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Amp for Thiel CS1.5?

Hi again folks,
Well I settled on purchasing a set of Thiel CS1.5 speakers to upgrade more to 2-channel from HT. I may live with my Outlaw 1050 powering them for a short time but know I'll need a separate amp from what I've read.

Thiel's website seems to strongly suggest getting an amp that will double the wattage as the impedence halves. Getting something close to this will probably narrow the field of contenders.

My biggest constraint is what I can spend on an amp right now. I can probably swing around $500-600 for the amp.

Any recommendations would be appreciated.

Just from reading I've wondered about a 70 or 100 watt from Classe, or that a Rotel might be a stepping stone until I can swing something nicer.

Thanks,
Chris
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gundam91
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I echo the recommendation of the Forte amp. Look for a model 4 which is a pure class A outputing 50watts. When I started this hobby many many years ago, I heard the combo at the dealers and was quite impressed. (I had already bought the 2.2 and the Forte model 6 which outputs 200 watts in AB mode at that time.)

FrankC
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