I'm glad to see this discussion. My Krell FPB 300 (not c or cx) was quite noisy. Whenever the music got softer for a bit, I'd hear the ping (or as I called it, klink). I figured that loosening all the bolts would help and was surprised when when a former Krell technician didn't agree and suggested thermal tape instead. I virtually fixed the problem by removing the top cover completely. Many of the top cover bolts were extremely tight, overtightened for sure, and I wouldn't have been able to loosen them without a Wiha handlebar style Torx driver. However it looks like amp should not be moved without replacing top cover since it is necessary for mechanical integrity. Now that I've discovered this thread, I may try loosening all the bolts, though I was afraid of doing anything that might affect output transistors. But right now, I've had one channel go bad anyway, might try that before shipping to Krell for repair or upgrade.