On no! We lost Kharp1?

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verb Posts: 10,176
WTH?

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  • Gerres26
    Gerres26 Posts: 864
    edited January 2020
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,157
    Yet another bad reaction IMO.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    edited January 2020
    So I loved Kerry!

    He has helped me tremendously. He gave me a ton of insight as I was just getting into the tube pre world. Offered some suggestions on rolling tubes into the VTL. As many of you did.

    Gave me insight on the Joule.

    And I believe he was one of the previous owners of the McCormack DNA 125 amp that I now have.

    Heck, I even bought my 2 absolutely delightful Nelson Pass ACA Mono's that I'm currently running. For a ridiculously low price! Sharing the hobby with those you love. He even insisted that if I ever part with them, to keep them in the CP family. And now he's not part of the family anymore.

    I'm saddened by this. :cry:
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    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
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    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
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    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Too bad
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,164
    It is sad, but I'm surprised it took so long to be official. His parting rant, which was quite graphic, was a few weeks ago IIRC. I guess the fuse on that bomb was longer than expected. Anyway, another source of experience and knowledge g o n e.
    "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
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Aaaaand again, past threads that he contributed in will be useless without the context.

    Nice job helping the audio community here folks. :|
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,272
    He didn't have his comments deleted.
  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    edited January 2020
    So I just checked. His stuff is still here.
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    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    I already messaged Cassidy that if a user leaves their posts should not be removed. Once a post is made it should be up as long as the site is up.
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Neat ;)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,272
    I wish Cassidy would delete all my typos and misspellings. Viking only has one hour to tell us before the edit window closes.
  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,048
    Hermitism wrote: »
    I wish Cassidy would delete all my typos and misspellings.

    Geez if that was the case you'd have no posts. ;)
  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,272
    Willow wrote: »
    Hermitism wrote: »
    I wish Cassidy would delete all my typos and misspellings.

    Geez if that was the case you'd have no posts. ;)
    I need an "Agree and LOL" emoji!
  • delkal
    delkal Posts: 764
    Kharp1 did have many knowledgeable posts. I just don't understand how someone can melt down so fast and quit over something trivial. We all have disagreements with others here at times.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/189115/looking-for-a-cdp-have-1500-2000-to-spend/p1

    Seems like the person he was disagreeing with left too (Sahib). I liked his posts too.

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/189139/in-the-interest-of-keeping-the-peace#latest

    All over nothing!
  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,586
    I’ll miss his knowledge and comments, especially about tubed electronics.
  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,449
    Maybe a bit of cabin fever going around. Always happens this time of year while waiting for the snow to melt.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,168
    This bums me out worse than all of Mikey’s obituary posts put together.
    I disabled signatures.
  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited January 2020
    Sad to see Kerry gone he will be missed. I guess he really did drop the mic. I tell you all, if you want to hang on the forum anymore you need thick skin.
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  • kevhed72
    kevhed72 Posts: 5,059
    I dunno....Ive been here awhile casually but can honestly say there is nobody here I dislike....at all. Life is too short.
  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Who am I going to listen to my Andy Griffith record with now?

    I am sad to see any regular members here leave on a serious note though. I wish you the best Kerry.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    Ugh. He was a very cool dude. We had some stuff in common. I hope he reconsiders and makes his way back.
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    Kerry was and is a great guy. Whatever his reason to leave was I hope he comes back. I'll miss him here for sure!!!
    "if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,272
    edited January 2020
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    Well, damn it.... Kerry was a true Polkie. He will be missed for sure.
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    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
    Hermitism wrote: »
    No one should be judged by one bad night.

    What if you are a repeat offender, yet you feel satisfied while she stares at the ceiling in disgust?

    I’m asking for a friend...
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
  • As Paul Harvey said, we now now "the rest of the story."

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