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Thiel Owners
Those are classic models at a great price.  Keep me posted.Happy Listening! 
Thiel Owners
Go for it! maplegrovemusicthose are very good prices. Happy Listening! 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
Jeff,I am trying to figure out if the CJ 350SA can drive my Thiel speakers properly.  It is a beast of an amp for sure, I do not know if it dips down below 4ohms though?I will be traveling more this new year and auditioning gear that is on my must... 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
frozentundra-good to see you in this new year!  The CJ ACT2 Series2 and ET-3SE are going to be on par w/ one another. The ET-3SE is  a tough competitor because of the teflon caps (SE version only).  Otherwise the ACT2 will trump a non-SE ET-3.At t... 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
TY- tls49Excellent advice. 
Thiel Owners
We would like to see pics of your system- bobsjr4 
Thiel Owners
Very nice- bobsjr4Dallas has quite a musical scene. Not too far from Austin as well.Enjoy the Music.  Happy Listening! 
Whats playing on your system today?
Yoko Miwa. 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Yoko Miwa. 
Jazz for aficionados
more Yoko Miwa. 
Best Cable Match for: Creek 4330SE + Rega Apollo + Vandersteen 2C
Thanks! for the update -jsbach1685rsv4 and hifiman5 make excellent points.  Keep us posted on the cables/cords shoot-out!  Happy Listening! 
Why does it take so many hours to brea in arc preamps and amps?
Excellent advice- Ray (rspyder).Happy Listening! 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
Additionally, I have demo'ed the Aesthetix Calypso in an all Aesthetix system w/ Vandersteen Treo/Quattro speakers and Silent Source cables/cords throughout.  A very nice, all tube system. I did not spend as much time w/ this system, as I did, wit... 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
2nd Note;my reference demo as of this date is a CJ ACT2 Series2 pre-amp (until I can audition an ART or GAT) with the CJ Premier 350SA power amp.Eggleston speakers and Audience cables/cords round out the system.I played everything-Classical, Rock,... 
Aesthetic Calypso or CJ Et3 or Primaluna Dialogue 3
Jeff,look into the CJ ET-3 (ET-3SE is even better).  I know that CJ products do well w/ Rock music, as does, Pass Labs.  In fact, Jeff Dorgay of TONEaudio.com has recently added the CJ GAT2 (over $20K) to his TOTL Pass Labs power amps ($80K) in hi...