Thiel Owners

I'm thrilled to hear that their will be service for current Thiel owners.  The idea of getting upgraded crossovers also sounds great.  It would be a real upgrade for a reasonable price.  A pair of speakers that would be significantly better than my 3.7s would probably cost 30k or more and I might ultimately decide it wasn't an upgrade at all.

The question rolling around in the back of my head is whether there is anyone out there who might carry the brand forward?  Any possible successors?  Anybody interested in acquiring the name in order to continue Jim's work in any way?  

boutique signal-path caps

This strikes me as denigrating language, BTW. At best, it implies stylish or luxurious, having nothing to do with SQ. Probably I'm nit-picking but wouldn't it be more sensible to call them "audiophile-grade" or "high performance" instead?

bou·tiquebo͞oˈtēk/noun

1. a business that serves a sophisticated or specialized clientele.

beetlemania-

not at all. You may want to reach out and touch Dave Garretson
dgarretson here. He is our resident Clarity Cap OEM expert and can further advance the differences between OEM, SA and ESA film caps.

Happy Listening!

Yes, I’m just nit-picking.
Merriam-Webster:

1 a : a small shop dealing in fashionable clothing or accessories b : a small shop within a large department store
2 : a small company that offers highly specialized services or products

IMO, different word choice would have made it clear that Thiel thought the Clarity Caps improved SQ rather than imply a mere esoteric nod to neurotic audiophiles. Jim Thiel’s words in the UltraAudio interview were plenty clear regarding improved SQ but "boutique capacitor" as a bullet in a promotional brochure? Not so much. YMMV.

Regardless, I’m thoroughly enjoying my CS2.4SEs, boutique or not! I will contact Rob Gillum or Dave Garretson at some point and see about boutiquing them even more ;^)