Thiel Owners

@tomthiel and others:  what do you see as the advantages of the 3.7s over the 2.4s?  Do the 3.7s go deeper than the 2.4s?  Can be driven louder?  More highly inert cabinet less resonance at high volumes on the 3.7s?  Better coincident midrage/treble driver on the 3.7?

jafant

Still kicking, and really enjoying the 2.7s and collection of RedBook CDs. 
I now appreciate the BP17cubed preamp in lieu of either the BP6 or BP-26, especially for operas and chorales. It took a while for the 17 to settle in. 

pwhinson73 

I heard the 3.7 and 2.4 in the same room same system one time. It was a long time ago so I can’t talk to specific details and keep in mind audio memory is poor...

The most noticeable thing is the 3.7s is more detailed in the mids and highs.

The 3.7s did not seem to play any deeper to me but probably have more over head to play louder if needed. I did not play them loud as I don’t listen that way but I am sure with the aluminum front and top the box is less noisy. Not that I noticed noise from the 2.4. 

All in all the tonal balance is about the same so going to the 3.7s will not give you “move” bass unless the room gain is giving it or the 2.4s are simply just playing too hard due to a big room. The 3.7 might have more bass texture but I don’t remember. 

The 3.7s filled a big room with no issues but did not have the bass authority of the Sophia 3 I heard in the same time (same room/system). 

The sound stage was crazy stable and wide on the 3.7. The width almost seemed endless. This was a very large demo room with great acoustics. It made the 2.4s sound a little small in direct comparison. 

james63

your memory is on target. The CS 3.7 will play louder as it is a larger, heavier,  loudspeaker that can easily handle an extra 100 watts compared to the CS 2.4 / 2.4SE models. The CS 3.7 requires a little more current as well in order to fill larger space correctly.
It does feature the same house sound or tonal balance that we all love so well. One can count on an appropriate, wider soundstage. The 2.4 / 2.4SE will not fill the same larger room as a 3.7 model.

Happy Listening!