Stu Lumsden and Mark Suskind to retire from Polk
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Best wishes, gentlemen...appreciate the contributions you both have made in my audio journey w/Polk. Thanks, Stu, for the wonderful hospitality during Polkfest '12. Really appreciated you opening up your house and hosting the lot of us. Pretty remarkable if you ask me.➀Speakers: Polk1.2tl's (Uber Mods) ➁Pre/Amp/DAC: PS Audio BHK Signature & 250, DirectStream ➂Cables/IC's: MIT S1Bi-Wire/S1 Balanced +Avel Lindberg 1000VA "Dreadnought" ➃Power Conditioner: PS Audio P15 Power Plant ➄Power Cords: Core Power Technologies Gold, DH Labs Power Plus DIY w/Neotech NC-P301 & P311ends ➅Streaming: Roon ROCK on wifi'd NUC, TP-Link WAP, & Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark, Emperor Double Crown Clock, Black Modernize LPS, PS Audio AirLens⟿Ω☯☥☮⟿🔊♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬♩♪♫♬
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Thank you very much for all that you have done for the company. Wish you well on your retirement.
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Staying that many years is a real testament to those men and the company. Thanks for your efforts, and enjoy your retirement!"This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
"Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." - Cicero, in Gladiator
Regarding collectibles: "It's not who gets it. It's who gets stuck with it." - Jimmy Fallon -
Retirement? Muy bien. Enjoy. It sure beats working.
Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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Enjoy retirement you two! If you're ever in the Pacific NW look me up for a free salmon/Steelhead fishing trip!Gustard X26 Pro DAC
Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)
There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus -
Congrats gentlemen! Well done.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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Great job!Mojo Audio Illuminati v3>>Quantum Byte w/LMS>>Rpi/PiCoreplayer>> Starlight 7 USB >> Mojo Audio Mystique v2 SE>>ModWright SWL 9.0 SE Signature>>Hafler DH-500 Amp+ (Musical Concepts Fully Modded)>>
SRS 2.3TL (Fully Modded)...Velodyne Optimum 8 subwoofer
1KVA Dreadnought
Marantz SA 8005
Pioneer PLX-1000 Turntable - Shure SC35C/N35X - V15III/VN35HE
Yamaha TX-540 Tuner...Sony BDP-S570
Sony PS4
Separate subpanel with four dedicated 20 amp circuits.
1. Amplification 2. Analog 3. Digital 4. Video
"All THAT IS LOST FROM THE SOURCE IS LOST FOREVER" -
Thank you all for your kind comments. I'll remember the offers for visits to the PacNW, New Eng and such. The HiFi Buys reference reminds me of their great salesman John Corn. Maybe you ran into him their original store. My good buddy Al Baron, a Polkie after HFB, now retired as well and living in Baltimore, will be pleased to hear your remembrances.
I hope to keep fanning the flames with Legend this year if allowed. I feel obligated to give it the best send-off possible. Keep in mind that Mark was the man that said it was possible at this time to reintroduce SDA. Best product guy ever, Mr. Suskind.
Keep Listening.Stu -
Alan Jones ring a bell Stu?
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Hear-hear! A very nice note.Stu Lumsden wrote: »Thank you all for your kind comments. I'll remember the offers for visits to the PacNW, New Eng and such. The HiFi Buys reference reminds me of their great salesman John Corn. Maybe you ran into him their original store. My good buddy Al Baron, a Polkie after HFB, now retired as well and living in Baltimore, will be pleased to hear your remembrances.
I hope to keep fanning the flames with Legend this year if allowed. I feel obligated to give it the best send-off possible. Keep in mind that Mark was the man that said it was possible at this time to reintroduce SDA. Best product guy ever, Mr. Suskind.
Keep Listening.
Apropos of (almost) nothing -- I don't really know Mark (although I remember meeting him long, long ago) -- but I did know his father, who was a dean in those long ago times at my (and Matt Polk's) alma mater -- and actually a professor in my department (Biology).
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Hang around a while Stu... having someone here of your stature and wealth of knowledge would be a tremendous gift to the forum.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 -
Well said Johnny boy
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Enjoy your retirements as I continue to enjoy my favorite speakers, appreciate your parts in making Polk what it is!VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
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Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000
Polk SDA1c modded
Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
SACD Marantz DV8300
Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's -
Mark and Stu,
Thanks for everything. Wishing you good health, prosperity, and happiness in your future endeavors.Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
