David Berning live

Being a member of SFAF I was able to attend this virtual meeting and can say that it was a very educational experience. In my opinion, David Berning is one of the top audio engineers of our time. Mark Schneider on the other hand did not impressive me at all.

@dodgealum No I didn’t miss that and I think it’s great that David Berning’s technology can reach more people. However, in my opinion, there are distinct differences between Berning components and LTA components.

I also don’t agree with your comment that without LTA only the ultra rich can enjoy David’s designs. I don’t consider myself ultra rich, although I am far from indigent, yet I have a few Berning gems in my possession. In the scheme of things while the price of entry to Berning products has gone up considerably over the last decade, they’re not out of reach, not by today’s standards anyway.

My Quadrature Z monoblocks have a base that Steve designed. It’s made of copper and provides a multi-layer damping and ground system. This feature is available through Rick Brown at Hi-Fi One who represents the Berning product line.

Steve is one of the nicest guys in the business. I had the pleasure of meeting him at some of the SoCal audio society events when I lived in the area. In my opinion he is another one of the top audio engineers out there, but he tends to keep a low profile.

@lancelock here is I wrote:

In my opinion, David Berning is one of the top audio engineers of our time. Mark Schneider on the other hand did not impress me at all.

Here is what you wrote:

@clio09 so you’re not impressed with David Berning’s choice to work with Mark?

What I wrote was an opinion based on comments Mark made during the presentation. What you wrote was based on the assumption that I was commenting on the relationship between Mark and David. Not sure how you arrived at that conclusion but it is completely wrong.

I understand you're quite enamored with LTA as a product owner and I'm happy for you in that regard. I'm also happy that David Berning has found a situation where he can focus on what he loves doing which is R&D and designing circuits, while leaving the heavy lifting, namely manufacturing, sales, and marketing, to others who have more expertise and patience in these matters.