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Thiel Owners
My only experience of amps on the 1.6s has been Accuphas (too tame), Rega Cursa/Maia (not quite enough in reserve when called upon but up for it), and Naim 282/250 same RMS power as the Regas 80W but with a much better transient reserve and these ... 
Thiel Owners
OK Thanks Tom. I have a pair of Naim NBLs in another system and they have a specified tightening torque of 3.6Nm for the mid range drivers (but just a warning not to mess with the bass) possibly a bit tight for the Theals, which do have metal to m... 
Thiel Owners
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 assem... 
What phono pre am I looking for?
Anybody mentioned Tom Evans yet, one of the Grooves would fit the requirements perfectly. 
Not enough power what does it sound like?
Driving a pair of Focal 1007Bes with a Rega Maia rated at 80W the speakers emmited a loud clicking rattle when I cranked them up too far, with the same amp into Thiel CS1.6s a sustained forte passage in Rattle and the Berlin Phil made the sound se... 
Lyra Kleos: tracking force/VTA/azimuth questions
With a centre of gravity below and forward of the pivot point the force measured at the stylus will increase as you raise the front of the arm. Optimising my cartridge tracking force on my unipivot by ear if I weight the result on my electronic ba...