Help on integrated amp?

Your name wouldn't happen to stand for Dartmouth Class of 58? Coming from an 87. Thanks for the input.

I most definitely agree with all of the above recommendations for the Classe. Because of its often very low impedance, the Thiel represents a very hard load for an amplifier -- especially an integrated one -- to drive, which may be why you sometimes read negative comments about the speakers when it may be the amplifier that is at fault. Having investigated this issue myself about a year ago when I also owned a speaker with an unusually low impedance, I do know for a fact that Thiel often recommends Classe amplifiers specifically because of their ability to handle difficult speaker loads.

Of the ones you mentioned, Classe is the best, especially for Thiels. For a thousand dollars, I really don't think you could de better. Have fun

Also listen to the Audio Refinement Complete (made by YBA).

classe is your best choice. Theils can be a little birght at times so matching it with the classe will give you a very natural presentation.

Of those you mention, the Classe would be the best choice, by far, for sound quality and system matching. I like the Bryston B60 very much, I owned one, but it is very revealing and I think a terrible match with the Theils. Also, at sixty watts, I am not sure it would allow them to be at their best. The best I ever heard Theils sound, was in a showroom, connected to Classe seperates. They were connected with all Nordost cabling, which, to be honest, surprised me. This was at Lyric Hifi, in N.Y.