Great article, thanks valinar! It brings back memories.
I recall buying my first pair of speakers from Reel To Real Designs in 1987. They were just a three line ad in the back of Audio magazine.
I called and received a boatload of literature of speakers that I had never heard of before, like Vandersteen. I spent many hours talking with Bill Duddleston and even his father-in-law Jacob on the phone when Bill was working out of that garage.
I even recall Bill spending about an hour on the phone with me talking me through a tweeter swap that also required a change in the crossover. I had blown out a tweeter, and Bill had changed tweeters so he walked me through the change of tweeters and the crossover changes as well.
That was my entry into the world of high end audio.
I recall buying my first pair of speakers from Reel To Real Designs in 1987. They were just a three line ad in the back of Audio magazine.
I called and received a boatload of literature of speakers that I had never heard of before, like Vandersteen. I spent many hours talking with Bill Duddleston and even his father-in-law Jacob on the phone when Bill was working out of that garage.
I even recall Bill spending about an hour on the phone with me talking me through a tweeter swap that also required a change in the crossover. I had blown out a tweeter, and Bill had changed tweeters so he walked me through the change of tweeters and the crossover changes as well.
That was my entry into the world of high end audio.