this story goes back to 1987 when I just started earning. I was looking for a assembled amplifier /speaker combo as the major brands available then were expensive and imports were rarely heard of. my budget was limited. Sonodyne amps/speakers and Woodstock speakers were readily available in delhi but were beyond my budget.
I found a notice in paper that one Mr.David was assembling amplifiers and speakers. I visited his house near kalkaji in delhi and found him very serious in designing and assembling amps/speakers. I bought a 28 watt stereo amplifier and a pair of speakers built by him through a local carpenter. He delivered it to me in his car at my home.I bought a Philips tape deck which is as big in size as todays AV receivers. the speaker was a tower with 10",6" and 2" speakers , all made by Philips then. The woofer had butyl rubber surrounds.this cost me about three times my salary then. after using for about 10 years the amplifier went bust and I could not locate him. The local guys would not touch it and the bigger dealers/retailers of standard brands were not interested in repairing.The Philips deck is also not working but the speakers are fine. The set remains with me till day despite pressure from within family to dispose off the items.
now my request is if anyone heard od this gentleman then let me know so that I can get the amplifier repaired. The gentleman was physically challenged and this is also one of the reason I bought from him seeing his keenness to overcome adversity. I donot have much more detail about him but seeing that Hi fi vision forum is very popular I thought he might be a member or someone known to him may read this. This is a long shot and I hope someone would be able to HELP.
I found a notice in paper that one Mr.David was assembling amplifiers and speakers. I visited his house near kalkaji in delhi and found him very serious in designing and assembling amps/speakers. I bought a 28 watt stereo amplifier and a pair of speakers built by him through a local carpenter. He delivered it to me in his car at my home.I bought a Philips tape deck which is as big in size as todays AV receivers. the speaker was a tower with 10",6" and 2" speakers , all made by Philips then. The woofer had butyl rubber surrounds.this cost me about three times my salary then. after using for about 10 years the amplifier went bust and I could not locate him. The local guys would not touch it and the bigger dealers/retailers of standard brands were not interested in repairing.The Philips deck is also not working but the speakers are fine. The set remains with me till day despite pressure from within family to dispose off the items.
now my request is if anyone heard od this gentleman then let me know so that I can get the amplifier repaired. The gentleman was physically challenged and this is also one of the reason I bought from him seeing his keenness to overcome adversity. I donot have much more detail about him but seeing that Hi fi vision forum is very popular I thought he might be a member or someone known to him may read this. This is a long shot and I hope someone would be able to HELP.
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