Thiel CS 2.2 Speakers... What you all think?

So you will love the cs 22. The components to drive them must be well matched as well as the music you play on them. Not to say all music isn't played well. It's just that these speakers have a preference on what music they play best.

Coming to this discussion a bit late (is it better late than never?) I offer up an opinion and another question.

The setup: I have a pair of the Thiel CS 2 2s attached to my Krell KAV 300i. Both are 23 years old and still sound fabulous. After much research, I just purchased a used Krell Vanguard to replace the 300i. (I haven’t received it yet.) In addition, I recently replaced my Theta Miles CD player with a Bluesound Vault 2i and have loaded all of my CDs onto it (over 1000.) Note that I demoed the Vault against my CD player for several weeks before I purchased it, in addition to having many friends and family do blind testing between the Vault and the Miles CD player. The bottom line was that there was no discernible difference in sound quality. The advantage of having all types of access to all of my music at the touch of a finger is simply superb!

My opinion on the Thiels: I love their sound. They are killer when it comes to jazz, my favorite genre to listen to. They do fabulous with Baroque music, rock ‘n’ roll, blues, pop and easy listening. Classical music, large orchestral pieces, seem to be a step down in sound quality. (I am hoping it’s my amp and not the speakers; hence my buying the Vanguard. We shall see...)

My question: Has anyone out there paired the Thiel 2 2s speakers with the Krell Vanguard?

llarry

Feel free to join Us over on the Thiel Owners thread.
There are several fans of CS 2.2 loudspeaker on the Panel.

Happy Listening!

I love Thiel's, great speakers. My only concern would be if replacement drivers are still available.

I have to ask if you did pull the plug and actually purchase them.  Currently I run some Vandersteen 2CSI's but I had the opportunity to buy a set of Thiel 2.2's from someone who said he kept them in pristine condition for $500.  Here's the funny thing.  I had a friend pick them up as he's in San Francisco and I was going to pick them up from him when I visit my son in Silicon Valley but then, the pandemic hit and my son came back to where I am instead of staying in Silicon Valley and I have yet to drive down and pick up my speakers so not only have I never heard them but I've never actually seen them.  

I tend to believe the seller who told me that I overpaid him and when my friend showed up actually gave him more than what I was owed which I gave to my friend for picking them up.  I told him to go ahead and use them as they're so much better than what he has but he hasn't.  At any rate, I am still really looking forward to hearing them. 

I really like the Vandersteens but I was curious about the Thiels because I understand they have a better upper register.  I also have a custom amp and preamp which does much better on the higher register already so I'm worried it'll be too shrill.