Thiel Owners

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!

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.

Thanks for the heads up.  But if they are too high-end, I won't be able to afford it :-)