Thiel Owners

I am new to this mania, moving from a Pioneer 1050 SX to something more fun. Not ready for the cost of hifi...

I have some Theil CS 1.5 speakers that I want to power up. They will be in a small home office 12x15, but may move them into the garage/shop 24x24 but crowded as I spend a lot of time there woodworking and kicking back.

Considering cost,,,, for an amp I am looking at a Classe CAP 101 and a Bryston 2B with a 0.5B preamp. 

I will use a Bluesound Node and stream Qobuz or my CD collection flac files from a hard drive.

What do you guys think?

Fascinating thread for a non Thiel owner.  I just remember auditioning the Thiel and Vandersteen together at my local shop back in the day (Take 5 Audio across from Yale).  I liked the Vandersteen 2's better as the high end was a bit less pronounced, but I think it also may have been the electronics (but it was all Threshhold if I recall).  

Both lines were better than anything else they had in the store to my ears.  They were a large Wilson dealer, but I never liked Wilson's as they made my ears bleed, lol...

It's that both speakers are time and phase correct. Many don't hear the differences, but I can nearly promise you that any Vandersteen or Thiel lover does hear it and is sensitive to it.  I'd love some Thiel owners of years past (when Jim made them) to post on the Vandersteen forums as we have so much in common. We have a lot of music threads there too.  This is a fun thread as folks appreciate the music and not just the equipment.

johnhh
Welcome! Good to see you here today. I believe that there is 1 other CS 1.5 owner on the Panel. Now, to address your query. Both Bryston and Classe' are sonic matches for Thiel Audio loudspeakers. You are already up and running.
Many options regarding servers and streaming. Stay tuned until someone chimes in about Flac files and hard-drives. I look forward in reading more about your Musical tastes.

Happy Listening!

All
I added my latest acquisition. Marantz SA-11S2 Reference CD/SACD Player.  My 1st Marantz product.
Happy Listening!

dsper
It is an honor and pleasure to Host this thread. I am simply a fan of the Music, like you guys. It never hurts to have Reference gear on-hand to enjoy it all!

Happy Listening!