Jonathan Derda was literally born into audio/video, as his dad has been in the A/V business for well over 30 years. Jonathan grew up working in his family’s store in South Bend, Indiana, and at home he enjoyed high-end sound from his dad’s Carver tube amps and B&W 801 speakers. Today, Jonathan is our jack-of-all-trades, as his duties include sales, managing the installation department and doing a lot of our custom programming.

“Having been exposed to it all my life, I’m really passionate about 2-channel music reproduction,” he says. “I think 2-channel sales are on the upswing. Contrary to popular opinion, the younger generation is rejuvenating hi-fi. There’s a lot of interest in products like the new Musical Fidelity DAC with USB connection that can make a person’s digital music files sound as good as possible.”

Jonathan just got married in April of 2007, and he and his new bride survived a honeymoon in Italy. “We were in three car accidents in two weeks,” he says with a smile, “and while we were on a bike tour, I tumbled down a pretty big hill while trying to take a picture of my wife. We felt like the Griswolds in the Vacation movies.”

Fortunately, Jonathan made it back in one piece, so feel free to come in and ask him any questions — except about his honeymoon.