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Re: Is the 3.6 Thiel's Most Well Rounded Design?

Posted by G man (A) on March 17, 2007 at 08:23:43

In Reply to: Is the 3.6 Thiel's Most Well Rounded Design? posted by Don't Look Now on March 16, 2007 at 15:02:06:

I have not heard them since the mid 90's, but I thought them the worst speakers in the Thiel lineup. I only heard them in the shop, but many times. At various times they were driven by Krell, Aragon, Conrad Johnson, and I don't know now what else, but most often with Krell. Compared to any speaker, I found them quite boxy sounding through the lower mids / upper bass. Sort of like paper driver in a box. And this was every time I heard them (they kept trying to sell them to me). This was very pronounced and noticeable, especially after hearing other Thiels or Apogee models in the same systems. I ended up telling the shop that I would not pay $360.00 for them, much less the $3600.00 they were asking. This was just my opinion at the time.

But since then, I have read so many raves and positives on the net from actual owners or other fans of the 3.6. In addition, I really liked other Thiel speakers I heard. In fact, I consider the 7 series the best I have heard, so I must question what I was hearing back then. Maybe I only heard one pair (maybe the shop only had one pair for use as demos over the 2 years or so I heard them) and there was something amiss with them.

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