Thiel cs2.3


Look for good amplifier match for my thiel cs2.3. 
Any good ideas. 
cortw1965
Hello cortw1965!

I have the Thiel CS 2.4 and have been very happy driving them with a Bryston 3BST which is now 20 years old and still going strong.
Bryston amps are generally a good match for Thiels.  
Most important thing is to keep in mind that speakers like the CS 2.3 require a quality high current amp that can handle the fact that Thiel speakers impedance will often drop considerably below their nominal 4 ohm rating.  As per Stereophile the CS 2.3 drops down to 2 ohms at 450Hz ... so need to make sure the amp is stable down to 2 ohms.

Suggest you check out the Thiel Owners thread here on Audiogon
for more ideas.
I have right now a classe ca 200 200 watts. I feel like it’s a little bit underpowered plus classe tends to be a little bit soft and tubey I am a detail freak. 
Yes I would be interested in buying used the Thiel car 2.3 Are rated at 400 W handling power so I do feel like I need at least 350 maybe even 400
Had CS 3.6 for many years and of all the amps used the best match that I came up with were the Krell KSA and MDA series amps,  A Krell KSA-250 was a staple for quite a long time with the Thiel CS 3.6
Detail and absolute control of the 3.6 was high on the list and the KSA-250 did not disappoint.  They dipped down into the 2 ohm range but that never phased the older Krells.  Even a KSA-150 works well if your room is not too large or you don't push to a ridiculous dB level.  My old room was rather large so the KSA-250 and MDA-300's had more reserves for large dynamic swings. 
Power output from the 150 and 250 was - 
150 w > 8 ohm   
300 w > 4 ohm
600 w > 2 ohm    

250 w > 8 ohm
500 w > 4 ohm
1000 w > 2 ohm