condolences to his family. He was surly a pioneer. Like his product for not, he was a trend setter and a master marketer. He was able to build his label from scratch to a top name in all of audio. I've only heard great things about the guy. I met him on a few occasions and he was always a gentleman and educator. He will be missed, but did the right thing in passing the business down a few years ago to Darrel who has them going in a positive direction still. He will be missed by most in audio.