Returning to the fold
Thank you, Stereophile, especially Herb.
Some 30 years ago or so, I sent a letter to your magazine telling how I got the hi-fi bug and with the help of a local dealer and Stereophile magazine, I was able to compile a system of B-and C-grade Recommended Components (NAD, Snell, Cary) that sounded great and served me well. Then life and other interests came along. I sold the system and abandoned hi-fi. But deep down, I knew I’d be back.
About 3 years ago, after retirement, I almost blithely picked up both and that other high-end publication, and it all came back. I knew I didn’t want to be without and specifically a Herb Reichert devotee, a fan-boy as it were, though we’re of similar age. What he heard, I heard. What he liked, I liked. I tried many of his positively reviewed components and found them to be not only to my aural liking but a good fit for my lifestyle and philosophical tastes (tubes, smaller boutique-produced components).
