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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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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!!
mikelavigne
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Asa, i did order a set of the new 300 watt hybrid Tenors (as did 10 to 15 other Tenor fans), but i am just a retail customer like everyone else. a long time ago i deceided i wanted to stay on the consumer side of high end audio......i work in retail 55 hours a week.....hifi is just fun for me.

a little cynicism is expected......believe what you will.
fbhifi
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Asa: I guess you cry at family get-togethers too !!
mes
393 posts
 
Hey Frank, that everybody kept confusing me with Noah Wyle was the only irritating part of the CES experience for me. But not quite as much of a problem as when I'm mistaken for Brad Pitt. Given my glabrous dome and old, creaky, arthritic housing it's also somewhat an enigma. Alas, someone must shoulder such burdens of misperception :-) It was nice seeing all you whacko's in Vegas and putting faces( however frightening) to the voices. Mike and Dale indeed are to be commended. And Jonathan did reap what he's sown. And Mike, Hi-fi is "just" fun for you, and JT hardly ever says "hold on my other phone :-).
asa
662 posts
 
A little off for a favor isn't a negative thing, its the same thing a manuf would get from a retailer so he's not out anything. That's capitalism at its best, at least as I understand it, and, assumably, in retail, wherever it is.

Anyway then, nice tip of the hat even if no tip back, and I know you didn't expect one.

Let us know how you like the 300's when you get a chance.

Thanks gain for the nice story.

Mark
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