Thiel Owners


Guys-

I just scored a sweet pair of CS 2.4SE loudspeakers. Anyone else currently or previously owned this model?
Owners of the CS 2.4 or CS 2.7 are free to chime in as well. Thiel are excellent w/ both tubed or solid-state gear!

Keep me posted & Happy Listening!
jafant

I suppose the MF200 would sort of qualify. I'm a fan of c-j ss. I ran an MF 80 with CS 2's (Thiel's easiest load) when I had a smaller room years ago. The c-j's don't quite double down the same way, and the bass isn't quite as tight. A small bit of c-j warmth coloration seeps through, but that isn't exactly unwelcome with these older Thiels. The c-j ss amps match very nicely with most tube pres as well. C-j's own ss pres are quite nice too. BTW, I found the Goertz Alpha-Core MI series cables to work beautifully with c-j and Thiel.

I keep an eye on Class D, though I haven't heard all the latest. Conceptually I love the idea,  and while there are differences amongst them, I find the treble curious on all of them. Is it because I'm not used to such a clean presentation, or are they lacking in harmonic extension? I'm not really sure. What little there is of published measurements are not especially encouraging. I hope I can look forward to your sharing  your impressions of them, especially with the 3.5's!

unsound...
Funny,  I'm not getting that CJ "warmth" from the 200 as much as I did when I had the MF2100 a few years back,  but then I was also using a CJ preamplifier - I forget the model number - that,  I think,   imparted that perception of warmth.  I've been hooked on Audio Research for my preamplifiers ever since.  For me they seem to mate well with just about anything I've hooked up to it,  the only exception being a Musical Fidelity amp which was so colored it makes a CJ look like its black and white.

As the contributors to this post know,  "Thiels reveal" - everything in the chain associated with driving them.  I'm SO bloody sorry that I sold my Pass Labs X150.5 I can't begin to tell you.  Unfortunately the price has pretty much skyrocketed new/used or refurbed - double what I paid Mark at Reno Hifi for mine currently!

As my previous post documented I returned the Primare because I could not use it with my Thiel's eq.  I NEVER return anything.  I was offered a pair of Paradigm Prestige 95F's from my dealer at a silly price,  and though very tempted I refused.  

The only way I will part with these is when someone can pry them from my cold,  dead hands!

^Not at all surprised that the AR pre imparts less warmth than the c-j pre.
I too am a Pass fan. Perhaps you might enjoy Pass's previous products: Threshold. Which were reputed to be used by Jim Thiel when developing these earlier Thiels (& Pass used Thiels amongst others then too). Good examples should be considerably less expensive than more recent Pass Labs. Keep in mind that these older amps might need some refreshing: caps, bias, etc..

Guys,


I am seriously on the same fence, CJ or Pass labs, as to my electronics selection for my Thiels.  Which cd/sacd players are you "digital" guys using.  I have a small collection of about 3000 cd and sacd titles!