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In Reply to: RE: Back in the day I was told, on excellent authority posted by John Marks on June 11, 2022 at 17:19:57
The one time I heard Tiel speakers in the late 90's with Spectral Electronics in a dealer showroom, they sounded very "bright." I did not care for the sound of the tilted high frequencies.
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Before burn-in, my Thiel CS3.7 speakers sounded bright, too. After a month or so the highs calmed down and they sounded very well balanced from top to bottom with the exception of deep bass. That's why I bought a pair of Rythmik Servo Subs. The subs seemed to blend perfectly with the Thiel's and my Thiel/Rythmik combination became the best sounding speaker system I've ever owned.
Adaptation seems more likely.
I've always suspected the change was in us and not the speaker.
-Wendell
I think you're right!
I know the speakers improved because my built-in HDTV speakers sounded better than the Thiel's when they were brand new. Even my wife thought the HDTV speakers sounded better. Now there's no comparison.
The Thiel's sound spectacular compared to my HDTV speakers. It took about a month, though. Then, the Thiel's just kept improving during the whole first year. I wouldn't be surprised if part of that improvement was due to adaptation. However, the Thiel manual states that they require 400 playing hours to fully burn-in.
Best regards,
John Elison
Always good to see a Thiel Audio discussion here!
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