Thiel Owners

rosami
Thank You for citing your speakers' Serial Numbers.  Happy Listening!

It's amazing the amount of b.s. you encounter from high end salesmen (well...they *are* salesmen).   Guys who work decades in a high end store can just ossify in their own ignorance and it's a shame how many people they may miseducate.


Fortunately I've always been able to find a very few salesmen who are low-key, no b.s., no sales pressure and know when to just leave someone alone to listen to a system they are auditioning.  Those are the shops I go back to and often purchase equipment.

Does anyone know of an active, dsp, phase correct/coherent speaker?

I have seen one claim from the DIY community that was able to produce a perfect step response but I can't personally vouch for it.  He claims that he uses DSP to delay the tweeter so that it matches with the mid range (the equivalent of tilting the cabinet as in Thiel design), but other than that, I don't know anything else.

I think using active DSP has its own drawback.  It's not all that it claims to be.  In someway, it's even more complicated than passive cross over.  For example, for a three way, you need six different amplifiers and six different DAC's.  I mean one amplifier is expensive enough.  In order to have six, you have to use inexpensive amplifier such as digital amplifier, so the quality of the sound is heavily compromised.  Likewise, with six DAC, you have to compromise as well.  So everything considered, using active DSP is a compromise approach.

andy2
Excellent points on DSP and its complex architecture. I can remember the Meridian system being quite expensive, involved and several pieces of gear to perform dedicated functions.  Happy Listening!

Also besides the complex architecture of DSP, you can’t do the following:
1. Use vinyl as your source
2. Use your favorite tube amplifier
3. Use your favorite DAC as your source
4. If you have a set of favorite speakers cable such as Crystal Cable Absolute Dream, you can’t use it either because the DSP setup has its own dedicate built-in cables to the drivers. So if the DSP design uses low end cable, you’re more or less stuck with it.