Thiel Owners

@dsper , what you're asking for is really out of my wheelhouse. I don't much care for stand mounts. From my perspective they're wobbly units that take up just as much floorspace as floor standers with less bass output. I would seriously consider soffit mounted speakers with DSP, but alas my room isn't the right canvas for that. While I can fully appreciate the technical benefits of high sensitivity speakers, I've yet to hear any that I'd care to own. I prioritize system building first with budget, then room, then speakers, then amplification, etc., etc. I have hard time wrapping my head around choosing speakers for amps. As I've previously mentioned; I hear things that tube amps do well, but all in all ultimately all things considered I prefer ss.

Is this for an alternate system? I have difficulty imagining one would be satisfied with such a system if one were coming from properly set up and amplified Thiel CS 5i's in an appropriate room.

But that's me. YMMV. Good luck with your quest, I hope your find satisfaction.

@unsound Is this for an alternate system?

Yes, it is.

My wife inherited a property from her uncle so I need to stay within the boundaries of her decorating preferences. The room is 15 X 20 that WILL NOT have room treatments other than an area rug, drapes, and furniture over laminate floors.

I have a Conrad Johnson LP66S that puts out 50 WPC and am searching for appropriate speakers that will not overpower the room visually or sonically.

You make a good point about floor standers; and my wife seems to dislike the look of the stands more than the speakers that I have suggested.

I am open to any and all suggestions!  HELP!

Thanks for listening,

Dsper

@dsper , Ah, it all makes so much more sense to me now. May I ask what your proposed layout will be, such as long or short wall, how far back or out into the room the speakers can be, how married are you to the c-j, and perhaps indelicately what’s your budget?

dsper - if you like the Thiel sound, a pair of CS.5s might work. They are a diminutive floor-standing 2-way which under your conditions might work well - Stereophile tested them at 89dB sensitivity. Thiel's flat impedance curve works to your advantage and I find them very easy to make sound quite good.

https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/223/index.html

Another confirmation for Rob Gillium and Coherent Source Service's job well done!

Quick turn around and quality work on some blown up CS3.6 mids. Going to have a set of tweeters redone and will install all at once. Post redo of the caps and resisters in essence I'll have new speakers, well excepting the woofers.