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Thiel Owners
i have no knowledge of Luxman but that looks like a beast to beat the band.  how much 
Thiel Owners
good question Prof. 
Thiel Owners
thanks Tom.  i guess i play them too loud but i measured and the average is about 78 db with peaks of 85.  plus the PS Audio BHK 250 amp is a hoss.  I will have to be more careful  but interestingly enough,  in the past using lesser amps with the ... 
Thiel Owners
thank you Tom.   maybe you can get Rob to join us here.  
Thiel Owners
Prof: " Folks, for those who blew drivers, like the 2.7/3.7 coax, what were the sonic symptoms? Did the sound just die? Or did a crackle develop in the sound....something like that?"first time:  scratchy sound though i think it was bad from t... 
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thanks,  but it would be interesting to see who else has had a problem with blown drivers in the x.7 models.  i certainly cannot be the only one but maybe i am.   i play my music loud but my girlfriend who does not like it too loud,   rarely says ... 
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okay guys,   spill the beans.  am i the only one here who has had issues with the coax drivers in the x.7 series.   as i mentioned earlier i have had to replace three of them in the 2.7's but none yet in the 3.7's.  earlier models never had an iss... 
Thiel Owners
thank you so much 
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thanks Tom.   is that true for shorter lengths such as 8' as he is running 13' 
Thiel Owners
another comment from my friend using the Goertz cables with the 3.7's.One more thing to add to the list. Not sure exactly how this works but the background with the Goertz is blacker. The music just emerges from a very quiet place. Not sure why... 
Thiel Owners
wow 70 should be easy on the speakers.    i probably should not say this here,   but using my phone app to measure the volume,   i probably listen about 80-85 tops.  
Thiel Owners
my experience with blown Thiel drivers is as follows and i have owned a set of thiel speakers since 1985 starting with the 2.0.  never have blown a woofer in all these years which is good.  Blew a midrange on a 2.2 but it was about 12 years old an... 
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this should prove interesting.   i sometimes get a crackle when i play the cut Gaia from James Taylors hourglass.   i call it the system destroyer 
Thiel Owners
Dan,  you might want to ask them about the "zoble" networks as my friend is running 13' and is using this little add on from them.    
Thiel Owners
he ordered them with silver