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| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Jafant,Thanks for your interest :-)I'm still tortured about which move to make. I would have snapped up the 3.7s immediately, but as I mentioned earlier they are in a light cherry finish that wouldn't match our decor. I generally love the look of ... | |
| What are your favorite speaker finishes? I love a good wood finish on a speaker, especially some of the more exotic ones. Though I"m not a fan of the exotic finishes that seem to traverse into "gaudy" - a personal call of course.One of my favourite finishes is the ebony wood used on the ... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? At one point I was pretty familiar with just about every well known speaker in the market, but not now. Home Theater diverted my energies for quite a while. So I can't help you much.I'm trying to get hold of some Thiel 3.7 speakers, and from what ... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Dayglow,My first encounters with Hales were the T-8s at my local dealer, years ago, and I was always transfixed by how "right" they sounded in terms of tonality.Way back at CES2000 I was trying to discern which system sounded the most "real." I'd ... | |
| MBL 101e mk 2 Speaker Owners? I was obsessed with the MBL 101s for quite a while, and almost bought a pair (a great deal that slipped away from my fingers, years ago).The best I ever heard them was actually in Michael Gindi's notoriously tiny room, driven by tube amps. He'd tr... | |
| What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE??? Hales - One of the most "musical" (rich, full, tonally colorful) speaker lines ever IMO. (I still use some Hales speakers in my set up).Meadowlark - They had that illusive combination of detail, airiness and timbral warmth.Dunlavy - for reasons ot... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older PopsThanks for the info, that's encouraging to read that the 3.7s sounded ok sitting closer. As for amp stuff, I'll let you know how my CJs drive the Thiels.It always amazes me the balancing act in combining equipment, how I can loose an essential... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Unsound,That's cool. I've always felt that the ultimate goal for describing audio is to describe it accurately enough so that the person reading can get an idea if he'd like the sound or not.I completely understand people coming to different concl... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older I appreciate all the contributions to this thread.Hey Thiel 3.7 owners…I've pretty much decided on getting the 3.7s :-)(And while I've posted the following question in another forum, I could use input here from 3.7 owners especially)But I do have ... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Great stuff, very encouraging. (And very persuasive Richardyc).I'm wondering about the bass difference between the 2.7 and 3.7. The 2.7 is rated down to 35Hz, the 3.7 to 33Hz, so on paper very little difference. Though with the bigger woofer the 3... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Cool stuff folks, thanks.Way back in the day, my tube amp journey started with a Conrad Johnson MV55 power amp. It powered my Quad 63s and my Von Schweikerts nicely, but then I got in some other more demanding speakers and I could clearly hear the... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older On the theme of Thiels, amps and tubes...I'm presuming (hoping) to have success driving either the Thiel 2.7 or 3.7 with my Conrad Johnson Premier 12 Monoblocks. I've had plenty of speakers through my place and the Premier 12s haven't let me down ... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? A well set up MBL 101 (E and onward) radialstrahler is the most impressive speaker I've ever heard. At certain shows, wandering into the MBL room makes every other speaker sound like drivers and boxes. Their top end was unique IMO. I've never hear... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Thanks Jafant,Why do you think the 2.7 will do with less power/current?It's rated close to the same bass response, has I believe the same type of impedance as the 3.7, but is even less sensitive (87db). I've seen others say the 3.7 should be easie... | |
| Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older Jafant,Could you elaborate about what differences you heard between the 2.7 and the 3.7 model? I'm still considering whether to start with the 2.7.Also, when you say the 3.7 needs such a large room to work well, what do you base that upon? Have yo... |