Today: Bruce Rozenblit at Transcendent (OTL Amp) and Ric Schultz at EVS (Mods and DACs) - two very approachable renegades. Although both design some terrific sounding gear, they have completely opposing philosophies on the value of tweaks and exotic audiophile materials - one a strict "topologist", the other a super tweaker. The Past: long before the company he started went full bore mid-fi, I was a big fan of Paul Klipsch and his very early designs.