Thiel Owners

@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.  

Now that i moved in  my new home i have a bigger living room and therefore was able to place my 3.7s in the ideal position recommended by Thiel : 3 feet from the front wall, 8 feet from tweeter to tweeter and i'm sitting 8-9 feet from the speakers.

Speakers are pointing straight ahead, this makes a big difference for best imaging.

What made the biggest difference in my new home is having 6 feet between the speakers and the side walls.

3.7s really need space to breath and get the best out of them.

In january i'm going to demo a couple of different IC and SC and one them are the Cardas Clear Beyond.

Cardas being usually a good match for Thiel speakers.

thieliste

Thank You for the update. Nice placement on the CS 3.7 in your living room.

Happy Listening!

2nd Note

The CS 3.7 loudspeaker does indeed require a large room to breathe and open in presentation and sound.

Happy Listening!

thieliste,

I agree that Cardas cables are a great match for Thiel speakers. I have tried out a lot of interconnects over the past year, but keep returning to Cardas Clear Reflection XLRs for my Thiel 2.2s. These ICs are so smooth and rich sounding while maintaining the imaging and transparency that Cardas cables in the Clear series are known for. If you haven't seen it already, there is a long, glowing review of the CR cables on the Steve Huff Photo website from August.

I've never heard the Clear Beyond cables, and I'd expect them to be great, but the CR cables are still the favorite cables of Angela Cardas, who can use any cables she wants in the Cardas line.