Jim Thiel RIP

[michaelw]

From Steve Hoffman Forums

 

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

 

The world has lost one of the great loudspeaker designers.

 

RIP

 

[T110]

Sad news. My dream system has a pair of Thiels up front. Off to the Lotto shop.

[Antipodes1553552706]

I have owned several Thiel speakers and, though they could be a little tough to match with other gear, the leading edge speed, articulate bass and phase coherence were so good that they made many other top brands sound muddy and incoherent. I never met Jim Thiel, but his passing is indeed a sad event.

[Gopal]

 

Antipodes;103497 wrote:

I have owned several Thiel speakers and, though they could be a little tough to match with other gear, the leading edge speed, articulate bass and phase coherence were so good that they made many other top brands sound muddy and incoherent. I never met Jim Thiel, but his passing is indeed a sad event.

 

Couldn't agree more.

 

He was a revolutionary designer and I've had some great musical experiences involving large sets of his speakers.

[Robocop]

Gosh old name sakes are falling this year, or perhaps I'm getting older!!!!!

 

Another icon who spent some considerable time on loudspeaker crossovers amongst other loudspeaker issues.

 

Certainly made some valid contributions to the science of converting electrical energy into music.