An additional bit of information on Thiel: Jim Thiel died of cancer on September 17, 2009.
The service department of Thiel was the only part of the “real Thiel” that still remained in existence, and it has been run by Rob Gillum, who started with Thiel in 1988. Gillum recently purchased the service department, parts, materials and all, from Thiel. The thousands of Thiel speakers out in the world can be maintained, repaired and updated—Gillum is working on what he calls “hot rod” kits to upgrade the performance of old models—by the leading expert in the field.
Service Options for Legacy THIEL Customers (as of Nov 3, 2020)
Here's a bit of good news for legacy THIEL speaker customers: Coherent Source Service, run by ex-THIEL employee Rob Gillum, will service the Jim Thiel-designed speakers sold from 1977 through 2012. The company can be reached at: [email protected] or (859) 554-9790.
