One of the Best Stereo System in the World!

Great post, french_fries !

My only caveat is his TT...with all those tone arms, it ends up looking like a device that is used for remote surgery.....

Yes, it does seem a bit silly.  I am more impressed with his listening room.  That is an absolute tour de force.

I didn't notice the stereo system as much as the pride he felt and the love for his beautiful family. I wish he could have shown us a little bit more footage of his elaborate workshop. I know he will face a daunting future with the disease he has contracted, and what can I say except "one day at a time". 
As a side note, no one can say they have the best system, only perhaps the best seat at Lincoln Center or in Austria, etc. Plus it seems the better the system, the more time and adjustment it takes to maintain it and/or use it. And then one day suddenly you're forced to upgrade it when one or more of its pieces needs upgrading or replacing. As one of the more honest sales managers told me years ago, as long as you're having fun it's a great hobby. But it should never become a source of neurosis.

Really incredible. One can only admire such passion, and commitment to achieve a very difficult goal. I’m sure the sound is bloomin’ amazing. Wow!

Vintage krell amps are only bright if you don't match them to the right upstream equipment.

Great man with great skills! Much respect!

Krell components during Dan D Agostino era were exemplary, both in SQ and build quality.  I have owned several components from Showcase and Evolution Series.

They "were exemplary..." What do you own now?

Thanks for sharing that with us. Very touching. It's a beautiful thing.

Wow ,its like a concert hall...even better.

Fantastic and moving.
Thanks for posting.

That was beautiful. Thank you! 

Keel must be incredible and extremely expensive.  I wish I were rich like so many in this group.

Very impressive in both commitment and execution. I've no nits about the system. We love what we love, right? But... Those clocks. I'm thinking of music with quiet passages. The "tik-toc" from those would drive me buggy. We've a digital clock in our dining room next to the living room. Even that little thing is distracting to me. In any case, I wish him well!

Amazing man.
I wish I had a quarter of his skills!
I bet his system sounds incredible!

lalitk, thanks for sharing this video.

JD

Love the room, and I’m sure it sounds amazing. Hope he doesn’t have ALS so he can enjoy it longer. Poor guy. 

Who am I kidding?
Amazing! 
It just shows what one can do , "When", one put's their mind to it!!
Especially when "And as he said", "Size, cost and time became, No-Object"! "The future is NOW"!
My current viewpoint as well. The day's shall indeed, come to an end.....

"TWO", Grandfather clocks?
 Two in the same room?!
Now that is just too over the top for me! Crazy!
He does have a rather nice stereo system though.
 I wonder if he's ever tried "tubes", in that system? It sounds as if he has not.

What a beautiful system.  He must be incredibly wealthy.  

An amazing opportunity to bear witness to a dream system AND hear from the builder.
The acoustics professor at my university was friends with Paul Klipsch and sold Klipsch speakers, Crown, Marantz, Thorens, etc as a hobby. His listening room was designed around the speakers and was the genesis of my sound obsession (this was the 60'....on a lower level than Mr. Fritz' system).

The man is a man of many hobbies.  Good for him!  I'm glad to see him enjoying the fruits of his labors.  As I age I think about mortality more than I did before.  Surviving cancer can do that for you.  I struggle financially with the upgrades to my music system.  Then, like Fritz, I say to myself that I am happy.  My system makes me happy.  I love listening to good sounding music.  So, it is all good.  I wrote into my will that the kids will not give away my music collection and audio components to Goodwill.  Then need to be sold on consignment via my reputable sources.  Unless they get to an age and position in life that they can actually house all this stuff!

Spectacular system....*S*

My only caveat is his TT...with all those tone arms, it ends up looking like a device that is used for remote surgery.....
....but at least he has a tangetal arm in the mix. 👍

“Cool but how many of you would use Krell...?”

Krell components during Dan D Agostino era were exemplary, both in SQ and build quality.  I have owned several components from Showcase and Evolution Series. 

Pretty cool I can only dream how I could have done the same except I got married.

oldhvymech...I used to live in the Oakland hills. I managed a swim & tennis club there on Manzanita Drive while I was going to Cal. I was there during the devastating fire years ago. 

He says he uses it for home theater too, just wondering where the screen is. Doesn't seem like a screen would work with that huge center speaker.

A dream come true ..!!

It is posted here.  
https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7399

Inspirational to put it mildly, well done Mr. Fritz. You have clearly demonstrated what is achievable by being an amazingly dedicated audiophile, I wish you happiness.

Marcus

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7399

oldhvymec,
What are Krell Pyramid valve units? They never made tube gear to my knowledge.

It was definitely disappointing that they never turned the system on.

Would have been nice if you turned it on and played it so we could have heard it. Not a big fan of Krell, I personally don't find it as warm and musical as SimAudio gear. But that's just my opinion..

Amazing.  Just AMAZING!

What a great story and wonderful devotion to his goals.

Cheers,

Richard

What interested me was his desire to see it go on- to not have his dream dismantled. At the end, we all want a legacy. 

ME for one, don't get much better than Krell in the BIG dollar market and lifetime warr.  I saw a setup in Aspin with Krell Pyramids Valve units. Just south of 850,000 for the pair...4.5 million for the room gear and all the goodies, All KRELL, even the cabling. I was there for 4 weeks on a foundational ground reinforcement, job, just for the entertainment room and deck. Nice when money is NO OPTION.

One of a kind, love that stuff, A LOT of it out there too. Most of the folks that have this kind of system, never tells a soul...I saw a JBL custom set up with Krell in the Oakland hills. It was a breath talking. Again foundation job for the triple tiered decks

Regards

Cool but how many of you would use Krell...?

A man with one serious passion and the skill to convert it to real. A fabulous system.
Thanks Lalitk.
My wife and I were privileged to see and hear John Dunlavy’s personal experimental speaker system in 1982, Canberra, Australia. It was a product I have never seen since. I cannot say it is the best I’ve heard. But I can remember it was the best. A pair of 8” tall cylinders with some 30 drivers covering all relevant frequencies and omnidirectional with must have been the first DSP. I believe it would have been the precursor to the “Magnus”.
 It takes special people to create these special systems. Touché. 🇦🇺

What matters : his hart and soul is “music”! Enjoy it. It’s not because it’s big, it’s good. But I don’t doubt it. Nice room and system.

The very second that I saw those speakers it called to mind a system in progress that I saw in virtual systems here quite a few years ago. The speakers looked the same, and there were three, and they were custom made, but it would have been impossible to recognize the room, because it was not completed yet.
I have been here since the beginning. Does anyone else recall the system that I'm talking about?
Anyway, it's an amazing system and an amazing story.
Thanks lalitk

Very cool. The best system in  the world can’t just be good. It has to be good and big. 1400lb speakers sound like they should qualify and a line array is probably the right way to do it.

Cool... would love to hear it in person. 

Bravo!!  What some won’t understand is that the pleasure and satisfaction is in the journey itself as well as the destination. He is a giant among men. Well done indeed. 

That was excellent!  How you found this was not revealed, but thanks for sharing!  Hopefully he is only experiencing carpel tunnel and not ALS, and has many more years remaining.....

I've seen this before,really amazing!

kairosman72 posts09-06-2020 6:37pmWow man that is one dedicated audiophile. Must be single or divorced by now lol. Probably better off for it too.

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The same woman for 45 years. We were  kids when we met,  guess what we had in common?  We both loved our stereos, and we both had Bose 901 first version.  I made stands for her speakers.. The rest is, history...

Then WE invested in Infinity QLS1, WOW.... Sure nothing like this fine fellow gear though.. Beautiful..

One of a kind, just love those monitors though, 1400 lbs I'm sure there is a lot going on there..

Regards

Mr. Fritz had a wonderful journey with the help of his family. It’s not over. He followed his passion and we can all benefit if we listen. Thank you for your story. LS

Ken is one of the few people farther into the weeds than i am.

all respect for the passion. he had a plan, his family supported him, and he did it his way.

« Hate dont know logic and love dont use it» -Groucho Marx

« The labor of passion is his own fruit» -Harpo Marx

lalitk,
Thanks for sharing this video!

He's a nut job if you ask me. All that time building a system instead of enjoying the music...just saying!