I agree with 8th-note. I have the Thiel CS6 speakers too. On some recordings I feel like I could get the singer's autograph. The top Vandersteens are the only other speaker I have heard that does that and sounds a bit better. All it takes is money.
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I well-remember the magic of listening to Dunlavy's in Colorado Springs years ago in The Sound Shop, at a friend's home with IVs, and listening with John Dunlavy and meeting him (a wild guy) in his CS facility. They were very special but a tiny magic zone. For generally superb musical quality but one-person listening, they might get on my list. As for knowing if I can really hear time and phase coherency, I'm not real sure of my ears unless someone told me what to listen for. I might be able to with a bit of learning. I do know I am very sensitive to frequency adjustments and much prefer the sound of a room that is bass-corrected and very minimally DSP processed to yield a flat frquency curve with care to time and frequency. A 'repaired' room always sounds cleaner and better defined with no loss of bass intended to be there originally.
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He list I heard was: Dunlavy, Quad, Spika, Thiel, Vandersteen And we pretty much have the majority of posters here talking about their T/P aligned speakers. https://www.stereophile.com/content/measuring-loudspeakers-part-two-page-3 |
I learned this past year how much diffuser panels helped with imaging. Diffusers on the back wall brought the imaging into much sharper focus. The next step was putting my speakers on springs. That not only improved the bass but also increased detail and focused the soundstage even more. Controlling room reflections has a big impact on imaging. The springs isolate the speakers from the floor and reduce speaker cabinet ringing. I saw the difference with accelerometer FFT plots. As minor as that seems it makes an audible difference. And remember, the Thiel speakers have a mineral front baffle that is very rigid but still benefitted with isolation. |
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