Neil McCauley
25-02-2016, 08:42
Editor McCauley in conversation with Howard Popeck
Hmm. Okay
So anyway, a little while later were ushered into the listening room and were confronted by man-sized monoliths we later came to know as The Apogee, from Apogee. And a pair of the previously mechanically buzzing power amps, powered up with the preamp at max without a source playing and mechanically silent. Seeing Bob working in the field over the years I wasn’t surprised. Berlin was stunned, and then immediately switched to his poker face and that was that. Good enough?
Good enough. So Mr. Stuart joins the list?
Sure does. In my book, he tops the list.
Now then, Dr Bews of LFD. What about him?
Probably another audio genius. A different type of genius. I know very little about him even though I’m his most successful retailer. Richard’s a closed book. We’ve never socialised. That's not his thing at all. Not even a little bit. But I’ll tell you this my friend. It’s not for nothing that the late Mr. Robertson-Aikman (of SME) chose him when overseeing the design of their turntables. He selected Richard to build a totally without compromise battery-power phono stage for the R&D dept.
Ooo – tell me more!
SME had the pick of the .....
Continues @ http://http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/02/the-amplifier-designer-hall-of-fame-part-10-neil-mccauley-in-conversation-with-howard-popeck/
Hmm. Okay
So anyway, a little while later were ushered into the listening room and were confronted by man-sized monoliths we later came to know as The Apogee, from Apogee. And a pair of the previously mechanically buzzing power amps, powered up with the preamp at max without a source playing and mechanically silent. Seeing Bob working in the field over the years I wasn’t surprised. Berlin was stunned, and then immediately switched to his poker face and that was that. Good enough?
Good enough. So Mr. Stuart joins the list?
Sure does. In my book, he tops the list.
Now then, Dr Bews of LFD. What about him?
Probably another audio genius. A different type of genius. I know very little about him even though I’m his most successful retailer. Richard’s a closed book. We’ve never socialised. That's not his thing at all. Not even a little bit. But I’ll tell you this my friend. It’s not for nothing that the late Mr. Robertson-Aikman (of SME) chose him when overseeing the design of their turntables. He selected Richard to build a totally without compromise battery-power phono stage for the R&D dept.
Ooo – tell me more!
SME had the pick of the .....
Continues @ http://http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/02/the-amplifier-designer-hall-of-fame-part-10-neil-mccauley-in-conversation-with-howard-popeck/