Hell, from MY point of view... I was probably the worst of the worst. I remember my grandparents had a friend of the family that built custom speakers (during the wood-panelling party rec room era) build them some pretty impressive stereo speakers. First time I'd ever seen multiple drivers and porting in an enclosure - when I hit 13 and knew everything, I made a crack one day in front of him how some Monster speaker cable would probably make those things sing.
No one gives a dismissive cold stare like an old German craftsman. I thought he was just an a-hole until I got my start in pro audio.
After my grandparents moved into a home, I took them down. The craftsmanship was incredible (they were ply, though - no MDF in those days) - interior bracing throughout, and even with 25-30 year old driver technology, they sounded pretty damned nice.
I should actually save them from storage behind the furnace at my parents' place.
Bren R.
