Thiel CS3.7 vs WP8?

Cmalak,
My Herron is tubed-VTSP2. It is neutral sounding and very musical. I can have no complaints with most musics but when listening to female vocials at night... I am missing my Audio Research and Proac 2.5 a bit! How can I have the best of both worlds??!!

Luna,

The other thing to consider is hybrid-design power amps (tube input/driver stage and SS output stage). Here are some to consider:
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=1VISPT800
http://www.moscode.com/moscode_amplifiers.htm#top

The Vincent STP-800 was a TAS 2008 Product of the year and can be bought at Audio Advisor that has a 30-day return policy as long as you keep the product in "like new" condition and return it in original packaging.

The Moscode 402 power amp recently was reviewed by Wes Philips at Stereophile in the Sept 2009 issue (http://stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/moscode_402au_power_amplifier/) and can be bought direct from the manufacturer with a 33 and 1/3 day (i am not joking about that) in-home audition trial period.

The other option is to get a tube hybrid integrated amp of which there are many options with 200+ wpc and that allows you to simplify your system (fewer components and cabling). I have no idea what the above units sound like but at least these two options can give you the ability to audition and if they don't meld well with the 3.7 or the WP8 then you can at least return them. Just a thought.

Luna thats what my buddy did but like I said he needs a higher powered tube amp to get the most out of the 3.7's. If you can afford to go this route then I would do it. It would be fun to switch out amps for different music :)

James63,
In that same S'phile review he states that 'while some of the THIEL's sounded bright, these DO NOT'--that the blend of the coaxial driver/midrange is perfect giving them the smoothest sound of any THIEL, or words to that effect.

Larry