Thiel Owners

@jafant  i am confused.  in a post above  you said that 3.7's do not require toe in but the above post says that toe in decreases HF energy.  that does not compute.

ronkent

Good to see you here today. The CS 3.7 speaker does not require toe-in to enjoy its inherent dispersion/radiance HF energy. In other words, Soundstage.

If an Audiophile chooses toe-in, then, HF energy is decreased affecting dispersion/radiance patterns. This is a matter of preference and taste. Hope this opinion clarifies.

Happy Listening!

Toe in will typically increase direct high frequency, but decrease reflected high frequency. Reflected high frequency can be more objectionable.
A tiny bit of toe in can offer some compensation for limited available listening distance. For example; with a 10’ center to center speaker width, a <2 degrees toe in can allow an 8’ listening distance to more closely approximate the preferred 10’ listening position.

thanks Guys.  mine are toed in maybe 3-5 degrees. the right speaker has nothing beside it to create additional HF.  the left speaker has a wall near it but i have a big sound diffusion panel at the first reflection to help.   I use a laser level across the front of the speakers that projects a laser line onto the other speaker. it barely bisects the side of the speaker and when i get the same thing on both speakers,  i have got them toed in the same.  does that make sense?  i would post pics but there is no way to do it as far as i can tell. 

I've owned the 3.7s and 2.7s.

Like most speakers, toe-in increases the high frequency content, toe out reduces it and mellows out the sound more.

I toe them out somewhat, not to just forward facing, but enough to have a smooth balance and to increase the apparent soundstage and imaging size.