1923-2013
When Edward T. Dell, Jr., founder and former Audio Amateur publisher, passed away in February 2013, editors at audioXpress asked themselves this question: How do you celebrate the life of a man who single-handedly did more to foster the audio construction hobby than anyone else?
We asked longtime contributors to submit essays about Dell, whose many publishing achievements included making audioXpress the go-to audio technology authority before he sold his company’s assets—which included audioXpress and Voice Coil magazines—to the Elektor publishing group in 2011.
Here we share reflections on the man who, shortly before his retirement at 88, summarized for interviewer Jan Didden the passion that fueled a long publishing career dedicated to DIY audio: “I wonder how things work. That curiosity has been the basis of most of what I did in my life.”
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Essays from friends of Ed Dell:
Nelson Pass
Richard Honeycutt
Chuck Hansen
Gary Galo
Jan Didden
Vance Dickason
Joseph D’Appolito
