The late Don Hoatson of The Listening Room, formerly in Baltimore, now in Chestertown, Maryland, is one of these. He was my first real audio dealer and he talked me out of buying more things than he sold me." The world does not need another preamplifier company," he wants said in a conversation and that kind of stuck with me and help me make informed decisions and not chase after something that was new and glittery. His son I believe now runs the business over on the Eastern Shore and I wish them all the best.
Here's to the temperate, the gentle, the moderates in audio
Just a shout out to the audio dealers and youtubers who:
Don’t rant
Don’t eviscerate hobbyists and others in the industry under the guise of some kind of "truth bomb"
Don’t claim to be the only one "on your side" and then tell you to buy from them.
Want to understand what it takes to connect an individual, however limited they are, with gear that brings them music and fun.
Understand that this is for fun and that people want to enjoy audio and keep their serious attention on issues that really matter.
Provide informed and temperate commentary about audio -- Hans Beekhuyzen, Tarun, Darko, Steve Guttenberg, Lachlan (Passion for Sound), Sean, Harley Lovegrove, and many others. I don’t always agree with their analyses but they’re not trying to be "shock jocks" or leaders of "tribes."
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