JBryan Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Oh sure, he's a nice fella and there's plenty of folks here that have benefitted from his hand-me-down deals and giveaways (myself included). I'll also concede that he' s had more Klipsch products run through his house than 95% of us and he's been pretty upfront with his experiences and opinions regarding his many audio adventures. By my calculations, he changes a major component in his system every 6-8 weeks and totally overhauls his system every 9 months or so. My concern is that he hasn't had a piece o' Klipsch in his house for almost 2 months and I seriously doubt he's had any Klipsch in his system for at least 6 months. Now he's on our forum barking on about some speakers from Zu....ZU?! I mean really... Zu's been around for what, 10 years? While there are other members who don't have anything with a Klipsch badge in their system, Joe stands out as someone who has drunk deeply and often from the Klipsch offerings yet his peak Klipsch days seem to be behind him and with his latest, more esoteric finds, I feel compelled to express my misgivings. If cutting him off completely is too harsh or if some of you guys are actually interested in his quest/descent into audio exotica, maybe Amy can place him on some kind of probation. We can monitor his comings and goings on the forums and keep a tab on his procurements. If after, say 6 months, he's still Klipschless, I say let's lock him out. I'll send him a link to the AudioNervosa forum as I think that's the direction he's heading and those guys might be able to help him get it back together....we're too late to save him here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Yeah, man, let's see his birth certificate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBryan Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Ya know...I didn't even think of that angle. He does inflect an almost too casual Pennsylvania via Indiana accent...maybe too casual as to throw us off. Now that you mention it, I can see him with a germanic or eastern european accent behind that PA Dutchboy smile. That would almost certainly explain his recent dealings and strange-audio obsessions with odd-looking horns and OTL and SET amps. Hmmmmm...I'm seeing Joe from a whole new perspective and it suddenly scares me to think that he knows where I live! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Let's run him out on a rail............... tar and feathers is too good for him............................. Thanx, Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWL Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Isn't he jammin' a new Bose system these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted August 2, 2009 Moderators Share Posted August 2, 2009 By my calculations, he changes a major component in his system every 6-8 weeks and totally overhauls his system every 9 months or so. Is he related to DeanG ? [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Change is a good thing..............Even I have been partical to Energy and Mirage products. Joe is good people and loard knows , we need all the good folks her that we can get.............. Zu................hummm have to check them out ! Thanks for the link ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Change is a good thing..............Even I have been partical to Energy and Mirage products. Joe is good people and loard knows , we need all the good folks her that we can get.............. Zu................hummm have to check them out ! Thanks for the link ! I think Bill just bought himself a ticket to the audio brig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkalsi Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Whether or not he owns Klipsch gear - I have bought way too much stuff for him and he has always cut me deal way better than I could find anywhere else - so ... I can't complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brac Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I think Joe could donate some gear to my political action commitiy, and then he can stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 HOLD THE BUS! Wait one minute! [^o)] I have never bought anything off of Joe and he has never givin' me anything! [] I say we keep him around until he does! Dennie [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Them thar fight'n words! Have been spinning vinyl via the hagtech bugle phono pre he sent a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrop Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I thought he was using LaScalas to keep his door closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago_Pete Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Never heard of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gartenman Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 "Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches / Had bellies with stars. / The Plain-Belly Sneetches / Had none upon thars." What has become of us? Have we sunk so low as to allow the Star-Belly Sneeches to coexist with the Plain-Belly Sneetches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 cough...cough..satire.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 oh no !!!!!!!! i beleive i have been found out..........i will have to contimplate a new method of converting you I WILL BE BACK AND I WILL GET YOU ALL [6] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Naw, we cannot get rid of Joe now, that just won't work. You see I live vicariously through Joe's purchases and have learned so much on his dime. Lets face it, Joe is our resident expert of many audio combinations. He is only limited by his own imagination. He once had an awkward audio moment just to see what it felt like. He could be the most interesting audiophile in the world. [H] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blvdre Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 I'm converted already. Not usually a fan of flames, but that green on black looks damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerolW Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 HOLD THE BUS! Wait one minute! I have never bought anything off of Joe and he has never givin' me anything! I say we keep him around until he does! Dennie I concur jerol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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