Richard Hardesty passed away 1th of August Personally I see this as a big loss to the world of Audio, Richard was an extremely knowledgeable person and as far as I know having a no-compromise attitude throughout all his life. Richard is probably the single one person from which I learned the most about audio, audio principles and hi-fi equipment. Generally through his Audio Perfectionist journal. http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/richard-****-hardesty-19442014 Richard thank you for all your hard work, rest in peace -Harald