Thiel Model 04s

Pasote

I have some older Thiel speakers I have had for ages. I picked these up second hand and have no idea to be honest what they are even worth. I refinished the cabinets and to be honest did a decent job doing so. They do have banana plugs in the rear and a 1.5 amp fuse as well. They sound incredible. I don't have a digital camera or I would take a picture. They have a tweeter and a 5 1/4 inch woofer maybe? The have a large 8 inch passive radiator which were all paper and have begun to rot. I have searched for replacement radiators for these but have not found any. The actual woofer has a rubber surround the cone and is in perfect shape. The sound of these are flawless except for those radiators that I need to replace.

Would anyone be intersted in these? I seriously have no idea what they are worth or if in fact they are worth anything at all. I would also love to know where to get some passive radiators to repair these. I have contacted Thiel but to no avail. Any feedback would be appreciated.

PolkWannabie

They're worth about $110 / pair

Pasote

So are they worth keeping? Worth replacing the radiators? I suppose I could always use them in a second room.

gidrah

Pics, model numbers and location would be helpful.

Pasote

Pics... I don't have any as I mentioned above. Model number... all it states is model 04. I think we are talking vintage products here. Location... well they are set up nicely on each side of my rack

dorokusai

I am sure he meant your physical location, as in state, town, hamlet or city park.

RuSsMaN

Thats a legendary Thiel. Is the radiator itself rotting, or just the surround?

They are worth whatever someone is willing to pay, bottom line.

Cheers,
Russ

PolkWannabie

Thanks for correcting my term ... I should've said the average used price is ...

I believe this model was manufactured in 1976 and has a 6" woofer and 1.5" tweeter.

TroyD

Location and price....Inquiring minds want to know.

If you like the sound, repair is always an option.

BDT

Pasote

You see I'm a pure polkie here! Location... I live in Phoenix. I originally picked up the speakers in Aspen Colorado quite a few years back. I worked for a moving company and you would be surprised with the amount of things people no longer want. These being exactly that. The radiator itself wasn't rotting but the surround on them... one of them originally had the smallest tear and I tried smoothing it out with the most delicate of touch and it crumbled right before my eyes. I have tried contacting Thiel but to no avail. I would assume that all radiators work basically the same but we know what happens when we assume.

Pasote

As far as price I have no idea what they are worth. I love the sound and have thought about repairing them.

dorokusai

Repair them, and stop bs'n ...get some specifics and start checking out www.partsexpress.com

If you need some specifics, www.audiokarma.org and www.audioasylum.com may be a couple resources for you to utilize.

Pasote

I thought BSing was all part of the game!

gidrah

Do those have the oval or round PRs? Round, you could probably just redo, ovals - good luck.

Pasote

Round PRs... I wanted to replace them with Thiel PRs but no such luck. I will end up replacing them though. Seems like they might be worth that much. I really do enjoy the sound and they would make a great pair of B speakers for an extra room.

Pasote

Thanks for the welcome too!