Q&A with John Quick of dCS

Did your interest in the high end come from the music side or the electronics side? Actually, a little bit of both. Music was constantly playing at home when I was young, and since then it has always been a necessity for keeping me sane and centered. My father worked as a technician for Sony and Marantz/Superscope prior to 31 years at IBM, and he built kits and modified his own gear. When his Harman Kardon tube amplifier needed service, he took me through its inner workings and explained why he added a soft-start circuit. I also had a chemistry …