[SoundStage!]Factory Tour
Feature Article

October 1999

Thiel Audio Factory Tour
by Marc Mickelson

 

Additional photos


CNC #3 being assembled

 


Templates for the CNCs

 


Cabinet parts as they emerge from the CNC

 


The rack of equipment for testing speakers in the anechoic chamber

 


CS2.3s drying

 


CS.5s waiting for drivers


Thiel-built machine that bends aluminum for grille frames

 


Adding grille cloth to a frame


How soon can I get a pair of CS2.3s?

 


How about CS6es?


The foam-cutting area


The veneer press (background) and veneer joiner

 


Assembling crossovers...

 


...and drivers


Crossover-testing workstation


Various driver parts and the devices
for making them

 


Working on CS7.2 cabinets


Original woodwork sample (left) and two re-creations


To find out more about Thiel Audio,
visit their website at www.thielaudio.com

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