Jim Thiel passed away

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http://www.cepro.com/article/jim_thiel_passes_away/

 

[jamie2112]

A legend in the audio industry.Sadly he will be missed. I have never owned a pair of Theil's but his work has inspired so many speaker builders that he is truly an Icon in the industry............RIP Jim

 

[westcott]

A great man who was at the top of his field.

I hope he died a happy man.

He will be missed.

 

[djreef]

We all should be so lucky to have accomplished so much, and be so respected in our lifetimes. RIP Jim.

DJ

 

[pzaur]

Rest in Peace, Mr. Thiel

-pat

 

[Seth=L]

I always really liked Thiel speakers. Their designs always seemed so fluid, I suppose we have him to thank for that. There aren't many so revered speaker designers that produced something like he had with the following of his products.

He left a clear mark on the industry. His presence will certainly be missed. I only hope his legacy can live on as it should.

Rest in peace Jim.

 

[griffinconst]

This is a big loss! RIP Jim.

 

[haraldo]

This was a big shock to read about
As I see it... Jim Thiel was one of a very few extremely big names in the area of loudspeaker theory and design. He had a very clear image of how a speaker should be, and for each iteration of a product he got closer and closer to his perfection. He always stick to his principles and never deviated from the base of phase coherence and impulse perfection. The latest CS3.7 must be a great example of this, being so good it obsoleted several of his upstream products.

Although, I never owned any Thiel speakers I very often ended up on his website to read about the theory and design properties behind his products. And always good reads around there!

A great master is gone, I hope his legacy will continue and products improve even further.

RIP Mr. Thiel