Thiel Owners

andy2
Nice! work describing phase coherence, time coherence.  Cool diagrams as well.  Happy Listening!

harrylavo
Good to see you again. Thiel speakers are sonic matches for ARC, CJ, PS Audio, VAC and VTL (short-list).  Over on Audio Asylum, owners enjoy Aesthetix, Octave and Rogue Audio w/ Thiel loudspeakers. The Tube camp is well represented.
Happy Listening!

harrylavo
I listen at moderate levels when in the sweet spot, but my listening room is a general media room that opens to the rest of the house.  So I am often blasting the music loud to listen from the rest of the house.  My CJ premier 12s (140w tube) had no problem driving either the 3.7s or 2.7s to house-shaking levels, while sounding clean.

On an aside note, this is why only first order is possible.  A high order filter even with all positive polarity won't be able to produce a proper step response.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185616271@N05/49107462151/in/album-72157711891600612/

Also first order time coherent xover tend to be very complicated which is somewhat counter intuitive.  On the other hand, a 2nd order, 12db roll off xover is fairly simple and no doubt would save a lot in component cost.  I am sure that's part of the reason why most manufacturers are probably shy away from first order filter designs.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/185616271@N05/49106953358/in/album-72157711891600612/  

andy2
Have you heard Ryan Speakers based in Riverside CA?  Try to catch an audition and post your impressions here.  Similar to a Thiel without being a pure first order filter design.

Happy Listening!