Thiel Owners

Thiel migrated away from direct wood fastening to inserts sometime after I left. There are advantages of reliability over multiple uses. However, metal on metal under vibration will (reliably?) vibrate loose. Breakaway Locktite helps as does Mortite onto the threads. But over the years, inserted fasteners seem to come loose and direct to wood fasteners seem to remain tight. I'm going with plan A and use direct fastening. Of course castings need inserts. Brass is a good solution, or other non-magnetic substances - non-conductive is even better, since electrical fields are affected by any conductive material, magnetic or not.

Thanks @jafant. I've been enjoying paging through all the threads. It's especially fun to see notes from @tomthiel, right from the source. My system is pretty simple. A Bryston BP-20 preamp to match the 4B amp. A Marantz 6004 for CDs. Straightwire interconnects. A Panamax line conditioner for power, running through a dedicated circuit to the panel. I'm not too convinced that the power stuff does much, but I was able to get the circuit added when we rewired our house. With a basic system like this, my feeling is that it's about at a plateau of quality vs. cost tradeoffs. I bought everything used. And I would need to spend a pretty significant chunk of money to get a marked improvement in sound. The things I'd do some time is a better turntable than the $200 job my wife bought, and a second Bryston amp so I could run them bridged and better feed those Thiel beasts. 

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I like your approach- a simple system works for me as well.

Some of those Panamax models does steal current from One's system.
Remove the conditioner for an A/B comparison. Then, you can tell if the product is a benefit. Not all line/power conditioners work as advertised.

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