Fabio is not merely a consumer of A/V gear; he also uses it to work on his own projects. "When I was a teenager in Italy, I used to stay up all night making reel-to-reel tapes of different records for radio stations to play, which got me into recording studios." This proclivity has remained with him to this day. In fact, the living room includes a complete recording studio and video-editing bay, in addition to the home theater.
When manufacturers work directly with celebrities, the experience is often less than wonderful for the company representatives. However, nothing could be further from the truth in Fabio's case. As Gayle Sanders of Martin Logan recalls, "I was a little hesitant at first because I thought he would be full of himself. But I found him to be very down-to earth, warm, sincere and knowledgeable."
Dan D'Agostino of Krell agrees. "He's always a real gentleman about everything, and he knows what it takes to make all this stuff work well together."
D'Agostino introduced Fabio to Transparent Audio cables, which led him to contact Karen Sumner at the company. "He is a pleasure to work with," Sumner enthuses. "He's highly professional and a genuinely good human being. He's also technically astute about what his system requires."
D'Agostino also arranged to get him the AmPro projector through Jim Davies, who quickly became another fan during their conversations. "It's like he's known you all his life, like you're best of friends."
Marc LaVecchia of Stewart had a similar experience. "He instantly made me feel as comfortable as can be. He's also very insightful and intelligent, which is different from some celebrities I've dealt with."
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