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Thiel Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Just saw the news regarding Thiel's acquisition. I have an outsider (and mostly uninformed) opinion that the company was very much driven by Jim's vision and that after his passing, something had to happen to replace the energy and focus he had. When the owners could not find a suitable replacement with their own resources, they opted to sell the business. Any thoughts as to what happens now? I am concerned that we will not see future innovations in the same vein as the past (maybe the will move more downstream to grow market share). I also worry that they might lose expertise which could impact their ability to honor warranty work...
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Would it not be a good idea to find someone that can build a xover that is of good quality and the parts count is say, less than 5 pieces. That may help out with the ultra hot/unlistenable upper end of female vocals.And with less parts count it would help with the sensitivity. Just a suggestion.

Or maybe they have chosen to voice their speakers in an unnatual way for the audiophile and not for musical enjoyment. They are not alone in that sound. It the same with Avalon and others.
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