Thiel Owners

Hi Everyone. Still dropping by every Friday to check out what’s happening in my favorite Audiogon thread.

Really good to read about the AHB2 experiences. I have been considering trialing one of these with my 3.5’s.

Previous experiences with bridging other amps (using the 3.5s) also revealed that the single amp option was preferable.

I currently run a VPI 299D tube amp with huge success, but the AHB2 has been calling to me for some time, not least because it would make a great partner with my Benchmark DAC2 HGC, of course. I also have a super pair of 1978 Quad 57’s and I gather that the AHB2 is a nice match for those also.

I decided to take my old B&K AVR202 surround amp off the shelf earlier this week. The two channel performance is amazing and you have so much control over gain at both source and output levels. A lot of fun and incredible sound.

I have had several pairs of Thiels over time.  They present some challenges to drive them well to higher volumes as they have low impedance and are not so efficient.  But their sound is beguiling and it is worth to the trouble to find amplifiers who can handle the load.

catalysis,

I was happy to see you mention your B&K amp. I'm still using an AVR507 to power five 1.2 Powerpoints and a Thiel sub in a 5.1 set-up in my basement home theater system. The B&K has great sound for a multichannel receiver, and it works very well with the Powerpoints.

I conquer Thiels need some serious high current amp to drive them, i would avoid the analytical ones and prefer the ones that are full body and organic.

ronkent
when you see this post- chime in on the PS Audio BHK gear.
Happy Listening!