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Driving Mrs. 3.6

Hey all,
I'll be looking into driving my Thiel 3.6's come January or soon after, need more power. My question is to you Thiel owners out there. What & why are you driving your rigs with (amps). I'm looking for a step up, listen mostly to rock & jazz so Bass slam a must. I'm currently using the Levinson 331, and am currently considering upgrading to a 333, 334,335, or THe Pass labs x350.5 or is that 350.5. However all posts are invited and much depth into why you choose your amp to run the 3.6's as I could the advice. Here's my rig, Note that my cables are all temporary and well be upgraded after choosing an amp:
Meridian 508 (24 bit)> cardas cross or HT pro silway(rca)> Levinson 38S > cardas cross (rca)> levinson 331> HT pro 11> Thiel 3.6. THANX
max_pain
pops
2,274 posts
 
Hi Max Pain, you can check out my system....I use Mcintosh 501's. I chose them over several contenders, it ultimately came down to them and CJ 350. My musical taste sounds similar to yours and I will not own another amp. The are solid from top to bottom with a beautiful midrange. They give my Thiels all they want!
tom_hankins
928 posts
 
After many amps, I ended up with the Krells for my Thiels. I have however heard the thiels with the Mcintosh 1201s, and if or when I decide to change they are the front-runners. The VTL tubed monoblocks are very good with 3.6s.(heard them once) Also all three Ayre amps I have heard (with the 2.4 and 7.2) were very nice. (V-5xe, V-1XE, MX-r) Lots of choices, all good, but the Krell and Macs have been my favorites.
max_pain OP
32 posts
 
Krell and McIntosh are great choices, VTL and tubes I can only wonder, nothing beats tubes and anlog. Any Threshold owners out there wish to chime in? How about Classe' stuuff?
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