[avahifi]

Here is the link:

http://www.dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?hArticle=1015

My crew is, left to right:

Dr. Dean Kayser, audiologist and prototype designer
Nate Field, designer of the remarkable T5 small speaker
Larry Jenkins, computer networking expert and ace power amp builder
Robert Cook, expert preamplifier builder
Mary Staples, my personal assistant and the cheerful voice answering the phone
Dan Kuechle, electrical engineer
Frank Van Alstine
Dean Barnell, DAC builder and upgrades specialist
Wayne Neilson, chassis designer and vinyl specialist
photo taken at our annual holiday party

[J Fallows]

That's a really nice piece Frank.

I especially liked the picture of the crew.

John

[ArthurDent]

Nice article Frank, well spoken. Nice to put faces to the names as well, good pic.

JD

[charmerci]

This part of your response to this question, Frank, I think you repeat often to as many people as possible about your philosophy/methodology.

"LB: In designing your products, how much emphasis do you place on measurements, and how much on listening? Do you ever encounter significant discrepancies between the two? If so, how do you resolve this for the final design?

FVA:

In general, if it measures bad, it is bad, even if it sounds pretty good. If it measures good but sounds bad, then it is still bad, it’s just that we have not found why the measurements have not been adequate so far. Our final products must both measure and sound right."

[NIGHTFALL1970]

Nice interview.  I loved the excellent (and large) pictures!  They are a lot better that what you can see on your web site.  How about adding them to your site?

[srb]

Audio by Van Alstine is not alone in that regard.  Several large manufacturers have much lesser photos on their own website than are available on Audio Advisor, one of their dealers.

Which is a shame, because large, ultra-sharp, high-resolution photos help sell equipment and all manufacturers should take advantage of a such a great advertising tool that doesn't take a lot of resources to implement.

Steve

[trebejo]

Great interview and yes, great picture! It's nice to be able to put a face together with the amp, the preamp and the dac. 

[rcag_ils]

Good to see a talented team that really care and believe in what they are doing.  Science before profit is rare in the audio industry nowaday.

I always thought Jensen Stereo shop was after Van Alstine system, not before, now I  know.

[kip_]

Audio by Van Alstine is not alone in that regard.  Several large manufacturers have much lesser photos on their own website than are available on Audio Advisor, one of their dealers.

Which is a shame, because large, ultra-sharp, high-resolution photos help sell equipment and all manufacturers should take advantage of a such a great advertising tool that doesn't take a lot of resources to implement.

Steve

Larger resolution photos ARE on the website, yet there's no way to click through to them. If you go to the Fet Valve 600R webpage here:

http://www.avahifi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=263&Itemid=210

And copy the URL of the image (http://www.avahifi.com/images/stories/ava/fetvalvebroski/fet%20valve%20amp.png) and paste it into a new browser tab you can see a much larger image.

[decal]

Nice interview.  I loved the excellent (and large) pictures!  They are a lot better that what you can see on your web site.  How about adding them to your site?

I have often wondered why the pics on the website have the equipment positioned in a matter that emphasizes the case instead of the face and rear. Personally, I want to see the control and connection layout. I'm sure I'm not the only one.