Thiel Owners

ronkent,
Yes I've commented on the mid-bass bloom of the 2.7s as well.  It can really add some nice punch and warmth in many cases, and a dynamic feel.  And for the most part it does it invisibly.   But certain tracks can really zone in on that hump and then I hear it thrumming, getting confused.
Fortunately this doesn't happen very often and so most of the time the 2.7s sound to me superbly defined and controlled.  They are a dream speaker for electronic music - the imaging, palpability, punch, control, gorgeous tone. 

But the 3.7s do sound more linear and a touch more open in the midrange.

Prof: 

i think that mid bass bloom is very addictive and i can see why she likes it.  but i find the articulation is better on the bigger ones and they do go deeper with less effort.   either speaker is amazing.   I heard a system today with a pair of Magico's that sell for about $29,000 for the pair.   I did not leave the demo wishing i had them instead.  The system sounded great but not really any better than mine with a much more affordable speaker.
I was at a seminar on REL subs and i think you might find them easier to set up and use than the JL's

Funny you mention Magico, I'm going to be checking out the Magico A3 speakers soon.

I tried hooking up my JL subs in the REL fashion (they allow for that type of set up) and didn't have great success - the sound got tonally darker and less dynamic for whatever reason. So I went whole hog and bought a high end JL crossover to "do subs right" and split the signal between the mains and the sub (as all the subwoofer aficionados will tell you).  

But it's such a friggin' hassle I can't get around to doing it.