Thiel CS.5 User manual

The THIEL CS.5 offers outstanding sound
at an outstanding price.
CS.5
Quality construction and materials
The CS.5 uses the same quality
materials as the more expensive
THIEL models—a die-cast
magnesium woofer chassis,
polypropylene or polystyrene
capacitors, and rigid 1-inch thick
cabinet walls.
Magnetically shielded for video
sound systems
The CS.5 is magnetically shielded to
prevent picture distortion when placed
near televisons in video sound
systems. It is small enough to be
placed as a center or rear channel
speaker, high performance enough to
be used as the main pair, and
beautifully finished to enhance any
room.
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HE CS.5 IS ATWO-WAY,
ported, floor-standing
loudspeaker offering high
performance in a compact, easy-to-
place cabinet and at an entry-level
price. Completely time and phase
coherent, the CS.5 provides a
dimension of clarity and realism that
conventional speakers in its price class
cannot achieve, making it ideal for
both music and video sound.
Innovative THIEL design techniques
The CS.5 incorporates many of the
same design techniques used in other
THIEL speakers to achieve our goal
of accurate musical reproduction in all
areas of performance. The drivers are
positioned along a sloping front baffle
for correct time alignment, and the
crossover is designed to provide phase
accurate transitions between the
drivers. These two design features
alone result in an unusually high level
of spatial and transient fidelity for a
speaker of this price. A specially
shaped grilleboard decreases
diffraction for more open sound, and
the heavy cabinet construction
reduces unwanted vibration to
improve clarity and imaging.
…this little speaker is as
well engineered as its more
expensive siblings—another
finely cut gem from the
House of Thiel.
—John Atkinson, Stereophile ,
Vol. 18, No. 10, October ’95
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…one of the best speakers available at any price—Thiels’s
full size CS.5.
—Tim Smart, Business Week , from the December 11, 1995 issue
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Tweeter
The 1-inch metal
dome tweeter uses a
large magnet,
vented pole, and
reinforced rear
chamber to allow a
low resonance
frequency and a
wide bandwidth. The
result is high
frequency
reproduction of great
clarity and realism.
Woofer
The THIEL-designed 6.5-inch, treated
paper cone woofer incorporates the same
short coil/long gap motor design as other
THIEL woofers
for low
distortion, very
good midrange
performance,
and clean
bass
response.
The woofer is
magnetically
shielded to
prevent
television
picture
distortion.
• Hi Fi & Muzyka (Poland) magazine’s 1995 & 1997 “Product of
the Year”
• Runner-up, Stereophile magazine’s 1995 “Budget Component of
the Year”
• Consumer Electronics Show’s Innovations ’95 Design and
Engineering Award winner
• Stereophile magazine’s Class C “Recommended Component”
Award winning sound