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Marc Silver

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My interest in electronics date back to my childhood when I reconfigured my father's reel to reel tape recorder into a radio. It did not please him. In 1968, I worked at Stereo Mart in Tarzana, California selling High End Audio. Timeline: 1972-1974, I managed California HiFi Warehouse. (CHFW changed name in 1976 to Circuit City). 1974, founded Northridge Audio Centre in Northridge, CA. Initial Investment $4,200. 1987, Northridge Audio's gross sales by the end of the year approximated $1,000,000.00 plus. April, 1988, created Inwall Systems -- Consulting and Engineering Company. September, 1993, re-opened as Soundscape in Santa Rosa, CA. 1995, established Soundscape Web-Page on World Wide Web. September 1, 2001, Soundscape moved into its new 13,600 square foot building, making us the largest independent Audio/Video/HiFi dealer in the Western part of the USA. 1974, Marc is certified as an Audio/Video Consultant by SAC (The Society of Audio/Video Consultants). Member of PARA (Professional Audio Retailers of America) and member of CEA (Consumer Electronics Association). 1995, licensed as a C-7 Sound Contractor by the State of California, Lic. #606648. I appeared on Radio and Television. I wrote numerous articles on Home Electronics for various newspapers & magazines including: LA Daily News, Orange County Register, Orange County Pilot, Custom Home Electronics Magazine and California Builder Magazine. My personal system has changed many times over my carrier, but the one stable item for the last 28 years has been Acoustat Electrostatic speakers. I currently own a pair of 2+2 and 1 + 1 models.

System
						Analog Front End
Stanton ST-150 modified Quartz Lock 3 speed direct drive table Esitor Low Mass Tonearm Micro Acoustics 2002 cartridge Ortofon MC Transformer
						Digital Front End
Denon DVD1930CI as a CD player
						Amplification
Arcam A49 Integrated Amp
						Cabling
Nordost and Tara Labs wire and cable
						Speakers
Acoustat 2+2 and Acoustat 1+1 Speakers Sunfire XTEQ8 SubWoofer
						Headphones

						Home Theater

						Accessories

						Room Treatment

Articles & Reviews
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Nelson Pass Interview 2023

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Turntable Mat Evaluation: an afternoon with the Sacramento Audio Group

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Interview with Carl Marchisotto of Nola speakers

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Interview with Roger West of Sound Lab

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Historically Significant Phono Cartridges, Part 4: Sumiko

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Historically Significant Phono Cartridges, Part 3: Denon, ADC, Micro Acoustics, Koetsu, Stanton, Dynavector, Decca, Ortofon

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Historically Significant Phono Cartridges, Part 2: Grado

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Historically Significant Phono Cartridges, Part 1: Shure

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Some plain English on setting up an audio system

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Speaker Technology

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Amplifier Technology

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Turntable technology for Millennials or everything you wanted to know but afraid to ask

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Speaker Tech Terms

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2018 CAS Report by Marc Silver, Part 3

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2018 CAS Report by Marc Silver, Part 2

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2018 CAS Report by Marc Silver, Part 1

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2018 CES

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Streamers – A Comparison

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2017 CES Report, Part 2

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2017 CES Report, Part 1

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Mergers within the Audio Industry

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What Happened To HiFi?

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2016 CI Expo, Part 2

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2016 CI Expo, Part 1

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2016 CES: Day Three

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2016 CES: Day Two

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2016 CES: Day One

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2016 CES: First Day arrival and CES Key Note Address

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CI EXPO 2015 Industry Insider Report

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2015 California Audio Show, Part 4

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