Great post, french_fries !
One of the Best Stereo System in the World!
Folks,
I couldn’t help sharing this video. What a journey and exceptional dedication to built a system we all can aspire to build one day.
I tip my hat off to Mr. Ken Fritz and wish him well!
https://youtu.be/rHQ73tiKdsA
I couldn’t help sharing this video. What a journey and exceptional dedication to built a system we all can aspire to build one day.
I tip my hat off to Mr. Ken Fritz and wish him well!
https://youtu.be/rHQ73tiKdsA
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I didn't notice the stereo system as much as the pride he felt and the love for his beautiful family. I wish he could have shown us a little bit more footage of his elaborate workshop. I know he will face a daunting future with the disease he has contracted, and what can I say except "one day at a time". As a side note, no one can say they have the best system, only perhaps the best seat at Lincoln Center or in Austria, etc. Plus it seems the better the system, the more time and adjustment it takes to maintain it and/or use it. And then one day suddenly you're forced to upgrade it when one or more of its pieces needs upgrading or replacing. As one of the more honest sales managers told me years ago, as long as you're having fun it's a great hobby. But it should never become a source of neurosis. |
Very impressive in both commitment and execution. I've no nits about the system. We love what we love, right? But... Those clocks. I'm thinking of music with quiet passages. The "tik-toc" from those would drive me buggy. We've a digital clock in our dining room next to the living room. Even that little thing is distracting to me. In any case, I wish him well! |
An amazing opportunity to bear witness to a dream system AND hear from the builder. The acoustics professor at my university was friends with Paul Klipsch and sold Klipsch speakers, Crown, Marantz, Thorens, etc as a hobby. His listening room was designed around the speakers and was the genesis of my sound obsession (this was the 60'....on a lower level than Mr. Fritz' system). |
The man is a man of many hobbies. Good for him! I'm glad to see him enjoying the fruits of his labors. As I age I think about mortality more than I did before. Surviving cancer can do that for you. I struggle financially with the upgrades to my music system. Then, like Fritz, I say to myself that I am happy. My system makes me happy. I love listening to good sounding music. So, it is all good. I wrote into my will that the kids will not give away my music collection and audio components to Goodwill. Then need to be sold on consignment via my reputable sources. Unless they get to an age and position in life that they can actually house all this stuff! |
ME for one, don't get much better than Krell in the BIG dollar market and lifetime warr. I saw a setup in Aspin with Krell Pyramids Valve units. Just south of 850,000 for the pair...4.5 million for the room gear and all the goodies, All KRELL, even the cabling. I was there for 4 weeks on a foundational ground reinforcement, job, just for the entertainment room and deck. Nice when money is NO OPTION. One of a kind, love that stuff, A LOT of it out there too. Most of the folks that have this kind of system, never tells a soul...I saw a JBL custom set up with Krell in the Oakland hills. It was a breath talking. Again foundation job for the triple tiered decks Regards |
A man with one serious passion and the skill to convert it to real. A fabulous system. Thanks Lalitk. My wife and I were privileged to see and hear John Dunlavy’s personal experimental speaker system in 1982, Canberra, Australia. It was a product I have never seen since. I cannot say it is the best I’ve heard. But I can remember it was the best. A pair of 8” tall cylinders with some 30 drivers covering all relevant frequencies and omnidirectional with must have been the first DSP. I believe it would have been the precursor to the “Magnus”. It takes special people to create these special systems. Touché. 🇦🇺 |
The very second that I saw those speakers it called to mind a system in progress that I saw in virtual systems here quite a few years ago. The speakers looked the same, and there were three, and they were custom made, but it would have been impossible to recognize the room, because it was not completed yet. I have been here since the beginning. Does anyone else recall the system that I'm talking about? Anyway, it's an amazing system and an amazing story. Thanks lalitk |
kairosman72 posts09-06-2020 6:37pmWow man that is one dedicated audiophile. Must be single or divorced by now lol. Probably better off for it too. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. The same woman for 45 years. We were kids when we met, guess what we had in common? We both loved our stereos, and we both had Bose 901 first version. I made stands for her speakers.. The rest is, history... Then WE invested in Infinity QLS1, WOW.... Sure nothing like this fine fellow gear though.. Beautiful.. One of a kind, just love those monitors though, 1400 lbs I'm sure there is a lot going on there.. Regards |