Thiel Owners

@77jovian Thanks for posting. I, too, have an AX-5. I’m quite certain it’s my last amp. Treo CT was the top of my short list for speaker upgrade (I’ve only heard the standard Treo) but the AX-5 pretty well crushed my budget! I ended up with used CS2.4SE. I was quite happy with those. Now, with Tom Thiel’s XO upgrade, I’m quite certain these are my last speakers. 

Funny, the CS2.4SE was on my short list, but I never got to hear a pair.

Prof - Let's not call it disdain; more like chagrin. Their proposition was not his idea and he didn't expect folks to notice their relative gentleness. He liked what he heard and the 02 opened a door toward where the designs went.

77jovian
Welcome! Thank You for sharing your Thiel Audio journey and systems history.  I can 3rd an  Ayre AX-5 Twenty as being an incredibly musical Reference integrated amp. I may be an owner a well  to mate with my CS 2.4SE by year's end.  Feel free to talk more about your progression from 1.2 to 2.2 then 3.6 models. I look forward in reading more about your musical tastes.
Happy Listening!

tomthiel
as always, Thank You for more Thiel Audio history. I look forward to every new installment on Jim and his designs forward to the next Model.Hope you are well and having fun in your hot rod garage/studio.
Happy Listening!