The Matador provided the top amplifiers with clarity of sound and power of bass that had not been heard before and other technicians were unable to match. By the end of the 1950s, The Matador was working on sono devices, and also working to improve the sound of amplifiers, which were in use with his own sound and in conjunction with a growing group of sound systems who were in search of the best amplifiers for their sound systems. During this same period Lloyd’s Radio & Television Service was opened in Kingston and served to repair radios, television, and electronic equipment. The Matador was one of the very first sound systems to be named with a bullfighting theme. Daley played his first sound system event at a social affair. Daley built his first amplifier to boost the signal strength of his army surplus walkie-talkie and he converted this same amplifier with four vacuum tubes, into a sound system amplifier. Daley worked as a linotype apprentice for a short time while attending Kingston Technical High School, where he graduated in electronics. Daley is known for his work as an electronic technician, his role as a sound system pioneer, studio engineer, and producer. Lloyd Daley - also know as “The Matador,” was born on 12 July, 1939 in Kingston, Jamaica. (This article features a 2014 interview with Lloyd “The Matador” Daley)
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