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Tubes or S.S. for Thiel CS 2.4?

Hi all.....I was hoping you all could give your opinions about a seeking out a new amplifier for the Thiel CS 2.4s. I'm currently building a house which will have a dedicated library/listening room about 18 X 23 feet. It will have hardwood floors, but plenty of bookcases/furniture. I currently am using a Classe CA-100 in a smallish room, and they sound great. I don't listen very loud, but this will be a new, larger room and the one component I would like to move on to is a new amplifier.
My thoughts/questions were concerning power output of a lower wattage tube amp vs. a larger solid state amp. Ideas running around in my head were amps in the price ranges of the McIntosh MC 352/MC 401, Classe CA-300, etc etc while tube amps I've thought about inc. those like BAT VK 75se, McIntosh MC275 etc.. in those power/price ranges.

What do you all think? Tube or S.S. for these speakers?
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rtn1
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SS: Pass X350.5, BAT VK600, McIntosh
Consider tube preamp and gold cables with SS.

Tubes: BAT VK150SE perhaps.

Are you thinking of adding a sub?
rtn1
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I asked about the subwoofer, because it may fill the room better and relieve some of the power requirements on the 2.4. Perhaps the SS3 with its built-in amplifier will allow you to continue with your current Classe amp and to experiment with some tube amps.

Thiel is usually very helpful with these type of questions.

Good luck.
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