Thiel Owners

I heard the Ayre integrated with the 3.7s

Curious if this was the AX-7 (60 W at 8 Ohm) or AX-5 (125 W at 8 Ohm)?

Stereophile can't or won't measure Thiel's at the appropriate 3 meters.

It makes sense that JA measures from the same distance (ie, standard) for everything but he has to be close (50") using his "quasi-anechoic" conditions to avoid early reflections. Definitively puts first order designs at big disadvantage. Soundstage has a real anechoic chamber and measures at 2 m.

It's all he can do with his limitations and budget. He used to acknowledge the extra problems for measuring Thiels, Vandersteens, et al. but not for many years.

BTW, I'm NOT defending Stereophile!

I’ll defend them, they do more than most others.