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@tomthiel I have been in contact with Rob and I have already done the multimeter test. I think the wiring was revered both on the wires coming out of the crossover and also the connection to both midrange and tweeter terminals. A real mess up. I have not confirmed the wires coming out of the crossover yet with Rob but based on the Ohm numbers recorded and what Rob told me to expect, it looks like it was wired in the wrong manner. So I believe my COAX is damaged. I just bought 2 new black COAXs from Rob last week and will have this issue put to bed. What a nightmare.

@unsound Yes, I over thought it. I must also say I am not the biggest fan of that contrast either. I am likely going to do a solid matte paint job in the upcoming week.  

tomthiel

Thank You for another Thiel Audio history lesson. As above, the Black satin finish looks very nice. A Black matte finish would also look very nice.

Happy Listening!

I would imagine that Jafant’s suggested satin black might be particularly handsome.

I like the satin black finish as well. My satin black Thiel sub is beautiful.

In terms of room size/speaker positions, I’ve played around with my 3.7s for quite some time and have settled on the following in my 15x20 room:

Speakers are placed along the long wall 32” out in front (measured from the rear of the speaker), 8.5’ between (from tweeter to tweeter) and approximately 5.75’ from each side wall. My listening position is 9’ away with a little over 2’ of space behind me. I have found this to be the optimal positioning for my room.

In terms of R2R Dacs, I recently updated to an MSB Analog DAC. Significant improvement from my Ayre QB-9.