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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... 
Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older
Timrhu,To describe my room: It's the first room on the main floor of our house, and it has a 6 foot wide entrance to the room (no door). The shape is broken up into odd angles on one side because of bay windows. So the room is 13' wide by 15' deep... 
Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older
Another question for 2.7/3.7 owners or those who have heard them: at least one review (from Stereotimes) docked points from the 3.7 for having to "analytic" a tone with strings, for orchestra. Has anyone else found this, or do the Thiels reproduce... 
Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older
Cal3713,That's interesting about the Thiel warmth over the coincident system (though I have to confess I'm not totally surprised, given my experience of coincident speakers...though I haven't heard them for a while now). I keep hearing contrasting... 
Audio Physic Virgo 25 vs Avantera
I love audio physic speakers (have tried the Virgo 2, Libra, Scorpios) and have been very intrigued by the reviews of the Avantera. The problem is they seem very rare both in show rooms and on the used market, so it's hard to find impressions.I ac... 
Thiel with "Warmest" Midrange? 2.7 vs 3.7 vs Older
Thanks Rich. Message sent :-)Omsed, fair enough, there have always been Thiel-haters ;-)As I said, I already have experience with Thiels in my home (CS6) giving a beautiful smooth, warm mid-range, so I know it's possible.