Newly acquired Thiel CS2 speaker.....HELP?

Configuration comments/suggestions?

I have a pair of Thiel CS2 speakers that I just acquired from a neighbor. I connected them to my existing system as follows:

·         Denon AVR-1312 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver (WiFi music pre-out to NAD). I am considering replacing this with a Yamaha RX-V685 7.2 A/V Receiver, as I am no longer able to access the set-up menu.

·         NAD 7240 Receiver (rated at 40 watts/channel of steady-state power)

·         Sony Blue ray disc player (direct to NAD)

·         16 GA speaker wire.

I was REALLY impressed at how much better the Thiel’s sounded than my old college tower speakers, specifically when listening to vocals, acoustic guitar and classical e.g. Vivaldi.

I also acquired a DBX BX-3mkII from same neighbor. He did not use this amp, so not sure about it other than these specifications:

   o   Power output                 (RMS, 20 Hz~20kHz)

   o   2 Channel driven             300W x 2 (THD<0.01%)

   o   Power Output (Dynamic, IHF A-202)

   o   Single mode                    80 W per channel (8 ohms)

   o   Bridge (BTL) Mode         550 W per channel (8 ohms)

   o   Load impedance               2~6 ohms, 6~16 ohms Switchable

Currently, I do not plan on running any other speakers off of the DBX.

Here is what I have in mind:

Yamaha A/V receiver has a zone 2 pre-out that will allow me to stream music to the DBX without including the surround sound. It would also allow me to include the DBX and Thiel’s (zone 2) with surround (zone 1) when watching movies, by switching to zones 1 & 2.

Based on the DBX manual, I may want to run 6~16 ohm Bridged mode?