Thiel Owners

Jon - Thanks for the pics.  Your room reminds me of my room.  I'll try to take some pictures of my room and post them.  I'm envious of your 3.6s.  They look great.  I had a pair for many years that I bought new and recently sold them due to lack of space.  

Hello all, newbie here. I have a pair of Thiel cs 1.2 speakers that my wife brought into the marriage 20 years ago (I should have known right then she was a keeper!). We unfortunately for various reasons while raising our children never used the speakers much and when we did it was with an underpowered sony receiver (not good). About 3 years ago I purchased a Yamaha A-S801 integrated amplifier to drive the Thiels. The Thiel's sound pretty good but I'm not sure I like the match. The sound can be a bit bright for my liking. I would really appreciate hearing what other amplifiers people have paired with the 1.2's. My budget is $1500. Lastly, I also have a Bluesound node 2i for access to Tidal MQA and my ripped CD library sitting out on a NAS that will be part of the equation. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

tomthiel
Here is to the Renaissance Project and re-connecting with old Audio friends.  Very good stock (People) there in Lexington, KY.
Happy Listening!

jthifi
Welcome! You are a lucky Man to have a wife whom brought Thiel Audio speakers into your life and marriage.  As your schedule permits, please read through this thread,  as I believe that there is a fellow CS 1.2 owner here.  I recently had the opportunity to hear the Bluesound Node 2i during an audition of Bryston gear and Ryan Speakers.  Upon switching from a Proceed CD player I did notice a brighter presentation and sound via ROON/Tidal selections.  I can offer (2) solutions until the other Panelists chime in- think about a warmer integrated amp or a tubed integrated amp-providing you would like to continue current path. 
Cabling is another consideration. Which brand(s) of cables/power cords are in current system?Happy Listening!

@jthifi — I just picked up a pair of 1.2’s, and am using them with a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe; I’m very happy with the presentation, and you should be able to find that amp on the used market for less than your $1500 cap. Enjoy!