Roger Alan Modjeski (RAM) 1951 - 2019


It is with great sadness that I announce Roger A. Modjeski passed away peacefully in his home in San Pablo, CA after an 12 month battle with cancer. Roger started Music Reference in 1981 and later RAM Tubes, The Tube Audio Store, and The Berkeley HiFi School. For more than 38 years he tirelessly ran his business and designed some of the most unique and well received audio components in the industry. Right until the near end Roger was working, designing, and teaching until he physically was unable to continue.

The link below will take you my playground where I have posted my tribute to Roger (click ENTER after the page loads):

http://www.electrafidelity.com/

Fare thee well my friend.
clio09

Thanks for the notice @clio09, and for your tribute to Roger. What a loss, I’m speechless. I spent considerable time talking to RM when he gave seminars at Brooks Berdan’s shop in Monrovia, as well as on the phone (and in an email back-and-forth only a couple of months back).

There is a great You Tube video of Roger speaking for an hour to the gathering of audio engineers at the annual Burning Amp Festival in San Francisco, and trading thoughts on amplifier design with Nelson Pass at same.

It’s a drag to know we won’t see any more designs from RM, but we at least have the great ones he left behind, two of which I own. Thanks Roger, you will be greatly missed.

I too am shocked and saddened to learn of Roger's passing. Terrible news.

Right until the near end Roger was working, designing, and teaching until he physically was unable to continue.

And on top of that he was even sharing his knowledge in posts at this very forum as recently as two months ago.

@clio09, my thanks as well for the beautifully written tribute.

And sincerest condolences to Roger's family and friends.

-- Al