More Bad News AT Thiel
Agree. It’s not only that they are not selling anything like the actual Thiel speakers: what they even are selling just leaves you scratching your head. Like "who needs yet another bland me-too wireless speaker?" There’s just nothing compelling about the site or brand on any level at this point, even to differentiate it from competitors selling the same products. I get a palpable sense of folks who are confused about what to do with the brand. Can’t see it lasting much longer. |
Take a look at their "3rd Avenue Collection" in the Shop section of the web site. These are the speakers that were developed post-acquisition, prior to their recent pivot into life-style and blue-tooth. They are already referring to the 3rd Avenue Collection as "legacy" models. What's left of audiophile in the company smells like burned toast. |
And they don't even sell what might have been their best "new" product, the last version of the Thiel Smartsub: http://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-reviews/thiel-smartsub-1.12 It got an excellent review and I have to admit it's about the only good-looking sub I've ever seen (I generally don't like the looks of subwoofers). |
