I have read some of your reviews and thank you for the
information in them. I have a YBA Passion 300 Intégré integrated amp and YBA Passion 400
CD player. I am undecided between two speakers: Thiel CS2.4SE and ProAc Response D38.
In your experience, which do you think is the best? Currently, I have Thiel CS1.6es. They
are very good, but sometimes the tweeter screams a bit. I fear the ProAcs might be too
slow. Which do you think is the best match for my system?
Francesco Cretella Lombardo
I think the ProAc Response D38s would sing in your
system. They sounded their best in my system with solid-state power -- the more neutral
the better. I've thought about those speakers a number of times since I reviewed them in
early 2004. They were the first products I reviewed in my current listening room, and I'd
like to hear them again to check my earlier findings. Given what you don't like about your
CS1.6es, the silky treble of the ProAcs might be the perfect antidote.
Thiel speakers strive for absolute fidelity and thus
are not voiced to be forgiving in any way. I have no experience with the new Thiel CS2.4SE
speakers, but I thought the standard CS2.4s were very good, though you may have the same
problem with the 'SE's you're having with your CS1.6es....Marc Mickelson
