Thiel Owners

dancastagna

You have a very nice system indeed.  Nice to see such a wide variety of Thiel speakers under one roof.  Happy Listening!

Is there a list of torque values for the screws that hold the drive units in place? I had to retighten mine when the speakers started buzzing and had to guess at how tight. I remember reading somewhere that all the screws were torqued during assembly but Thiel never replied with any values when I emailed them several years ago.I have CS1.6s.

yeti- I don't have torque values, but I do have some thoughts. Wood products (MDF) hold screws well against vibration; more exotic baffle materials require threaded inserts. I don't know the 1.6. Metal to metal threads are prone to vibration creep. I personally put a dab of Permatex type 2 (non-hardening) on the thread before torquing to taste. There are other brands and types of non-permanent thread goo at the auto parts store.

Add: tight driver screws make a surprising amount of difference in resolution.

Tight connections are a must, but be careful, I’ve seen Thiel’s with stripped driver screw mountings due to over tightening.