Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday

@frogman

And your inference is?

I stand by my comments.

Stereo Exchange was a much more welcoming place. Steve Wasserman is genuinely warm and friendly, and he has an amazing memory: he would greet you by name every time you walked in, and he knew the status and composition of my audio system at any given time and was always prepared with an appropriate suggestion for the next improvement to make to it that was suited to my budget.

@unreceivedogma , what inference?  I think I was pretty clear with my comments.  To my way of thinking when a person reacts defensively without cause tells me that they may be one of the “some” (SOME!) that I allude to?  Perhaps whoever you dealt with was having a bad day.  We all do at times, no?  A crime?  A little thicker skin is always a good thing.  I think that the overwhelmingly positive comments here vs the negative says something.  I like straight shooters.  Andy was one.  

@dayglow , I agree, @gents nailed it.  

@frogman
I went in there at least twice a year for well over 15 years. I never felt welcomed. Not once.

Not the case at the other two shops I frequented, especially Stereo Exchange which was just the opposite.

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And I could never even get the time of day at The Stereo Exchange. I tried a handful of times. Maybe it was the Rolex/Mercedes thing...

Fortuitously, not caring for being invisable at The Stereo Exchange resulted in me finding my little audio ’love connection’ at The HiFi Exchange in Little Neck Queens. Loved Alex, Anthony and all the regulars that came & went. Wonderful guys who taught me what was good and who for the sake of this discussion, also knew & liked Andy enough to speak well of him whenever anyone shared disdain for Sound By Singer.

I’ve always had good experiences with Dave at Stereo Exchange. I would buy from him or his crew anytime. Andy was not as friendly but he was always attentive to my needs and usually pointed me in the right direction re purchases. The same went for the crew at Lyric HiFi. Each of these have been criticized for not wanting to serve the regular (not rich) customer. I was and am not rich and believe I gave out a "guy off the street" vibe on my first visit to each--none of which resulted in a sale. Nevertheless, I was treated with respect and purchased gear at all 3 locations over the years. Fortunately Dave is still selling and Innovative Audio (not previously mentioned) has a welcoming environment. Not to mention High Water Sound and the fabulous Jeff Catalano as well as Gideon Schwartz at Audioarts.

INYC and environs is still a great place to find and experience a wide range of top notch gear.