Thiel Owners

My Reference Amp to date:Conrad Johnson Premier 350- 350x350w into 8 ohms. 600x600w into 4 ohms.  66A of peak current delivery.  Happy Listening!

The max current spec is instantaneous allowed by the storage capacitors, transformers and various resistance elements. Such a high maximum will maintain integrity of the early onset transient of the signal. Where phase angle comes to play is that such a clean onset transient would be rounded-suppressed-scrambled by a phase incorrect transducer. With phase integrity the system has the potential to replicate such an onset transient.

A robust speaker can handle along the lines of 100 watts music power and more like 10 watts continuous. So, this high power delivery is strictly in the realm of transients.

To that realm, the improvements brought by audio resistors, ultra capacitors and high purity coils and wire are also in the realm of transient fidelity. A speaker with schlock stuff will measure the same as with great stuff with a steady-state input signal. 

Thank You- TomHope you are well and enjoying this Fall season.  Happy Listening!

jon_5912
I forgot to add the Math;i = 66r = 4
v = ir = 264
w = 264x66 = 17,424
1Hp = 746 watts

66 (A)mps into 4 Ohms = is 23.35 Hp.

Pardon me Jay, I neglected to mention that phase characteristics in the speaker also influence amp performance. Phase lead and lag illustrate reactive characteristics of the load, which are far more difficult for an amp to drive than a purely resistive load. Thiel speakers do a good job of presenting a non-reactive resistive load which allows the amp its best shot of capably driving that load. So, even though Thiel impedance is very low, requiring lots of current, at least the load is fairly benign.