Hi Dhoff01, I noticed on AVS that you have in your procession what I believe to be Audiophile Nirvana. The CS 3.7 Gibson signed by no one other than Les Paul himself. Congrats, what do you run them with? Has any one heard anything on Datasat? AV processor and amps? is it a match for all Thiel HT? Dan |
Hi dancastagna, I’m afraid there are just too many options, combinations and permutations of pre/processors and amps for you to have a definitive, singular solution. Tom’s advice will certainly help narrow the field, but in the end, I think you will need to audition as best you can the variety of amps and processors to see which one best suits your taste in music and movies. When I decided to move up from the Anthems, I found that I preferred the more upfront presentation of the Brystons compared to the laid back attitude of the McIntoshes. And there is enough power and synergy from the amps that the music created with the Bryston/Thiel combo just sounds great to me despite the fact that the 28B amps don’t double down from 8ohm to 4ohm. There have been several recommendation from members here as to brands with which you can begin your search. While this can be a huge inconvenience, I find that the journey can be part of the fun...at least before you have to part ways with your hard-earned money! |
I wanted to share some comments from Gary Dayton, who worked for Thiel for 10 years, and is now at Bryston, and here is what he said: "CS2.7s are very similar to CS3.7s. They don’t have quite the clarity because of the wood baffle vs. aluminum baffle and top. They have a touch more bass though perhaps not as extended. "My time as service manager for THIEL taught me that the vast majority of people damage their loudspeakers with underpowered amplifiers because they drive them into clipping which sends high amounts of high frequency signal to the speakers that can least handle it - midranges and tweeters. Those drivers then get burned voice coils. Put another way, listening at levels beyond what the speakers can handle is what damages them regardless of power." Combine this with the fact that my 2.7s has a low-to-average efficiency rating of 87db led me to get the 1000watt monoblocks. I’ve never looked back. By the way, do you guys remember this beauty, the Thiel MCS1.2? https://www.soundandvision.com/content/long-awaited-thiel-center Gary said he did the basic design you see there, but the sample wasn’t even playable. He said "the plan was ultimately to use a version of the CS1.7 woofers and the CS3.7s coax. An aluminum baffle cast like the SCS4 baffle in a bent plywood cabinet." Unfortunately, the plans were shelved after the new owners changed direction, and he suspects the sample is probably in a dump somewhere. I would have loved to have gotten my hands on it, and work with others here to get it in working order! |
