scarberian

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The longest you have owned any gear?
When I bought it in 1983 the salesman said, "this is the last turntable you will ever HAVE to buy."  He was right.Its been 34 years now, and my Thorens TD160 super with SME 3009 improved still works like new. I have changed the oil once in all tha... 
Thiel Owners
Jafant asked I relay what Rob Gillam might know. Rob replied quickly that these are indeed model 4 and that the bottom element is a passive radiator. He added rebuild kits are available for the tweeters but that the woofer and passive radiator ar... 
Thiel Owners
Anyone heard of this;A pair of Thiel speakers with model printed as 03A on connector board, but a sticker was placed over it that said 04. The sticker also had the serial number.Only reason I know 03a was underneath is because one sticker fell off... 
Thiel Owners
Thank you for the suggestion jafant. I have emailed Rob Gillum at Thiel. I suspect this is a transition example of an early model 4. I will post any news here. 
Thiel Owners
Anyone heard of this;A pair of Thiel speakers with model printed as 03A on connector board, but a sticker was placed over it that said 04. The sticker also had the serial number.Only reason I know 03a was underneath is because one sticker fell off...