[BC] Jensen transformers

[Bob Tarsio]

I have similar experiences with Deane Jensen. I met him only once at an NAB
show where he actually looked for us and wanted to meet us. I can still
remember him riding up on a little battery operated scooter. He jumped off
and extended his hand and said hi Bob, I'm Deane Jensen. He had been a great
help to us when we were getting started and I spent a lot of time on the
phone with him learning a lot. Sadly, I hadn't learned enough when he
passed. As Michael said he was generous with his time and spirit. 

Thanks Deane.


Bob Tarsio
President
 
www.Broadcast-Devices.com
 

 

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Michael Dosch
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Subject: Re: [BC] Jensen transformers

No.  Tragically, he passed away sometime around 1986 or 1987.  He is
missed by many of us who had the honor and privelege of working with him. 
I was working on the Micromax recording cart machine project for PR&E
shortly before his death.  Dave Pollard and I spent a weekend at Deane's
Hollywood lab/home doing a design review on my analog circuitry.  Man, was
that like taking a sip from a firehose.  Deane was brilliant and was
generous with his time and his knowledge.  The Micromax sounded better as
a result of his input.  And all my subsequent analog designs were better
too.  He understood that the tools we used to measure audio performance
were inadequate for the task.  He wanted to be able to measure why two
pieces of gear could perform similarly using traditional metrics, yet
sound so different.  His insights and his passion were remarkable.

And while on the topic of brilliant leaders at Jensen, Bill Whitlock is
president there now.  I thought when Deane passed, Jensen would fade away.
 Yet Bill not only picked up where Deane left off, the innovations and the
quality have improved steadily ever since.  I am so grateful that there
are still some folks in our industry always trying to further the state of
the art.  Yes, those transformers are amazing.  And Bill's done some great
work in the area of active (transformerless) instrumentation amplifiiers
as well.

Michael Dosch
www.AxiaAudio.com

>Jensen was/is pretty far ahead of others audio transformers. Is he still
>around? 




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