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Here are some of the guests & companies that have given presentations:

  • Abbington Music Research - Darren Censullo
  • Ack! Indusitries - Chris Own
  • Acoustic Dreams - Bruce Fetherling & Brian Urfer
  • Acoustic Reality - Eric Heider
  • Acoustic Technologies LLC - David Lesht & David Maeshiba
  • Alan Hendler - former recording engineer
  • Alan Kimmel - tube amp/preamp designer
  • Archon Audio - Mike Kay
  • Art Audio - Joe Fratus
  • Artisan Fidelity - Christopher Thornton
  • Atma-Sphere - Ralph Karsten
  • Audio Alchemy - Mark Schifter
  • Audio by Van Alstine - Frank Van Alstine
  • Audio Machine & Design - Brent Riehl & Robert Maicks
  • Audio Matiere - Ron Hedrick
  • Audio Note - Herb Reichert & Michael Trei
  • Audio Services Corp. - Paul Lacey
  • Bag End Loudspeakers - Jim Wischnmeyer
  • Balanced Audio Technology - Victor Khomenko & Steve Bednarski
  • Bamberg Engineering Sound Labs - Steve Fay
  • Berkley Audio Design - Mick Survance
  • Birdland Audio - Gilles Gameiro
  • Bizzy Bee Tube Audio Design - Larry Musial
  • Black Moon Audio (Sonic Hemisphere) - Dave Maletz
  • Blue Smoke Entertainment
  • Bound for Sound - Martin DeWulf
  • Bricasti Design - Brian Zolner
  • Cary Audio Design - Dennis Had
  • Cedille Records - James Ginsburg & Bill Maylone
  • Cerious Technologies - Robert Grost
  • Champagne Audio - DUane Randleman
  • Classic Audio Reproductions - John Wolff
  • Classic Records - Michael Hobson & Coleman Brice
  • Controlled Thermal Processing - Rick Diekman
  • Cosmos Design - Bob Clanfield
  • Creative Cable Concepts - Bill Eisen
  • Custom Power Cord Co. - David Blair
  • David Gill Elise DAC
  • Decware - Steve Deckert
  • Deluxe Audio Video - Bob Servos, Jack Shafton
  • Dodd Audio - Gregg Straley
  • Dr. Feickert Analog Products - Brian Walsh
  • Dunlavy Audio Labs - Geoffrey Poor
  • Edgarhorn - Dr. Bruce Edgar
  • The Edge Home Entertainment - Ray Mazeika
  • ELP Laser Turntable - Sanju Chiba
  • Essential Audio (AMR, Transmission Audio)- Brian Walsh
  • Final Laboratory - Brian Bowdle(Venus Hi-Fi)
  • First Watt (Pass Labs) - John Ver Halen
  • Golden Ear Technology - Jack Shafton
  • Golden Tube Audio - Frank Malitz
  • GR Research - Gregg Straley
  • Great Northern Sound - Steve Huntley
  • Grommes Hi-Fi - Albert Shippits
  • Herron Audio - Keith Herron
  • Holistic Audio Arts - Jack Caldwell
  • Huff Loudspeaker Co. - John Huff
  • Illinois Institute of Art - Mark Malboeuf
  • Immedia - Sedrick Harris
  • Janszen Loudspeaker - David Janszen
  • Joseph Audio - Jeff Joseph
  • Joule Electra - Jud Barber
  • Kosiba Technologies (David Berning Electronics) - Kris Kosiba
  • Krell Industries - BillMcKiegan
  • Kuzma - Peder Beckman
  • Legacy Audio - Bill Dudleston
  • Living Voice Speakers - Brian Bowdle(Venus Hi-Fi)
  • Lowther America - John Ver Halen
  • Lyman Flook - recording engineer & college instructor
  • Machina Dynamica
  • Madisound Speaker Components, Inc. - Larry Hitch
  • Marantz - David Birch-Jones
  • Marigo Audio Labs - Ron Hedrick
  • Martin Logan - David Penrod & Dennis Chern 
  • Melos Technologies - Sedrick Harris
  • Merlin Music Systems - Bobby Palkovic


  • Midwest Audio (Coincident Loudspeaker) - Jason Walker
  • Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab - Joe Bermudez & Thomas Enwright
  • Morningstar Audio Imports - Bill O'Connell
  • Musical Design - John Hillig
  • Musical Direct - Joshua Bizar & Bes Nievera
  • Naim Audio - Chris West
  • N.E.W - Mitch Friedman
  • Nola - Sedrick Harris
  • Nomad Audio - Paul Hilgeman
  • NuForce Audio - Tim Shelton
  • Odyssey Audio - Klaus Bunge
  • Ogre Sysytems - Larry Hepinstall
  • Omega Loudspeakers - Zachary Stanger
  • Pacific Valve - Joe Jurzek & Joe Degidio
  • Paller Specialty Audio - Harry Paller
  • Paradigm - Jack Shafton
  • Parasound - Richard Schram
  • Performance Devices (King Sound Electrostatic speakers) - Roger DuNaier
  • Perpetual Technologies - Mark Schifter & Peter Madnick
  • Pro Musica - Ken Chritianson
  • PS Audio - Paul McGowan
  • Purity Audio - Joe Jurzek
  • Quintessence Audio - Mick Survance
  • Ray Samuels Audio - Ray Samuels
  • RBS Consultants (IMMERSAV Binaural audio with HD video) - Robert Schulien
  • Reality Cables - Gregg Straley
  • Ridge Street Audio - Robert Schult & Steve Rothermel
  • Rosinante - Ric Cummins
  • Salk Sound - Jim Salk
  • Sanders Sound Systems - Roger Sanders
  • SAS Audio Labs - Steve Sammet
  • SDL Audio - Donald Smith
  • SEAS North America - John Stone
  • ServoDrive-Sound Physics Labs - Mark Seaton & Tom Danley
  • Signature Technologies - Brian Bienfang & Rick Elsworth
  • Simplifi Audio (Gradient Helsinki Loudspeakers, Bladelius Electronics) - Tim Ryan
  • Sjofn Hifi (Clue Loudspeaker, Hegel Electronics) - Paul Lawless
  • Song Audio - Song Kim
  • Sonic Frontiers Anthem electronics - Jack Shafton
  • Sonus Faber Speakers -  Mick Survance
  • SOTA Industries - Jack Shafton
  • Soundline Audio speakers
  • Sound Lab - Dr. Roger West
  • SP Technology - Bob Smith
  • Spatial Audio - Clayton Shaw
  • Specimen Products - Brian Walsh
  • Stereophile - Michael Fremer
  • Supermods - Stan Warren (taped) & Gregg Straley
  • Sweetwater Sound - Sam Rodgers
  • Symphonic Line - Klaus Bunge
  • Synergistic Research - Scott Nowak
  • TacT Audio - Peter Lyngdorf
  • The Tape Project - Dan Schmalle (Doc Bottlehead)
  • Technik Avant Garde - Harry Paller
  • T.G. Audio - Bob Crump
  • Theta Digital - don Youngstrom
  • tmh-audio - Jim Ricketts
  • TLG Acoustical Designs - Ken Platz
  • Toska Audio - Peter Mulligan
    
  • Totem Acoustic - Vince Bruzzese
  • Ultimate Audio/Video  - Ron Lapporte 
  • UltraFi - Larry Moore
  • Van L Speakerworks - John Van Leishout, Trent Lesher, & Charles McShane (of AR fame)
  • Venus Hi-Fi - Brian Bowdle
  • Vacuum Tube Logic - Luke Manley
  • Von Schweikert - Mike Bosela & Rusty Taub
  • Wadia Digital - Martin Cooper
  • Waveform Acoustics - John Otvos
  • Welborne Labs - Ron Welborne
  • Wilson Benesch - Brian Tucker
  • Wisdom Audio - Tom Bohlender
  • World Audio Design - Ric Berta
  • Zu Cable - Sean Casey & Adam Decaria 
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