Thiel CS3.6

I own an ARC VT100 MKII and can get a Thiel CS3.6 at a reasonable price. Is the VT100 capable of driving the 3.6 adequately?

jld196504-10-2010 2:26am

newbee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,816 posts 04-13-2010 at 11:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My Thiels sounded like crap until I finlly bought a Threshold SA3. Only 50 watts but high current and smooth. Lovely combo. One of the stupidest things I've done in audio was to sell this amp when I sold my speakers because my new speakers needed more power, lots more. I've never used tube amps with Thiels but I did use a tube pre-amp in combo with the Threshold. Sounded pretty good! Jab, I tried Adcom and Perreauxs - my ears still hurt! :-)
newbee Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,816 posts 04-21-2010 at 03:48pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Unsound, I used (and still do) an ARC SP10II. It was revelatory in its hey day. I wasn't so wild about the matching D115II though. Phono stage is still pretty good. And if I ever find some mint SA 1's I'll buy them just for the nostalgia effect if nothing else. :-) BTW, I'm assuming you are familiar with Thresholds 'optical bias' which was introduced after the initial production of the SA series. Did you find it added to the sound, quality wise? I never heard it but the feedback I got was that it sort of brighten them up a bit.