Thiel cs2.3

If your looking for a great amp for the Thiel CS2.3's check out a McIntosh amp like the MC352 or MC452, these amps are stable down to 2ohms and don't run HOT, like some pure class A designs. Either of these two amps are of super high quality and are built like battleships and sound even better, probably the last amp you'll ever want or need.

Matt M

^^^^what Matt said.  I’ve used 501’s with Thiels for years.

When a manufacturer claims that their amp is “stable” into a given impedance; all they are saying is that the amp won’t go into oscillation into that impedance, it doesn’t suggest how much power, distortion, or quality will be delivered into that impedance. Don’t assume the amp is truly capable of performing appropriately into a given impedance, unless they spec it as such. If the amp can deliver the goods; the manufacturer will brag about it.

I think Macintosh tends to be a little bit on the soft side tooAren’t they

^They have that reputation. The models with autoformers are somewhat unique, could be an issue with the CS 2.3’s rising impedance at the bass frequencies.