{"id":3483,"date":"2018-03-09T12:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=3483"},"modified":"2018-03-09T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T17:42:52","slug":"dealer-spotlight-soundquest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/dealer-spotlight-soundquest\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealer Spotlight:  Soundquest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Alex Brady<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundquest.co.il\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3492\" src=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/soundquestlogo.png\" alt=\"soundquestlogo\" width=\"428\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/soundquestlogo.png 428w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/soundquestlogo-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 85vw, 428px\" \/>Soundquest<\/a> was founded by Gabby Amram, a music enthusiast and audiophile, who has been involved in the High End Audio business for over 20 years. However, Gabby&#8217;s journey in the audio industry is unusually varied. Back in 2002, Soundquest became the first Israeli importer of leading high end brands such as dCS and Audio Physic. However, in 2005, Soundquest relocated to New York, where Gabby became the exclusive Distributor for Burmester and Audio Physic for the USA and Canada. He helped grow these brands by way of establishing a dealer network for them, along with an enviable catalogue of great reviews from key US audio magazines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Unknown-2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-2.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-2-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-2-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>However, by 2010, Gabby relocated Soundquest back to its original roots in Tel Aviv, Israel. He has very carefully selected a portfolio of complimentary high performance products from the likes of Spendor, Hegel, PMC, AVM, Piega, Creek, Epos and Nordost. In the ensuing\u00a0eight years, Gabby&#8217;s shop has carved out a reputation as a haven for audiophiles in Israel. This is, in no small part, a result of his well-informed knowledge, and the charming way that he imparts it to customers, but also the very inviting and comfortable surroundings that he has created for Soundquest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3489\" src=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-4.jpeg\" alt=\"Unknown-4\" width=\"1066\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-4.jpeg 1066w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-4-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-4-682x1024.jpeg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>Like Nordost, Soundquest believes that it is imperative that customers get the chance to experience the products that they import. One of the ways that they do this is by hosting regular musical evenings for their customers in the store. Indeed, in the last 6 months, Soundquest has held\u00a0two events which were supported by representatives from Hegel and Nordost respectively. The reputation that these events have is such that it is not uncommon for audio reviewers to also attend them. It is easy to see why they are so popular\u00a0\u2014 Gabby has a natural warmth which often means his customers also turn into his friends. Not to mention, he has an uncanny knack for knowing (and remembering) each of his customer&#8217;s audio systems inside out. This attention to detail is ideal, as he recommends the most suitable Nordost upgrade for each of their respective systems.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3490\" src=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-5.jpeg\" alt=\"Unknown-5\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-5.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-5-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-5-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Unknown-5-450x300.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>2018 has already gotten off to a wonderful start for Soundquest and Nordost\u00a0\u2014 it has just been announced that Nordost has won product of the year for our <a href=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/sort-systems\/sort-kone.php\" target=\"_blank\">Sort Kone<\/a> in Dtown Magazine. We are looking\u00a0forward to many more years of working closely with Soundquest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alex Brady Soundquest was founded by Gabby Amram, a music enthusiast and audiophile, who has been involved in the High End Audio business for over 20 years. 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