Thiel Owners

I just joined the world of “Thiel owners” by purchasing a pair of 1.6’s.  I drive them with a NAD C 375BEE and so far am really loving them.  Still experimenting with positioning….

Jafant

Thanks for the welcoming reply. Actually, the NAD is my first “step up” in gear. Aside from that my collection is pretty much all vintage every day components. I have several receivers like a Sansui 8080, Kenwood KR7400 and Sherwood SEL200 to name a few. Turntables include an AR XA, Concept 2QD, Technics SL 1500 and few more. I have several pairs of speakers like Bozak B313’s, KEF Reference 103.2, ADS L810, Dynaco A25 and stacked OLA’s.  All these get rotated into various systems in the house.  My “main” which gets most use would currently be the Sansui, Concept and ADS combo in my office.  

I have been looking to, again, step things up and came upon the Thiel 1.6’s for a good price. Then I started looking for an amp that was good and with sufficient power for the Thiels and found the NAD C375BEE. So here I am. My budget is somewhat limited so I am doing the best I can with the money I have to spend on “stuff like this” along with what is available in the local market…..pretty happy so far….😎.  Currently the Thiels/NAD are in the garage as I needed to test everything to be sure it all worked/sounded as it should.  Next for them is the family room…..

New to the thread so hopefully I’m not interrupting the flow, but recently acquired a pair of pristine 1.6’s and I am interested in any recommendations around amplification. Currently I am using a NAD C375BEE which seems to do quite well with them. Thanks everyone and must say this incredibly long thread is a great read!  John

@duramax747 Thanks for the info!  Room size is about 20x14 with the system going somewhat centered on the long wall, speakers likely about 8’ apart. (still putting everything together). 
 

@tomthiel Thanks for the info and insights!  I will do more research and take it from there. Also, I know where to get the locking bananas and will absolutely take your advice on that. 😎

@jafant right now I have several systems through the house, but the one I am building around the Thiels has the NAD integrated amp so far, the speakers and a newly acquired/used Benchmark DAC2. If I decide to include a turntable right now, my best option is a Concept 2QD. Still looking for a streamer…

thanks for the warm welcome!

@tomthiel 

@jafant 

@unsound 

@duramax747 

Based on your feedback, am looking around in the area for a possible addition to my gear, that of a power amp that suits the 1.6's.  So far I have found:

Hafler Trans Nova 9505 and a Yamaha M80.  Both advertised at $1k and reported to be in great shape functionally and cosmetically.  Still searching...