Upgrading from Thiel 2.7 to Sonus Faber or Focal???

samzx12
I apologize for assuming that you haven't tried tube rolling .
My enthusiasm for the Thiel 2.7 speakers is something that I can't hide .
Have you tried a 12bh7 or 12av7 tube inplace of the 12au7 ?
Try asking the question about improving bass response on the Thiel Owners forum .
 

Robert no problem at all. Your suggestion is a good one. I haven’t rolled any tubes in yet and if I do probably the front 2. I’m trying not to go down that road again replacing all the tubes.

To update the thread, I purchased a barely used pair of Olympica 3 (not Nova) from a dealer. They had maybe 25 hrs and never registered to anyone. So the break-in process begins lol. For them setup Friday late afternoon and 1st impressions they are very different from the 2.7. Extremely musical and focused but I know the will get better. The bass is very nice. I have the ports to the inside so I’m not sure if switching to the outside will help? Any thoughts? They are approximately 3.5 feet from the side wall, 2 feet from front wall and almost 8 feet apart tweeter to tweeter. Listening position is almost 10 feet. Room is 16 feet wide and 16 feet deep. Vaulted ceilings.

@samzx12 

Any further thoughts on your Olympica 3 speakers after a month of break-in?

Hi Walter,

After a month break in they are sounding quite a bit better. They are relaxing more and opening up. Imaging and layering of instruments is fantastic in my opinion.  I'm guessing I have approximately 200 hours and the majority of those hours are with a Pass 150.8 amp now. Sold the Audio Research REF110 amp. Loved the REF110 but feel the Pass or solid state drives them better. 

Samzx12,

do you like them better than your Thiels? Do you think they are technically better?