Thiel Owners

I'll have a pair of 2.7 coming next week so cant wait to hear these puppies.  Never owned Thiel before but a local buddy has the 3.7 and I love them. Will drive them with either a BAT VK55 or Mark Levinson 27.5. I'm sure the 27.5 will control the speaker best since it's 4 ohm  but the VK55 will sound sweeter.  

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Nice score! The CS 2.7 is a fine speaker indeed. Keep me posted as you massage them with the Mark Levinson or B.A.T. power amp. Happy Listening!

Thank you. I am excited.  Curious to find out which amp will work best. As far as overall sound quality I'd be willing to bet the BAT VK55.  

So what are the recommended caps and crossovers for the 2.7 without getting stupid expensive?   What are the main benefits please? 

Tom thank you for the excellent advice.  Interesting thread no doubt. 

I will add this.  A local buddy let me borrow his higher power tube amp and it really woke up my 2.7.  He used it on 3.7 with success.  My BAT VK55 isn't a slouch for a 55 wpc tube amp however, the Thiels really need more power to punch out good bass notes. 

Jafant I doubt I'll move up the BAT chain because they don't make a tube amp I can afford with higher power. Or at least I'm not aware of. 

Prof I am using a Audio Research Ref 110. Like your Premiers it really grips the speaker and brings it into focus.  It probably won't leave my house lol. Well ar least hopefully not.  

Tom I had to read your post a couple times (lack of technical knowledge) but I think I understand what you're saying.  In a nutshell Thiels need current  :)

Also the 2nd half of what you are saying makes perfect sense.  The quality of the source is critical.  Basically garbage in garbage out.  

2 Vk55s in mono should work nicely I think. It's a great sounding amp.  One of my favorites for sure.  

I have only used the 4 ohm tap on the Ref 110.  

Happy Thiel New Year  :)

@Tom. If I ever get my recapped Classe's back from the shop, I'll report. DR6 pre and pair of DR9 power that I've had since the late 80s.  
 Those amps are awesome.  Buddy of mine used to have a DR9. He kept for several years just because of the build quality.  Sounded pretty darn good also. 

A friend of mine drove his 3.7s with a Audio Research Ref 110 tube amp. Sounded wonderful. He decided to sell it and downsize and now the Ref 110 is driving my 2.7 with no issues at all. Best amp I have owned. The Ref 150 is supposed to have a better power supply which would have better woofer control. Whatever amp you choose look at the power supply specs. It isn’t always about the WPC.