Thiel Owners

@unsound ...the Thiel’s are just better...

I suspect that may be right but I can't help wondering.

Maybe I need to try a seond setup with a good pair of standmounts and tube amp just to try it.

dsper

I liked the B&W 805 standmount speakers with a Tube amp.

Happy Listening!

Going from CS5i’s to stand mounts with tubes could be a very different contrast.

B&W’s usually aren’t very compatible with tubes. Just look at Fig. 1 for the 805’s

B&W Matrix 805 loudspeaker Measurements | Stereophile.com

That rollercoaster frequency response is not what tubes typically like to see.

Personally, I don’t much care for the B&W sound, though I once heard a pair of 802’s in a very unusual room powered by ss/tube hybrid Counterpoint amp making some beautiful work of a chorale performance. The demonstrator shut down the system after about 20 minutes, because he was afraid the amp might go up in flames.

jab

Always good to see you here. Thank You for weighing in on Tube amp for our beloved Thiel loudspeakers.

Happy Listening!