If you can find a Coda CSiB integrated amp within budget, perhaps used, that would be a delicious pairing. I currently employ a Coda CSiB v1 (150 watts into 8 ohms, doubling down as you halve the impedance, with first 18 watts in Class A) to drive my Thiel CS 2.4 speakers.
Hunting for an integrated for thiels cs 2.3. Anthem, Hegel, Bel Canto?
Hello all, I am looking for some advice/wisdom. I found a pair of delicious Thiel CS 2.3 that now adorn a vacation home in France. I am hunting for a good integrated to make them sing, on a skinny budget. Sticking with integrated as preamp/poweramp is likely more expensive. Aiming to stay above 100 wpc/8 ohms to have distort-free headroom. This is what I found on the used market in possible financial reach:
Bel Canto écoute 2i (The seller states the amplificator module was upgraded in 2020 by a distributor)
Hegel 160
Anthem int 225 (I have this driving cs2.2 in my US home, this would work quite nicely)
I know and enjoy the Anthem. I have never heard the Hegel but reviews seem quite enthusiastic, this is also a more recent unit with airplay and built dac, downside is limited inputs. Never heard a Bel Canto, this one is an older design (2002 I believe).
Before anyone says Krell for Thiels, that is vastly over budget ;)
thank you for your wisdom!
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