You may know me as lcaillo

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Leonard Caillouet

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OK, I will start this off. As you will learn, brevity is something I need to practice...

My internet presence over the last couple of decades has been as lcaillo, as that is my username on many other sites. I use my full name here because as one of the partners in this venture, I feel that I need to depart slightly from my previous internet persona. I have always been open about who I am, so many of you will already know me as Leonard. You may see me post as lcaillo at times because I will use that username as a regular user to be able to see what most users see, as opposed to the administrator view.

What users should know about me is that while I have been involved in AV technology very deeply for over 40 years, I remain a nominal user, with modest equipment and casual use of audio and video. I always strive to optimize my systems, but am not one to spend tens of thousands of dollars on the most esoteric equipment. I am more interested in the best value for what I intend to do. So, while I will be interested in the high end and the best equipment, and can usually discern the difference when it is there, what is important to me is the best experience of the music and video at a reasonable investment. I am probably more of a pragmatist than a fanatic, though I can be fanatical about getting the most bang for the buck. And like most here, I like to play with cool toys.

Aside from perpetually being hooked on audio and video, I have recently become involved again in archery, an activity which I have always loved. I was very active in the sport in the late 1970s through the 1990s and left due to shoulder issues. After years of rehabbing and healing I missed it so much that I am starting to shoot again and re-acquainting with many great old friends in the world of Olympic style archery. Florida, of course, is a great place for outdoor activities and I enjoy hiking and canoeing as well.
 

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Great intro, Leonard!
 

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Hi Leonard, we have spoken so many times I hardly fee that a welcome is necessary but for the record you have always kept topics civil and on track and I appreciate your level head in tough discussions. I look forward to working with all of you in this forum to make it an even better place to be than the last.
 

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:outstanding: ... How can we begin to follow that introducton... you set the standard too high.

I think Leonard might have been doing the forum thing back in the 1930's or 40's... they used paper notebooks and shipped them around on pony express. :heehee:
 
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I still use paper notebooks. Sure, I have all the high tech toys, but I still jot down notes on paper.
 

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Parchment notebook paper!
 
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Hey, you hillbillies should not make fun of us literate folks.
 

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Hey, did he just imply that he was literate....from Hogtown!
 

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I thought Sonnie was from LA? :justdontknow:
 

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Leonard Caillouet

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Thanks, Bill.

There is Louisiana that is LA. That is the main one. Then there is the bottom end of Alabama. And some place out west is also called LA, I think.
 

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There is Louisiana that is LA. That is the main one. Then there is the bottom end of Alabama. And some place out west is also called LA, I think.

That's LA squared; LA LA Land... :greengrin:
 
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