“I am surprised at how difficult it is to build a great stereo. From Robert’s blog, I had obtained nearly every component required to build an amazing stereo. However, what I built with those components was an ok stereo. I plateaued at this level because I didn’t know what was possible, and more importantly, I was not experienced enough to reliably judge the complex interactions of the components.

Through decades of pushing his own system to sound great and by listening to a few other truly great systems, Robert is uniquely experienced in what is possible from analog audio and how to achieve it (and, crucially, he uses Better Records Hot Stampers for reference!).

Robert spent a weekend with me and transformed my system from ok to great. More importantly, he taught me how to properly listen to and judge system modifications. Thus, Robert directly improved my stereo to achieve levels of sonic performance I didn’t think were possible – and his guidance enabled me to continue making performance improvements on my own.

My wife and I listen to our stereo nearly every evening. Thus, in a very direct way, Robert added immense value to our lives. Every vinyl enthusiast needs an expert that knows what great analog systems can and should sound like.

Robert is that expert.”

Bill S.