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The Official Bill Fitzmaurice Appreciation Thread

SactoBass

SactoBass

Jul 8, 2009
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#1
If anyone deserves such an appreciation thread, Bill FM does.

How do I put it? Hmmm, well, how 'bout putting it this way: the guy knows his shi.......um, stuff!

Day after day, with more patience than anyone I know, Bill provides correct and accurate advice here on TB. Sure, some of his comments are brief, but those comments only say what needs to be said. Sometimes other TB'ers get their hair ruffled a bit with Bill's directness, but hey, Bill is always right on the mark. In my book, that's what counts.

I am not an electrical or acoustical engineer (I'm a civil engineer), but I have the ability to recognize good advice on TB when I see it. Thanks to Bill FM, I have learned about dispersion, and the benefits of the fEarful 15/6 design. In my humble opinion, Bill FM is the top dog on TB when it comes to acoustic design. That's not to say there are others who know their stuff too (and we are glad all of them are here on TB), but all I can say is, "thank you Bill" for continuing to stay on TB and provide correct (and many times "corrective") guidance on acoustical engineering principles. And thanks for putting up with some of our misguided ideas and setting us straight.

In that light, this thread is hereby created for those TB'ers who wish to post their appreciative comments for Bill FM.
 
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#3
learned a lot of stuff from bill about how to correct problems, setting up an efficient rig, why a delta 15a handles less power than a beta 15a even though the beta is rated for less power handling (xmax) ;) i appreciate him.
 
#5
I'll join the pile.
Learned a great deal from BFM's posts.
Built a pair of his cabinets. Great sounding rig. In fact, 3 great sounding rigs (mix and match the cabs). Still playing through them.
 
#11
Nothing trumps reasoned argument based on reproducible data, which Bill consistently supplies, or at least implies when the will to monosyllabilism strikes ;). On the strength of this, I currently use a BFM-designed Jack 12 (on loan while mine is built), and I have never sounded better or travelled lighter.

Cheers, Bill
 
#13
SactoBass said:
If anyone deserves such an appreciation thread, Bill FM does.

How do I put it? Hmmm, well, how 'bout putting it this way: the guy knows his shi.......um, stuff!

Day after day, with more patience than anyone I know, Bill provides correct and accurate advice here on TB. Sure, some of his comments are brief, but those comments only say what needs to be said. Sometimes other TB'ers get their hair ruffled a bit with Bill's directness, but hey, Bill is always right on the mark. In my book, that's what counts.

I am not an electrical or acoustical engineer (I'm a civil engineer), but I have the ability to recognize good advice on TB when I see it. Thanks to Bill FM, I have learned about dispersion, and the benefits of the fEarful 15/6 design. In my humble opinion, Bill FM is the top dog on TB when it comes to acoustic design. That's not to say there are others who know their stuff too (and we are glad all of them are here on TB), but all I can say is, "thank you Bill" for continuing to stay on TB and provide correct (and many times "corrective") guidance on acoustical engineering principles. And thanks for putting up with some of our misguided ideas and setting us straight.

In that light, this thread is hereby created for those TB'ers who wish to post their appreciative comments for Bill FM.
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Yes, props to Bill. I'm a civil eng myself. The man sure works wonders around here!
 
#14
Big thanks Bill!
Learnt a lot reading those posts
Learnt a lot building those cabs
Loving a lot playing on those cabs

And thanks for TB and Internet to make that enlightenment accessible to the tiny countries at the bottom right corner of the maps.
 
#16
I want to join this thread to thank Bill for the time he spent to give me his suggestion (well...actually "teaching") to improve the building of my 2x10" (not completed yet).
Experienced people who help people to achieve their targets having nothing in exchange than a simple "thank you" would deserve much more than what we can give them through a few written words.

Regards,

Roberto
 
#19
Bill is one of the most respected loudspeaker enclosure designers out there.
All the advice he gives is always technically correct, sometimes
we disagree but usually, if we do its because of some practical
limitation related to a specific job I have to get done with only the equipment at my disposal.
The other thing is I come from Ipswich UK and as he always recommends eminence over my old employer Celestion's products, we are bound to fight sometimes.:D
 
#20
I always read Bill's posts with interest and attention - he is always on target.

IMO he's one of the most valuable resource people on TB!

And I always marvel at the foofs who won't pay attention to the valuable advice he provides at no cost to them - except yielding a bit of their pride. Some people just won't listen to good advice when it's given to them.
 

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