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Thiel Owners
jafant which Pass monos did you audition ?Any particular model that you liked best with Thiels ? 
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Yes only the CS 3.7 will stay, this system is short term because i didn't want the speakers to stay longer in their boxes.As you might know it's not good to not drive your speakers for a very long period of time as some components and filters coul... 
Thiel Owners
jafant like i told you i have a very modest system to drive my CS 3.7 : Classé CAP-151 connected to a Hegel HD12 DAC with balanced Cardas Golden Cross interconnects.For the speakers i'm using my very old Siltech LS 4-120 speaker cables.HMS energia... 
Thiel Owners
Thanks jafant, well yes we have quiet a number of good high end dealers here in France.I fell in love with Thiel speakers in 1997 thanks do a local dealer who sold me my first pair : CS 1.5, i still have them.Did you ever consider the Dartzeel CTH... 
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I'm in the south of France Provence area. 
Thiel Owners
What do you have on your latest short list in terms of amp-preamp combo for your future reference system ?I'm also investigating on my side and was able to listen to the Aesthetix combo last week in Lyon, i think that is a serious option for Thiel... 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
jafant i didn't audition cables in my system, my system being too modest at the moment but i did audition at dealer's and at shows different brands like Esprit, Legato audio, Synergistic, Absolue Creations and others.Dave thanks for your input, i ... 
Thiel Owners
jafant man i saw your pics of your beautiful CS 2.4SE not connected to any system...How can you look at them everyday and not beeing able to listen to music ?I know you are in the same boat as i am wanting to build a reference system with them, bu... 
Thiel Owners
Jafant, i was at the Paris high end show last weekend and was able to audition the latest gear on different speakers.You asked in an ealier post about lastest Mark Levinson gear, well i was able to audition the n° 519 all in one network player wit... 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
Cardas still popular with Thiel ? 
Best speaker cables for Thiel CS 3.7
I was thinking of Transparent yes.Any of you guys audition Echole cables ? how do they sound ? 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
michaeljbrownI'm sorry for what happened to you CS6 that's a shame!Hope you will get them fixed properly.Looking forward to your experience on your CS6.I've seen a very nice pair for under 3000 $.JafantReally happy for you that you were able to gr... 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
One other thing, at the end of the month i will have the opportunity to listen to the new Mark Levinson line up : the n° 526 preamp, the n° 536 monoblocks and the n° 519 audio player.I'll let you know what i think. 
Amp upgrade for Thiel CS 3.7
Thanks guys for your input.I also think the Krell 700 is overkill, very big and runs very hot!I've red that many CS 3.7 owners found that the best amps for this particular speaker are the Conrad Johnson Premier 350SA or the McCormack DNA-500.Both ... 
Spectral Audio & Thiel speakers
Ok then basically too bright, that's what i was afraid of.Thanks for your input guys.Brice