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R.I.P. SOTW member Ballad Kid, Armando J. Conti esq.

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I've just been made aware by another friend of mine that SOTW respected member , my and our shared friend and fellow member Armando J. Conti, know on SOTW as " Ballad Kid" has passed away suddenly and prematurely a few days ago, 8 October 2016, at the young age of 59.

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/member.php?81856-Ballad-Kid

Here a few obituaries

http://www.davisfuneralhomenh.com/book-of-memories/2724856/Conti-Armando/obituary.php
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=armando-conti&pid=181886710&fhid=2840

Armando was an acoustic engineer and he was the main source of energy behind Basis Audio.

http://basisaudio.com/basis_superarm_9/index.html

They produce ( the company has more people and will go on even without Armando) some of the most impressive tonearms and turntables in the audio business and their products are world famous.

Armando's work and projects were works of art and one could have not gone past any of it without developing a sense of wonder and awe for such beautiful but also exceptional technical achievements.

Armando was, also, a keen saxophone player, and the saxophone was one of the many passions that he and myself we shared, an other one was coffee, he was in fact also the beginner of " Espresso Armando" a company that he opened to produce (it couldn't be any less than that) " the best espresso machine in the world ", with these machines he co-operated with Starbucks.

http://www.benlore.com/files/emlaunch2_1.html

We shared also our love for photography too and we had nice conversations about these things and in general about life.

We also shared our skepticism for all sorts of acoustic claims and him being an engineer, was often engaged in animated discussions on SOTW.

He will be much missed by his family and friend and by me personally

R.I.P.

Rest easy good friend an play your ballad forever.

André
 
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#5 ·
Damn...

<tears>

Thank you for gracing our forum, Armando.

Compassion to your family and those who knew you well enough to treasure your friendship.
 
#7 ·
This is awful news. We talked a lot about acoustics when I first came on this forum and he was always such a great guy. Brought real engineering knowledge and expertise. RIP...this is very sad.

We've had a rough year with illness and death on this forum. It's really depressing.
 
#11 ·
He was a real contributor to the forum. So sorry to hear of his passing--especially at such a young age!
 
#24 ·
Very sad news indeed. I met Armando in Rome when he came to visit, really interesting guy, full of passion and enthusiasm on so many subjects, Renaissance man describes him well.

May he rest in peace.

Kenneth
 
#26 ·
I am sad whenever i hear that a sax player passes away...really i cannot help from crying!
Adios amigos!

Farewell!

The times they are a changin'...

BillyGreece
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