Goodbye and good wishes to Kenneth Swauger

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,897
    edited February 2019
    Not everyone can say they were banned by Ken, I can. I feel as though I am part of an elite club.

    Carry on dude and best wishes.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Not everyone can say they were banned by Ken, I can. I feel as though I am part of an elite club.

    Carry on dude and best wishes.
    And his biggest mistake was letting the likes of you back in! ;):po:)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Not everyone can say they were banned by Ken, I can. I feel as though I am part of an elite club.

    Carry on dude and best wishes.

    Can we count getting a private email warning or just having our posts deleted to be able to be included?

    I feel Ken flipped a coin on his desk a couple of occasions as to determining my fate. ;) I did feel LUCKY after a few threads were closed right after I posted or deleted altogether. I waited for the guillotine but it never fell. Thank you Ken.
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  • pumpkinman
    pumpkinman Posts: 9,797
    Thanks Ken :smile:

    Best wishes on whatever is next in your life

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  • teekay0007
    teekay0007 Posts: 2,289
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Now that he can have one, I wonder how long his ignore list will be.

    I quoted your post, John, so now he will see it! :p
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    Ken..you certainly gave me more than a few useful tidbits concerning R-R decks...What a long strange trip it has been...Happy Trails...
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    teekay0007 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Now that he can have one, I wonder how long his ignore list will be.

    I quoted your post, John, so now he will see it! :p

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    Enjoy your retirement Ken. Wondering if you will miss us as much as we will miss you. Thanks for all you did keeping us all on the straight and narrow path. :D
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    Best wishes to you Ken! Thank you very much for helping me out personally. I know you did a lot of service for us behind the scenes, working with the corporate office, often going above and beyond.

    Thank you sir! And good luck to you in your future endeavors!
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,590
    Good luck Ken and take care, was a pleasure to meet you many moms ago!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    VR3 wrote: »
    Good luck Ken and take care, was a pleasure to meet you many moms ago!
    Just how many moms have you guys had exactly?
    Talk about Club Polk.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    Don't know what's on your horizon, but best wishes KEN. Love that retro equipment side of you.
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  • simm
    simm Posts: 564
    Ken, thanks for all you have done over the years to make this a better place.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,262
    Ken
    Thanks for sharing your audio knowledge

    It was also a pleasure doing business with you and Matt and I appreciate the opportunity

    Take care of yourself and your lovely wife and enjoy. Please chime in when you can

    —Ron
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    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,189
    Good Luck Ken in whatever you move onto next.
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
    Thank you for all your hard work here on the forum. Best wishes for your future.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,381
    Let me just point out Ken is NOT retiring, he's going to be taking over another "project" in the Polk stable.
    I'll let him spill it if he wishes.

    Good luck to you Mr. Swagger

    Ivan
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?
    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

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,381
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,259
    Polk Forum 2.0 hosted by VBulletin?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.

    I prefer to think small... that way I am less disappointed when it turns into yet another sound bar.
    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

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,381
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.

    I prefer to think small... that way I am less disappointed when it turns into yet another sound bar.

    Could be a SRS Soundbar ... :p:p:p
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.

    It's not something that one has to talk to to get it to do something, is it?

    :#
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.

    It's not something that one has to talk to to get it to do something, is it?

    :#

    Maybe... Alexa, what is Polk's next product? :#:p
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,987
    mlistens03 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    SDA-SRS replacement rollout perhaps?

    Dream on brother. It's even bigger than that.

    It's not something that one has to talk to to get it to do something, is it?

    :#

    Maybe... Alexa, what is Polk's next product? :#:p
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,958
    Thanks for all you have done Ken and good luck!
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,141
    Maybe designing Polk Speakers with "Heil folded air motion tweeters" in them. :p
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 2,465
    “If it was easy, anyone could do it.”

    Nothing will teach respect for a great moderator more than trying to be one. It’s one of those things in life that looks easy, until you try it.

    You did an outstanding job - thanks for your service sir.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited March 2019
    So....the obvious question is.....who's the new guy/gal we get to abuse ? I'm also wondering if this moderator job comes with a benefits package that includes psychiatric care....because the new person is gonna need it.

    Other things Polk should consider when hiring a new moderator....

    Extended vacation time
    Free coffee
    A Bull Whip
    Free marriage counseling
    Free pharmaceuticals
    Punching dummy in the office
    and....no sharp objects allowed in their office.

    I'm amazed, Ken lasted as long as he did. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,727
    Tony M wrote: »
    Maybe designing Polk Speakers with "Heil folded air motion tweeters" in them. :p

    Or, perhaps*, putting pulsing LED lights around the woofers... that's the future of hifi...

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