In the first of a two-part conversation with StereoNET's Paul Sechi, AudioQuest's founder and CEO Bill Low traces his roots in high-end audio to boarding school, where, as a 13-year-old, he realized that sound could be an effective way to exert control over one's environment.
Bill goes on to discuss what he wants and expects from his various hi-fi systems; notes that the relationship between consumer, dealer, and brand is about much more than fidelity; and describes himself as "a consumer who wants to get high on the music."
What is it about two-channel audio, specifically, that nurtures emotional vulnerability such that the listener can more readily become immersed in a mind- or mood-altering experience?
Bill says two-channel’s very nature — its fewer channels (compared to multichannel home theater) — allows the ear/mind to complete the sonic picture through imagination, which is a far more powerful and productive route than the alternative of merely receiving more flawed information.
He says: “Two-channel is actually the most believable of all because it allows the brain, the imagination, to do the work. What we believe is more powerful than the truth. What we imagine is purer than what we witness from the outside and try to interpret.”
Watch Part 1 of StereoNET's "Inside AudioQuest" below.
