Thiel Owners

A hypothetical question. How would the Thiel 3.7 sound in room that is 12’ W x 21’ L + 25' H. The main issue is the unequal side wall distances.

The speaker would need to go on the short wall. Facing the speakers, the right speaker would be 2 feet from the side and about 1.5 feet from the front wall. The left speaker would be 1.5 feet from the front wall but about 7 feet from the left side wall. There is a room entrance that is 5 feet wide and I am not including that area in the overall room because that space turns immediately into a staircase.

So my question is how would the Thiel 3.7 sound in this uneven side wall space room WITHOUT acoustic treatments?

Would I need to get a preamp with Balance controls to boost the left side?

YY - I suggest you find an alternate reality where you can turn your room on its side. That 21' x 25' room with a 12' ceiling would be fantastic!

Actually the ceiling is 25+ feet. The Width is 12 and Length is 21 feet. It is impossible for me to put the speakers along the long wall. California homes for the most part are not audio friendly.

Do you think the short wall (with non-uniform side wall distance) is a no go for the 3.7? I have some other speakers I am considering for this space but I wanted to investigate the 3.7 first.

The Yamaha NS 5000 is one speaker I am considering and that has foam plug on the back that can do some tricks when 1 speaker is not the same distance from the side wall as the other.

Another speaker under consideration is the Paradigm Persona 9H with it’s bass management.

I have 3.7s and in my old house I had 19 foot ceilings with about a 16x20 ft. room that opened into other spaces (there was a foyer, an opening on one side of the back of the room to the kitchen and a stairway that led to an upstairs hallway that had a half wall along much of it) and didn't have an issue.  The current room is about 16x18 with a 10-11 ft. ceiling and the left side is open to a foyer and a dining room and the back is mostly open to a kitchen area and no horrible issues.  However, that being said with both those situations, I do have sound treatments.  Not enough to make it look like a studio (and I do that in all of my systems as the room tends to be overlooked by so many) but enough to mitigate the bad issues.  There's a pic of the rack and the speakers here -  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8093#&gid=1&pid=1

@cascadesphil

Have you tried the rack on a side wall (maybe with amp on the floor between the speakers) or pulling the speakers more into the room, away from the rack?
Could make a difference in imaging.