| This is how it all began... |
| It all started when I was a kid. I loved listening to
music and cared a lot about how it sounds, but my parents were not
willing to buy me a HiFi system, so at the age of 13
years I decided to build my own one. I started with kits available during the 70's, and then realized that they can be improved and tweaked. So while others were playing football I was building amplifiers, and soon I found myself building amplifiers for my friends based on my own designs.  During the 80's I heard for the first time a Linn/Naim system. I remember that event very clearly, it played Joni Mitchell's "both sides now", and I was speechless... at that moment I thought that audio design is probably reserved for gods, and as a result I abandoned my audio construction hobby (for a while...). Later, when I could afford it, I purchased my first LP12/Naim system. One day, several years ago, a man (YairF, for those who know him) came to my house with a modified old 32.5/140 Naim system, claiming that he made it sound better than my 102/180. My reaction was "How could you claim doing anything better than one of the best audiophile companies in the world!" but I gave it a listen, and was then ashamed... At this time I also discovered www.neilmcbride.co.uk, www.PinkFishMedia.net, www.acoustica.org.uk, and www.avondaleaudio.com, great sources of information, and great people. Some time later I wanted to upgrade my CDX with a power supply. The Naim XPS sounded good, but was horribly expensive so, realizing that maybe it is not reserved for gods, I decided to try and build my own one. Based on information that I gathered I built my first power supply, but again, I realized that it can be further improved... Next I created a power supply to replace my HiCap, and found that it sounded better than the original. This was the first TeddyCap. I then built another one for a friend, and the third one was sold on eBay. I was astound by the success of this power supply and by the demand, so I decided to build more. Each TeddyCap that was sold was followed by a thankful email from the new TeddyCap owner describing how happy he is, how it improved his audio experience, and encouraging me to build more, and more models. About me I graduated as a computer engineer (Hardware and Software engineering) but my professional career leaned towards software. I held several senior R&D management positions both in start-up companies and in well known large organizations (National Semiconductor, RadWare, and Cisco). Currently I am dedicating my time to what used to be my hobby and remains a source of pleasure, Audio. I hope that you will enjoy the products that I build as much as I enjoy making them  |