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 It looks like we will be supported again...good news!

Now pick where you want to attend.

That's good news but you are NOT allowed to almost work yourself to death again.

But I love it...IF we do a festival again, I will hire help to gard the stage so I can sleep in a bed. I had forgot what camping in Arkansas in June was like.

BTW: I have my placqe up in the living room. Tell Christy thanks again for me.

Sure will, you sure deserve much more, it was a great time last year. Thank You

blsamuel:

Whoever bought McIntosh, I think Clarion, I think has let McIntosh carry on with principles at least somewhat / mostly intact but today's Jensen, AR, and RCA brands (I did not know that RCA was no longer owned by Thomsen ...) don't exactly conjure up thoughts of that's something I want to buy.  Maybe a cable in a pinch, but... sad news indeed.

I was looking back at this thread and decided to point something out. Denon, Marantz, and McIntosh (as well as Boston Acoustics) are all owned by D&M Holdings which is Denon and Marantz merger in 2002.

The first fatality of the Audiovox acquisition of Klipsch?

Details in Amy's Blog

 http://www.google.com/finance?client=ig&q=VOXX

Dingman:

 http://www.google.com/finance?client=ig&q=VOXX

I new the brands existed but was almost surprised to find that Emerson Radio and Koss are still companies.  I knew the brands existed.  

I'm a Hopeful romantic (pun intended) - I buy Klipsch, but I don't buy new. I prefer the Original Klipsch Heritage line speakers to the new stuff. I just like repair parts to be available for these speakers. My speakers are over 30 years old and still going strong! Buying new just for the sake of it being new is just...dumb, especially with something as suggestive as high-end audio (Trade in a pair of 40year old Khorns for some new RF-83's - I don't think so, or even better yet -  Trade old Khorns for new ones - when the old ones were built solid as a rock - as well as the new ones....doesn't make sense).  

prerich:

Trade in a pair of 40year old Khorns for some new RF-83's - I don't think so, or even better yet -  Trade old Khorns for new ones - when the old ones were built solid as a rock - as well as the new ones....doesn't make sense

Marvel:

Changing from Khorns to Reference is another matter. They are both incredible speakers, but different.

I beg to differ.  The Reference Series is not anywhere near the quality of the Heritage Series.  No speaker in the Reference Series can be compared to the Klipschorn, period!

Marvel:

There is a substantial difference in quality between the older Khorns and the newer Khorns.

Which do you think are "better" ... subjectively what differences do you hear?  Or are you talking about build quality? Thanks.