tombowlus
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| Alternatives to Pass Labs FWIW, I never did get a chance to audition a Pass Labs amp, but last week I was able to audition a number of amps from McCormack, Theta and Edge with my Thiel CS3.6's, and my favorites were the Theta Enterprise monoblocks. The Edge NL-10 also soun... | |
| Krell KAV250A with Thiel cs3.5 I agree that from what I can tell, a KAV series Krell is not going to be nearly as satisfying as their FPB line, and in that price range, you should be able to do better. Some options that I am aware of in that price range would be the follwing:Br... | |
| Theta Intrepid From what you are describing, it seems that you are on the right track with Theta amplifiers. They seem to be quite excellent at each respective price point, and I think that they do a very good job of hitting your goals of "smooth, mellow, yet de... | |
| Theta Intrepid I just heard both an Intrepid and a pair of Theta Enterprise monoblocks with my Thiel CS3.6's. Needless to say, I am very impressed. The Theta hype is real. The Enterprises did everything that you would expect amps at their price to do, and had a ... | |
| Thiel 2.4 VS 3.6 I just had an opportunity to audition my 3.6's with both a Theta Intrepid and Theta Enterprise monoblocks. Unfortunately, they didn't have a Dreadnaught II for me to compare to, but both Theta amps sounded great with the 3.6's. The Enterprises mad... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 Well, I did get the chance to audition my 3.6's with a couple of amps yesterday. My first thoughts were amazement at just how well the CS3.6's can sound! :^) In addition to listening to one of my GFA-555II's, I auditioned McCormack DNA-225, Theta ... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 Unfortunately, the closest Rowland amps that I can find are in Cincinnati. About 3.5-4 hours one way. Still, it might be in the cards. Certainly, I have heard good things about them. The dealer that has the NL-10, though, dropped Rowland in favor ... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 I may be getting out of my "affordable" category, but it looks like I may get a chance to audition some amps from Sim Audio (but not the W-5, it looks like) and perhaps an EDGE NL-10, too. I've heard nothing but good things about EDGE, so I will b... | |
| Thiel 2.4 VS 3.6 I auditioned 2.4's, and subsequently picked up a pair of 3.6's used (I had auditioned them new, but many years before). FWIW, the 3.7 has been rumored to be "right around the corner" for some time, but in my correspondence with Thiel, they intimat... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 Thank you for the detailed response, Ed! I do appreciate your feedback. The HCA-3500 does appear to offer a lot for the money. Now, I just need to find one to audition. I have read elsewhere that the JC 1's are based to a certain extent on the HCA... | |
| Krell v. Theta I know that this is a preamp based question, but if any of you folks have experience on the amp side of things, I am considering Krell (FPB300cx with a KAV-3250) and Theta (Enterprise mono's and/or Dreadnaught II) myself. Any thoughts or compariso... | |
| Theta Intrepid Just curious, but wouldn't a Dreadnaught II with two (or three) of the single channel modules and one (or two) of the two-channel modules be less expensive (and potentially as good sounding) as an Intrepid with two mono blocks? If you are springin... | |
| Alternatives to Pass Labs Pass Labs amps are on my current short list, too. I agree that they are a bit pricey, but they are one of the few amps which I have yet to hear any real unfavorable reviews of. In addition to Pass, I am considering Theta, McCormack, Classe', Bryst... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 Thanks for the nod to Parasound. In truth, I had been looking the Halo JC 1 monoblocks, as well. There have been some stunning reviews of these amps, but then again I have heard from several "real world" people that they are not up to the hype. Th... | |
| Best affordable amp for Thiel CS3.6 I have listed some of the options that I am considering in my other thread:"2-channel + 3-channel amps, versus 5-channel amp"Any additional feedback from you folks is always appreciated!Thanks, Tom. |