Thiel Owners

Btw, why are there no options here to post photos and videos, IMHO not something that fits this subject and others on this forum.

@samzx12

Which higher powered tube amp did you just try and how many watts?

I’ve long used my Conrad Johnson Premier 12 140w/side mono blocks and they seem to drive anything with grip and verve, Thiel 3.7 And 2.7s included.

I owned a 55 w CJ tube amp before those and the difference moving up in power and amp design to the Premier 12s was quite dramatic. Mostly in the sense of focus, density, punch, grip and sense of power.

Jafant I doubt I'll move up the BAT chain because they don't make a tube amp I can afford with higher power. Or at least I'm not aware of. 

Prof I am using a Audio Research Ref 110. Like your Premiers it really grips the speaker and brings it into focus.  It probably won't leave my house lol. Well ar least hopefully not.  

Tom I had to read your post a couple times (lack of technical knowledge) but I think I understand what you're saying.  In a nutshell Thiels need current  :)

Also the 2nd half of what you are saying makes perfect sense.  The quality of the source is critical.  Basically garbage in garbage out.  

Sam - sorry for the dense language. The insight that is somewhat obscure is on the listener-cognition side of the equation. Phase coherence lifts a veil that allows the listener to believe the sound is real, and therefore the sound is subjected to a much higher level of scrutiny. So the garbage sounds worse on Thiels.