tomthiel
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| Thiel Owners Good to see you, prof! Your Vivid experience dovetails with Andy's "image density" query. My perspective is complex and deep and would take a book to explore. But in its simplest form, the 'reality factor' and 'image density' issues revolve around... | |
| Thiel Owners jon - a little history might help. Thiel's original balance was -2dB shelf below 200 from anechoic flat to compensate for room gain. Purist, first-principle approach. However, 40 years ago there was little marketplace agreement of what constituted... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - you and everyone else here has solved the Thiel Amp problem or you wouldn't love Thiel speakers. Indeed a high sound quality amp used within its comfort zone produces good music. The problem introduced by amp-swapping is that there are ma... | |
| Thiel Owners The Stereophile review of your product of interest shows an impedance vs phase curve with explanation. Low impedance, especially where phase angle changes quickly represents difficulty. The rule of double power at 4 from 8 ohms and at least triple... | |
| Thiel Owners Tms - I would love to see that list materialize. A good handful of offerings have been made. It takes someone to pull it together off this forum. Perhaps you?My own personal experience suggests:Bryston 4B3 (cubed) most recent and most refined of t... | |
| Thiel Owners Beetle - by 'sweet spot' I also include the price. The 3 generally out-sold the 2. But in those cases of smallish room / lowish levels and deepest bass not needed, the 2 shines for a lot lower price. Rules - go for it. Remember that amp 'distress'... | |
| Thiel Owners jon - yes indeed. The design criteria of the model 2 permits less deep bass and overall lower output than the 3. For that you get more finesse and delicacy via a smaller midrange, woofer and cabinet. Plus the 2 always trailed a next-generation 3 (... | |
| Thiel Owners Anthony - your experience with the PP1.2 mirrors mine. The image is so surprisingly dense and 3 dimensional. Part of it is the virtually invisible solid aluminum cabinet with its small launch. And a big part of it must be the unobstructed ceiling ... | |
| Thiel Owners Anthony - You would be well served to survey this long thread for background. The short answer is that I spent a chunk of my life co-developing Thiel Audio, and I want the tens of thousands of supporters to have a better option than jumping ship a... | |
| Thiel Owners Bill - I evaluated and graded the models in context of my XO upgrade project. For starters, all the products are worthy; each was Thiel's best work at any point in time. However, some were more successful or more fully realized than others. In gen... | |
| Thiel Owners rosami - I cannot commit to a time-line because of managing multiple priorities. I anticipate having something for the 3.6 during 2019, but I can't really predict the future. | |
| Thiel Owners Rosami - the 3.6 is on my to-do hot-rod list. In fact, I have bought a pair and have created the upgrade schematic and layout. The timing issue summarizes as follows: I began work on this project Spring 2018 when 'New Thiel' closed down its busine... | |
| Thiel Owners holco - your crossover seems to be a transitional form. (I am learning via reconstructing evidence.) Your coil values are those on the point to point Lex-built boards; and they are well-wound. Your caps are polypropylene which also points to Lex-b... | |
| Thiel Owners ish - I can only provide informal remembrances. I would say there was virtually no connection to the B&W / political change. Thiel didn't pay much attention to that stuff. The dealers variously aligned with various manufacturers, but Thiel / K... | |
| Thiel Owners No apologies required or sought. I am merely shedding light on the back-story because some of you guys are interested. No scab, really, just some story that usually gets politely ignored. Prof - yes, the CS6 and 1.5 were my last products before le... |