dancastagna,
I'm a bit unclear about your post. Do you mean you already have the 3.7s and 2.7s, and yet are contemplating buying yet another pair of 2.7s...or the CS6? Do you mean you are running your current 2.7s with solid state and want to try Thiels with tubes, but in another system?
I've had the CS6 and the 2.7s (and 3.7s) so here is my perspective:
The CS6s are the larger speaker, and sound it. They go deeper and are more weighty in the bass than the 2.7s and even the 3.7s. And the bass is amazing on the CS6s - no other speaker had such weighty, dense yet controlled bass in my room, and only the 2.7s and 3.7s compared (the 3.7s being the most tonally controlled in the bass, but a bit lighter and less dense/punchy in the bass than my memory of the CS6).
The CS6 cast a very big and really well focused soundstage, with that particular image density that stuck in my mind for many years after, and it's one reason why I went back to Thiel.
Though I'd say the 3.7s cast an even more impressive soundstage, and the 2.7s somewhat comparable to the CS6. In terms of bass, the "center of gravity" moves upward somewhat in the 2.7 vs the CS6, similar to how it does compared to the 3.7s - more about mid-bass punch than low bass slam.
When certain orchestral climaxes occurred, or in songs with great bass dynamics, the CS6 could produce that "rolling bass under your feet" sensation more than the 2.7s can.
Tonally, the CS6s were ravishing on my CJ 140W/side tube amps, with excellent bass control.
My one real caveat with the CS6s is, as I've mentioned before in this thread, in ultimate terms they sounded a tad reductive, instruments sometimes not quite as big/full/rich sounding as can be had through other speakers. It would play out especially when, say, sax or oboe would play in to the higher registers. Or far-mic'd instruments in an orchestra could be a bit more tiny and thin sounding.
It sometimes felt I could perceive a slight suck-out in upper midrange, especially one that altered slightly with listening position, and it seems this was mentioned in John Atkinson's review and measurements as well, in Stereophile.
What I hear with the last coax design in the 3.7s/2.7s is a more refined midrange in terms of sheer coherency and richness. I don't get any of that reductive quality and they sound perfectly coherent and even top to bottom.
Still, if we are talking comparison of the 2.7 with the CS6, there are certainly things to be said in favour of the CS6. The scale, depth and power of the sound for instance.
If you already have the 2.7s and want more Thiel...it seems to me the CS6 could be a nice adventure to try something a little different.
I'm a bit unclear about your post. Do you mean you already have the 3.7s and 2.7s, and yet are contemplating buying yet another pair of 2.7s...or the CS6? Do you mean you are running your current 2.7s with solid state and want to try Thiels with tubes, but in another system?
I've had the CS6 and the 2.7s (and 3.7s) so here is my perspective:
The CS6s are the larger speaker, and sound it. They go deeper and are more weighty in the bass than the 2.7s and even the 3.7s. And the bass is amazing on the CS6s - no other speaker had such weighty, dense yet controlled bass in my room, and only the 2.7s and 3.7s compared (the 3.7s being the most tonally controlled in the bass, but a bit lighter and less dense/punchy in the bass than my memory of the CS6).
The CS6 cast a very big and really well focused soundstage, with that particular image density that stuck in my mind for many years after, and it's one reason why I went back to Thiel.
Though I'd say the 3.7s cast an even more impressive soundstage, and the 2.7s somewhat comparable to the CS6. In terms of bass, the "center of gravity" moves upward somewhat in the 2.7 vs the CS6, similar to how it does compared to the 3.7s - more about mid-bass punch than low bass slam.
When certain orchestral climaxes occurred, or in songs with great bass dynamics, the CS6 could produce that "rolling bass under your feet" sensation more than the 2.7s can.
Tonally, the CS6s were ravishing on my CJ 140W/side tube amps, with excellent bass control.
My one real caveat with the CS6s is, as I've mentioned before in this thread, in ultimate terms they sounded a tad reductive, instruments sometimes not quite as big/full/rich sounding as can be had through other speakers. It would play out especially when, say, sax or oboe would play in to the higher registers. Or far-mic'd instruments in an orchestra could be a bit more tiny and thin sounding.
It sometimes felt I could perceive a slight suck-out in upper midrange, especially one that altered slightly with listening position, and it seems this was mentioned in John Atkinson's review and measurements as well, in Stereophile.
What I hear with the last coax design in the 3.7s/2.7s is a more refined midrange in terms of sheer coherency and richness. I don't get any of that reductive quality and they sound perfectly coherent and even top to bottom.
Still, if we are talking comparison of the 2.7 with the CS6, there are certainly things to be said in favour of the CS6. The scale, depth and power of the sound for instance.
If you already have the 2.7s and want more Thiel...it seems to me the CS6 could be a nice adventure to try something a little different.