Thiel Owners

robinbarbour....
Thanks for the tip!  Believe it or not the pair I picked up in November from a fellow member for $350 ( !!! ) is in better shape.  They're close enough to my office in NJ to inspect if the seller will allow that.  I'd like to get a better visual on the midranges as these seem to be the most subjected to abuse.

My rule with eBay sellers is to immediately check out their "other items",  if they're also selling ceramic teapots,  extension cords, or clothing I run for the hills straight away.

Right now I am checking out my new Primare A32.4 amplifier that I just picked up a few hours ago.  Immediate impression?  Well mated to my Thiels.  Test recording:  "Cyril Davies" off "Why?",  Ginger Baker.   I just ran a couple of hours of Lyle Lovett through it as well.  I'm liking what I'm hearing!

^I don't see a 4 Ohm spec for the A32.4 on Primare's web site, do you know what it is?

unsound....

Aargh!  I'm an idiot.  The Primare I just purchased is the 34.2,  not the model I stated in my previous post.  Either Auto-fill got to me before I noticed or I just flubbed typing it.

In either case,  Primare doesn't offer/disclose a 4 ohm rating in a few of their products. Bobby,  my main consultant at Audio Den here,  and I were equally surprised that they don't.
We're assuming a doubling of the 8 ohm rating,  but we'd have to have someone test that.

From this site:

"The A34.2 is a 2 x 150 watt stereo power amplifier utilising proprietary UFPD technology. UFPD’s instantaneous rise time results in a naturally fast, clean and agile sound over a much wider frequency range and with exceptional headroom"  

I just googled "UFPD Technology" and there is an interesting pdf from Primare that more or less/kind of explains the ideology.  

At any rate,  I'm liking it through my Audio Research LS 3 pre....

I will be looking at a BAT VK3i pre sometime this week...

Agreed-

do not assume anything. Consult Primare or a affiliated dealer/retailer for power output ratings.  I wish I knew the answer to your query-unsound & oblgyn.