Thiel and tubes

I'm guessing Trelja heard the Rogue and Thiel combination at my house. And a very special thanks for those comments.

The Zeus is driving a pair of Thiel 2.3s, not the much more demanding 3.6 speakers. Still the 2.3 does dip below 4 ohm and nears 2 ohm.

I've used Bryston and Plinius before the Zeus, and each amp was a step down in power rating. But, the bass sounded better -- more air, definition and palpability.

However, we have moved to a new home recently and with it a new listening room. Bass is markedly different because the room is nearly a third larger and has two large openings.

As for tubes and Thiels, it all comes down to system synergy. I've taken great pains to tweak my set up -- power lines, tube dampers and Sistrum racks.

But 10w clearly would not be enough.

Yes, the Rogues with the Thiels were at John McAlpin's home. Most excellent sound, John! I am always more impressed at people who achieve such sound via system synergy and spending time and effort as opposed to those who simply throw tens of thousands (or more) of dollars at the whole thing.

Have been looking forward to hearing your system in the new home whenever you get settled in. That presumes you'll have us over again (BIG if there).

Apologies for not remembering which Thiels you owned...

I had excellent results driving CS2s with a Primier 11A (70w/ch). I had poor results with the same spakers and an MV50 (45w/ch).

To follow up Mcmiller's post FWIW, I had enjoyably fine if not outstanding results with an MV-55 driving my 2.2's, but the pairing worked much better in a smaller room.

Joe, as soon as the living room furniture arives, I'll have an open house.

I do need to get some feedback soon on the new set up. I've been tinkering with an Equitech balanced power unit and a Shunyata King Cobra power cord on the Zeus.

And Zaiksman has a significant point. The Zeus is overwhelming as a physical presence in the room. It makes designing around the amp and gear rack a difficult proposition.