That amp was a Sam Tellig favorite for years. He loved the "Mosfet Mist" sound of it, which made it slightly warm-sounding. It should work on the Thiels; I've heard them with NAD, Adcom and Aragon amps and they were able to drive them.
question about Thiel CS 2
A friend has offered me a pair of Thiel CS 2 speakers with a Audionics BK-ST 140 pre-amp, Rotel RC-1070 tuner, and NAD 5000 CD-player for about $1,000. I have a small NAD CD player and a pair of Focal bookshelf speakers, so this would be a big upgrade for me. I love music but have not gotten anything fancy in regards to audio equipment and don't know anything about it. I have two questions:
1. Are Thiel CS 2's weak in regards to bass? Because they seemed a little tinny to me without a lot of bass. Could just be my friend's set-up.
2. The only space in my apartment that might work is a 15' by 7' room. I wouldn't easily be able to put the speakers on the wide side because of door placement. I know this would not be an ideal set-up. The speakers would be close together and close to the walls. My question is, given my alternative, would having this system in a non-ideal set-up be a decent option compared to the alternative (which would be NOT having the system)?
Thank you!
Sam
1. Are Thiel CS 2's weak in regards to bass? Because they seemed a little tinny to me without a lot of bass. Could just be my friend's set-up.
2. The only space in my apartment that might work is a 15' by 7' room. I wouldn't easily be able to put the speakers on the wide side because of door placement. I know this would not be an ideal set-up. The speakers would be close together and close to the walls. My question is, given my alternative, would having this system in a non-ideal set-up be a decent option compared to the alternative (which would be NOT having the system)?
Thank you!
Sam
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The B&K St 140 isn't that comfortable driving sub 8 Ohm loads. The Thiel CS 2's with their smooth, steady 6 Ohm nominal / 5 Ohm minimum rated impedance is one of the very few Thiel's suited to the B&K St 140. A nice sonic match and terrific combined value. https://www.stereophile.com/content/bk-st-140-power-amplifier-1989-measurements https://www.stereophile.com/content/thiel-cs2-loudspeaker-measurements |
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