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Real Standup Men Audiogon Members to the Rescue

For those of you who have not heard, we intended to launch the new Tenor 300 watt monoblocks this year at CES and unfortunately, one of the 300 watt mono prototypes and one of the 75 watt integrated amps were stolen off of a palette containing 6 crates. The amps are useless to anyone unless they are looking to drive a center channel or are into 1 channel audio.

The new prototypes were to be used with the Kharma Midi Grands and the 75's were to go into the Rockport Antares room. We were without product for either of these rooms. Wednesday, late morning, I called Mike Lavigne (mikelavigne) and Dale Ediger (Oakrow), my very good friends and both loyal Tenor owners and told them what occurred. Both of them left work and went home where they proceeded to crate their amplifiers and send them to us in Vegas via same day service.

When you see pictures of the Tenor/Kharma room and the Tenor/Rockport room, you are looking at Mike and Dale's personal amplifiers.

Needless to say, they saved the show for us. I cannot thank them enough and they both have my eternal gratitude for their generousity and thoughtfulness.

You guys are THE BEST!!!

Thanks from:

Jonathan Tinn
Kharma Loudspeakers
Rockport Technologies
Tenor Audio
jtinn

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fmpnd
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Faster than a speeding Halcro amplifier, more powerful than a pair of Pass X-1000s, able to leap tall SoundLabs in a single bound!!! . . . . and who, disguised as mikelavigne, mild mannered Sirius III D.J. (and Honda purveyor) fights a never ending battle for harmonic truth, Tenor justice and the American audiophile way!!!! It was a pleasure meeting you finally Mike!! You and Jonathan have not only been two of the most helpful people around, but you guys are just plain fun to be around. Way to go buddy, my hat's off to you and Dale for rescuing the audio damsels in distress - class acts all the way!!

Jonathan (the often imitated and never duplicted cruise director and phone conferencing wizard), Mike (a/k/a "Superaudiophile), Bills (both Eichengrun [pass the Armegnac please] and Parrish), Paul (Bill's cool son), Mark (you be da way kewl doctor - Noah Wyle eat yer heart out), Francois, Robert, Stephan and Michelle (the swarthy Tenor clan), Patrick (United We Stand), Andy and Mike (the laid back geniuses of the Rockport Empire - "Can I hear some Kenny G?" NOT!), thanks a ton for making CES so darn much fun (in spite of the bug that invaded my sickly body!)

I hope you all made it home safe and healthy!!

Frank

PS - those new Tenors are as physically beautiful as the 75 watters are musically beautiful!!!!
fmpnd
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Cyrus buddy, I am so sorry I forgot to mention you in my last thread - remnants of this illness I am afraid (no, not audio nervosa, but the nasty sinus infection and bronchitis that has me home in bed - but the Kharmas arriving tomorrow will help ameliorate the pain!)!! It was great meeting you as well and I hope you had as good of time as I did. I will talk atcha soon my friend!!

Having a senior (no, not Mark) moment in Michigan!!

Frank
fmpnd
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Actually Tim, I didn't meet the Armegnac, I just admired it from afar! (the bottle was big enough to see from another time zone). From your post, I should be glad I didn't, all I need is ANOTHER expensive addiction!!!!

St. Mike, I have yer cape. You lost it while leaping over the Exquisites when you landed on the Sirius III (apparently, you snagged it on the Colibri). Not to worry, you don't need to have a straight cantilever on that crappy ol' needle anyway, just put a penny on the tonearm and yer back in business! Besides, look at the bright side, I am sure Jonathan has a "cape" connection and can conference in everyone in Metropolis who has one!!!!

Ciao!

Frank

PS - the Kharmas arrived today. I think I will use them as surrounds and keep the Bose Acoust-a-Mess for the front channels!!
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