Need advice/opinion in choosing Vandy 2ci or Thiel 1.5

i am much in agreement with the recent posts by @holmz and @unsound

it was some 20 years ago, but my one very notable point of recall on the thiel 1.5’s was their lack of height... short speaker that while spacious and clear and fairly well balanced, seemed to have the soundstage rather low (waist height), no doubt due to their own rather diminutive stature - i remember at that time living in seattle, i traded my regular loveseat sofa for a low beanbag to ’get down’ to hear the sound properly hahaha

to the point made by @holmz

i have personally had thiel 1.5s and 2.2s in the past, (in addition to hearing a very close friend’s system with 3.6’s many many times with different amps) and i currently have vandy 3a sigs (among other speakers)

so while i may fit into the theory of confirmation bias in favor of vandy’s, i would say that my preference for vandy’s and the sound they present is not developed without ample experience to thiels as an alternative

both are well respected brands with illustrious histories but the longstanding vandy sound is more natural and musical to me, less overtly detailed, lean and ’hifi’ sounding - obviously the choice of ancillaries matter in using either brand

my personal preference would be vandys