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Help me pick a tube amp for Thiel 2.4's

I am debating between three amps for my Thiel 2.4

Rogue 120 or 150
Manley Snapper or
Quicksilver V4

Do you think any of these will have enough power? What are the sonic characteristics of these amps? The Thiel's seem to want warmth in the midrange and highs. These amps are in my price range but other recommendations are also appreciated .
iamwattiam
rtn1
535 posts
 
You should give more details about what you have, what you listen to, and what you would like to accomplish. I have found that the more specific you are, the more helpful people can be. Otherwise, you will just get a bunch of people chiming in about how they like this and that...

I would recommend at least 250 watts to drive these to their full effect. I'm sure some people enjoy them with less, but I wouldn't think twice about matching these with something as high as 350 watts.

Rob
rtn1
535 posts
 
See the following discussion from previous post:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1034006724&read&keyw&zzthiel+cs-2+4
andy2
1,545 posts
 
If you're thinking of using tube with Thiel, you might want to try the Zero Autotransformer which can double up the impedance of the speakers.
yeekse3b3
1 posts
 
Anyone thought of Denon AVC-A1SR? It has 225W x 7 channels.
Any comment from the rest?
Ken
jallen
502 posts
 
Try to find a Music Reference RM 200 or RM9 MKII. They are both superb sounding amps with the ability to drive virtually any reasonable speaker. The Quicksilver V4 is also good as is the VAC 100wpc amp. The Thiel does like warmth. For solid state, try a Rowland Concentra II or the new monoblocks. Jallen
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