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Thiel Owners
jafant is the most patient man on earth, but at the end he will be rewarded. 
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michaeljbrown have you auditioned the 7.2s before taking your decision to purchase CS6 ?If so what dit you like better about the 6s ?I might try to purchase a pair of 7.2s at some point unfortunately they are very rare on the used market.I love th... 
Dan D'agostino classic stereo amp + Dartzeel NHB-18NS
If you guys have any other preamp suggestions to go with the d'Agostino amp, i'm open.I'm looking for a top notch combo under $50K to build my reference system that's why the Dartzeel will be hard to beat for the preamp part. 
Dan D'agostino classic stereo amp + Dartzeel NHB-18NS
Thanks George for your input, that's very hepful.I'm pretty optimistic about the combination of these 2 components.The NHB should bring a little bit of tube like warmth to the speed, transparency and slam of the D'agostino classic amp.Thiel CS 3.7... 
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jafant the gentlemen you are referring to might be schumy, he uses a Musical Fidelity KW500 to drive his 7.2s.unsound thanks for the stereophile review. 
Thiel Owners
Bob Grossman did a solid review on the classic amp : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6EhGkExj0&t=637s 
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I think this baby http://dandagostino.com/products-master-power-classic-stereo.phpis a good contender to build a refence system with Thiels.Price is pretty reasonnable for D'agostino gear.  
Thiel Owners
Guys any CS 7.2 owners on this forum can report how good they are and how difficult load they are to drive.Thanks. 
Classé CAP-151 VS Plinius 9200
Hi cal3713, thanks for your input.Well the system that i use at the moment to drive the 3.7s is not going to stay, this is just short term gear to drive the speakers and not leave them stored in their boxes.I bought the 3.7s used 2 years ago when ... 
Thiel Owners
Hi guys, i posted some pics of my system in the virtual section. 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
dlcockrum absolutely i do know Purist Audio Design, i met Jim Aud in Paris in 2014, he makes some very nice products. 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
A distributor recommended me Taralabs cables for Thiel speakers. 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
Thanks for your kind words dlcockrum.The box you are referring to on the power cord is a magnetic filter. 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
jafant did you audition some Kubala Sosna ? 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
dlcockrum for Thiel speakers i would forget about Esprit and Absolue Creation, too bright to Thiels.But i would consider Legato audio, very smooth and liquid.I met Patrick of Legato in Paris at the high end show, a very nice person.http://legato-a...