Thiel Owners

Tom,  Thank you for your feedback on CS5's vs. CS7.2's.  I very much appreciate your thoughts.  FWIW, I ended up buying both pair:)  The 7.2's have severely damaged woofers though, so not sure yet what I will do with them if the woofers cannot be repaired.
-Gary

esprits4s
Good to see you again Gary. Keep us posted after consulting Rob to determine if those woofers can be repaired. 

brayeagleOver the years, I have spent the most time with Bryston and Conrad Johnson electronics. In fact, I bought my Thiel loudspeakers from a Bryston lover as well (BP-26 and 4B-SST2 combo). 

Do you find yourself using the reverse polarity function on the BP-26 often?
Happy Listening!

jayant  Not often, but surprisingly, polarity invert makes some of my piano-only CDs sound more forward and sharp.  Also, there are several pieces on Helmut Walcha's  Bach's Organ Works that sound less dense. 
Could be my imagination; however, I think it helps. 
As for the the BP6 and BP26, the separate power supply for the 26 might help, although my reason for switching to the 26 was to get the balanced outputs.

brayeagleI have heard the BP-26 with and with the separate power supply. It never disappointed me one way or another. I can report that the SST/SST2 series of power amps respond very well to a Tubed pre-amp.
Much Thanks! for address the reverse polarity query. I suspect that some CD titles out there were recorded with polarity issue(s)?
Happy Listening!