Thiel Owners

So, Nelson seems to doubt the forte’s ability to drive the 3.6 more than the adcom’s oddly. So I decided to risk it. https://youtu.be/X540Levd5nU
I don’t think the bass is as dynamic as it could be as it would be with other amps of higher quality.

thoft - Nelson designed the original GFA555, but not necessarily the other Adcoms. I think he designed all the Forte gear, but I’m not sure. He used the Thiel CS3.6 as a design load, so he would have the definitive opinion for Thiel with the models he designed.

Well he’s telling me to stick with the 5800 and that it’ll do fine and to save fore something more capable and of better quality 

thoft, I've matched the Forte' 3 with Thiel CS 2's a couple of times for different friends. A very nice match. But, the CS 2's are 6 Ohm nominal / 5 Ohm minimum load. I wouldn't match the Forte' with the 3.6's impedance load. Furthermore, there is some question as to whether or not there are still IGBT devices, used in some Forte's, available should they need service. Nelson designed the early Forte' stuff, the later Forte's were designed by Bladelius, et al.
 BTW, I seem to recall that the Palladium's quickly give up Class A bias when presented with sub 8 Ohm loads. Despite being optimistic when they where released, I remember being quite disappointed when auditioning them.
 

https://youtu.be/0vZxsERyE-I

Watching the drivers are uncanny.