I own the gershman's, I auditioed the thiels but found them a little bright for my taste, it came down to the aerial 8b and the gershmans, I found the gershmans to have a tighter bass and the best combo of hi's , mids and bass, although the aerial had a slightly sweeter tweeter, I have had the gershmans for some time now and am very satisfied, they do need a good amp, I am using the krell kav 2250, hope this helps, good luck
Gershman RX-20 /Thiel's 2.3's:Too Soft or Bright??
Need input on the "sonic" differences of these two speakers.I have heard Thiel's 2.3---generally liked them for their accuracy and coherence, but they sounded cool and analytical.I have not heard the Gershman RX-20 which have been recently ungraded. My question is which speaker will sound more musical, that is, the ability of drawing the listener into the music and providing something new about it. These are both expensive hi-end speakers, though the Gershman are about $500 more than the Thiel's. They both "should" provide "hi-end" baseline performance in terms of credible soundstaging, accuracy, etc. All reasonable comments appreciated. (FYI, I have a 15X20 room with a high ceiling; I listen to classic 60's rock(especially Grateful Dead) Big Band, some classical, and jazz, e.g. Dave Samuels, Spiro Gyra, Benoit and Flim)