Q&A: Chuck Hansen

Electrical Engineer Finds “Joy in Audio Electronics” SHANNON BECKER: Tell us a little about your background and where you live. CHUCK HANSEN: I have always lived in Monmouth County, NJ. I took college prep courses at Middletown High School, and …

Location: New Milford, CT Education: Two years college for music Occupation: Audio engineer, technical author, professional musician, and co-owner of RealTraps, a popular acoustic treatment manufacturer Member Status: He has subscribed to audioXpress for approximately seven years. Affiliations: Ethan does …

Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Education: Garth has a BA and an LLB from the University of British Columbia and a certificate from King’s College London University, London, England. Occupation: Retired barrister and solicitor (a lawyer) Member Status: He …

In this Q&A, Charlie Hughes credits his success to knowledge, contacts, friendships, and his wife. He earned a physics degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in1988. After graduation he worked for Peavey Electronics in Meridian, MS as a loudspeaker design engineer where he remained for 14 years. In late 2004, he started his own company, Excelsior Audio, located near Charlotte, NC. Excelsior Audio primarily provides consultation and design services to loudspeaker manufacturers. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2013.

Shannon Becker interviews Ron Tipton (this article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2013.) Since 1957, Ron directed its own audio enthusiast interests towards its own home-business TDL Technology, Inc (www.tdl-tech.com), based in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The many products that were sold on the website were mainly the projects that Ron carefully designed and build, and explained on its many articles for audioXpress (and previously for The Audio Amateur and other titles originally published by Ed Dell).

Location: Gastonia, NC (the Charlotte area) Education: BS, Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology Occupation: Electro-acoustical consultant/loudspeaker design engineer Member Status: Charlie said he has been reading Voice Coil since about 1988, and he is a frequent contributor to audioXpress. Affiliations: …

Andrew Spitz is a Copenhagen, Denmark-based sound designer, interaction designer, programmer, and blogger studying toward a Master’s interaction design at the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID). Among his various innovative projects is the Arduino-based Skube music player, which is …

Alexander Arion’s resume lists stints as a musician, technician, service manager, and even owner of an “illegal” research company. In a recent interview he explained how the seeds for his love of music and audio technology were sown in communist …

Ken Bird (BSEE, Washington University) is an audioXpress article contributor who has been reading the magazine since 1989. In the September 2011 issue, he presented his tower omnidirectional speaker design project (“Castle Tower Omni Speakers”). Bird’s member profile follows. Affiliations: …