No longer with Audio by Van Alstine.

[WaynerN]

I have recently decided that I had been in the AVA camp too long. A change would be good for me, and good for them. I have been with them since 2004(?) and it has been fun, but challenging. I have no plans to pursue any other audio directions, just going to do the retirement thing.

I wish Frank and company the best.

Wayner

 

[macyjrm]

Congratulations Wayner. I find retirement to be entirely satisfactory.

 

[cason]

Congratulations! Hope you enjoy retirement as much as I do.

 

[Frank Sol]

I have no plans to pursue any other audio directions, just going to do the retirement thing.

More time to fidget with your turntables

 

[alteclipsch]

My experience with Frank Van Alstine goes back to 1972 when I visited his home office (called Jensen's Stereo Shop I think) and got started in a lifetime of audio as a hobby. Still have my little Sherwood receiver. I hope your experience working with him was as good as mine buying and getting advice from him. I'm retired and still live in the area, retirement is so great! Good luck!

 

[WaynerN]

I wished that we lived closer. It is very difficult to design stuff over the phone, or thru emails, but we did get it done, maybe sometimes with some hair pulling......

 

[fredgarvin]

He has some new offerings that are getting good reviews.

 

[E-Stat]

Enjoy your retirement! I'm in a glidepath for retirement in about five years myself.

FVA always seemed to be a pragmatic guy. I learned much of the value of stiff power supplies from his work back in the mid 70s when I used a Jensen's Stereo FET-5 preamp. I took a page from his Double Dyna 400 work and quadrupled the capacitance (along with new bridge) of an otherwise good sounding Audire One power amp - which really transformed it in terms of transparency and dynamic punch. Joules do matter!

 

[the skipper]

Enjoy your retirement. Just keep posting here. Your knowledge, experience and wisdom is greatly appreciated.

 

[John James]

What he said!

 

[onwardjames]

Congrats, WaynerN. Enjoy thyself.

 

[WaynerN]

Thanks gentlemen. It's 90° outside right now, I just passed up on a pair of Klipsch 1.5s (I think) at the antique store and it doesn't even bother me for some reason. I think I'll spin some vinyl 'till the MInnesota Gophers are on at 2:30.

All is well......so far.

 

[IPADave]

Good for you! Enjoy your free time. As other have said, I hope you stay in our community.

-Dave

 

[gdmoore28]

I have recently decided that I had been in the AVA camp too long. A change would be good for me, and good for them. I have been with them since 2004(?) and it has been fun, but challenging. I have no plans to pursue any other audio directions, just going to do the retirement thing.

I wish Frank and company the best.

Wayner

What was your job there, Wayne?'

GeeDeeEmm

 

[KentTeffeteller]

WaynerN,

Best wishes on your retirement. We want you to still be with us, and chime in from time to time.

 

[WaynerN]

What was your job there, Wayne?'

GeeDeeEmm

I was the mechanical designer (metal work), CAD designing.

I built the Grado Longhorns.

I designed and made the cartridge alignment tools for turntables.

 

[WaynerN]

WaynerN,

Best wishes on your retirement. We want you to still be with us, and chime in from time to time.

You guys are probably going to sick of me! I'll be right here.

 

[restorer-john]

I designed and made the cartridge alignment tools for turntables

Make me a Rumpel messkoppler? We could CNC it and sell them for a ton of money.

 

[WaynerN]

I did get to meet some interesting people while with AVA.

Dennis Murphy



Jim Salk



Mary Salk



Stereophile's Mikey Fremer



The whole crew at AVA



And nothing to do with anything.......some Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders



Friends at RMAF (from the Audiocircles audio forum)

 

[ehoove]

Enjoy your retirement!
Regards,
Jim