Thiel CS3.5 vs CS3.6

An audio buddy had a pair of 3.5s I listened to many times and he bought my 3.6s.

The 3.6s are one grade up for sure but both have woofer issues.
The 3.5 uses a bass equalizer to add artificial bass,
the 3.6 uses a passive radiator that emits a one note distortion to everything regardless of what power amp you use.
(No it's not power or current, we tried Krell 300s and Classic 120s)

All 3 speakers mentioned here have bass issues.
But for 1/2 the price I'd get the 3.5 to mate with a sub and turn off the eq.
3.5s are easier to place, it squeaks and thins out easier than the 3.6, but nothing you cant fix by changing out a cap or two.

If I remember correctly Art actually took over the 3.6s from my friend after we both gave up and went with Avalons. I guess Art had Thiel 3s right?

Art,

Believe it or not I have "downgraded" from Avalon Eidolons to JM Lab Utopia Divas (call me crazy but I spent quite a bit of time modifying them, in stock form they are terrible, but I got tired of the Accuton ceramic tweeter of the Avalons). Read my review of the Diva Utopias and you'll know what my system is like.

Silverline's are pretty good and Alan Y is a nice guy. I listened to the Boleros and are quite impessed. Definitely all-round better than Thiels.

Back to Mikey44, you can definitely trust Art's opinion when it comes to Thiels. What kind of music do you like, and sonic presentation, and what power amp do you have?

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