We've lost TonyB

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F1nut
F1nut Posts: 52,351
edited September 12 in The Clubhouse
R.I.P. Tony, you will be missed.

Tony is on the right.
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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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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,832
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    Missed greatly! R.I.P. my Brother ❤️😢😢
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,332
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    This is the saddest news I have heard in some time. He was a good friend, audio aficionado and overall? One great guy.

    When Vanilla came along, I made a post roasting him (while he was still with us) just for fun. That thread can be found here >>> https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/185467/rip-tonyb-a-polk-forum-roast/p1

    Tony, love ya' broski'. May you rest in peace brother. Thanks for all of the humor, chats and great times. I will greatly miss our conversations. RIP brother. We'll catch up sooner or later, and we'll catch up then. Tip o' the hat to ya' brother.

    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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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,855
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    Wow.

    Really sad to hear this!

    Always a great guy on the forum, and seemingly in person as well.

    My best to his family and friends.

    R.I.P. Tony.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,658
    edited September 12
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    Oh man, this is a hard one to hear. What a great guy!

    He sold me his Audio GD dac about 13 years ago. He lives closer to Chicago and I live in Rockford about 50 miles away from him. He hand delivered it to my work. He had other business in Rockford, but he didn't have to take the time to hand deliver.

    We meet half way at a nice bar and grill for the handoff of the L200 demo a few years ago. We had lunch and talked quite a bit about audio for a couple hours.

    I am really sorry to hear about his passing.

    RIP audio brother :'( :'(

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | Galion TS P75 Pre | Holo Audio Cyan 2 Dac | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,741
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    So sorry to hear this. I would have liked to have met him.
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,348
    edited September 12
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    Very sad to read this. There should be a RIP category on the main forum page just for forum members that have passed.

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,980
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    R.I.P. Tony.

    :'(
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”
    --Mark Twain.

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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,232
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    Rest In Peace brother. He and I talked a few times when I had my Legacy 20/20 speakers - what an awesome guy, he will be missed.
    “Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free.”
    ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,088
    edited September 13
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    Wow oh WOW, whenever I think of TonyB all I see is his bare **** and sense the trauma Tom had to go through capturing the image. And he did have some good audio advice as well.

    Nice guy,

    RIP Tony

    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey

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  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,866
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    Wow,.sad to hear..I enjoyed his content here. He helped me in my journey towards my 1st B&K amp. R.I.P sir, you will be missed but will always remember your all great content you gave to this great family of aficionados.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,351
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    RIP Tony.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,332
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    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Wow oh WOW, whenever I think of TonyB all I see is his bare **** and sense the trauma Tom had to go through capturing the image.

    RIP Tony

    That's bass ackwards, but we'll roll with it....

    He loved it so much, he may be buried with it. Who knows?

    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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,129
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    God bless always Tony and his family and all that grieve his loss. I used to rib him a bit about his Italian roots. As far as I know, he ran the best concrete shoe business west of Lake Michigan ;)B)

    Can we get a collection together for flowers or something for the family?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 18,402
    edited September 13
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    R.I.P Tony ❤️😢
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,418
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    I'm so sorry to read this sad news RIP TonyB
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,352
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    Oh crap!!! R.I.P Tony.
    Sheesh didn't see that coming.
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,172
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    Really sad news. Tony had a deep love for audio and his insightful knowledge, wit, and warm heart will be greatly missed. Truly a wonderful asset to the forum. I will miss our conversations. Rest in peace.
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  • ptrooper
    ptrooper Posts: 636
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    RIP Tony B :' (
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,801
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    One of the good guys. Big heart for such a short guy ;)
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 4,088
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    motorhead43026 wrote: »
    Wow oh WOW, whenever I think of TonyB all I see is his bare **** and sense the trauma Tom had to go through capturing the image.

    RIP Tony

    That's bass ackwards, but we'll roll with it....

    He loved it so much, he may be buried with it. Who knows?

    Tom


    My bad Tom I did get it backwards, still funny as hell.
    Since we don’t know where we are going we have to stick together in case someone gets there….Ken Kesey

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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,073
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    R.I.P. Tony.
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • Gardenstater
    Gardenstater Posts: 4,909
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    I had noticed his infrequent presence in this forum lately. Very sad news 😥
    George / NJ

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  • machone
    machone Posts: 1,584
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    RIP Tony
    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)>>
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,716
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    RIP Tony, you will be missed
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,212
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    So sad to hear this, got to meet Tony in Peoria for lunch once with Russ, then hung out with him at Apoxona one year with a large portion of the Polk crew then we all met for eats and drinks later that evening, going to miss him. R.I.P. TonyB
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 6,058
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    Sad to hear. He helped me start this journey here with Club Polk. You will be missed brother!

    RIP TonyB
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 8,165
    edited September 13
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    Sad to hear this. I never met him in person, but he was always great to chat with.
    See profile for rigs. Nothing else here.
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,888
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    I was able to meet and hang out with Tony one year at Lonestar audio fest. Always enjoyed our conversations. RIP buddy.
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  • dkfreebird
    dkfreebird Posts: 1,189
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    tratliff wrote: »
    I was able to meet and hang out with Tony one year at Lonestar audio fest. Always enjoyed our conversations. RIP buddy.

    Same here. RIP. Condolences to his family.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,832
    edited September 13
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    So sad to hear this, got to meet Tony in Peoria for lunch once with Russ, then hung out with him at Apoxona one year with a large portion of the Polk crew then we all met for eats and drinks later that evening, going to miss him. R.I.P. TonyB
    2018 IIRC, that was a great year we had at Axpona! We had so many folks the Giordanos restaurant we showed up at had to clear out a whole section for our crew. Made Mike @Thorton sit on a booster seat lol. Damn! That was a great time!
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