Rudy spent his youngest years standing on a chair alongside the old Admiral monaural hi-fi in his parents’ basement, playing stacks of instrumental and jazz records all hours of the day.Years of taking high school electronics classes, watching his grandfather build Heathkits, and continually improving his stereo in search of “musical truth” led to his interest in audiophile gear. Years of music lessons and performing led to a life-long attraction to recorded music, and the steadily evolving collection of many diverse genres ensures the household music selections never goes stale. When not working as a server admin or caught up in music, he can be found cycling the rail trails, cooking and grilling, and photographing landscapes and architecture.