Hello Jeff. I agree A.J. will be missed and he will be missed on multiple levels bigtime. I liked your mention of precise knowledge as precise and precision indeed and in part defined him and the wonderful turntables and tonearms he produced.
Per your questions: yes, there are people taking over Basis Audio and A.J. always a health nut had an unexpected and massive heart attack. For mention of these details see the Basis Facebook page and Michael Fremer's website with links to below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Basis-Audio-Inc/179180802164059
http://www.analogplanet.com/content/rip-armando-aj-conti
Per your questions: yes, there are people taking over Basis Audio and A.J. always a health nut had an unexpected and massive heart attack. For mention of these details see the Basis Facebook page and Michael Fremer's website with links to below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Basis-Audio-Inc/179180802164059
http://www.analogplanet.com/content/rip-armando-aj-conti