Franco Serblin RIP

He was first to made the loudspeaker a work of art and they sounded as good as they looked!


You'll be remembered.

A man with true class. RIP

I have owned several of his works of art, still have one pair I recently bought back after I accidentally sold them last year.

He redefined speaker exterior design in modern history, he will be missed by many who still treasure his older works.

RIP

As Louis Black so eloquently stated: "The good die young. Pricks live forever". Franco was a true artist. RIP.

Perhaps the most impressive experience after hearing b&w loudspeakers for the 1st time was hearing SF Extremas for the 1st time. I could not pick myself up from the center chair at the audio show, but a line had formed waiting on me. I smiled as i got up and nodded at the next person in line, and told the rep i would hopefully return later for some more tunes. I searched for months for a used pair (there was one but it already had a deposit on it). not a great looking speaker (described as the audio version of a Saab), but gorgeous sounding, almost intoxicatingly natural, self-effacing non-hi-fi but totally high-end.
another room had the Electra-Amators hooked up to a nothing-special set of components, and THEY sounding great, too (even though they were pointed at my knees). I wondered WHAT was going on here with this manufacturer anyway, or could it just be me? Playboy magazine even came out with a glowing review of the E.Amators to the tune of "don't miss out on the opportunity to hear these speakers for yourself". Great product, great company, what else can i say? VERY sad to get this sort of news. at least IMHO, this guy made a lot of musicphiles very happy.