Frank is gone. AVA lives on!

@wideload Did you also snuggle with his cat? Frank always had a cat hanging around the house. Two of us from work were in Minny one week and we stopped in to visit Frank and company. He was of course playing Salk speakers in the shop.

I wish I could find the photo of Frank sitting at the counter in our house in Michigan eating a piece of pie and he requested a glass of milk to wash it down while he chatted with my wife. We were having a large home theater group GTG that day and he was travelling along with Jim Salk who lived about an hour away.

Frank was a great guy and incredibly knowledgeable as folks above pointed out. He really knew his shiite but he was also very opinionated about circuits he may have poo-poo'd along the way. It was always great to hear him zero in on what worked and what hadn't in his journey. Colorful insights from the professor.

RIP Frank!!

If the team stays together and brings other innovators and contributors, the brand will live on.  Happy with my CA-1.  Frank seemed to live a long life doing what he was good at and enjoyed.  Few of us can say the same. 

Saddened to read this. Frank was one of the good guys of audio. 

Very sad news indeed. I consider him a big player in American audio history. Solid products without the boutique costs. I still have an assortment of Alstine/Dynaco preamps stashed away..I still use my AVA ST70 Ultra pretty regularly. Frank was a great guy. Always helpful with any problems or questions I had. Mary has stepped up & answered any emails I've sent over the year or two.  She has carried on with how great AVA/Frank has been with replying, dealing, & helping the public. 

One thing I feel I can confidently say is that Frank & team designed well made products. Stable, low noise gear that will work for decades. I feel like he tried to consider the budget of the average worker that wanted quality sound. Frank did great things for the audio community. 

...and the world turns....nothing stays the same...sad