Thiel Owners

@prof, in the past I've thought that rolled off highs improved imaging.  I thought that the very high sounds threw off my ability to hear spatially.  I'm entirely in the listen to what you enjoy camp so I'm not at all critical of tube lovers.  I just wonder if I'm the only one that has gotten this impression.  

@tomthiel, at the risk of beating a dead horse, please note in order to have a consistent, generally available reference that I used the Audiogon Blue Book for pricing. I also used end of cycle pricing for the CS 3.5's combination, and beginning of cycle pricing for the CS 3.7's combination. The original pricing for the CS 3.5's was about $2550 and the original pricing for the Threshold S500 was about $2900. Of course that doesn't take inflation into consideration. The end of cycle Threshold S550e was priced over twice that cost, which included a nice upgrade of dual trannies and true balanced inputs, that couldn't be used with the 3.5's eq. On the other hand the $11,000 pricing quote of the 3.7's seems quite low, as the Stereophile link suggests $12,900. IMO, the CS 3.5's were and are one of the all time audio bargains. Kudos to you and the rest of the Thiel team!

@jon_5912
I don't know that the CJ is rolling off the treble.  At least, it doesn't sound like it - it doesn't sound darker, in fact a bit more lower treble illumination.   In comparison the Bryston actually sounds a bit darker.
And of course the differences I'm describing fits in to the "picky little audiophile differences" category.   But as we all know, those little differences we seize on to can have big subjective effects in how we enjoy our systems.    I swear, sometimes I feel like I might not even be in this hobby if it weren't for tube amps :-)

tomthiel

Thank You for the Adcom and continuing Thiel Audio history lessons.
I hope that you are well and enjoying this holiday season.

Happy Listening!

Thielrules

I did not use REW-  and did not know about it until your mention. Room EQ Wizard?  I’ll download and check it out.

I simply used Logic’s EQ plugin and snapped a few pics while pink noise was playing. I didn’t go too crazy with it.  I also recorded musical passages to compare by ear.  
Email is noams@comcast.net if you’d
like to see what I got - imperfect as my methods where.