Thiel Owners

Noted tubed pre-amps that I really enjoyed;
ARC Ref5 SE, CJ ET-3 SE and Aesthetix Calypso Signature.

Happy Listening!

^Budget?

jafant, 
Do you have your Thiel CS 2.4 SEs playing music? Or do you sit in front of them with album / CD in hand pretending that you are listening and smile?  Smile?

Amps, CABLES, CD players, TTs; you keep asking for recommendations regarding all this equipment. You have kept this thread going, but do not indicate whether you have a working system. Are you just a dealer nightmare? Or are you actually going to buy some gear and listen to Music? Do you plague dealers with audition after audition and then try to find the gear on the web to get Value? No wonder brick & mortar Salons are going under.

It's the Holidays!  Make a decision! BUY some gear! Listen to some Music. Support a dealer that has given you auditions. Buy some gear from someone on this site so they can have a great Holiday.too!

What does your system comprise of? TT, CDP, pre-amp, amp, ICs, speaker cables? Come on; Clue us in already! Just like unsound; what IS your budget?

Happy Listening!   If you are.

Jafant...

I've had 2 Audio Research preamps in the past, an LS2b hybrid and an LS 3 solid state. I'm pretty much as big a fan of their preamps as I am of Pass Labs/First Watt Amps which, as you know, I've been heaping praise upon all over this thread. 

Pass SS mated with ARC hybrid/tubed preamps are very well suited for one another. 
IMHO Audio Research preamps are more "eager" than my B. A. T. is, although both are equally excellent.  I may be buying another ARC listed here simply because...well,  we all know THAT reason. 

Also, I've seen a lot of nice ARC preamps here at very reasonable prices from 100% positive members. Like Thiel, preowned ARC's can be a relative bargain considering their quality. 

I'm going to wager that your search will end up with at least ONE of my personal faves and I will do an Irish jig when that happens. 

Takers, anyone?

No budget.
2 channel system comprising of CD/SACD player, pre-amp and power amp.  I may go the integrated amp route if i find one to my liking.
Cabling will be top of the line in a synergistic way w/ the gear.

Smiling for now- nkonor.  Of course i will support a B&M dealer.
I still have a few to visit starting in the new year.