pgastone
I know exactly what you mean about re-hooking the 3.7s up and realizing you can't do without them.
I went through something like 2 years thinking I had to replace my 3.7s due to decor and ergonomic issues in my room (a bit too big). But every time I hooked them up I realized they outdid everything else I heard, including speakers I bought to try as replacements.
I was only "saved" by finding the slightly smaller Thiel 2.7s which gave me that Thiel sound and did enough of what the 3.7s did to let me finally sell my 3.7s.
On the same "proof is in the pudding" level, despite what I'd heard about Thiels being super current hungry and necessitating beefy solid state amps, I found my conrad johnson tube amps drove them beautifully, as they do for my 2.7s. It all depends on the demands any particular person puts on the speakers, and what sonic characteristics are most important to us.
I know exactly what you mean about re-hooking the 3.7s up and realizing you can't do without them.
I went through something like 2 years thinking I had to replace my 3.7s due to decor and ergonomic issues in my room (a bit too big). But every time I hooked them up I realized they outdid everything else I heard, including speakers I bought to try as replacements.
I was only "saved" by finding the slightly smaller Thiel 2.7s which gave me that Thiel sound and did enough of what the 3.7s did to let me finally sell my 3.7s.
On the same "proof is in the pudding" level, despite what I'd heard about Thiels being super current hungry and necessitating beefy solid state amps, I found my conrad johnson tube amps drove them beautifully, as they do for my 2.7s. It all depends on the demands any particular person puts on the speakers, and what sonic characteristics are most important to us.