Thiel Owners

andy2

Get a decent set of electrostatic headphones (Stax) and you'll be even more confused. ;-)

thanks again tomthiel for your input.

George - C'mon, please say more.Thosb - You're welcome. These questions fascinate me this time around.

FWIW, I sure don't hear any harshness in my Thiel 2.7s driven by my conrad johnson premier 12 tube amps :-)
Not anywhere, not a bit.  They are one of the smoothest sounding speakers (at least with this amp combo) that I've ever heard.
And the sound is big, rich and lush - not the usual descriptors that have been traditionally associated with Thiel speakers (in the mind of many audiophiles).

Prof - the most modern Thiel I have in the HRGarage is the 1.6, which predates your 2.7s by a decade. And I don't hear any of those harsh attributes in it either. There was steady progress made through the years. But the early products could and would often sing sweetly. The positive reviewer experience rarely gives any mention to the complaints some observers proclaim. I'm developing some working models, but still there's a lotta mystery.