Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday

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.

I just now learned of the passing of Andy.  I met him in the early 80's on a trip to New York.  I truly learned to "feel" music from the system we purchased.  Andy invited us to stay with him once and it was neat to see his collection of soldiers, sit on a friend's patio and view the city at night.  I loved the old water towers.  I've wondered how much his soldier collection grew over the years.  Andy flew to our home in Idaho and helped with our system once.  When Andy came to Idaho,  I remember the snow on the ground and taking him 4 wheel driving to the Owyhee Mountains to the south of us.  I couldn't get him to take a snowmobile ride to the ghost town Silver City but it dawned on me that he was out of his element and being in the mountains was similar to my first experience with New York (I grew up in a town in SE Idaho with one stoplight).  I know Andy ultimately enjoyed the adventure.  No cell phone or satellite service during those days.  I introduced him to my friend, "Mountain Bob".  Both were a bit hesitant at first but I knew all was good when Andy mailed Italian salami from NYC for me to deliver to Bob.  I hope they're both enjoying a chat in heaven.  Andy is missed.