Affordable Power for Thiel CS 2.0s

I'm dissapointed with myself for not mentioning these earlier: Forte' 5 and 6. There are others in the line, but, I think the power or the cost make them less appealing in this application.

Another thought might be Classe'. Not my favorite of the three lines I mentioned, but, a worthy consideration.

More thoughts keep comming to mind. The next two are guarded recommendations. For some reason I seem to like the Bryston 3B ST much more than most others. With that said the 20 year transferable warranty sure makes it a sound used consideration. The VTL amps with their 5 Ohm output are a natural for the CS 2's. The VTL's tend to have better bass than most other tube amps. That said they don't work for me, as I find them too forward and pushy on the CS 2's. YMMV.

During the 17 years or so I owned the 2s I was quite happy driving them with a Precision Fidelty M-8, a conrad johnson Mv-75a1 and a Bryston 3B-ST. The last two amps I still own.
The Bryston was a very good match. The c-j was excellent imho. I also used a Hafler DH220 briefly and an Audionics CC3. The Audionics was okay. I did not like the Hafler-Thiel synergy. Heard a good demo with the 2s and an Electrocompaniet 100 watter many many moons ago.