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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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thieliste

Good to see you and read that you enjoyed a fruitful trip.
Tube amp lovers should take your audition advice.

Happy Listening!
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samzx12

I am looking forward to your power amp comparison, shoot-out.

Happy Listening!
unsound
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As I've recently posted on another similar thread, I have my doubts about a 65 Watt Single Ended Triode being able to properly handle the 3.7's 2.5 Ohm impedance and it's accompanying phase angle. They might be better suited to their own 101dB horns (horns are not my cup of tea).

At $35,000 the pair, or about three times the price of a pair of the more expensive Thiel's, I suspect they will have limited appeal to Thiel owners.


stevecham
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Anyone interested in a near mint pair of amberwood CS6s? If so let me know and I'll post the ad.

I have 2.4s and the 6s are too large for my room since I moved a little over a year ago. Time for them to have a good home elsewhere.
jon_5912
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@prof, that is fun reading.  I definitely agree that the 3.7s are not exceptionally hard to drive.  They appreciate some power but I don't believe you need a megabuck amp to get a lot out of them.  Maybe a huge solid state amp would make a little difference but I'd be surprised if it was big.  My pedestrian amps sound great to me.  The punch is great, bass has great texture, they seem extremely transparent top to bottom.  The transients are so sharp that on some recordings they're jarring and exhausting.  I've been thinking about digging out my Musical Fidelity tube buffer to soften things a little bit on recordings that shouldn't be heard too clearly.
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