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Speaker recommendation for married couple
Wow, she didn't like vocals on Harbeths and called them "flat?"That's the first speaker I and many others would recommend if someone really cared about vocals on speakers. I don't know what you do when the speaker probably most renowned for natura... 
Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??
Heh, I'm in close to a similar situation.I may be selling my current floor standers (Thiel 3.7s) for a smaller more mobile pair of speakers, and I can already sense that I will have to live with regret if I do it.  In fact, the Thiels are a sort o... 
Thiel Owners
unsound,Your comments are excellent regarding the sound of the Thiels. (Though, again, associated amplification/position/acoustics can come into play, of course).But I hope you don’t mind if I take some issue with a statement like this:---"All Thi... 
Thiel Owners
michaeljbrown,Fortunately for me the 3.7s are significantly lighter than the CS6s, especially as I have to move the 3.7s around.  The CS6s, which I had in my room years ago, remain my second favorite Thiel speakers behind the 3.7s.  They are incre... 
Thiel Owners
jafant,-- "prof and michaeljbrownsit those speakers 7-9 feet apart for best effect. Toe-in may be required as well. Otherwise, kick back and enjoy the music!" ---Check out my post just above yours. I already have mine just under 8 feet apart. No t... 
Thiel Owners
michaeljbrown,My 3.7's are:7.10 inches apart.  Face mostly straight ahead.6 1/2 feet from speakers to my head.And they sound even better if I lean in a bit more.  I keep wanting to go more nearfield :-)BTW, as to setting up: With the Thiels, as wi... 
Thiel Owners
FWIW, I hope to have time Monday or Tuesday to post my listening impressions of some speakers that I've considered for replacing the Thiels. 
Thiel Owners
robinbarbour,Believe me, I know!  That's one big sticking point for me, the fact you can't seem to get these things anymore.  But if I really want to solve the problem I'm dealing with, I would have to sell the Thiels in order to afford anything t... 
Thiel Owners
Listening to the Thiel 3.7s again last night...boy I don’t know if I can give these things up! It’s amazing the degree to which you can dial in a speaker (especially like the 3.7) to one’s taste - far field, near field, toed in, toed out. As I’ve ... 
Let's talk Tweeters!
erik,cool.Sorry I'm not going to be able to add particularly technical info to the thread.  I only had listening impressions to give at this point. 
Let's talk Tweeters!
erik,I made my comments in regards to the tweeters used in the speakers I mentioned, and how I perceived their effect. Do I understand then that you are looking only for technical contributions?  Maybe this is more of a DIY speaker builder discuss... 
Let's talk Tweeters!
I have to echo Duke’s response. I get why you don’t want to mention brands, but it seems to really limit the applicability of the discussion.MBL makes a very specific type of tweeter as far as I know not found elsewhere, and I have no idea if othe... 
Let's talk Tweeters!
The following isn’t a claim about some objective technical truth; it’s only my subjective assessment:The best tweeter I’ve ever experienced (or my favorite) is the MBL (omni) tweeters. I remember the first time I encountered the MBL at a CES show ... 
Thiel Owners
jafant,Understandable.  We all have our own criteria. I personally like a near field, or close to near field listening set up because I love being enveloped in the sound, I get the most realistic sound staging, and to my ears usually the most natu... 
Thiel Owners
jonandfamily,I never had the 3.6s, though I heard them many times "back in the day."I preferred the CS6's over the 3.6, and had the CS6's for quite a while.(They worked well in my small room; the 3.7s work even better).Nothing I miss about any pre...