Thiel Owners

Thanks! Great to hear from you. I’m kind of lost but looking for advice about these Thiel speakers. Looks like I need a new more powerful amp to drive them. Amp suggestions? Do I need a new preamp too? Unfortunately my budget isn’t huge. Any advice would be great! 

Hey guys, I just was gifted a set of CS3.6 speakers from a neighbor who was cleaning out their garage and didn’t want them. But now I’m finding out I’ll probably have to pay thousands to get the proper power amp and pre-amp. I’ve been reading up on amps the past few days and I’m overwhelmed by the options. My current modest sound setup is a Sansui G7500, Boston Acoustic A70s and B&O Beogram 1700 turntable. All are hardly audiophile. Any friendly, cost-effective advice? Obviously I could sell the Thiels but I’ve heard such great things about them. Hmmm…

@TomThiel

Thanks Tom for your in depth reply. The more I look into this the clearer it becomes. I’m learning! 🤣 I was literally handed these speakers for nothing; a gift from the universe so to speak. I’ve read so many wonderful things about them so I guess I owe it to myself to figure out how best to utilize them. I’ll check back to report on my progress.

Cheers!

- Dave

@duegi 

That's an amazing setup you have! Love the Mac pairing! I would love to go in a McIntosh direction with my Thiels. Perhaps I could find older Mac gear that would work for me and be somewhat reasonable price wise. Any older - yet powerful enough - suggestions, anyone? I’m wondering if a MC-252 might be good.

Down the rabbit hole I go…

@harrylavo ​​@tomthiel 

Thanks for the Adcom 555 recommendations. I’ll definitely check them out. Harry, you mentioned to me to go ahead and hook up my gear to the Thiels? Are you sure it won’t damage my Sansui? Obviously keeping the volume low would be prudent.

Thanks again for the suggestions gents!

- Dave

Good morning! So I’ve decided to sell my CS3.7s because I don’t have the capital to spend on a more powerful amp, new preamp, or integrated amp. And I’m happy enough right now with my recently recapped ‘78 Sansui G7500 system. The oak cabinets are in great shape and speakers are as well. How much could I expect to get for my set? Thanks!

Oops, my bad…meant to type CS3.6, not 3.7. Sorry about that! 🤪

@jafant 

Thanks!