Thiel CS1.6 User manual

CS1.6
The look is sleek and unassuming. The sound is totally exhilarating. The CS1.6
establishes a new benchmark in loudspeaker performance that substantially reduces the
entry price into high-end sound. The CS1.6’s two-way design incorporates several new
innovative design techniques that greatly improve performance in a small, floor-
standing loudspeaker. The 36-inch tall CS1.6 delivers a much purer and more open
upper midrange response coupled with a sweeter and smoother high frequency
performance than conventional two-way models. The new CS1.6 also offers a high
90 dB efficiency to work well with lower amounts of amplifier power.
—Tom Miiller
The Absolute Sound, April/May ’02
“…the CS1.6 is one of
the very best speakers
I’ve heard…they must
be considered a
relative bargin at their
asking price.”
—Tim Shea,
SoundStage.com, July ’02
• Innovations Design & Engineering Award for 2003
• The Absolute Sound’s “Editors’ Choice”Award & “Best Buy”
• SoundStage “Exceptional Value”Award 2002
• The Absolute Sound’s Mid-priced “Speaker of the Year” Award
“Attractive,,
Affordable,
Awesome…
an instant classic.”
THIEL’s Award-winning sound
• High performance sound from a small, floor-standing loudspeaker
• High 90dB efficiency to improve output capability with lower power amplifiers
• Completely time and phase coherent for greater realism
• Specially designed, ultra-low distortion woofer and tweeter
• Magnetically shielded for placement near video displays
• Provides great realism for both music and movies

“The CS1.6 struck a balance that was not only remarkable for a
speaker at its price, it was remarkable for a speaker at any price.”
—Fred Manteghian,
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, November ’02
“…it’s difficult for me
to conceive of a better
balanced, more
musically satisfying
presentation than that
delivered by the
CS1.6…Giant killers.”
— Dan Pond,
The Audiophile Voice , Vol. 8, No. 3
small distance
from driving point
to cone edge
3-inch diameter
voice coil distributes force
over 3 times the area
of a conventional
1-inch voice coil
THIEL CS1.6Woofer Voice Coil/Diaphragm Design
Conventional 1-inch diameter
woofer voice coil
large distance
from driving point
to cone edge
ConventionalWoofer Voice Coil/Diaphragm Design
The CS1.6’s Innovative Woofer/Voice Coil Design
Achieving excellent upper midrange performance presents one of the greatest
challenges in a two-way speaker configuration. One the most innovative
solutions is the design of the CS1.6’s woofer diaphragm and voice coil.
The difference is our engineering