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question about Thiel CS 2

A friend has offered me a pair of Thiel CS 2 speakers with a Audionics BK-ST 140 pre-amp, Rotel RC-1070 tuner, and NAD 5000 CD-player for about $1,000. I have a small NAD CD player and a pair of Focal bookshelf speakers, so this would be a big upgrade for me. I love music but have not gotten anything fancy in regards to audio equipment and don't know anything about it. I have two questions:

1. Are Thiel CS 2's weak in regards to bass? Because they seemed a little tinny to me without a lot of bass. Could just be my friend's set-up.

2. The only space in my apartment that might work is a 15' by 7' room. I wouldn't easily be able to put the speakers on the wide side because of door placement. I know this would not be an ideal set-up. The speakers would be close together and close to the walls. My question is, given my alternative, would having this system in a non-ideal set-up be a decent option compared to the alternative (which would be NOT having the system)?

Thank you!
Sam
ryunosuke13

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unsound
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The B&K St 140 isn't that comfortable driving sub 8 Ohm loads.

The Thiel CS 2's with their smooth, steady 6 Ohm nominal / 5 Ohm minimum rated impedance is one of the very few Thiel's suited to the B&K St 140. A nice sonic match and terrific combined value.



https://www.stereophile.com/content/bk-st-140-power-amplifier-1989-measurements

https://www.stereophile.com/content/thiel-cs2-loudspeaker-measurements

unsound
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I might be confused, is this your amp?:

https://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/675/index.html

unsound
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The Thiel CS2’s and the B&k ST 140 can work very nicely together. I would not consider the combination tinny at all. 
The room placement is a concern. Though not having the same bass depth response as the CS 2’s, and not a particularly good match with the B&K ST 140, the Thiel MCS might be a 
better fit for your room.
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