Thiel Owners

andy2

Give a shout out for your local Audio dealers/retailers as well.

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JA - regarding PowerPlanes, there’s a short and a longer answer. The short is that the PowerPlanes were intended for home theater surround channels. The longer answer is hearsay from insiders, that wall or ceiling plane speakers never seem to generate 3-D imaging cues and their directional nature is strong. Especially in a ceiling application it is obvious that the sound source is from above, firing down. I don’t know which of the PowerDriver products came first or whether they were all introduced simultaneously, but I have heard that the PowerPoint with its 45° launch plane is considered the performance winner. The unique launch allows 3D characteristics. For the PowerPlanes, I suggest front wall mounting as the best chance for a good stereo image. That recommendation is based on knowledge that we find directional information unsettling when it comes from behind, overhead, or is ambiguous, such as front speakers firing inward from side walls. The PowerPoint floats the wave in the room with less source specificity.

tomthiel

Thank You for the PP information.  Hope that you are well and having fun in your Hot Rod garage and Studio.

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I do enjoy the time I get in the studio. But there isn’t enough. I am comparing the wire configurations, but won’t be able to run all the permutations. I am comparing single and double runs of SW Octave II against Morrow 4 against OCOS without Zobels. Eventually I’ll break those out to individual runs for each driver as suggested by Unsound.
Beetle - can you report on parallel vs bundled runs? Your reports are a treat.

tomthiel

Such is life- we strive to make time for certain events. I am looking forward in reading about the outcome comparing Wire configurations.
There is tremendous support here via our DIY members of the Panel.

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