I owned the Thiel CS 7's but sold them as my listening room was to small ( low ceilings). I listened to the Genesis Amp 1 at Soundex and they sounded more like H/T. I was disappointed as I own a Genesis 900 subwoofer and thought the rest of there line would sound as good. i am not saying that there other speakers are not good but IMHO the Thiel 7's are alot better. Plus you can always upgrade to the 7.2's later. But it's all in your ear. Good Luck!
