The world's greatest stereo system is inside a Virginia home.....sad story

[krellmk]

https://www.wtvr.com/i-have-a-story/worlds-greatest-stereo-system-virginia

 

[J!m]

I saw that article before.

 

[Bob Boyer]

I missed the part about the ALS diagnosis. It is a testament to his abilities, for sure.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

“It took years and years to build all of this. Thousands and thousands of hours,” he said.

From classic rock to classical music, the sound is so pure and so perfect, listeners are moved to tears.


I gotta throw up the bullshit flag.

 

[J!m]

He did the one most important thing most avoid: built a dedicated space designed from the ground up to sound good.

My Panasonic boom box would probably sound stellar in that space.

 

[George S.]

I watched that YouTube film a while back. Most impressive, especially the room construction. The turntable was Uber cool. I'll watch again over the holiday weekend if I remember.

 

[mr_rye89]

I dunno, line arrays are pretty cool. Looks to have fancy ribbon tweeters. If it were mine I'd probably use really big Altecs (A4s)

 

[FredR]

Neurodegenerative diseases truly suck.

 

[FredR]

Full documentary.

 

[FredR]

Obituary.

https://affinityfuneralservice.com/...parted this life on,four-year battle with ALS.

 

[Gepetto]

Obituary.

https://affinityfuneralservice.com/obituaries/kenneth-e-fritz/#:~:text=February 20, 1942 – April 21, 2022&text=Fritz departed this life on,four-year battle with ALS.

Appears he was busy in other areas of life besides building his dream stereo rig...

 

[mlucitt]

The rugs alone are probably worth $50,000. Clearly, this was a expense be damned creation.

 

[J!m]

Makes you wonder if it’d be cheaper to hire the band…

 

[laatsch55]

More power to him. He knew what he wanted, had the skills to make what he could, and buy what he couldnt. An amazing system....I would love to wring it out for a day or two.
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[gene french]

accomplished man...