"Not sure that THIEL is soft sounding ???????????"
'Cmon bubba, it's not the '90s anymore. "Thiels are harsh" is an urban myth in this day-and-age.
I've been listening to Thiel's (1.6 & 2.4 SE) for 15 years.
Thiels are extremely neutral. If the recording is harsh, guess what?, Thiels will sound harsh. If your front end and/or cables and/or amplification are trash, guess what?, Thiels will sound harsh.
Are you detecting a pattern?
Saying Thiels are bright doesn't make you a hip hi-fi guy, it says you are not informed.