High-End Dealer Jeffrey Catalano Talks Horns, Tubes, & LPs with Herb Reichert
This video is about Jeffrey Catalano and his shop High Water Sound, located in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. Though it was my first time meeting Jeffrey, I had long been familiar with his nameoften associated with good sound at audio shows and a true appreciation for music. He distributes a selection of artisanal, analog pieces, including TW-Acustic turntables, Cessaro horn speakers, and Tron Electric amplifiers.
While filming and touring High Water Sound, I learned that Herb and Jeffrey go way back in fact, so far back that Jeffrey knew Herb before Herb was named “Herb”, and that in 1977 they both found and lived in the then -abandoned space that the shop currently occupies, prior to its many renovations.… Read the full article
High-End Dealer Jeffrey Catalano Talks Horns, Tubes, & LPs with Herb Reichert
This video is about Jeffrey Catalano and his shop High Water Sound, located in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport, right under the Brooklyn Bridge. Though it was my first time meeting Jeffrey, I had long been familiar with his nameoften associated with good sound at audio shows and a true appreciation for music. He distributes a selection of artisanal, analog pieces, including TW-Acustic turntables, Cessaro horn speakers, and Tron Electric amplifiers.
While filming and touring High Water Sound, I learned that Herb and Jeffrey go way back in fact, so far back that Jeffrey knew Herb before Herb was named “Herb”, and that in 1977 they both found and lived in the then -abandoned space that the shop currently occupies, prior to its many renovations.… Read the full article
Astell&Kern AK70 Portable Music Player
By now, unless you’ve been spending your time in a cave with no Internet access, you’ve heard of Astell&Kern. Although the company did not invent the portable personal music player, Astell&Kern has been a leader in portable audio ever since it introduced its first product, the AK100. Since then the maker has released a series of portable players that range from the AK Jr ($499) to the AK380 ($3499). Astell&Kern’s latest offering is the AK70 ($599), which is its least expensive player with balanced output connectivity.… Read the full article
What is a Music-First Audiophile™?
The Music-First Audiophile™ is not like other audiophiles.
The Music-First Audiophile™ buys an audio system to elevate the sound quality of music s/he likes.
The Music-First Audiophile™ understands that this might not be what others like.
The Music-First Audiophile™ compiles an audio system for his/her own enjoyment, not to impress others.
The Music-First Audiophile™ does not tell others that their preferences are ‘wrong’; that their findings require double-blind test confirmation; that their understanding of theory negates another’s direct experience.
The Music-First Audiophile™ knows that subjectively good sound can vary from genre to genre.… Read the full article
What is a Music-First Audiophile™?
The Music-First Audiophile™ is not like other audiophiles.
The Music-First Audiophile™ buys an audio system to elevate the sound quality of music s/he likes.
The Music-First Audiophile™ understands that this might not be what others like.
The Music-First Audiophile™ compiles an audio system for his/her own enjoyment, not to impress others.
The Music-First Audiophile™ does not tell others that their preferences are ‘wrong’; that their findings require double-blind test confirmation; that their understanding of theory negates another’s direct experience.
The Music-First Audiophile™ knows that subjectively good sound can vary from genre to genre.… Read the full article
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