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Thiel Owners

Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
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jafant OP
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Happy Listening!

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Good to see you- oblgny

I have been missing you guys?  Good to read about returning to your former glory!  No- I have not decided nor had an opportunity to demo any gear as of late.  It will be Spring before I can take any (pleasure) road trip.

Yes, Pass Labs is very much a modern sonic match for Thiel speakers.
I believe PL to be the best solid -state in 2017.    I certainly want to visit a dealer/retailer w/ both .5 and .8 amps in showroom(s) for direct comparisons.

Transparent cabling is a sonic match for Pass Labs.  You may be the first, that I have read about, using the brand on B.A.T. gear? 

What level(s) is/are your cables and cords?  I can tell you from experience that is gets "better" as you go up the product chain.  Hopefully, you have  a local dealer/retailer to assist.
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Happy Listening!
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Jafant...

As I've said before I start out low and move up the food chain as finances allow. I'm still with the base Music Link Transparents which are fine as is.  Frankly I don't believe that moving up will yield me any discernible improvements, at least in terms of $$ vs reward.  Not saying I won't but there's a limit to my madness. 

Jeepers, have I finally stopped spending?

Unmm, no!
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Never! stop spending -William,

I had to research my notes from my last system circa 2005.

I had all Transparent "super" IC and SP. This would be based upon the MM2
catalog from the same period.

I was very fortunate to have a Transparent dealer/retailer in New Orleans (Audio Resource) at that time.  The owner and myself struck up an instant friendship based on our love of Music and the High End.

He featured a generous in-home trial period on all gear and cabling.
I started out w/ the "Link 100/200" then the "music link". After hearing the "super" in my system, my listening space, it was all over. I saw no need to  move further up the chain.  My old system was Rotel separates, B&W 805N
Sony ES  player. Stock PC on the gear. Richard Gray Power Company
power/line conditioner, as I lived near, a Utility relay station for the city.
The system sounded outstanding after midnight to 6am.


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