Always Consider: Communication, Education, Persistence, Thrift.

A Smoky Adventure

It started like so many other ideas. Two long-time friends enjoying a pub dinner halfway through their first beer, one friend says to the other, “Wanna backpack the entire Smoky Mountains National Park using the Appalachian Trail? It's only about 75 miles.” The other friend finished his beer, set down the mug, and simply said “I'm in.”


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Trailside Resting

David Leonard Gudorf - Eulogy

David Leonard Gudorf
July 28, 1935 - June 4, 2016

“Be Not Afraid. I go before you always.”


Simple yet powerful words of faith from our heavenly Father that underscore the spirit of David Leonard Gudorf; the Brother, Husband, Dad, Grandpa, Great-Grandpa and friend whom we celebrate today.

While we each mourn Dad’s passing in our own private way, we can all take comfort in knowing that Dad is finally at peace.

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What's A Speaker Manufacturer To Do?

Back in the days when Hi Fi ruled the audio world, the pursuit of the ultimate sound quality was a near singular vision among the best of the speaker manufacturers. It was truly an analog art-form in a pre-digital world and a list of favorite models from that era makes for a long walk down memory lane; Acoustic Research’s small and mighty AR 18 or their way big brother the AR 9, Infinity’s Reference Standard IRS-IIb (heavenly),  Ohm’s Walsh 4, Definitives, DCM… insert your favorite memory here, the list goes on and on.
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