Thiel Owners

cheeg
Good to see you here again. Thank You for assisting jthifi- the McCormack DNA-1 is a fine power amp and series from Steve.  Hope you are well this Spring day and enjoying the music.  Happy Listening!

Tom that was a wonderful story!  Thanks!

jafant- Thanks for the feedback and advice about the thread. Interesting you mentioned tubed integrated because I had been reading up on the PrimaLuna line and wondering if they would have the power to properly drive the Thiels?  When new the PrimaLuna's are above my budget but I'll keep my eyes open for used if you or anyone else thinks it might be a good pairing. You mentioned warmer integrated amps. Do you have any suggestions? It seems I have read reviews about Peachtree's being warmer, but may be off base. As far as cabling I am completely low-end right now.  I am using Audioquest X-2 speaker cable. My interconnects from the 2i to Yamaha amp are Audioquest Evergreen on the analog out and something from Crutchfield called Metra ethereal on the coax out. Power cables are stock from mfr. plugged into a Panamex PM8 line conditioner\sure protector. It's an area I want to improve as budget allows.

cheeg,  Thank you as well. The McCormack certainly looks like it has the power and I could use a 2i to act as streamer\preamp all in one. I see a few used ones out there on ebay and other sites currently. 

jthifi
my pleasure to assist you. The newer series Yamaha integrated amps are warm and powerful (A-S models) if you wish to continue with this brand.Tube-wise, a few owners here enjoy B.A.T. integrated amps to good effect.Pick a component to update or upgrade and move forward. Visit your local dealers/retailers and listen, listen, listen to the various gear.  I look forward in reading more about you and your musical tastes.

Happy Listening!

On the subject of amplifier, I swapped out my current amp for something a little less powerful.  I have a spare SimAudio Moon W3 amp that is rated at 125W.  Although it only has 125W, it is a fairly stout amplifier.  But is it good enough to drive the CS2.4?  For the most part, it's not bad, but occasionally it seems to lack a bit of dynamic as if it does not have enough current to drive the speakers and the bass lacking a bit of snap.  

I think 125W is more or less the cut-off power requirement for the CS2.4.  I also have a tube amp rated at 50W but it just does not have any dynamic driving the CS2.4.