Thiel Owners

tomthiel

Good to see you today. Agreed, I would be the first to state that wire does make a difference, the finest details must be addressed and covered properly, which you guys accelerated in those early days at Thiel Audio.
No doubt that the term "pioneer" cannot be underestimated here. Add a genius designer and philosophy on first order, time-phase coherence, and the result is one hell of a loudspeaker.  Fascinating.

Happy Listening!

Jafant
thanks for the response . I am thoroughly interested in your listening test. With the plethora of options , new and used, this will help me immensely. 
I find it interesting, yet disappointing, that at the price and level of engineering we are talking about there is such a difference in the sound. As I said , the Bryston 3B2 is not working with the 2.4’s.

Tom Thiel. If I upgrade my 2.4’s caps, will it meaningfully change the sound of my system?

Thanks
Dave

gas - when the dust settles and we have accounted for the differences in effective series resistance of the new caps, coils and so forth, the frequency balance and phase response should be nearly identical to the original design. The improvements will be in the areas of ease, definition, clarity, perceived dynamic range from quieting background noise and so forth. We may lift a veil and sweeten things a little. But the tonal balance, and so forth will not substantially change.

It bears saying that we may well be improving the Thiel strong suits.
We cannot reduce the amplifier demands because the low impedance load is necessitated by the various correction circuits to cover the wide bandwidth of each driver. But, we may (if the customer wants) add a bi-amp option. When done right with the same amp for highs and lows (4 identical channels), each amplifier has a much easier time driving its load, plus any distress is sequestered to its own range. Audible improvements are certain. But additional amplification and cable requirements add expense.

Nothing comes without cost. Our intent is to jump performance league with a modest enough cost burden to justify the expenditure.

FYI: Bryston was a long-term collaborator with Thiel. The cubed (3) series is said to be strong with Thiel. The CES introduction of the 3.7 was with Bryston to high acclaim. I don't know their line, but your reported disappointment may be because of too little power / current.

Tom,

When I bought my 3.5s, I called Thiel, asking for advice on amplifiers.  Jim Thiel took the call and strongly suggested a Bryston. 

I'm now on a 4BSST2 driving my 2.7s.  Absolutely zero problems, and I'm a confirmed Bryston user. Dealing with the load imposed by that 2.6 ohm dip doesn't faze the 4B.

gasman117

my pleasure to advise you. I plan on auditioning the 4B3 soon after we clear the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.  More to follow.

Happy Listening!