BRIGGS ON BRIGGS: Jameson Davenport Briggs, IV is one of the foremost audiophiles in the world. He is retained, on the buy side, by UHE (Ultra High End) usually IO (Invitation Only) resellers and private audio boutiques. His recommendation, or lack thereof, can make or break an audio manufacturer. He has been featured on numerous audio bulletin boards and has lectured on audio topics at several prestigious Ivy League Universities. At the request of thousands of audiophiles, Davenport is initiating a program whereby he will advise high net worth individuals on component selection, aging and burning in of cables, and other relevant topics. More details on this will be made available in the near future. Born to a “double Mayflower” family in Newport Rhode Island, Davenport’s family had been very prominent in manufacturing for over 150 years. The captain of his lacrosse team at Choate-Rosemary Hall, Davenport Entered Yale, Yale Law, and finally Yale’s Graduate School of Management and then proceeded to go to Wall Street to work as a top-tier investment banker to some of America’s most prominent corporations. In 1989 he “retired” and built a giant testing laboratory and living compound, The Briggs Compound, outside Caribou Maine. The compound contains three guest houses, a main chateau of some 22,000 square feet, an on site audio testing laboratory and a helopad. At any given time high end manufacturers are on site to have their products reviewed, tested and to get comments from Davenport Briggs. Davenport only believes in rigorous testing of all aspects of a product prior to rendering a comment or decision.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:56:19 +0000
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