Thiel Owners

oldtechguy

Very nice. I hope the 1.2 repair goes smoothly. Keep me posted and watch eBay/U.S. Audiomart for Thiel loudspeaker parts.

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Happy Friday! All

@dsper 

I have an Audio Research Ref75SE driving my pair of CS.5’s that I bought from Bay Area Audio back in the day. The authority of that amp mates well with the baby Thiels in an almost magical way. No low end bass of course but the coherence and musicality above 40 Hz or so is amazing. In my larger room it works satisfyingly well for everything but the really big orchestral works. My taste is jazz and alternative so this suits me fine.  

The Ref75 has a lot of power and slam. I don’t know if you really need that for the baby Thiels but it’s quite a bit better than the 50 wpc AR integrated I was previously using. 

miyu

Good to see you here again. Thank You for suggesting ARC Ref 75SE with Thiel loudspeakers. I am a Jazz Hound as well.

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@unsound If you don't expect live volume levels, it might work.

I was think thinking the same thing as this is not intended to be a full range, serious listening system. 

@miyu8

Your experience would indicate that 60 wpc of my CJ amp might be enough.

Thanks for the discussion!