Thiel 3.7 vs Dynaudio C4

Hi Actuary616,

Preference is greatly dependant upon price point. Both Thiel and Dynaudio are great companies who produce very nice products.

The Dynaudio Excite X-12 @ $1200 retail is a great speaker.
Thiel's SCS-4 @ $2K is very hard to beat.

I have owned systems in which I altered the Thiel CD-2.4 and Dynaudio Contour S3.4 and the speaker I enjoyed more depended upon the electronics upstream.

To give a general rule of thumb though when comparing the two the Dynaudio house sound is more romantic and makes everything sound good. Thiel's generally have a more detailed presentation and give you EXACTLY what is on the cd. Thiel speakers also excel at low frequency extension in their floorstanding models.

So the direct answer to your question is that my personal preference is dependant upon price.

"To give a general rule of thumb though when comparing the two the Dynaudio house sound is more romantic and makes everything sound good. Thiel's generally have a more detailed presentation and give you EXACTLY what is on the cd. Thiel speakers also excel at low frequency extension in their floorstanding models"

IMO, I really have to disgaree with that totally,Ive never heard anyone call Dynaudio "romantic" or forgiving to a recording especially a dealer of Dyns.Ive heard the Theils and would swap that comparision 180 degrees.

I don't think Dynaudio "Romantic" either. I used to audition Evicence Temptation in an exotic system: Accupahse power source+DCS Paganini+BAT REX+Electrocompaniet NEMO. The sound is excellent, but I don't think it's very involving. On contrary, I think 3.7s are quite musical and involving.

In the end, nothing beats an audition on both of these fine speakers.

Certainly each room and each system will be different. I was speaking about my experience as a dealer with the lines as a whole using the other associated equipment which I use.

The higher end Dynaudio speakers such as the Confidence and up are very dependent upon the associated equipment.

In my opinion both Dynaudio and Thiel can be very involving when paired with the right associated gear.

Agreed that nothing beats an audition - consult your local dealer!