Anthony Collova

Thanks for the kind words guys!

A few years ago I listed my company; Second Skin Audio LLC for sale on a couple of websites. Last year I decided to get serious about selling it, and decided to list it with a broker. He did an amazing job for me, and in less than 4 months I received my first and only offer. I accepted, and over the last 3 months have been working closely with lawyers, my CPA, broker and the buyers to work out all the details. The purpose of this announcement is to inform everyone that Anthony Collova is no longer the owner of the Second Skin company. The new owner is a gentleman named Ken Kanefield. Him and his wife Sue sold their auto glass company, and bought 100% of Second Skin Audio LLC. For the last 4 weeks I have been training the new owners in the daily operations of the company. I will remain on temporary staff for the rest of the year, helping with phone support for Ken and Sue. The phone numbers, email addresses, and website details will all remain the same. Products, prices, and shipping methods will also stay the same. The only change will be the person sitting behind the desk and answering the phone. Oh.. The desk however will be moved from Phoenix, where I live, to Tucson, where they reside. My plans for the future are simple. I am going to travel with my girlfriend and my dog. We plan on living in a different state or country for 3 months at a time, for the next 2 years. First stop is Austin, then Chicago, then Manhattan. After NY, we will be moving to Rome, Madrid and London. Then we hit Asia.. All of this will start April 2011, after I compete in my first NPC body building competition (no joke). I am ready, and have been ready to move on for quite some time. I started the company with a $700 loan from my father, and managed to do pretty well for myself. I am MORE than happy with the way things have turned out. For now though, I want more from life, and plan on getting it while I am still young. I turned 35 yesterday and though I am semi retired, I still feel like I have a lot left to do in the business world. I formed a new company called Collova Media Inc. and will soon be managing a portfolio of online businesses built from my own capitol. The goal is to work 3-5 hours per week, from anywhere in the world. So far I am well on my way! I want to thank all of my friends and all of our customers for your continued support over the last 8+ years. I have learned a lot, and formed some great relationships. Without the support of the forums, members and vendors, I would not be nearly as successful as I have been. Your continued loyalty to the Second Skin brand and faith in my products means the world to me. You can expect to see a new Second Skin Rep on the boards in my place. I am not sure what Ken is going to chose as a username, but I am sure it will be pretty obvious who he is. Please help welcome him as the new owner of Second Skin Audio, and take care of your selves. Yours in humility, Anthony Collova PS. Use this coupon code to take 15% off of any order on www.secondskinaudio.com for the next 4 days while I Am still in the office. After that, you are on your own Code = cyasuckers ANT

Last week I posted a video asking the Second Skin youtube subscribers what sound deadening product they wanted to see go on sale. Check out this video and use the coupon code to take 20% off of our Mass Loaded Vinyl Sound Barrier Luxury Liner Pro Take the coupon code over to www.secondskinaudio.com in the next 2 days and claim your discount! ANT

Yeah.. it was.. So much infact that out of our 15k members, Steave Meade is is number 5. He helped that site get started, and I aquired it from the previous owner last year. I have been trying to revive the site and bring back some of the older members, but that takes some work. Traffic is increasing and content is moving again though, so I am hopeful. ANT

If you mean riddled with security holes, and no way for members to upload their own pics, with monthly server crashes, Nah... no plans for it . We are however looking in to a better platform to host the images. The previous platform was a custom html hack job that caused more problems than anything. We want to improve the functionality of the site without draining the server or opening the door for hackers to exploit us. That is all the old system had to offer. ANT

Exactly like SMD without the traffic, or morale or vendors, or....

Thought I would let some of you guys know. We just sent out a mass email to all of the banned ROE members. We are offering anyone that has ever been banned onRealm Of Excursion the opportunity to come back to the site, hassle free. All you need to do is email me with your user name to let me know if you want to be reinstated. [email protected] ANT

Thanks for the video Steve!! ANT

Glad you guys like the video! ANT

Here you go ANT

Thank yous to those that need it. Fuck yous to those that asked for it. I appreciate you all supporting Second Skin the way you do! ANT

When did you send the email? What is your email address? ANT

I think 20 sq feet will be close. 30 would get you much closer. ANT

Sure thing! Email me with your shipping address and I'll send some of the new improved Damplifier Out to you [email protected] ANT

Once our Damplifier is sold out, the sale will end. We usually go through 1 pallet ever 3 days.. That give you about 2 weeks for 5 skids.. May go faster since it is on sale.. Hope that helps! ANT

We have 5 skids of our Black Damplifier in stock and we are blowing it out. USe this code at the Second Skin website to take 20% off our our Damplifier Sound Deadening 20dampmm Anyone that places an order over $750 on ANY of our products will get 20% of. That means your $750 order will only cost you $600. USe this code for these large orders: 20offbomm As always Call me with any questions! 623-533-8193 ANT

Also consider that you will need 2 layers of Fatmat to equal 1 layer of Damplifier (in terms of performance) The foil Damplifier is twice as thick as the foil on fatmat and our adhesive is butyl rubber, no asphalt. Considering fatmat has a faiulure rate of 50% or more, you are really taking quite a risk to save some money, and lose performance while doing it! ANT

I shot this little video today for a caco member that asked for it... ANT

I shot this little video today for a caco member that asked for it... ANT

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Just made a video

Please remind me.. WHich banner? I have a few projects going on ANT

About 6 months ago we had I decided to start working with a new chemical formulation company to increase the performance and the value of damplifier and damplifier Pro. After we analyzed everything, we found a few key spots to work on. With Performance in mind, we wanted to get better results with less material and less work for our customers. Less material usually mean less performance though; Thinner foil = less vibration damping. Thinner butyl = less vibration damping. Sure, the cost goes down but with such a large reduction in performance, we hardly though it was worth it, which is why we dropped damplifier Lite from our menu. Even though damplifier Lite performed better than all of the knock off roofing tape dampers out there, it was not a good fit for our brand. Second Skin has always been known for being top of the line and we plan on keeping it that way. So here is what we are doing. Damplifier is getting an overhaul. The foil is getting an increase in thickness (by 50%) and temper (by 10%), while the adhesive will be thinner & lighter, but with more synthetic rubber added, and even less filler. Because of the increase in adhesive quality, and the thicker foil, the heat rating will be slightly increased and the adhesion will improve as well. As far as the damping performance, the product is going to be better in every measurable way. So what you get is a thinner, lighter stronger and higher quality sound deadener that performs better than anything in its weigh class, or price range. Our first batch is going to be silver. After that, ever batch will be black. Also, the price is going to stay the same! If any one has an sound deadening questions, please post them up in this thread, or call me. 623-533-8193 ANT

Glad our sound deadener made such a huge difference! ANT

Very nice.. How much material did you use to get those results? ANT