Dan Wright (Modwright Instruments)

Ty Lashbrook (Tyler Acoustics)

Tony Barnette (Ellington HiFi)

I can’t drop any big names like you guys but Walt Lewsadder at Woodland Stereo was very kind to a young audiophile. If you know your history he helped Arnie Nudell with the Servo Statik loudspeaker system and sold a ton of them.

bdp24

+1 on Randy (Randall) Cooley @ Optimal Enchantment in Santa Monica CA. Great and cool guy.

Steve McCormick of SMc Audio (formerly McCormick Audio) and his major domo Patrick are wonderful.

Richard Vandersteen has always been a sport... will often call back when you email or leave voicemail for them. He once chatted for 20 minutes, answering many questions.

John Rutan at Audio Connection in NJ is a peach, and widely praised for his generosity sharing his knowledge.

Ralph Karsten, Steve McCormack/Pat at SMcAudio, Richard Vandersteen,

Ariel and Ryan at Ayre have been outstanding designers that stand by their equipment.

And, though he isn't a designer, Johnny Rutan at Audioconnection, who made me like dealing with a dealer.

B

This is a hilarious question - the implication being that meeting an audio person who is also nice is an exceptional occurrence 🤣🤣