Thiel 3.5 equalizer advice

Another deliriously happy 3.5 owner here. I’m also a huge advocate of the equalizer. Interestingly, I used to own KEF Reference 107/2’s and pretty much hated what the KUBE equalizer did to them, essentially sitting on the sound terribly. The 107/2’s, not in the same class as the 3.5s in my view, sounded far better sans KUBE. It’s quite the reverse with the 3.5s.

The Thiel equalizer doesn’t interfere with the sonic character of the 3.5s and merely allows them to accurately plunge the Stygian depths, but only when recordings dip to 20HZ territory. The 107/2s sounded very colored in the low end, to these ears at least.

I don't believe Thiel still sells them but they can be repaired

You can always get something like DiracLive or miniDSP and configure your own. If they can be bi-amped, you can relegate the EQ to the bass amp.

Best,

Erik

^CS 3's had two pairs of binding posts on each cabinet, the 3.5's only one pair.

Check out my posts in the last few pages of the Thiel Owners thread.  Others have also weighed in on the equalizer on that thread.