THIEL CS 2.4 PURCHASE

I have very good experience with the McCormack DNA 500. I have to agree with Irish65 for his assesmments with C/J gears. I also tried it with the Premier 350 and the results were just simply breathtaking. Please feel free to email me directly if you need more information or need help looking for a nice quality amplifier. I have a demo unit, DNA 500, if you're interested.
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Dave,

I auditioned the 2.4's being powered by a Musical Fidelity KW500 integrated amp and it sounded fantastic. I had actually ordered a pair in the Morado finish when I realized that my room wasn't big enough for them, and I cancelled the order.

I also auditioned them at another store where they had them in their HT room with cheaper amps and it was easy to tell (after hearing them with the MF) that the cheap equipment wasn't providing the power or quality signal that they needed. It sounded good but disappointing since I knew they did better.

Don't scimp on quality or power and you'll be fine, as long as you have the 8-10 distance between you and the speakers so they'll integrate right.

Chuck

Dave,

I would recommend looking at the following to start with:

McCormack DNA 255 (SS)
Sim Audio W3 or W5 (SS)
Rogue M150's (Tube)
Quad 909 (SS)

Good luck

Spear11, you made an outstanding choice as it is clear that accuracy of timbre is valuable to you. Congratulations! The above recommendations from fellow audiogoners are right on and you will have great results with all of their suggestions. If possible, please try to home demo the amp with your Thiels before purchasing. A good audio shop will be more than happy to arrange for this. I power CS6s with a Krell 400cx amp but have heard Thiels sounding great with cj and Rogue tube amps, as well as Levinson, McCormick, Rowland. Even a Bryston 3BST or 4BST, Parasound JC1, Musical Fidelity or similar amp will work very well, provided they have at least 100 WPC and your room is not too large; if the amp can double output into 4 OHms vs. 8 Ohms, then this is ideal. Give 'em juice (i.e. current) to spare and they will respond with sweetness in the mids, full bass and delicate, not etched, air.

Please let us know what you decide on, why and how it is working out.

No, I don't work for Thiel but sometimes wish I did.

Cheers, Steve

I have 3.6's, different speakers but same family...I've used Classe CA 200...good, and now using Mcintosh 501 mono's ...outstanding. My 2 cents. good luck with your choice, there are alot of good ones.