Man, I miss Ken Swauger!

Ethancf
Ethancf Posts: 473
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Ken was the kind of guy that could make miracles happen back in the day. He’d send the occasional freebie, dig through somebody’s desk drawer to find an odd part, and he was just always a straight up good guy. I’ve been around here a while and he helped me with my RT16/12/CS350LS system, my LSi system, and I’m super bummed that he’s no longer here to chat about my LSiM system that I’m knocking together.

Sucks getting old. Godspeed and I hope Ken is doing well! He’s a good egg.

Jason
THE SYSTEM
Polk Audio LSiM 707 Mains
Polk LSiM 702 f/x Surrounds
Polk Audio LSiM 706 C Center
SVS SB-17 Ultra Subwoofer
Rotel RSP-1582 Pre/Pro
Rotel RMB 1585 Amplifier
Oppo UDP-205 Blu-ray Player
Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,985
    He is still around. He retired from Polk and along with retirement, his moderator account was retired as well.

    He is still the Ken we knew and loved, but his moniker is now @SeleniumFalcon and his sense of humor has gotten better. I guess that's pne perk of.being retired...

    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. ~
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 4,302
    Hello Jason,
    Thank you for the kind words. I'm kind of like the old war horse that still twitches his ears when he hears a bugle. It looks like you're enjoying an excellent system, the three "Ps", Polk, Parasound and Pioneer Elite.
    Cheers, Ken
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,994
    He also is still helpin' damsels in distress... umm, I mean, Polk owners in need.
    I mean... they could be damsels... but they don't have to be...
    umm...
    well, you know!
    :blush:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,746
    Ken tried to run, but he couldn't hide 😎
    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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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,511
    Is he dead again?
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    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

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,999
    Who?
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,511
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Who?

    Just a myth, but a legend be told
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    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

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,032
    ken brydson wrote: »
    Who?

    What's his name....you know...
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,994
    Spanish generalissimo?
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,985
    treitz3 wrote: »
    .....and his sense of humor has gotten better. I guess that's pne perk of.being retired.

    Daggum, I guess you can tell when I type on a small phone with Gorilla fingers.

    This thread has gotten weird. But, I guess that is par for the course here...

    Anyhoo, I....for one, am glad he's still around.

    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. ~
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  • Ethancf
    Ethancf Posts: 473
    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    Hello Jason,
    Thank you for the kind words. I'm kind of like the old war horse that still twitches his ears when he hears a bugle. It looks like you're enjoying an excellent system, the three "Ps", Polk, Parasound and Pioneer Elite.
    Cheers, Ken

    Great to hear from you Ken, after all these years. You inspired me to update my profile too. That gear was pretty far out of date, but it was fun to take a walk down memory lane. Yeah, the Polk emblem is missing on my right 707, and Polk just flat out said there’s no way to get it. Heck, back in the day, you would have found one on a dusty shelf somewhere and saved my life. Lol! Oh well, the hunt continues in different ways now. I’m glad to hear things are going well for you, and seeing some of the guys from back in the day that chimed in here really makes me miss the old days.

    Cheers!
    Jason
    THE SYSTEM
    Polk Audio LSiM 707 Mains
    Polk LSiM 702 f/x Surrounds
    Polk Audio LSiM 706 C Center
    SVS SB-17 Ultra Subwoofer
    Rotel RSP-1582 Pre/Pro
    Rotel RMB 1585 Amplifier
    Oppo UDP-205 Blu-ray Player
    Samsung PN64D550 64" Plasma
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