SOUND TRAVELS
Tom Waters: Do you have a first memory, a first unforgettable musical experience that left an impression?
Stuart Jack: It was probably a journey rather than any one experience. I was influenced primarily by my dad who always appreciated good sound. After they married, my mum made the mistake of taking all their wedding present money and lovingly buying a small Philips sound system—but my dad was horrified! My dad had this very old B&O Beomaster system that actually sounded pretty good. When I was 11 years old or so I’d play vinyl on it. Later I got into running a little discotheque for local parties and friends. I’d record music off the Saturday morning Top 40 radio program using my dad’s tape deck so I’d have something to play! It had a slider control so I could fade in and out. I then used a mixer I’d scrounged and literally tacked together something to play as a DJ. All those experiences were probably the foundation of my interest in music.
TW: And did that start you on the hi-fi journey or did something else start you on the audio equipment quest?
Around the end of my schooling I pulled together some money to buy a Marantz CD-75 player right when CD players
