Thank you for your post, Brad! You did a superlative job in laying out the background and of a man many of us admire from afar and would like to get to know better.
I first heard of James Burgess about a year ago through a friend of mine, Rob Trankley, that I met (virtually) here on Audiogon. Despite his ALWAYS upbeat, humorous, and generous nature, he eventually let me know he was being utterly ravaged by cancer. This hobby was one of his very few places of refuge in the storm. Sadly, he has passed from us. But, I will always remember him telling me about his James Burgess amplifier, and how it constantly brought pride and joy into the life of both he and his wife. It's a rare (your description suits that to a "T") man indeed whose amplifiers can provide to a person what James' do.
I first heard of James Burgess about a year ago through a friend of mine, Rob Trankley, that I met (virtually) here on Audiogon. Despite his ALWAYS upbeat, humorous, and generous nature, he eventually let me know he was being utterly ravaged by cancer. This hobby was one of his very few places of refuge in the storm. Sadly, he has passed from us. But, I will always remember him telling me about his James Burgess amplifier, and how it constantly brought pride and joy into the life of both he and his wife. It's a rare (your description suits that to a "T") man indeed whose amplifiers can provide to a person what James' do.