michaeljbrown
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| Help me select an integrated amp for Thiel CS3.6 speakers Ditto for those calling for high current. Integrated won't cut it with 3.6's in a room that big. That's close to the size room I had. I'd suggest a Krell FPB 300, which was where I finally found relief. Until I twisted off and got some CS6's, whic... | |
| Looking for Good Shipping Companies Thanks. Some speakers need to have a crate constructed as well. I had a pair of CS6’s strapped to a pallet and a fork lift managed to snag the top of a speaker. | |
| Thiel Owners Following this thread with great interest, if not always understanding,.I realized that I still have a Thiel Passive Subwoofer crossover modified for 2.4 mains and mcs1 center. I have sold my thiel speakers, so have no use for it, but maybe somebo... | |
| Thiel Owners Tomthiel,That is exciting about the 7’s and the possible upgrade path. If I hadn’t needed to downsize I would have stopped at the cs6’s. I will take a serious look at the 7’s now on sale. Assuming they are legit, my peculiar room might just be fin... | |
| Thiel Owners I've been struggling along trying to absorb as much as I can from the great discussion thus far, and the campfire is indeed blazing! I'm remembering my first Thiel, which was an 03A. I bought them along with a PS Audio Elite, both of which I kept ... | |
| Taming bright Thiels I need to add "Quality" power to my post. A quality (not cheap) amplifier with power and current. Krell, Classe, Pass, Mark Levinson, etc.I had an EAD PM 2000 which sounds really nice as well, even though it doesn't quite double down. I sold my ri... | |
| Taming bright Thiels Power and current. I under powered my 2.2's, 2.3's and 2.4's until I added a Krell fpb 300 to the 2.4's.Best sound I've ever gotten, not bright at all. Didn't need to add a tube pre, but I did and it sounded nice, but quality power and current sol... | |
| Will the Thiel CS2.4 fit in my car? I sold some CS6's to a guy from Amarillo who had the perfect vehicle for those of us who keep swapping speakers: A Ford Excursion: its an F250 based SUV. He had enough room in there for another pair of speakers and a couple of Krell FPB 600's. Wh... | |
| Thiel Owners I’m looking at a pair of Thiel 1.5‘s vs. a pair of 3.5’s for the same money.. I can pick up the 3.5’s in Houston, which ain’t close, as this is Texas. the smaller guys have to be shipped. Room is Trapezoid shaped with speakers at 8’ wall facing a... | |
| Thiel Owners Tomthiel,My experience is exactly as you say; Thiels need high current power. My 2.4’s woke up when I hooked up an fpb 300 Krell. I had 2.2’s for years, then 2.3’s and finally 2.4’s. I am convinced that I under powered them all, even with the PM 2... | |
| Thiel CS2.4 to what? Been there done that. I’ve had three pair of 2.4’s, as I always go back. Going up the line is not the answer,either. Rocky Mountain Audiofest is coming up in October, could hear a multitude of speakers there. You have a great system. Good luck! | |
| Where do I start-amp or speakers ? This is now an old post, but to answer the question Why did I sell this High end system? A: No longer enough room; I went from 2900 sq fit and a 20x 20 room to a 1600 sq ft “Garden Home” (hah! Find me a garden in Midland Texas!); I have also acqui... | |
| Thiel Owners Hey Guys, I am lurking around the forum, despite having sold all my gear, including a pair of CS6's and 2.4's, in a frenzy of "downsizing". I now maintain two houses, one in Taos, and a "garden home" in Midland, neither of which has any sounds at ... | |
| Thiel Owners I recently sold a Thiel SS1 sub to a friend. He tells me the sub is continuously blowing its own fuses. He's replaced the power cord, changed the source cable, changed out the surge protector, even tried it on another wall with a different outle... | |
| Where do I start-amp or speakers ? My room is a typical 80’s “vaulted ceiling “ room. 10 feet at speakers’ wall, 20 ft vaulted to the rear ceiling wall, 18’ length of room. 16 wide. Wide doorway open to DR.I think Maggies would be too tall, but maybe not. I’d like to try them, but ... |