The Audio Expert, 2nd Edition

Chapter 4

Gozintas and Gozoutas

Years ago, in the 1960s through 1980s, I designed audio circuits both professionally and as a hobby. One day I went to the local surplus electronics store to buy connectors for some project or other. This place was huge and sold all sorts of used electronics devices, wire, and component parts. The two guys who owned the shop—John and Irv—were colorful characters, but they loved what they did and offered great deals. They sold some World War II-era military surplus, but they also had more recent goodies such as used oscilloscopes and other test gear. I once got a great deal on a dozen high-quality audio transformers. When I told John the type of connectors I needed, he said, “Oh, you want some gozintas.” I must ...