Ken, where are you ?

tonyb
tonyb Posts: 32,952
edited March 2015 in The Clubhouse
Ken is one of our newer members who recently signed up by my prodding him a tad. He's local to me, a fellow audiophile who's feeling lonely in the crowd of Bose speaker users. Looking for other budding audio nutjobs in the Chicago NW burbs. Interesting enough, he has some nice gear, tube mono's, Merlin speaks, and chose "tubesrule" as his screen name. I asked him to introduce himself, maybe he's a tad shy, so I'm pokin' the fire a bit.

I met Ken through a for sale ad I had up on another site. Seems like a cool dude so you guys be gentle....no reach arounds on the first date, wait at least a few weeks. lol
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Welcome, Ken!
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Welcome aboard Ken, always nice to hear input from fellow gearheads and budding audio nuts,lol. :)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    This ken must be a bonified nut to be swayed by the likes of you T-bone :p

    Ken, stay in the shadows...its safer there!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited March 2015
    mrbiron wrote: »
    This ken must be a bonified nut to be swayed by the likes of you T-bone :p

    Ken, stay in the shadows...its safer there!

    Agreed.... all Tony wants to do is send you into the rabbit hole just like the rest of us.
    Hold on to your wallet.
    :D
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,751
    Thank you, thank you very much. Be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress...
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    Welcome to the room.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,751
    nbrowser wrote: »
    Tony, I'm right here....no wait, wrong Ken...dangnabbit...thought I was important there for a second...lol

    Too many Kens, so confusing...

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    mrbiron wrote: »
    This ken must be a bonified nut to be swayed by the likes of you T-bone :p

    Ken, stay in the shadows...its safer there!

    Agreed.... all Tony wants to do is send you into the rabbit hole just like the rest of us.
    Hold on to your wallet.
    :D

    Ahem....cough...cough, your no better my friend. lol


    Yeah, lots of Kens around here......maybe you all had the same mother with the George Foreman mentality.

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    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Hi Ken! Try the veal.
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Thank you, thank you very much. Be here all week. Be sure to tip your waitress...

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    WAAAAA....lmao !!

    You guys are too much.
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    You just need to learn how to shake hands with your right will
    holding on to your wallet with the left. NP. :)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    This "new" ken is going to read an introductory thread about a guy before he even gets here. Talk about a bunch of loons.

    I bet we could draft up a biography for "ken". I'll start...

    Ken, during his teenage years was the four front for the prototype ladle with slots otherwise known as the slotted spoon. He never got the patent and big buisness stole his idea. He hasn't had a good idea since and lives with 4 cats, all named Doug, in an abandoned railway car in the bowels of chicago's transit system. His diet consists of wild carrots and donut stumps. He only walks backwards to avoid awkward eye contact with people...

    Ok, i'm done....and to think, i only drink at NIGHT.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    What ? You don't count the whiskey in your coffee ?
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    "This Post Is Useless Without Ken"

    Welcome Ken! :)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    "Ken, yous and mes is goings places...s"

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    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    Come out come out wherever you are!
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    I know he's here, he sent me a PM already. C'mon man, pony up !
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    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

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    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    tonyb wrote: »
    What ? You don't count the whiskey in your coffee ?
    Want some whiskey in your water?
    Sugar in your tea?
    What's all these crazy questions they're askin' me?

    https://youtu.be/rKaQzQAlNn4

    I was gonna post a photo of a "Ken" doll to this thread... but Google image search mostly turned them up on some ... shall we say... rather unsavory websites :-O I guess I shouldn't have been too surprised; I am kind of naive, though, I guess.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,485
    Is this his avatar? Tubes rule? :smile:

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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
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    I'm not even sure what this means, but it is awesome. Welcome to the party Ken.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Ken... Follett? Welcome anyways!

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    This thread is awesome! I am cracking up! Thanks for the laughs. That said, Ken: GET YOUR A$$ OUT HERE!! (In all seriousness, any friend of Tony's is a friend of ours). Looking forward to interacting with you sir.
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    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Here we are, on day 3, talking about Tony's imaginary friend. Conspiracy theory, what if TONY is the imaginary friend of Ken this whole time.....MIND BLOWN!!

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    Tony....we know Ken is in there and we would like to talk to Ken now.

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    Quaalude Breakfast.....sorry :D
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    I would also like to mention that i just *peed my recliner doing the prior post......
    Now i get to go recliner shopping. YAY SUNDAY!






    *I did not actually pee my recliner.... :*
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    KEN...KEn...Ken...Ke...k... :|
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    rednedtugent wrote: »
    KEN...KEn...Ken...Ke...k... :|

    LMFAO....Couldn't have said it better myself lol.

    Man, this guy doesn't show up soon people will think I have an imaginary friend. Which now that I think about it, can't be all that bad, right ?
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    Tony? Am I speaking with Ken now? How is Ken feeling today?
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    We're having a fight club moment here.....tyler durdan??
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,485
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,751
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAgLhr6sHtc
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