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Hey! So I inherited a pair of CS 2.4s that I love, along with a NAD C275BEE amp that I think is dying. The right channel keeps cutting out and only comes back after power cycling. Short of looking into repairing that amp, I was thinking of getting a new integrated amp, hopefully with a DAC. I know the Thiels are picky in terms of ohms, but I'm trying to keep the cost under $1000, and the Yamaha A-S701BL looked good to me. Open to Ebaying a good amp too, but prefer new. Will this amp be able to power the CS 2.4s adequately? They stay in a small NYC apartment room so they're not maxing out their volume. Thanks for any input! |
btw - accessories4less.com sells authorized refurbs and it is $300 cheaper than Amazon. It apparently has an impedance switch for speakers between 4 and 6 ohms which hints at the fact that it is not considered ideal for lower impedance speakers.Stereophile measured the minimum inpedance at 2.73 ohms at 600Hz and "stays significantly below 4 ohms from 100Hz to 50kHz, and there is a difficult combination of 4.5 ohms magnitude and –45° electrical phase angle at 80Hz. Thiel CS2.4 owners should make sure they have a good 4 ohm–rated amplifier to drive this speaker." |
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