Andrew Singer Of "Sound by Singer" passed away yesterday

@czarivey

That was my experience. I disliked him immensely. I did go in the shop for FOMO, and I did once buy something, my VPI HW / Sumiko MMT / Koetsu Black combo there, in 1985. But he was not helpful: I knew to know what I wanted before I went in, I went straight to the item(s) and with no discussion I pointed, said “I’ll take it!”, I was in and out within 30 minutes

I shopped mostly at Stereo Exchange, run by Dave Wasserman, a genuinely friendly, nice and always helpful guy. I got my Futterman OTL3s, my Beard P505 there.

nevertheless, R.I.P. Andy.

I walked in the store as a penniless musician and music lover and was treated with disdain.

@gents     +1   You nailed it!

@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.