what has a Thiel soundstage, but more sensitivity?

I believe that Meadowlarks used off the shelf parts.
Though not the most sensitive Thiels, I think the CS 2's with their 6 Ohm nominal, 5 Ohm minimum impedance might be the easiest of all Thiels to drive. According to some folks at Thiel, the CS2's were the most reliable model they ever made too.

I knew there was somebody I forgot. Green Mountain Audio also employs 1st order crossovers and at least looking at the Continuum 3 may be an easier load than the Thiels. Not all that much to look at though if such things concern you.

Any Proac is very easy to drive and Proacs mate very well with Pass Labs. I sell both and that is the pairing I use, moreso with the small 30 watt XA30.5

alright, i dunno if anyone will respond to this by now!

thank you for all the good recommendations, very much appreciated. i've been watching the classifieds here in germany and unfortunately most of the models recommended have been difficult to find second hand.

SO...i've narrowed it down to a bigger set of thiels [newer], or a set of proacs [CS1.6, or Response 3.5]. both easier to drive, a step up in frequency range plus can be had on the german second hand market.

only question: in the opinion of the audiogoners, can the proacs possibly throw out the same kind of big lovely soundstage the thiels do? i am in love with this quality of the thiels, as i do alot of off-axis listening, sitting in the sweet spot for the occasional song or passage.

best regards!
David

by the way, off-topic, i recently replaced my levinson preamp and PS Audio DAC with a Pass Labs D1. wow, what a difference this DAC makes. night and day. who would have guessed it was THAT much better. in case anyone wonders, if you find one of these second hand, BUY IT.