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over on U.S. Audiomart there are a pair of VIFA D25AGG-05-06 tweeters. Location in FL. I hope these find the next good home.

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Hi all, I've just picked up a pair of Thiel CS 1.2's. Totally new to Thiel, but have stumbled across this forum after some digging. I've seen discussed here the power-hungry nature of the speakers. My question is, is there a budget friendly way to drive them adequately? I'm in grad school and discretionary spending is gonna be low for the next few years. Any advice would be appreciated

spacebird42

Welcome! Good to see you here today.  We have a few fans/owners of the CS 1.2 loudspeakers. Stay tuned until one of The Panel members chimes in to address your query. I look forward in reading more about your Musical tastes and System.

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@spacebird42 , The CS 1.2’s  with their moderate sensitivity and perhaps more importantly above 4 Ohm impedance they are amongst the easier Thiels to power. They can not go very low in bass , play very loud l, aren’t meant for large rooms. So used as intended they aren’t that power hungry. Due to their lack of low bass they can sound a bit tipped up. Avoid amplification that’s on the bright side, has mid-range suck out or is loose in bass. If you can find an old ss conrad-Johnson MF-80 that has been recently re-capped; I think you will be very happy.   BTW, used alpha-core MI 2 speaker cables are a relatively inexpensive choice that will work beautifully in such a system.

@unsound Thanks for the input, glad to know the 1.2's aren't quite so demanding. 

@jafant My system is a frankenmonster cobbled together from shitty components that have been gifted to me. However, it plays music and I reallllllly like music. Been on a Japanese jazz fusion kick lately, listening to a lot of Casiopea and Masayoshi Takanaka (not really jazz). Jam bands, jazz, funk, and early 2000's rap are my typical listening habits. Mendelssohn or Bach when I'm feeling snooty and/or studying