[lcaillo]

I am Leonard Caillouet, moderator for the Manufacturer Service and Support forum. I live in Gainesville, FL and am the service manager for Electronics World, a mid-high end AV dealer doing about 60% of our business as installation work and about 40% retail. I focus on repairs, technical consulting, and calibration.

My current system is modest, but the most enjoyable that I have ever owned, overall. I have a Sony KE42TS2U PDP, 5 MTX in-wall speakers, 2 Mach5 12 IB subs, LG LDA511, Yamaha RXV620, Yamaha RXV850, DSP1124P, SA8300HD DVR, and MX350 remote for the main system. I have had various equipment over the years, including Thiel (still some of my favorite speakers), PS, Denon (Still have a Denon turntable), Nakamichi (still have that LX5, too), Marantz, etc. For video calibration I use Accupel and Sencore generators, an EyeOne spectroradiometer, a Spyder colorimeter, AccuCal and CalMAN software, and an assortment of test discs and computer files. For audio calibration I use a recently calibrated ECM8000 mic, Tascam US122 mixer, REW, TrueRTA, a RS meter, and an assortment of discs and computer files. My computer is a bit archaic Dell 5000 notebook (inherited from my son who got the new Toshiba), but works fine with the external hardware.

I am 47, married to Julianne, who is a computer analyst and RN. We have two sons, Eric, 6 and Evan, 5. We have Drew, 18 from Juli's first marriage, who lives with us and just entered college, and Daniel, 21, from my first marriage who lives in Louisiana where he is in the National Gaurd and goes to school. I grew up in Louisiana, where we lived until moving to Gainesville in 1999.

I graduated from High School in 1977, spent several years at LSU in engineering, but did not finish my degree. I was fortunate to get my start in the Home Theater business with Art Colley's Audio Specialties in Baton Rouge in 1979. I became the service manager there, also doing system design, sales, and installations. Eventually, I completed my degree in Education in 1992 and taught Math and Computers until 1999. Along the way I got my MS in Motor Behavior, with Thesis work on the processing and analysis of EMG signals. After moving to Gainesville, I got back into the electronics business. Someday, I hope to retire into graduate school to finish my phd studying human motor learning from a biomechanical perspective.

I am mostly agnostic, the result of being raised and educated Catholic, but have a deep respect for those who practice and live by thier faith. I would consider myself to be a somewhat spiritual scientist with a deep regard for the complexities of life and existence that we cannot understand. Philosophy has always been one of my interests. I am politically unaffiliated, and proudly so as the parties are an embarrassment. I tend to be conservative until a progressive issue is made to make sense to me, then I can be rather liberal. Ultimately, like most people, I am more interested in pragmatism than idealism. I try to stay well informed on politics, paying attention to issues from both sides, when I can find the rare factual and lucid discussions of such matters.

My interests include sports, psychology, computers, and my kids. I was once seriously involved in Olympic style archery, but the kids and bursitis have limited that and golfing lately. We go camping every couple of months with the kids, and enjoy Florida very much. I served for 4 years as a member of the USOC Sport Science and Technology Committee and was biomechanics advisor and instructor for the coaches of the NAA. I am a DIYer for nearly everything, and like helping others to do the same. These days I stay busy with work, cub scouts, T-ball, basketball, and homework. I am in the process of remodeling the family room where I installed in-wall speakers and IB subs. I came to HTS as a result of my interest in REW and the BFD, like many of us did. I am happy to be here in this community of exceptional people who make on of the most pleasant forums on the Internet. I enjoy sharing information and helping people with service issues. I have learned a lot here and am sure that I will continue to do so.

I can make some fine etoufee, gumbo, and jambalaya (especially when I can get that real andouille from back home) as one might expect from a cajun from the bayou country. I do miss those crawfish.

Go Gators. Go Tigers. Go USA.