I had the pleasure and the amusement to spend a few hours with Ted at an audio show several years ago. Ted, several other Mfgr's and a few friends along with myself shared stories about our experiences in audio over a bottle of scotch and bourbon. Ted is quite a showman. Gregarious, loud, confident and pretty full of himself. Nothing he does or says would surprise. I left the get-together shaking my head a wondering why so many people fail in business/life. I realized that sometimes the fearless and brazen carefree types have nothing to lose and much to gain in this world where character and quality are not always required or necessary to make a fortune from the gullible and naive.