Thiel Owners

@warjarrett, tomthiel set you right. Two subs are better than one. Especially for two channel music as opposed to the .1 output for home theatre. Unlike HT with it’s dedicated sub channel, when using one sub for two channel sources, the bass frequencies need to be summed. It’s possible that one channels signal will be overlapping and opposing the other channel, which can actually cause bass subtraction. Furthermore, having two subs can distribute the bass in the room so that room influenced peaks and valleys can be evened out.

unsound  

Have to agree with  you. Was able to find one SS2.2 sub for my 2.7s. Financial constraints prohibited acquiring the second one. 

With a majority of my classical CD s,  it's not noticeable, except when the bass viol is  solo or prominent (right side of soundstage.)

Is there anyone reading this who has heard the difference between a SS2 subwoofer vs. a SS3 subwoofer?

I just don't want two of these big subwoofers in my living room. So for me, it looks like I will have to experiment for myself, 1 SS2 vs. 1 SS3. A pair of SS3 subwoofers would cost more than than the 3.7s are worth and has got to be overkill for just 2 channel music with CS3.7 speakers.

tomthiel

I can second your assessment of the CS 2.7 vs. CS 3.7 models. Precisely reported. Room size/space should be the deciding factor.

Happy Listening!

And, there is more to this integration of SS subwoofers to CS3.7 speakers. The Thiel passive crossover that is specifically configured for CS3.7 speakers was designed to only have a mono output. So one subwoofer was the original design concept. I would have to use Y adapters to split for two subwoofers, so they would both be mono anyway. 

It is a wonderful implementation because the crossover adds nothing in the signal path going  to the main speakers. The CS3.7s run full range. The crossover only senses the main speakers' signals from theor speaker cables, then transfers that information to the subwoofer to create ONLY the bass that 3.7s cannot reproduce alone. 

I do have a very nice Marchand active crossover I could use, but it seems to me that Thiel figured this all out, so why not use their passive crossover as intended?