Goodbye and good wishes to Kenneth Swauger

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,469
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Tomorrow is Ken's last day as moderator of Club Polk. Let's all wish him the very best and thank him for his help and guidance here over the years.

Political Correctness'.........defined

"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

President of Club Polk

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,485
    Ken retires yet again...

    Thanks for your moderation Ken!
    Salk SoundScape 8's * Audio Research Reference 3 * Bottlehead Eros Phono * Park's Audio Budgie SUT * Krell KSA-250 * Harmonic Technology Pro 9+ * Signature Series Sonore Music Server w/Deux PS * Roon * Gustard R26 DAC / Singxer SU-6 DDC * Heavy Plinth Lenco L75 Idler Drive * AA MG-1 Linear Air Bearing Arm * AT33PTG/II & Denon 103R * Richard Gray 600S * NHT B-12d subs * GIK Acoustic Treatments * Sennheiser HD650 *
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    Good luck and Godspeed Ken.... as an aside, do we know who the replacement is?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,259
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    We're awesome! Kidding. You know, you could join the forum as a member! I'm sure it would be more fun for you not having to monitor us.
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  • Stonecutter
    Stonecutter Posts: 35
    Thank you, Ken, for performing a thankless task so well and for so long!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    Ken, Thanks for not putting me in the hole on those few occasions I got passionate about certain things. ;)

    I thank you were a GREAT moderator! You will be missed.

    Please pardon anybody still in the hole before you leave office. :p
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    edited February 2019
    End of an era.
    Thank you sir.

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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Howard Johnson said it best

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuHKWzWtBzM
    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • pglbook
    pglbook Posts: 2,222
    Thanks, Ken. All the best.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Thanks Ken for everything! won't be the same :(
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    Thanks for all the hard work Ken
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    Ah man. This is a bummer.

    Well, take it easy, Ken. I hope we'll still see you around, posting here and there, sharing some of that knowledge. Thanks for fixing all my posts.

    Is the Tapesonic done? If not, it should be by Friday night now, I imagine.
    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/134973/tapesonic-70-t-capstan-motor
    I disabled signatures.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    He has helped me on more than one occasion. Best wishes Ken on your future endeavors.
    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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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,334
    Thanks, Ken. Best wishes and all that.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    tonyb wrote: »
    He has helped me on more than one occasion. Best wishes Ken on your future endeavors.

    Did he operate the cement mixer?

    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    Who?
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,194
    Thanks Ken. As mentioned above, you've had a thankless job and have performed it admirably. Best wishes moving forward and hope to see you around here as a member. Maybe you can begin your membership with a nice cable debate thread :#
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    Picture or you didn't happen. :p

    How about a goodbye wave in a pic. ;)
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,142
    Thanks and good luck.
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited February 2019
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Who?

    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Make sure, whoever you hand over the reins too, has your little black book of forum bastages ;)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Who?

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    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    Best of luck Ken! You always handled things in the most unbiased and level-headed manner - certainly not the easiest thing to with this group of hooligans!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    @KennethSwauger

    It’s been a honor and a privilege! Here’s to more time for your audio endeavors!
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Thank you, Ken, for all of your assistance over the years. You will truly be missed. Whoever they've got lined up to take your spot has some mighty big shoes to fill!
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
    HT: Samsung QN90B * Marantz NR1510 * Panasonic DMP-BDT220 * Roku Ultra LT * APC H10
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  • Derm
    Derm Posts: 95
    Wishes for a very Happy and Healthy Retirement Ken.
    Speakers
    Front - LsiM707, Front presence - LsiM703, Future ATMOS - VS 700LS
    Center - LsiM706c, Rear surrounds - 80 F/X LS, VS 900LS. Sub - (pair) Klipsch R-12SW
    AVR - Yamaha RX-A3010
    AMP - NAD C275BEE
    Main HT - LG 4K 75”, Sony UBXP800M2
    Bedroom HT - LG 55" 4K, Philips BDP7501 4K UHD player , Yamaha SRT-1500 sound projector, Spare room HT LG 50” plasma, Yamaha BD-671
    Office - Pioneer X-CM56, Bose iPod dock
    In Storage - 4 - RTiA9, RtiA3, CSiA6, FXiA4, Blackstone TL1

    The only source of knowledge is experience. Albert Einstein
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,007
    Best of wishes Ken and a sincere thank you !
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  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,683
    Well, Mr Swauger, you deserve a medal or probably a sainthood for managing this crew for these past years. Have a reel to reel happy future.
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  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    Thanks Ken! Come back and see us, will ya?
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,144
    Thanks Ken for all you did for the forum and Polk Audio.
    Enjoy your next endeavor! Cheers :)ga8tevdd0kcu.jpg
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    Thanks Ken for helping with what is STILL about the best audio forum on the planet.
    2-channelBelles 22A Pre, Emotiva XPA-2 Gen 2, Marantz SA8005, Pro-Ject RPM-10 Turntable, Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3B, Polk Audio Legend L800's, AudioQuest Cable throughout.
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