Thiel Owners

thanks Unsounds for all the good info.   You are a lot more technical than me as a lot of that is over my head,  but I certainly appreciate your continuing contributions to this discussion.  Until i got the 3.7's,  i only owned four generations of the two series,  and i do not think they were as difficult to drive as speakers such as the cs5 or 7.2.   Years ago a friend had  a three series with an equalizer, but i forgot the model.  that one i think was tougher. 

sdl4:  welcome to our little world of Thiel lovers.   It is fun for sure.   I understand about the increased dollars,  but if you ever get a chance to hear a pair of 2.4's take it for sure. 

ronkent:

Do you think the 2.4 is the stand-out in the 2 series? I'm assuming that you view the 3.7 as even better, but the 3.7 would require a greater outlay of cash on the used market. 

well i thought they were fantastic and were a nice improvement over the 2.2's.    the 2.7s were better still but not by as much of a margin.  Certainly if you can pick up a pair of them,  especially in the hot rod version SE,  then i would certainly,  $$$ permitting, go for it.

Right now using my Modwright LS36.5DM preamp with my Mivera SE ICEPower amp (and have the EVS version with two mono modules on order).  I use an EMM Labs DAC 2X and a Lumin U1 (reading files from my NAS) as a source.  I was using cables I made from the stranded Neotech silver/gold alloy with Mundorf RCA but tried a Teo Audio GC Ultra between the DAC and preamp and that made a nice improvement. If the new amp works out (the AS1200 module supposedly sounds much better in balanced but when I got it was not aware and I do have an integrated AV system and probably going to ditch the HT Bypass and just swap cables for the 10-12 times/year I watch TV or a movie in the main system).  Likely going to get another Teo audio cable too.

I had a buddy audition the pair of 2.4s in the Atlanta area that didn’t go so well. 

He brought his laptop with Mytek DAC to play some familiar stuff. 
The seller has a very high ceiling and is only driving the speakers with a higher end Onkyo. 

Obviously, my buddy couldn’t get a true feel how they sound compared to what he’s used to but he said he went in wanting to like them and be as unbiased as he could. (He has Revel F208s with 2 REL subs in a smaller room) 

He mentioned that the sound-stage and imaging was good but that was all he liked about them. 

I have decided to hold off on the purchase of them but if I can find someone in the Houston/Austin/San Antonio Texas area that would be willing to give me an audition, then I could get a better idea for myself. 

Anyone? 

I’m the meantime, thanks for the help and info from this community. 

Chria