Thiel Owners

Happy Friday- ALL

Hey all - I would LOVE to hear some answers to Brett's query about "best" Thiel speakers, especially your reasons for your choice(s). Some of you are quite experienced up and down the line and your sharing would help my perspective.

@jafant 

Which brand of Silver IC did you purchase?

Stager Silver Solids. Quote from Marc Stager:
"...it is not how a cable makes music sound great. It's about how it allows music to sound great by not hindering its transmission in any way>>>"

I do not know much about interconnects and was taught "when in doubt, do not buy". I never used silver interconnects before so i thought I would give these a try as they are not thousands of dollars.

My old interconnects were Synergistic Research Alphas - again, not much money. Another Audiogoner (C6 owner) had suggested SR interconnects might tame the Thiel tweeters and this person was correct but that was with my Theta ProBasic III DAC.

My Mystique DAC is at a higher level and I thought now is the time to see if my ears could handle the silver in the context of a much better DAC.

The Mystique has given me a more fleshed out soundstage and solidness and better images while the silver interconnects  have allowed more presence. And the tweeters are liking it.

Not sure what is next. Based on reviews, the Mystique Evo is a better DAC. Not sure what to do about interconnects.

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

dsper

Thank You for the follow up to my query. Good to read that Stager Silver Solids is a sonic match. Keep up the excellent researching.

Happy Listening!

I don't have a lot of experience with many different Thiels but my favorites are probably my 2 2s.  My 3.7s are technically better but they're kind of a pain.  I'm currently between amps and now am trying to find reasonably priced, high powered, and high performing amps that will last.  What a hassle.  The 2 2s sound great with moderate power.  I can hook them up to a moderately priced receiver and enjoy the heck out of them.  Their inherent qualities sort of encourage listening to music and ignoring audiophile foolishness.