Do you own/have you heard the new Thiel 1.6?

Thanks to those that have posted above. I have had the chance to hear them under less than ideal conditions at an audio store,..and they are much improved over the 1.5 that I once owned.

Best, Jim

I own them. They have a LONG breakin but are really very lovely sound. Precise, high resolution. Bass is satisfying but not very deep. I find they maintain my ability to enjoy acoustic and vocals, but, THEY HAVE RETURNED ROCK AND ROLL TO MY HOUSE TOO! They sound very different with different gear, even changing one cable, so be very careful matching gear.
Art

Jim Thiel gave IN to public demand on brightness without giving AWAY what makes Thiel speakers Thiels - my opinion. If only he could do this with his 2.3's and maybe I'd switch from B&W.
I heard 1.6 with Creek CD53 and 5350 SE and sound was very musical. I played my worst brightness CD's and Thiels were absolutely fine. I was very surprised. Note that I like B&W tweeter and consider it realistic not bright when used with smooth English amp's (Musical Fidelity or Creek).
There were "Thiel songs" were this speakers seemed close to my ideal of perfection for what a speaker can do -excluding volume and bass. These songs did not have a pounding rhythmic bassline driving the music along and the Thiels did a great job.
I think Thiel did a good job on limiting the bass extension as trying to get deeper bass as the Revel M20's (which sound bad sometimes -like on kick drums) would have created problems for the few extra Hz. But maybe he did it for better sensitivity not musicality.
So I disagree with Stereophile about the M20 being borderline class "A" if they are saying the Thiel is not also borderline class "A". At least to my few auditions the Thiels did not have frequency, resonant, or boxiness problems like I heard on the M20.

In my search to find a replacement speaker for my Apogee Stages, which take up too much room in my new home, I did get to listen to the 1.6's. People were saying that it sounded diferent from other Thiel's, so I thought what the heck, maybe they do sound better.

I didn't make it 2 minutes and I couldn't take it anymore. Talk about ear bleed.Sheesh. But, their are many speakers that I find are 'hot' sounding to me. I often wish I had the ears of most people. I'd find many more speakers I could live with if that was the case. But, it's not the way it is for me.

Yes, I have additioned them with Classe, Adcom, and Krell 300il in my home. Love the way they were open at first, but ultimately found them fatiguing compared to my B and W 805N's. So much for great reviews.