JANUARY 2007 – THIEL’s new CS3.7 loudspeaker has been named as a CES Innovations Design & Engineering Award Winner for 2007, THIEL’s 22nd Innovations Award. The CS3.7 was selected by a judged by a preeminent panel of  of independent industrial designers, engineers and members of the trade press to honor outstanding design and engineering in cutting edge consumer electronics products.

The new floor-standing CS3.7 may be THIEL's finest loudspeaker ever. Product designer Jim Thiel says that the CS3.7 is “the most significant product introduction from THIEL in at least ten years” and represents the latest and greatest of his innovations, which have a long reputation for being cutting edge.

Innovative midrange driver and cabinet design
Unusual cabinet construction using curved sides and an aluminum dome and back as well as the CS3.7's radical and unique driver technology are at the heart of this exciting new product that promises to be superior to almost every loudspeaker on the market at this time. This new approach to driver design allows both the CS3.7 midrange and tweeter to operate as near-perfect pistons and deliver pure, distortion free sound that provides the listener with an experience approaching the excitement of a live musical performance. The CS3.7 is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2007 at a suggested retail price of $9900 per pair.

As a widely renowned consumer technology awards program that began in 1989, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering. The Innovations entries are judged based on several criteria, including: engineering qualities of the product; its user value; aesthetic and design qualities; unique and novel features; and contributions to consumers’ quality of life; Impact on the manufacturer’s business model

The CS3.7 will be displayed at the 2007 International CES, which runs January 8-11, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase will feature honorees by product category at Innovations Plus at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Booth #68747. New for 2007: High-Performance Audio (HPA) Innovations Honorees will also be exhibited in The Venetian on the third floor, across from the San Polo Ballroom. Best of Innovations honoree products will also displayed at the Grand Lobby of Las Vegas Convention Center, next to Experience CEA, and at CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES. Visit www.CESweb.org/innovations for details on Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Honorees.

Innovations honoree products are also featured on www.CESweb.org/Innovations

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF HIGH PERFORMANCE IN 2007
THIEL Audio Products Company is a privately-held engineering-driven organization that performs research, design, and manufacturing of loudspeakers for the highest quality home music and video sound reproduction. Our products incorporate a variety of technological advancements in driver design, acoustical construction techniques, and crossover design. All our work is directed toward one end: to provide the most realistic sound reproduction possible. THIEL manufactures fifteen loudspeaker models; the surface-mount PowerPoint 1.2; in-wall PowerPlane1.2; in-ceiling HigherPlane1.2; flat-panel video display speaker ViewPoint; SS1, SS2, SS3, and SS4 subwoofers; bookshelf-sized SCS4 and MCS1; and the floor-standing CS1.6, CS2.4, CS3.7, CS6, and CS7.2, all ranging in price from $2,390 to $16,000 per pair.