I wasn't going to respond as I'm a bit late in the post but was drawn in by your reference to Holly cole and I can see clearly now. It is one of my favorite discs and one I have long used in assessing a system. Being Canadian I have also heard her sing it on several occassions in good halls so I have a reasonable idea of what the real thing sounds like. With regards to the piegas I had the p8ltd not the p10 s which are quite similar, and the disc was stunning on them. In fact its one of the things that sold them to me. Her highs were perfect, natural airy and lifelike. Nothing of a glare in my system whatsoever. I bought them by the way sight unseen and never looked back. Unfortunately I have only heard somewhat older Thiels so I can't add a lot there, they are very well known and as I understand superb speakers. I should add that after I bought my speakers I developed an association with piegas North American distributor so please take anything I say with a grain fo salt. Good luck.
Piego P-10 or big Thiels?
Considering upgrade from Thiel 2 2 to bigger Thiels (6 or 7.2) or perhaps a different route to the Piego P-10.
Any advice on speaker selection?
I like the Thiel sound a lot, but find this system to be a bit bright on sibilants like Holly Cole Trio "I Can See Clearly Now...", and less detailed than other kilobuck speakers. Sometimes - esp. on upper piano - brightness approaches a glare. Wife and I are not satisfied with B&W sound or MLogan/Maggie space requirements.
Gear is:
AudioAlchemy DDS-Pro
Wireworld Gold Eclipse balanced
AA DTI-Pro
silver I2S
AA DDEv3
PAD Colossus I/C
BAT VK-3i,
ProSilway II balanced I/C
BAT VK-500,
PAD Colossus speaker wire
Thiel 2 2
and preamp to Velodyne F-1500R
I'll eventually upgrade digital gear to Wadia 861 and run it straight into the amp.
Room is medium size with vaulted high ceiling and open to other rooms.
Music preference is no country, limited opera. All CD.