I started an engineering degree at uni in 1974 and the design lecturer was a hifi nut. We designed turntables and speakers as projects etc. I was a part time DJ and the two things combined to become a near obsession. I remember he took me to a presentation of Klipsch speakers with he loved and I hated, I thought my Wharfedale Denton's (made from parts) sounded much better. To this day I always go and listen to any new Klipsch hoping that I will like them but never do. I built my own Garrard 401 plinth and mounted an SME arm together with many other projects, I am now constructing large bass traps (1.5 x 1.0 x .5 m thick ) in my dedicated music room? He has a lot to answer for?
Who Were Your Mentors
I'm curious about who your audio mentors were, and how they influenced your audio journey and the system you pursued? Father, uncle, friend, sales dude, local manufacturer, other?
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I was introduced to audio by my dorm mates at Lehigh University which led to a Dynaco/ Acoustic Research graduation present from my parents. I moved to Philadelphia for graduate school where I met Bud Fried(IMF & Fried speakers) at his offices after reading an invitation in his news letters. We got friendly and I got invited by Bud to a dinner where I met Gordon Holt((Stereophile) and we became friends. Through Gordon I met Murray Zeligman and we became life long friends. Mainly for himself(but check SEAS driver kits) Murray designed speakers and electronics, some quite exotic. Finally I met George Bischoff(Melos Electronics, Pipe Dreams speakers, Scaena speakers, etc.) at his retail store and became lifelong pals. The re have been others, of course, but these four were my biggest mentors. |
Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg Who taught me how to make the perfect interconnect cable and now I’ve been making them 25 years at https://stagersound.com/silver/ Lots to learn here:: https://www.meta-gizmo.org/Tri/index-1.html A nut and a genius, RIP: https://www.stereophile.com/news/11097/index.html |
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