@roxy54 "The man himself is an unusual guy"
That’s about as accurate a statement as you will ever see here on Audiogon. By the way, even though the name of the business is David Lewis Audio, the owner’s name is David / Dave Serota...
I personally have always had a cordial relationship with him, though that seems to be the exception.
Something I always found funny in the way we used to use the term was a guy in my audio group who spends an appreciable amount of money on gear wanted to audition a component Dave carried, and called and had several long, enthusiastic, in-depth phone conversations about it. They agreed to have him come in for an audition, including the day and time. My friend took the afternoon off from work, showed up in a suit, and is a younger, handsome, fit, professional looking guy. He drove more than an hour to the store, at exactly the appointed time, and mentioned the door being locked, which is the norm for this business, as it’s not in the greatest of neighborhoods, and you’d never imagine such a high-end place existing there. Anyway, Dave answers, my friend introduces himself in a supposedly completely friendly, agreeable manner, with the excitement one has in meeting a new person in such an endeavor. Dave tells him he has no recollection of their discussions, and made it more than clear my friend was neither welcome nor would be permitted to enter, and closed the door in his face. Dumbfounded and bewildered, he rings again, only to be told to go away, and not return. The rest is a bit fuzzy to me, but I think my friend called again to try to work things out on the phone, hoping to jar Dave’s memory, to which Dave mentioned he specifically told him in person to go away and not come back
