Scoring on Used Thiels here

Been looking but may have to wait to play with something new  in that some unexpected household repairs came up.  

Problem is WAF will be a problem with 2-3 models large enough to possibly eliminate need for a sub.    1.6 woud work but be more of a lateral move so no huge incentive there. SCS monitors would fit nicely but have not come across those still very much. 

Also still not ruling out various  other lines still as well but not likely to do anything for a while now.   What I have sounds very good but I do like to try different things.  

The info on this thread has been very helpful so thanks  to all for that. 

beetle one has to hear the MBLs set up properly to hear what prof is talking about. I’ve heard it in a showroom but never at a show.

The OHM F5 speakers I have in my main rig are my attempt to capture that at home. They do quite well for a fraction of the cost. Most peoples rooms, including mine, are limited compared to the dealer room I heard the ultimate mbl demo in, often in practice bringing mbl back closer to the pack mainly in terms of soundstage depth and 3-D holographic imaging.

The OHMs do probably have an edge on mbl in terms of coherency of the sound top to bottom, as do Thiels and a handful of others over the rest. I’m used to that very coherent sound top to bottom and tend to levitate to speakers that exceed in that area.

Somewhat tight but the placement for 2.3 as unsound describes would probably work well enough.   SCS would be an easy swap using my current monitor stands there. WAF of SCS probably better but I’d like to find a way to go more full range and squeeze 2.3 or 2.4 in there somehow.

2.3s on US audiomart look very nice. Would only have to ship a few hundred miles....

They are big though. Probably more obtrusive than I’d like in that room.

They have to go in a particular location in that room, would be very close to rear wall and with an even taller solid wood cabinet immediately to the right, and on either side of a big screen TV sitting on a very solid but open wood stand. Not ideal for those I suspect. This is a second system after all in our family room and things need to not be obtrusive.

The cs1.6s would fit in nicely I think. I could just keep the sub. OR maybe hold out for 1.7s?

Gotta get it right. No rush.  What I have now sounds very good, but you know how it goes....

One local dealer does still have a pair of used black matte  cs1.6s for under $1k I believe.  This would work aesthetically but I'm thinking more of a lateral move from the Triangle monitors in that the bass extension is limited.   Of course I do have the sub....

Another local shop has a used pair of cs2s (listed on ebay) just a tad beat up (pushed in dust caps, etc, for $600.   Might work aesthetically with a little clean up.   Would have to take a look.

After reviewing various  models, thiel 2.4 or 2.7 are probably as big as I would go.   Might fly without the sub. Or maybe 1.6 or 1.7. I saw a pair of 1.6 s at a local dealer a while back.  Website says they are still there.   Might have to check those out again.  

Unsound its a large open  family room / kitchen area.   Probably hard to have too much bass.  I always isolate speakers from interaction with the suspended plywood floor as needed  to keep bass under control.  

C5i doubles down to 4 ohms according to specs. I don’t see a problem there. It does well with my Dynaudio Contour 1.3mkii monitors which are likely in same class as Thiel in terms of amps needed for best results. SPL is somewhat limited I would say.

I am open to any model though the less obtrusive physically the better.  WAF matters in that room. 

I have been pondering some different speakers in my second system.  

Amp is 60w/ch Bel Canto c5i.   Current speakers in there are 90db efficient Triangle Titus XS and a sub.  

These sound great but am interested in trying something different and bigger.  Waf is a factor.  

Thiel appeals to me.  The low efficiency is a concern for me.   Its a large family room kitchen area.  I do not need to go uber loud in there but do like modest volume levels when I can.   Most of the time things are not played loud in there.   I go down to my main rig for that.  

Klipsch Heresy III has been a leading contender.   I have heard and liked these and the higher efficiency is a plus.  

I've used OHM Dynaudio and the Triangle speakers with the c5i and they all sound wonderful ( but different).  

c5i is very airy and detailed with no edge ever.   I feel like most any speaker could work well with it save for volume limits with only 60w/ch.  

is that enough for any particular model Thiel?