Four Thursdays have powered up and cooled down since this year's Home Entertainment Show in Los Angeles, and I'm still reading the show reports. Beyond that, I'm enjoying them more and more. This is a good sign, I realize. I'm enjoying the reports more because they're making more sense to me. The language is becoming a part of me.
Jonathan Scull tells me, "Once bitten, quality becomes a lifelong pursuit." Sure: we were talking about something else — something more beautiful — but I think it applies to hi-fi, as well.
In our latest e-Newsletter, Jason Victor Serinus catches up with Zu Audio to find "a bunch of heavy metal, punk, and rock LPs scattered about the floor." For this and other reasons, the Zu room was one of my favorites at the Show. Afterwards, back in NYC, when a couple of other writers — guys who've been in this business longer than I've been in this world — told me how awful the Zu speakers sounded, I began to doubt myself: Maybe I'm not a good listener, maybe I'm not the right guy for this job. Today, however, I'm full of zest and verve.
"Go with your instincts, as always," Jonathan tells me.
Read Stereophile. Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine. Let's go Mets. Peanut butter and jelly is good for breakfast. Have a great weekend, and Happy 4th.
