Some very sad news

I.Greyhound Fan · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 03:22 am »

Mary, you have my sincere condolences. I am sorry for your loss.

Larry

Rocket · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 06:02 am »

Hi,

RIP Frank. Such a great guy, a straight shooter and produced such a good quality products for the audiophile community. I bought one of his phono stages which he sent to me in Australia.

All the best to Frank's family and colleagues.

Regards Rod

taheeti · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 01:57 pm »

Very sad news indeed. He was one of a kind. Our family has had many pieces of AVA equipment. My T-8 was inuse last night. Made great sound available to the masses. God bless Frank and his family.

Carl V · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 02:23 pm »

RIP......he cast a giant shadow

NIGHTFALL1970 · « **Reply #24 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 02:24 pm »

Sad news. Thank you Frank for all that you have done for us. RIP.

JLM · « **Reply #25 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 03:34 pm »

Always looked forward to seeing him at shows. His speaker wire rope was priceless.

Bill Baker · « **Reply #26 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 03:55 pm »

Very sad news indeed. The industry just lost a legend. My condolences to Mary and the rest of the family.

Jeff_From_Michigan · « **Reply #27 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 03:55 pm »

Mary, my deepest prayers and condolences go out to you and the team at AVA, Frank's family, friends and everyone who had the privilege of doing business with him and enjoying his great products.

Pryso · « **Reply #28 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 04:48 pm »

Condolences to family and staff.

As it happened I never owned any AVA component but had great respect for Frank's approach and products. I hope the company carries on in his spirit.

jmc207 · « **Reply #29 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 04:55 pm »

So sorry to hear this news. I've been dealing with Frank and company for over 30 years. My condolences to his family and coworkers.

John

whell · « **Reply #30 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 05:00 pm »

RIP Frank. Sorry that you weren't able to enjoy your retirement for a while longer. Thanks for the great amp I'm listening to right now.

RDavidson · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 05:14 pm »

Thank you for letting us know. My condolences to you and your family, Mary. Frank will definitely be missed.

danvillesignal · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 06:13 pm »

I first met Frank in 1975. I was going to college and buying and selling hifi equipment to pay my way.

Frank was selling Dynaco (and other brands) from his house in Burnsville MN which attracted me to drive out to see him. That visit changed my life.
I probably wouldn't be in the audio equipment business today if I hadn't met Frank.

Frank taught me how to listen critically. We all learned a lot from each other by modifying Dynaco preamps and power amps.
These products developed some cachet and ultimately we started an audio company together (Van Alstine Audio Systems) with 4 partners.
The Audio by Van Alstine company represented by this circle was also an outgrowth of this association. This was Frank's company that started as Jensen Stereo.

I think Frank always endeavored to create high value products at reasonable prices. The audio industry has lost another great pioneer.

Best of luck to the current team.

Regards,

Al Clark
Danville Signal Processing

rollo · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 06:54 pm »

RIP a Legend lost

charles

G E · « **Reply #34 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 07:20 pm »

Oh, gosh, this is sad news. My sincerest condolences to his family, team mates, and friends.

I became a customer of Frank’s in 1979. My Dynaco PAT 4 developed a nasty 60 hz hum. Found him in the yellow pages. On the call he said he could fix. And then he said , “we can fix it or we can make it better!” That got my attention and I ended up with his newly designed power supply.

This was the beginning of a long term relationship that included several preamp upgrades, two new preamps, Hafler xl280 with his circuits to the Omega 2, later updated to 3, and a few more power amps. The Omega 2/3 particularly stick in my mind. I had Infinity Kappa 8 speakers which have a notorious impedance dip below 2 ohms at some frequencies. The Omegas were the first amp to make them sound good and be able to play them at lease breaking levels.

Frank was a giant in the industry. It was a privilege to do business with him. He will be sorely missed

Greg Erickson

Meicheng · « **Reply #35 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 08:14 pm »

My condolences, rest in peace Frank.

IndyJeff · « **Reply #36 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 08:28 pm »

So sorry to hear. I met Frank in 2016 at AXPONA. I really enjoyed chatting with him and getting a personalized demo from him. He was a very nice guy and will be missed. My condolences to his family and staff.

Ryan45872 · « **Reply #37 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 08:33 pm »

RIP Frank. What a great loss to the audio community.

FatsoJoe · « **Reply #38 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 09:51 pm »

RIP Frank. I have met Frank many times at shows. His room was always great sounding. I am also a repeat customer. Being in this hobby for over 50 years, AVA gear continues to impress me. Frank brought extreme hifi to us regular audiophiles. He never lost his focus of matching great sound to practicality. Along with that came affordability and reliability. He was one of a kind. He will be greatly missed.

Stercom · « **Reply #39 on:** 31 Jan 2025, 09:58 pm »

A very honest and skilled man. RIP