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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@tomthiel, I've used Mark Levinson ML331's and Krell KAV250 with the Thiels before and the Bel Canto REF500M mono blocks are definitely better than either of those. Especially in the bass and mid-bass. I don't think it's the amp.... I can borrow a few different amps from friends and test your theory, but I don't think that's it.

@jon_5912, the amps are mono blocks already, so I'm already there... :-)
@jon_5912 ,What amps are you using in bridged mono? I'm thinking of adding another Classe CA-300 and doing the same thing with my 3.7s.

I'm using a pair of Cambridge 840s.  They're a lot smaller than the CA-300.  Their combined power is probably comparable to a single CA-300.  I have my doubts about whether a pair of CA-300s would be significantly better than one.  That's 1,700 watts/channel into 4 ohms, a lot more than you can get out of the wall.  

I used to use a pair of Classe CA-200s but they both developed some intermittent crackling that the shop couldn't fix so they've sat unused for about the last 8 years.  They are very good and powerful amps but they definitely have a bit of a warm sound.  I prefer the sound of the Cambridge amps as I find them a bit more neutral.  The build quality isn't as good as it's a Chinese made, more budget conscious brand.  They've operated flawlessly for about the last eight years so I can't complain.  
AudioJan 

"Basically, what would you recommend that is similar to the Thiel, but has more dynamics and a bit less sterile."

First I would read the 76 pages of this post ,
since it is was started by a post about the CS2.4SE ,
you might find what others think is the  perfect amp or you might want to upgrade the crossovers to the SE version .

I would suggest trying either a Tube pre-amp or a Tube buffer ,


Rob