Wilson Benesch Torus and Thiel SS2 subwoofers

i have been using the thiel sw1 for many years (which is the ss2 now). i am very pleased with it although it has been mostly used for movies. i do have a setting for music that i use now and again but my speakers do a very nice job on their own. as far as performance, i find it to be extremely fast, tight and detailed for a subwoofer. it does not provide as much boom and drama as allot of subs but will get as low as you need to go with great accuracy. i do not use the thiel crossover rather my theta for integration. it blends very very well with my watt puppy's. i have not heard the torus.

thanks for the comparison post milimetr.

i am wondering if you may not have a problem with your thiel. i can say i have never heard any ratttle from mine and have played often at concert (and beyond!) levels. my sub test song is from laurie anderson's life on a string, trach #6, "my compensation" which has tremendous electronic lows. this really displays the depth and power and it does not give any noise from the cabinet. i also use diana krall, girl in the other room for stand up bass demo...tightness and accuracy...no noise.

yes, i do have allot of noise from the sub. i am dealing with a hiss issue throughout my system (thread going in amps forum) so i attributed some of the sub noise to my system trouble. it is a large amp and i was expecting some but it does seem excessive. maybe i should look into the changes to see if there may not be some fix for this original design.