Correction, I should have said "compact" system. For some reason, I couldn't
think of what it was called. I stand by the KLH System 20 and 25 was about the
best compact phono system you could buy at the time..

On look on groups.google will show William Sommerwerck is just doing what he
always does on this and many other newsgroups. His commentary helps us all
advance knowledge but probably gets quite a few people agitated!

Thanks William for the clarification! I'll be editing my description.
Compact, compact, got it.

Ken

"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
...
Back in the early 70's this was just about the best-sounding
phono component system you could buy!

The Model 20 was NOT a component system -- it was a compact system. You
took it
out of the box, connected the speakers to the main unit and plugged it in.
Unlike a component system, no selection or setup was required. That's why
it was
popular.

As for sound quality, it the Model 20 was decent, but far from the
best-sounding
system of its day. A pair of KLH Nines and the electronics to drive them
would
have set you back $2500 to $3000 (a princely sum in that era), but the
sound was
vastly superior -- and still creditable by today's standards.

The Model 20 is certainly a classic product -- I own several -- and great
fun to
play old LPs on -- but it is hardly an instrument for serious or critical
listening.


I think Ken just takes a few liberties with his descriptions under the guise
(hope that's the right word) of "honest marketing" (is that an oxymoron?).
Give him a break, he's just a small business man trying to make a buck on
usenet.

P.S. Please excuse any errors in grammer, English was never one of my
strengths.

Regards
John










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