Thiel Owners

Dan, I don't know that amp. The power specs look great and they withhold the lower impedance specs due to AC-mains overload with all channels firing. Nothing like a real audition to prove its merits to you.

Audition not possible, I have watched the 5300 sell in a day or so but the 5200 linger. Thank you for helping the newbe! I know this is a really bad topic but you guys know better than anyone,  the seller of amp has a pair         https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis91f0c-mcintosh-cs3m-speaker-cables-2-meter-pair-speaker   will these work with 2.7 ?

There are well respected amplifiers that don't double. Ayre, for example.

Ayre doesn't give a 2 Ohm spec but not sure why you wrote this. Ayre specs *all* of their amps as doubling into 4 Ohms. The AX-5 JA measured did show signs of stress at 2 Ohms but otherwise reacted well as the current demand increased on his test bench. I have the Twenty version of the AX-5 which is said to have slightly improved power over the original version and I will attest that it sounds really effing good driving my CS2.4SEs  :)

Hi Tom, 

Thanks for the reply. Gives me some hope I have nothing to worry about with the caps.

Dsper

Good to see you - beetlemania
I am considering an Ayre power amp as well. Not sure about the integrated or separates? Certainly the Twenty series pulls out all of the stops. How loudly do you listen? No report of clipping is  very good sign.
Happy Listening!