Jose Jimenez
01-22-2010, 10:25 AM
Hello from Indiana!
I figured I would join and share in the fun of a great hobby. I really enjoy the music but I have to admit that I was bit by the audiophile bug some 40 years ago. My on/off love affair with a Marantz Model 15 Amplifier in the early 70's helped steer me into the profession I am in as an electrical engineer. Originally from Chicago, I was affiliated with a local McIntosh dealer and Superscope Elmhurst for repairs. The 70's were a great time for the audio industry. During this period I met and spoke with Joseph Tushinsky (Superscope) and Ken Rotner when Ken was Marantz's national sales manager at Marantz. They personally would want to know how equipment was holding up in the field and what types of failures were being seen. Although Frank and Gordon never exhibited Mcintosh at CES in those days, you could sometimes find them and speak with them at the Conrad Hilton or they would personally stop by the Chicagoland dealers making it special for sure. They would like to take the dealers out for diner during this time.
I still tinker with these items today and at this moment I have one half of a 15 completed and really am enjoying the results. (hint, hint) I love modifications and theory. I also love to advise on repairs or currently available transistor replacements for aging equipment. Even though there are some units that I will leave alone, many are like a good book and as long as you own them I believe you can write in the pages if you wish. Some circuits just lend themselves to tinkering. I would like to chat about design, semiconductor devices and the like.
At any given time I listen through Marantz, McIntosh, Dynaco, H.H. Scott, Vandersteen, JBL, Klipsch, Thorens, SME, Signet and many other pieces of equipment collected over the years.
I have a call sign available to those who still belive in a great freedom, support amateur radio and would like to chew on the air.
Hello again to you all.
I figured I would join and share in the fun of a great hobby. I really enjoy the music but I have to admit that I was bit by the audiophile bug some 40 years ago. My on/off love affair with a Marantz Model 15 Amplifier in the early 70's helped steer me into the profession I am in as an electrical engineer. Originally from Chicago, I was affiliated with a local McIntosh dealer and Superscope Elmhurst for repairs. The 70's were a great time for the audio industry. During this period I met and spoke with Joseph Tushinsky (Superscope) and Ken Rotner when Ken was Marantz's national sales manager at Marantz. They personally would want to know how equipment was holding up in the field and what types of failures were being seen. Although Frank and Gordon never exhibited Mcintosh at CES in those days, you could sometimes find them and speak with them at the Conrad Hilton or they would personally stop by the Chicagoland dealers making it special for sure. They would like to take the dealers out for diner during this time.
I still tinker with these items today and at this moment I have one half of a 15 completed and really am enjoying the results. (hint, hint) I love modifications and theory. I also love to advise on repairs or currently available transistor replacements for aging equipment. Even though there are some units that I will leave alone, many are like a good book and as long as you own them I believe you can write in the pages if you wish. Some circuits just lend themselves to tinkering. I would like to chat about design, semiconductor devices and the like.
At any given time I listen through Marantz, McIntosh, Dynaco, H.H. Scott, Vandersteen, JBL, Klipsch, Thorens, SME, Signet and many other pieces of equipment collected over the years.
I have a call sign available to those who still belive in a great freedom, support amateur radio and would like to chew on the air.
Hello again to you all.