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“The enjoyment of music is a uniquely rewarding and inspiring human experience.”
— Jim Thiel
Jim Thiel, Head Designer and Co-Founder of Thiel Audio passed away today.
Details are just coming out now, but I would like to say that Speaker Design and Home Audio has lost one if its true innovators today and a true icon. My deepest condolences to his family and everyone at Thiel Audio.
For over 30 Years, Jim Thiel and Co-Owner and Life Partner Kathy Gornik remained independent keeping production in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim Thiel's Time and Phase Coherent Speaker designs are some of the best available. Thiel Audio Speakers also feature furniture grade cabinetry and are absolutely beautiful speakers.
If you are not familiar with Jim Thiel or his designs, here is an excellent interview from Stereophile: http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/221/
I have owned several pairs of Thiel's and loved them all. The first pair I purchased, CS 1.5's were the pair of Speakers that gave me goosebumps. The first pair of Speakers that made me feel like the sound in my room was better than anything I ever imagined possible. For whatever reason, the past few months, I have been scouring Audiogon looking for the perfect pair to build a 2 Channel system around.
While Jim Thiel may be gone, his designs will live on as will his legacy of innovation.
— Jim Thiel
Jim Thiel, Head Designer and Co-Founder of Thiel Audio passed away today.
Details are just coming out now, but I would like to say that Speaker Design and Home Audio has lost one if its true innovators today and a true icon. My deepest condolences to his family and everyone at Thiel Audio.
For over 30 Years, Jim Thiel and Co-Owner and Life Partner Kathy Gornik remained independent keeping production in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim Thiel's Time and Phase Coherent Speaker designs are some of the best available. Thiel Audio Speakers also feature furniture grade cabinetry and are absolutely beautiful speakers.
If you are not familiar with Jim Thiel or his designs, here is an excellent interview from Stereophile: http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/221/
I have owned several pairs of Thiel's and loved them all. The first pair I purchased, CS 1.5's were the pair of Speakers that gave me goosebumps. The first pair of Speakers that made me feel like the sound in my room was better than anything I ever imagined possible. For whatever reason, the past few months, I have been scouring Audiogon looking for the perfect pair to build a 2 Channel system around.
While Jim Thiel may be gone, his designs will live on as will his legacy of innovation.