Another positive review of the Audio Doctor in Jersey City. NJ

I wanted to give a very positive shout out and thanks to Dave Lalin at Audio Doctor in Jersey City, NJ.

I found my way to Audio Doctor based on a thread here in Audiogon. I wanted to add my positive comments to that thread. The initial contact with Dave was by phone and he is very responsive and easy to reach.  We had several initial conversations about what I was looking for and dates/time for a visit. I was eager to hear the Quad speakers and other brands that he carried.

I took the drive up yesterday and spent three hours with Dave who was very welcoming, extremely knowledgeable and good humored. I had intended to spend only an hour or so I was sensitive to his time. But three hours later we were still talking.

Dave is very generous with his time and passionate about the brands he carries. He wanted me to hear everything – from his smallest, least expensive systems to his “big rig”, a truly stunning system consisting of the Paradigm Pesona 9H with T+A electronics. This system was absolutely stunning. One of the ten best I’ve ever heard. Here I could toss in the usual bushel basket of hyperbolic adjectives but I’ll spare you that. Suffice it to say that the system nailed it and got everything right. I was gobsmacked! Then we settled down to hear his midrange wares, in particular, the Quad Z3 and the smaller Paradigm Persona speakers. The whole session was very revealing and worthwhile. And finally, he wanted me to hear his KEF-based surround system, which is located in a dedicated home theater in the basement of his house. And here the term “home theater” must be taken literally because his vast inventory of brands is located in multiple rooms in a lovely Victorian house. The KEF surround sound system was a stunner. An extremely well balanced, fully tweaked out, totally involving piece of art and technology.

This was a great way to end a thoroughly enjoyable visit. Thank you Dave. And thank you for being one of the few remaining fully equipped bricks and mortar hifi solons still standing.