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We’re called Trinity Amps because our company was started by a team spanning three generations – the Father (Stephen), Son (Andrew) and Grandfather (Glen - a.k.a. the “Holy Ghost of Tubes”).

Stephen (the Father) began by building basic speakers and amps in the early 70’s and graduated to sophisticated audio gear later that decade. He has built spectrum analyzers, solid state power level indicators, hi power amps (>>100W RMS) using BiPolar and MosFet designs, Pre Amps and Active Filters as well. He built all of these from “scratch,” along the way etching circuit boards, fabricating chassis and building cabinets and audio racks. His designs for speakers included infinite baffle, transmission line and active two-way, bi-amped with sub-woofers long before they were popular.

Andrew (the Son) was schooled as a youngster in piano (jazz), and played string bass in the school orchestra. But as a young teenager, he wanted an electric guitar for Christmas. That guitar has never left his hands and he has become an accomplished player whose heroes include Hendrix, Page and Clapton. With a trained, keen sense for sound and quality, his role is to finish our cabinets and test our amplifiers, conducting the final quality check.

Glen (the Holy Ghost of Tubes) learned about tubes in the 40’s and 50’s, after building one of the first televisions in his hometown. He serviced radios and televisions for years and became an avid HAM radio operator. As a HAM operator, he learned all about tube design and operation and applied some of that knowledge as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 40’s. He continued to build everything in the “HAM shack” over the following years, including hi powered transmitters, antennae, and test equipment. As a conserver, he was able to provide some NOS tubes for some of our early amplifier projects. Glen still runs a full electronic and woodworking shop, where much building still takes place. At 70, he taught himself Basic programming, at 80, his latest foray is into G5 Macintosh computers.

We would like to acknowledge the assistance, input and support we have received from the following people who have helped us “along the road.”

Martin Newall - Design - Canada
Chris Winsemius - Netherlands
David Harris - USA
Philip Morrison - USA
Rich Heslip - USA
John Irvine - USA
Rick Stevenson - Australia
Nik Azam - Malaysia
Jim (House of Jim) - Canada
Marco Ooijer - Netherlands
James Hedeman - Canada
Ross Hughes - USA
Jim Wightman - USA
Bruce Madole - Canada
Chris Ouellette - Canada
Lawrence Bethune - Sound Clips - Canada
John Patton - Web Site support - Canada
Kirk Fergusson – Marketing  – Ottawa, Canada
Edward Adlers - Web Design - Toronto, Canada

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