Anand,
Thank you for the lead, I will drop John an email. I have never looked into Bent Audio, but will see what is there.
Unfortunately, I don't think that Ron is running Welborne Labs anymore; if he is, I have not been successful in getting any help there. If Ron is still out there, I would welcome a note from him, hope he is doing okay.
I will post any results I get from my search, in case it helps anyone else.