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Been contemplating about the degree that various aspects contribute to my listening experience. Although this is rather artificial, I would say say that the recording/performance accounts for 35 %, my speakers for 35%, my room acoustics another 20... 
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Thanks jafant. 
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JafantI believe I got caught up with the belief that I needed a bigger amp with more current. Having had more time to compare and measure, I realize that the Bryston 7bst in serial setting only gives me 4 or 5 extra dB compared to my 3bst with no ... 
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Yes, and what real person can hold off on buying an amp for years while having great speakers? 
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Thieliste, been waiting for your final conclusion after completing your Europe sampling trip. What is the best system for the 3.7? The Aries? 
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Well, these are the numbers that Rob assigned to my speakers. He may be distinguishing them from the original production run as they were assembled from original parts only a few months ago. 
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The serials for my nos Thiel 3.7 are 6001 and 6002.  
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So I did my comparison today, the bryston 3bst and 7bst in parallel and serial on my Thiel 3.7. As both amps are off the same generation, they sound sonically identically. I used some jazz music, with organ and sax (domnerus, antiphone blues) and ... 
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Heart warming. Great way to go. Thanks 
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I checked and it has no serial no.  
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On this and other fora, it has been repeatedly stated that Thiel speakers need big amps, specifically big currents, in order to "sing" and sound their best. I plan to find a way to test this common reported experience as I got these new 3.7 and ha... 
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I have used a link to my Google drive to display any documents or pictures 
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Also, did you notice a difference between parallel and serial bridged functioning? 
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there was a lack of PRAT using the Bryston ampCan you elaborate what this means, thanks. 
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The 7.2 as it has all Thiel designed and made in house speakers. The balancing act for the bass speakers was a challenge on the 5 and never fully mastered though better then many other speakers.