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Epic Saga of THIEL Continues as Gary Dayton Acquires Coherent Source Svc

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Gary Dayton & Ted Green in Zoom interview
A recent Zoom interview with Gary Dayton, new owner of Coherence Source Service [Click to enlarge]

One of the remarkable stories to emerge from the demise of high-end loudspeaker brand THIEL Audio, which went out of business in 2018, was the phoenix-like rising of THIEL Service from the ashes of the bankrupt company. Long-time head of service Rob Gillum, sensing the continuing needs of a significant installed base of THIEL owners, purchased service-connected assets out of the bankrupt company and launched the independent Coherent Source Service (CSS), a full-fledged repair center dedicated to servicing the ongoing needs of THIEL legacy model owners everywhere.

Now, in the wake of Rob Gillum’s recent retirement, CSS has been acquired by Gary Dayton, another long-time THIEL service executive (trained by Gillum), who seeks to carry on the mantle of offering THIEL owners ongoing exceptional service of THIEL legacy products.

Learn all about this latest transition of Coherent Source Service

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Streaming Surpasses Linear TV in Viewership for the First Time in May

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Chart showing Streaming surpassing Cable & Broadcast in viewing share

Beginning in 2021, Nielsen – a global leader in audience measurement – began tracking the share of viewership between legacy linear providers (broadcast and cable) and streaming services. Since the launch of that tracking, streaming has been continually gaining on linear TV. Now, the latest data from Nielsen shows that streaming has overtaken linear TV for the first time in May.

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Housing Starts Slide in May; Hits the Slowest Pace in 5 Years

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a new home being constructed, it counts as one housing start

Surprising news on Wednesday as we learn that the latest residential construction data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development show that overall housing starts in May dropped a substantial 9.8% compared to the reading in April, and ranks below May 2024 starts by 4.6%. This is the slowest pace in housing starts in the last five years.

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B&W Offers Special 801 Limited Edition Abbey Road Speakers

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New B&W 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition speakers by Bowers & Wilkins

If you are a fan of premium loudspeaker maker Bowers & Wilkins (B&W), you are likely familiar with the fact that Abbey Road Studios – the famous London, England recording studio that was the studio of choice for mega groups like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Amy Winehouse, Stevie Wonder, Oasis, Lady Gaga, and many, many others – utilizes B&W models as monitor speakers for its recording engineers. Some of the most famous music singles and albums were tracked and mixed on 801s, offering superior sound quality and providing engineers and producers with a more accurate sound to produce a better end product…the music that you and I listen to every day.

This “enduring and influential collaboration” has existed for 45 years, and to honor this unique history, B&W has introduced a limited edition model of its top-of-the-line speakers, the 801 Abbey Road Limited Edition Loudspeaker.

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Consumer Sentiment Improves for the First Time in Six Months; ‘Consumers Remain Guarded’

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Thanks to the administration’s continued postponement of higher tariffs in international trade, consumer sentiment rebounded in a preliminary June reading. This is the first such improvement in six months as diminished tariff pressure resulted in a more positive consumer outlook.

However, the improved reading is still well below the reading in December 2024.

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Multiple Executive Changes Announced by Masimo; COO Muhsin to Resign July 1

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Masimo headquarters

In a new Form-8K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, Masimo Corporation (Nasdaq: MASI) revealed several new executive changes, with both new additions and at least one prominent departure. The new additions, include a new Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, and a new head of the company’s Japan & Asia Pacific business.

Notably, departing the company is Bilal Muhsin, the company’s Chief Operating Officer and once trusted confidante of former CEO Joe Kiani, who has informed the company that he is resigning his position “to pursue other opportunities,” effective July 1, 2025.

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A Dramatic Finale: Judge Orders Lutron to Pay GeigTech *Double Damages,* Interest & Costs

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GeigTech, maker of J Geiger shades, and Lutron lawsuit ends
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In what has been one of the longest-running patent infringement cases I have ever reported on, GeigTech East Bay LLC vs. Lutron Electronics Co. Inc. finally wrapped up last week in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York before the Honorable Judge Colleen McMahon who delivered a blistering Final Decision and Order full of fire and brimstone…for both parties. Know that as you read this report, you are reading about a case originally filed on June 12, 2018…that’s right, seven years ago!

Says Judge McMahon: “After two trials and many opinions over the past seven years, the Court assumed familiarity with the facts and major players involved in this case.” And you know what they say about familiarity – familiarity breeds contempt!

See the many surprising facts Judge McMahon’s Decision and Order reveals

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I’ve Gone Fishing…

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New Content Coming Next Week

As I write this, it is exactly one month to the day since I was involved in an accident that ended with me in the hospital for three days. That was a frightening wake-up call that resulted in my medical team shifting into high gear and conducting all sorts of assessments, diagnoses…and, recommendations for an effective recuperation process. What is a primary recuperation technique? Read on…

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In Its Boldest Move Yet, AVPro Global Acquires Control Solutions Maker RTI

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AVPro Global acquires RTI

We got a blockbuster announcement late this afternoon as AVPro Global announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI), a well-known control and automation solutions provider for residential and commercial markets. AVPro Global is the parent company of AVPro Edge, AudioControl Pro, Bullet Train, Murideo, and ThenAudio and is an industry-leading provider of AV signal distribution solutions in the residential and commercial integration spaces.

With the addition of RTI, the company makes a bold move into the control and automation space and ties together its expanding universe of sector-specific brands.

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‘Legendary’ Judge Alsup Featured in Strata-gee May Go ‘Inactive’ in 2025

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Judge Alsup in his chambers

Featured in Sonos v. Google Patent Dispute

Law360, a legal newsletter, reported on Tuesday that U.S. District Judge William H. Alsup – a judge in the Northern District of California – has filed papers with the court notifying it that he will likely take “inactive status” sometime in 2025. Calling him a “larger-than-life jurist” who has presided over some of the most consequential cases in America, Law360 says Judge Alsup is “legendary” in the U.S. legal system. I concur…

Judge Alsup was featured in one of Strata-gee’s most popular stories ever written on patent battles, this one between Sonos and Google. There was a remarkable twist at the end of this story based on real-world detective work by Judge Alsup.

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