Thiel Owners

I have cs 2.4 speakers I bought 15 years ago and mated with an old integrated amp. They always sounded just ok and i stopped listening 10 years ago.  I just picked up a new pass labs int 60 with an acoustic zen Krakatoa and level 4 synergistic research speaker cables. Finally, I have equipment that allows the real sound of these wonderful speakers to be heard.

gcarlton

Good to see you here again. Agreed, Pass Labs and SR cabling are sonic matches for Thiel Loudspeakers.

Happy Listening!

^Not all Pass Labs are suitable for all Thiels.

I had the proof that Thiel speakers are not the bottleneck in a system when i compared my Gryphon Diablo 300 to the Audionet Humboldt in my system.

My Diablo 300 felt like a broken amp compared to the Humboldt driving my CS 3.7s.

That's how much of gap there is in sound quality between the two amps, insane.

I will keep on upgrading the pre-power part of my system for sure in the future.

^Interesting. For $55K the Humboldt's specs don't impress, especially for a load like the Thiel CS 3.7's. The Humboldt is rated for 320 Watts into 8 Ohms / doesn't come close to doubling down with 460 Watts into 4 Ohms and is not spec'd into 2 Ohms at all. The less than half the price Diablo on the other hand is rated for 300 into 8 Ohms doubles down to a greater and more linear response of 600 Watts into 4 Ohms (the CS 3.7's actual nominal load) and 950 into 2 Ohms. With the CS 3.7's 4 Ohm nominal / measured 2.4 Ohm minimum load and recommended power of 100 - 600 Watts (into an 8 Ohm load, with the understanding that the amp could double down as necessary) the Diablo appears to be better suited. For much less than $55K one could easily find separates with more apparent appropriate specs.