Thiel 3.6, what will drive them best?

Alas my budget is lower than the lowest figure you mentioned.

The room is an "l" shape 13 feet wide, 22 feet long as
shown in the lower drawing. sp denotes speaker position
and the o's denote the open entry to the kitchen and the lp
represents the listening position. All the "." are used to reserve spacing as the Agon editor compresses text.
The ceiling is 8 feet.

......... 13..........
....*********
....* sp sp.....* 12
....*..............*
22*.....lp......*ooo*
....*......................* 10
....*......................*
....*************
.............22...........

A listening position pic of my current setup can be viewed
here: http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/MUG/messages/12/122417.html

Thank you,
Ron

B&K M-200 mono blocks have the power and are inexpensive. Usually around $800 in good condition.

Happy Listening.

How much lower than $1000 is your budget? $500?

EVS100S ICEpower stereo amp from Ric Shultz is $800. Same price for a pair of EVS100M monoblocks.

I have no idea how they would sound with the Thiel speakers, but the amps come with a 30 day money back guarantee, and they are certainly inexpensive for audiophile amplifiers.

Krell: If you can find a cx series amp 300cx that you can afford, or better still a 400cx, I guarantee this will be exactly what will make them sing. This way there will be no current dipping by the amp at the minimum impedance they demonstrate in a the low 2s.