About us:
We seek to offer the best values in high performance audio and home theater
products. These categories can be fairly distinctly divided between products
focused on features and those focused, much more importantly, on the quality of
the picture and the sound. We distinctly choose to represent the latter. We also
endeavor to locate extremely high-value items and purchase them in large
quantities. This often results in greater discounts that we can pass along to
our customers. Further, we believe we are able to offer advice on how to
optimize your purchase value and the performance of your system. We have a
far greater than superficial understanding on how to maximize performance.
Our company has been in continuous operation since it was founded by Ralph
Spear and Gene Ritvo in 1988. As a “brick and mortar” dealer, we were the
largest independent high-end audio store in New England for over twenty years,
earning numerous “Dealer of the Year” awards from many of our industry’s most
prestigious manufacturers. Today we celebrate ten years of leading the way
in the retailing of high quality audio products on the Internet. We will
continue to offer high performance audio components and great value along with
unusually proficient after the sale service.
In a nutshell we offer:
• High performance
products.
• The increasingly rare ability to explain how to maximize
your system’s performance.
• Unsurpassed value.
• Top flight
customer service.
Our Staff:
Ralph Spear (ralphspear@spearitsound.com) Ralph
has been involved in the audio industry since 1973. He has extensive
experience in sales and management. Ralph has also been a member of ownership in
retail, manufacturing, and distribution. He endeavors to emphasize
efficiency in operations as well as the quality and value of our
offerings. Ralph has a special ability to find products that offer
exceptional performance and the expertise to communicate these finds to our
customers.
Dick Moulding (rmoulding@spearitsound.com) Dick is
a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
Dick’s interest in audio started at an early age although he did not build his
first Heathkit until he was 22. Prior to working for Spearit Sound, Dick worked
for various radio stations and as an organizer for The Union Stereo Coop at the
University of Massachusetts. Dick also owned Sound & Music in
Northampton MA, one of the first high-end dealerships in Western
Massachusetts. He oversaw the local introduction of many of the industry
changing products and trends of the last 35 years. Dick’s experience in audio
combined with his terrific communication skills gives him remarkable ability to
communicate the performance and benefits of the equipment we sell.
Dick is a performing musician. His niche is fairly specialized and he is a
true scholar of Ragtime music. As a pianist, he has studied with some of
the world’s finest teachers in the field of rag. In addition to local
performing, Dick is a regular attendee and performer at Ragtime Festivals across
the country. When not working at Spearit Sound or performing, Dick is
encouraging the development of young musicians with his board work for the
Northampton Community Music Center.
Jack Tozzi (jtozzi@spearitsound.com) Jack has been
involved with the audio industry since 1979 in both sales and management. He
started building electronics with a Heathkit vacuum-tube voltmeter in 1969 when
he was 14.
Jack is a classically trained baritone who has studied at both Smith College
and the University of Massachusetts. In addition to a number of
recordings, Jack is a current or past member of Novi Cantori, Arcadia Players,
Pioneer Valley Cappella, the Greater Westfield Choral Association as well as
having performed innumerable solos in New England.
In addition to his music training, Jack has studied the physics of sound and
brings this technical understanding to putting together high performance audio
system; he understands the physical difficulties that can arise and is able to
work to correct them. Additionally, for the last 15 years, Jack has also
been recording local choruses and orchestras and has the experience of being on
both sides of the microphone.
Jim Metz (jmetz@spearitsound.com) Jim has been
involved in the audio industry for over 30 years. Jim’s training is
solidly founded in science and he holds a degree in electrical engineering
from the University of Massachusetts. This gives Jim and unusual understanding
of the “whys” of the differences in audio/video playback systems. In addition to
his work at Spearit Sound, Jim builds and repairs classic tube guitar and audio
amplifiers as a hobby. Jim is deeply insightful concerning the synergistic
relationship of the component and how they interact in a system. Jim is
also a pretty good guitar player.
Eamonn Molloy (emolloy@spearitsound.com)
Eamonn brings extensive computer experience both as an hobbyist and an IT
professional. He has run his own business and brings this expertise to
Spearit Sound. His understanding of computer operating systems and computer
hardware makes him our resident expert in computer audio and the burgeoning
field of high performance, high resolution digital audio playback.
Natalie Vlahovic Natalie is our accounting manager and
supervises a subsidiary sales group for the company. Natalie is also a
commercially credited photographer and has a degree from Babson University.
Joe Gagnon Joe is our newest team member and brings energy,
organization, and a familiarity of newer technologies to our
organization.
