Thiel Owners

wow. very nice.   i use a REL SHO 5 sub and it works great,  but i do have to wonder if a Thiel sub would not match better.

For me, the SS2.2 is ideal, as you're not yanked up in your seat when the sub cuts in. Just the impression of the 2.7s low frequency being extended.   None of that  "Hey, there, I"m a SUB" 

Tom,
You wrote " I was at the Thiel factory when the final 2.7 arrived for confirmation, and we heard it compared repeatedly to the 3.7 with a couple different amps in the room that I knew extremely well ..."
What were those amps?

tms, I'm sorry I don't know the model numbers. One was a big Krell, another a pair of big Levinson monoblocs, and a Bryston. I was there on a visit and not really in the loop. Rob Gillum knows, but he is swamped with Coherent Source Service. I'll try to find out.

tms,
 I had two conversations with Jim Thiel while I was using the 3.5s. He steered me to the Bryston amplifiers. So far, I've had a 4B in its variations, and am now using a 4Bsst2 for the 2.7s. With a 20 year warranty, I don't have to worry if something goes kaput with the amp.