, and not bright at all.
Yep, these are keepers. My system is evolving nicely.
Thanks for looking.
Al. Wise
