Thiel Owners

Yes, brand new, old stock. Low volume sounds great with my amp, better then high volume when it starts to be a little bright. All the reviews about the quality of these speakers are raving and I can only agree.

Congrats with the 3.7, hope to have them one time also.

Oblgny, efficiency is not necessarily the same as sensitivity, and 2.87 Volts is not necessarily the same as 1 Watt. 
 The 3.5’s depending on vintage were rated as 88-89 dB @ 2.87 V. in to 8 Ohms. That does not account for for the 4 Ohm nominal/minimum impedance rating (though not dropping below 5 Ohms in independent testing ). Suffice to say one could round down to a 85-86 dB sensitivity into actual load. 
 The same holds true for the 3.7’s, only more so as the impedance drops even further. If you consider the actual impedance load the more relevant sensitivity drops accordingly. 
 This is why the power levels into lower impedances need to increase as much as they do.

thielrules

Nice score!  Good to read that you guys are keep Mr. Rob Gillum in business. I have heard the Bryston 3B-ST a few times and do not underestimate its presence. It is a real sleeper of a power amp.
Stepping up to the SST or SST2 will reward the listener even more.
Keep us posted as you massage these loudspeakers into your room, system.

Happy Listening!

oblgny

as always, good to see you my friend. With all of this talk about the 3.5 model, I knew that you would eventually chime in. Hope you are well and your situation is improving. You and Tom really knows this loudspeaker inside and out. Keep us posted should you choose to purchase from High Performance Stereo. 

Happy Listening!