We just had John Curl interviewed by David Gans of The Grateful Dead Hour speak at our monthly meeting today of the San Francisco Audio Society. He's been attending our meetings and now we're having him back to speak again in November. This is from our website:
David Gans is the Nationally syndicated host of the weekly radio show, The Grateful Dead Hour; author of 8 books (and counting); musical recording artist with more than a dozen releases; touring musician with live performances weekly around the country; and highly sought-after lecturer on a multitude of Rock & Roll subjects. There’s more, but you can go to his website (
http://www.dgans.com/) to find the rest, or just ask David when he interviews John Curl on October 20th.
John Curl is one of the most highly praised audio circuit designers, with a history of creating timeless classics like the JC 2 preamplifier with Mark Levinson; the SOTA Industries Head Amplifier; and his own Vendetta Research Phono Stage. But before he began designing consumer audio equipment he had worked building amplification for the Jefferson Airplane. Later he would build the
Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead’s 1974 live performances. Owsley “Bear” Stanley conceived the Wall of Sound as the largest concert system ever built. The Wall could project high-fidelity music six-hundred feet from the stage, with acceptable audio quality for a full quarter mile before noticeable degradation of sound could be heard. Stanley claimed quality sound was available for up to half a mile, but perhaps your personal mileage count varied depending upon whether you as the listener employed any of Owsley’s pharmaceutical enhancements?
Since 1989, John has been teamed up with Richard Schram as the creative genius behind Parasound’s high-end audio amplifiers and preamplifiers. Parasound’s equipment receives continual accolades year after year from the audio press for Parasound’s innovative designs that perform high above their price points in the audiophile marketplace.
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