David L Smith (speaker dave)

[Lojzek]

Farewell David L. Smith, until we meet again.

 

[Pilover2000]

speaker dave has passed away. May his soul rest in peace.
Below is his message from his wife.

Dear WonderfulAudio and all --This is David's wife Melinda with sad news that David died mid January. He enjoyed the diyAudio forums immensely. In his last days, he asked that I reach out to you all with thanks. Hoping it's appropriate, I included the story below about the guy I love. Best to all --Melinda Rayburn Smith

David L. Smith
March 23, 1955 – January 18, 2024

 We met 50 years ago. The moment I laid eyes on David, he didn’t have a
chance.
 We moved 11 times in 44 years of marriage. This included 3 countries, 3
apartments, the first one over a garage, 8 houses and one beach house.
 As an engineer, David worked for numerous companies, including JBL in
California, KEF in the UK, Snell and Bose in Massachusetts, McIntosh in New York
and PSB in Canada.
 We’ve had five spaniels, two American and three English.
 Lucky me, he had one wife.

...
I have always considered David the consummate Renaissance man. His interests and
talents ranged from drawing to piano playing, photography to political junkie, kayaking,
rowing, bird watching, biking, hiking, ping pong…
...

With love and gratitude, Melinda

Lives well lived. Best wishes to Melinda.

 

[TonyTecson]

RIP David, thanks for sharing us your knowledge....

 

[krivium]

Another Giant left us.
I feel very very sad.

Condolences to Melinda and family.

Such a legacy from Dave's works.

I'm still struggling to fully understand the course he kindly gave us about line arrays some years ago, and i'm amazed by the great thoughts and idea association he had. Such a great mind and soul.

As a Dave's fanboy i'm in grief. 😥