:::Since the published list is quite short...:::

apologies for the brevity... the danger in extending thanks, gratuities, and recongnition by name is that, invariably, you always forget to name someone and often times multiples of others who have contributed or etc...

for instance I could also mention Jeff Lessard of Pantheon-Audio, Terry Cain, Michael Pischetto of Progressive Engineering turntables (who has done all of our CAD drawings), Jeffrey Jacson of Experience Music, the good Dowdy Llama (Jim Dowdy) who has provided much inspiration...

and, still, invariably... even an extension of the list is bound to fail by leaving off someone else...

I don't keep a written list or anything... so it depends on the state of my memory.... and at my age the memory bank is shrinking.

the point being addressed is that 2wo mused and was (apparently) gleeful that someone like Kevin (who imports Lundahls and has some say in the product line development) and I.... who some might on the surface view as likely to be "fierce competitors" can in fact form
very productive "co-operative" relationships built on trust, respect, and good will. And I am all for that when and where it is warranted.

2wo's post made me smile and I thought it very polite and kind... so I just wanted to tell him that this really can be a fun industry to participate in... and that creativity is the by-product of much co-opertive effort... and cheers to all the neat folks in the tube world.

cheerios,

msl