Sad news, he made so terrific speakers.
I chatted with him for a few minutes several years ago, and he seemed like a very nice guy. I guess he had a summer house in the lakes region here in NH and had a tape he needed converted to DVD. Unfortunately, I didn't have the playback capability (I think it was a Digital BetaCam).
Definitely a loss for the audio community.
Sad news. Jim, thank you for advancing what so many people enjoy, RIP.