Thiel Owners

@unsound thanks for the compliment!  I feel the same - and I also agree with your well written and insightful post.  Makes perfect sense to me regarding the difference between the ML and Krell KAV.

@coop_301 I own both the CS6 and the 3.6, love both speakers.  The 3.6 is my favorite speaker, it just has a see through transparency and utter disappearing act the CS6 can’t quite reach.  The 6 will play louder but the 3.6 plays plenty loud in my room and my primary genre is classic rock.  Even though bass on the  6 is more abundant on a large scale I prefer the 3.6’s punchiness and transparency.  I switch them in and out but the 3.6 seems to stay in the longest. 

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Personal tastes, rooms and upstream components all make choices subjective to a degree.  As my friend unsound says IMHO, YMMV.

@pops  @unsound  , 

Thanks so much guys for the honest opinions, I really appreciate the insight that I'd have nowhere else to get this from. 

For the speakers- don't tempt me pops, my house is already beginning to swell with audio gear as it is! Great distinctions there. 

Regarding the amps, appreciate the info on the KAV, it sounded quite good to me and never got warm, but I see what you mean now about it being geared towards the AV crowd, I still think it is a useful piece to hang on to for the time being.  But if the sound difference was due in part to the amps, I can see how the ML gets the nod.  

Oh and Jafant, audio journey is a great description, such a good rabbit hole!  Thanks all.

coop_301

My pleasure to be of service. You are well on your Audio way.

Happy Listening!

@coop_301 

Assuming the CS6 speakers are level to start, raise the front of the speakers 1/8 to 1/4 inch higher than the back of the speakers and see what that does for you regarding the sibilance.  You might also need to adjust toe in.  Beyond that it might be the electronics.  Let me know.

PS.  If you all want to hear what your Thiels can do, try these Albums titled Closer to the Music Vol's 1-5 just released on Qobuz.  I'm just now on Vol 2.  Captivating!

@tonywinga  , cool trick on raising the fronts!  Haven't heard of that before.  I try not to accept what I hear in auditions as the final word on their sound obviously, so I'll be sure play around with positioning like you suggested once I get them in my hot little hands.  

I hope to be able to have some updates in the coming few days for everyone, I'll be sure to let you know my impressions once I have things setup in my house.