What not to do to a $30K pair of speakers

F1nut
F1nut Posts: 50,729
edited July 2006 in Vintage Speakers
Unbelieveable!!!

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?spkrfull&1153186304
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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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,833
    edited July 2006
    that plywood kind of blends in pretty good with the walnut veneer, don't you think ? :(

    "Harvey “Gizmo” Rosenberg was my uncle and a legend in the audio industry. He died suddenly at age 59 on July 16, 2001 after suffering a massive heart attack while on a business trip in Illinois."

    .....he probably finally realized what he had done to those Tannoy's. :eek:

    Goes to show, there is such a thing as being TOO smart and/or eccentric.
    Sal Palooza
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited July 2006
    What a jerk. I hate seeing beatiful vintage gear ruined for the rest of us by hacks.
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2006
    I've had the Meta-gizmo site bookmarked for a few years. Rosenberg was an interesting character to say the least. I'm in the "once you buy it...it's yours to do whatever you want" camp.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited July 2006
    Eccentric? Yes. But, hardly a "jerk" or hack". Do some reading. Here's a good start, in Gizmo's own words, noting the tube crossover theory:

    http://www.meta-gizmo.com/Tri/mag/NOBU_GLASS.html
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited July 2006
    Yeah, but F1 has been sweating a pair of those big Tannoy's for some time...

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited July 2006
    Sounds like a great project for someone. Hmmm!
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2006
    I'd like to burn those with a flamethrower.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited July 2006
    Of all the speakers on my "must hear before I die" list, these are at the top. Atleast the original panels will be included.
    Make it Funky! :)
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