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Harry Pearson, HP And The High-End As We Know It

I became aware of Harry Pearson, without exactly realizing it, in the spring of 1973. I was in my first year at university in the U.S., and I happened
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I was a disciple
He was a mentor
He wa friend

I think reading this should be interesting especiall y for many younger people who came after the 80's. Tom Martin describes what so many did when discovering HP and High Performance Audio and how to learn
If you read this carefully you might see how the entire focus of the Industry has shifted for many and IMO not for the better but to make more things acceptable and ........
 
Do I remember correctly that th early issues of TAS had a unique form factor / size? I have a vague memory of a light brownish printed document like book maybe smaller than a ‘normal’ magazine??
 
"But once an issue arrived, oh how it was devoured! On the day of arrival, I would sequester myself in my dorm room or bedroom and just begin reading. A day or two later, the entire issue had been consumed—every word—and some re-reading began. If you have children or grandchildren who were readers of the Harry Potter series, you will likely have witnessed similar behaviors. No more avid study would greet the arrival of a newly discovered and authentic book of the Bible at an evangelical prayer meeting."

This is exactly how I felt. Tom Martin has 10-yrs on me but I also discovered TAS in college. I was utterly subdued by the magazine, HP and articles by regulars like Sid Marks and the Living Stereo series. I recall the dispointment walking back from the mailbox kicking rocks because the latest issues had not yet arrived. HP's multipart reviews literally had you on the edge of your seat. The fun part was meeting up at the local audio store and speculating with salesmen as how the review was to end, like it were a serial or TV show. Never mind the TAS Super disc list and the scavenger hunt that ensued trying to find a decent copy of Casino Royale or the like, before word got out...those were good times.
 
puroagave said:
"But once an issue arrived, oh how it was devoured! On the day of arrival, I would sequester myself in my dorm room or bedroom and just begin reading. A day or two later, the entire issue had been consumed—every word—and some re-reading began. If you have children or grandchildren who were readers of the Harry Potter series, you will likely have witnessed similar behaviors. No more avid study would greet the arrival of a newly discovered and authentic book of the Bible at an evangelical prayer meeting."

This is exactly how I felt. Tom Martin has 10-yrs on me but I also discovered TAS in college. I was utterly subdued by the magazine, HP and articles by regulars like Sid Marks and the Living Stereo series. I recall the dispointment walking back from the mailbox kicking rocks because the latest issues had not yet arrived. HP's multipart reviews literally had you on the edge of your seat. The fun part was meeting up at the local audio store and speculating with salesmen as how the review was to end, like it were a serial or TV show. Never mind the TAS Super disc list and the scavenger hunt that ensued trying to find a decent copy of Casino Royale or the like, before word got out...those were good times.
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I understand because so many felt like this. When the new TAS came out in my store or later on at Lyric we would know within minutes it came out because HP would make everyone's phone ring.
Do you have the ____. Is it in stock___-

I find it disappointing that today there are so many different goals that IMO there are actually none. To me its always going to be as Harry described and put forth as the prime principle of the magazine.
I have no clue what a mic feed is and IMO neither does just about everyone else. The if you like it approach is fine but lacks any degree of expertise or real courage, just a one man surveys.
If you want to drink Chateau Latour in a Solo cup with ice, its your choice but I''l pass.
 
Nice find ! I just found and ordered today my 'Lake Ontario' T-shirt, looking forward to wearing it Saturday to coffee & cars !
 
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