What ignited your interest in the high end? Did it come from the music side or the electronics side?
The music side, for sure. I played jazz, classical, and rock guitar, and piano. I took lessons twice a week and tried to practice about six hours a day. Classical guitar was the best because the instrument is so textural and responsive to touch. For some reason, I clearly remember the sound and feel of the interplay between musicians. There was a purity of tone and timing that to this day I try to help bring out in reproduced music. I’m not alone in this; I think every dedicated manufacturer tries to recreate “reality” in the reproduction process. Maybe we are all frustrated musicians.
What gear made up your first high-end system?
A Wadia 860 CD player into a BAT preamp into a BAT amp and Ohm speakers my wife had bought for me. It was and is great stuff, but alas, now a distant memory.
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