Always Consider: Communication, Education, Persistence, Thrift.

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.

Here's hoping your New Year is off to a roaring start!

When I was just a youngster growing up in Chicago, for an afternoon weekend treat, my parents would pack us kids into the car and drive down to the fence line outside the runway at the Chicago O’Hare airport. This was before TSA or for that matter kiddie car seats and even seatbelts in the backseat of cars. Anyway, we’d sit there watching airplane after airplane touchdown with a puff of burnt rubber and a squeal from the wheels. And yep, in total fascination, I’d squeal too.