Mark Pinckney

Essential, Audiophile, Reference, Systems.

Marc Pinckney is the designer and principle architect of To EARS Sound Cabinets, an Audio Furniture concept that was cultivated at the Forge GSO, part of the renewal efforts in the Lewis Street development downtown Greensboro.

Marc was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on 22 August 1962. He got his start as a teenager, designing and fabricating skateboards and speakers, in the woodworking shop of the division of Industrial Technologies at NCA&T State University, now, The School of Technology.

 At that time, Dr. Charles W. Pinckney, Marc’s father, was the department head of the division of Industrial Technologies. There were all matters of technical skills taught in Industrial Technologies, electronics, auto mechanics, woodworking, upholstery, photography, graphics and HVAC,etc… I spent many of afternoons and weekends in the labs of Price Hall.

 Marc graduated for Ben L. Smith High School where in addition to taking traditional college bound courses, he was in the inaugural auto mechanics classes at the Weaver Center. Marc also took drafting all three years of high School and developed some technical drawing skills.

After a rough freshman year at A&T in the Engineering program, Marc transferred to GTCC Aviation program and ultimately got FAA certified Commercial Pilot license. Marc worked for Atlantic Aero FBO, GSO for over 8 years as a flight dispatcher. During his tenure at Atlantic Aero he was delimited by all manners of General Aviation aircraft and there operational elements, technologies that spanned from the earlier days of flight, up to the advent of GPS moving map avionics. The Honda Jet Greensboro program was started at Atlantic Aero while I was employed there and the first aircrafts where assemble there in Honda’s private hanger. We were sworn to secrecy of Honda Jets presents at Atlantic Aero at that time.  

I have had the opportunity to be witness to much technological advancement, now I am applying the pertinent experiences I have had to developing the To EARS Sound Cabinet… Aviation taught me that simplicity is the Holy Grail to good design, what a system does not have, cannot fail. I keep that at the fore front of my design philosophy. When there are things that I have not the Knowledge of or exposure to, I consult subject matter experts for guidance.  

I hope that the consumer recognizes these values from their first experience with To EARS... My advocacy is to encourage people to become better listeners; 

I would love for To EARS to be profitably in this mission.

To EARS, aims to deliver, the highest value proposition in mass customized audio furniture, to prudent consumers.