Thiel Owners

jab
Good to see you today.   Happy Listening!

brayeagle
I had no idea that Don was a Thiel dealer/retailer at one time. Can you recall his electronics that drove those 3.5 loudspeakers? Very cool story and small world indeed.  I was there around 5 years ago and at that time he had Maggies and Sonus Faber.

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jon_5912
Thank You for chiming in on rosami 's query. For you guys that are running tubed gear, are you noticing a shorter life span of those tubes?

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I have some thoughts on The Listening Room. Don Hoatson was an early Thiel adopter, a pioneer from his opening in 1978. He was going strong with Thiel when I left in 1995 when I lost touch. His rooms were indeed great sounding due to their dimensions, construction, and that he used commercial horse-hair pad under the wool carpets to take the bottom octave absorption about an octave below any of the foam underpadding  products. Don died in 2016. 

This morning I spoke with his grandson, Michael, who grew up in Don's business and listening rooms. Mike has taken over and moved the business to Chestertown on Maryland's Eastern Shore where he has been open one year, is growing and expects to honor everything his grandfather taught him. He is staking his future on customers like you guys.

tomthiel
Good to see you today. I am sad that Mr. Hoatson passed. He was a unique character that believed in entry level cables/power cords only. During my visits we discussed this matter at length. Still, his rooms did sound great- no question about it. Equally important, he has a family member to carry his Audio business forward. Here is to Michael becoming successful on the Eastern Shore. Thank You for the update.

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