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KLH Model 20 FM Receiver/Phono Combination
KLH Model 20 FM receiver/turntable combination, $99.
Image: http://members.aol.com/KDresch/klh-20tt.html 15 watt/channel. Receiver/turntable in very good condition. Base is real walnut veneer. Turntable works fine and is made by Garrard for KLH. The working cartridge is a Pickering V-15H/AT model. This unit has two additional inputs: tape and aux (CD!) The tuning dial on this piece is similar to the one on the famous Adevent 300. Includes a FM tuning indicator. Back in the early 70's this was just about the best sounding phono component system you could buy! One listen and you will know why. Henry Kloss worked his magic once again. This piece was used with the matching Model 20 KLH speakers (sold separately). The total set up will amaze you with its sound quality. Model 20 speakers are a 4 ohm version of the famous Model 17's. The 20's also have an RCA jack input. This unit originally sold for $400 during 1968-1972 Only $99 plus shipping for the phono, FM receiver part (gross 28lbs) Pa href=http://members.aol.com/KDresch/audio.net.htmlaudio.net/a, Used Audio ShopPNow entering our 9th year of operation.P100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed since 1995. |
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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. |
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"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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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?). Opinion is one thing; fact is another. If one is believes in honest marketing, one does not take liberties. |
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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 Pa href=http://members.aol.com/KDresch/audio.net.htmlaudio.net/a, Used Audio ShopPNow entering our 9th year of operation.P100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed since 1995. |
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Not quite Brian. These are all LIES from your psychotic mind. Get mental help
soon. Ken The facts are thus: This isn't a "business", it's a guy selling junk from his garage. No business license. No directory listing. And a stolen internet identity! On 23/2/04 12:28, " wrote: This man is dishonestly representing himself. We are the legal registered owners of the website "audio.net", and we have received several complaints about Mr. Drescher illegally trying to appropriate our name. He has been advised of his illegal activity on several occasions. We have lodged a legal complaint with AOL (who would purchase anything from a "company" with an AOL Addreess)?? ------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. AUDIO.NET ------------------------------------- Pa href=http://members.aol.com/KDresch/audio.net.htmlaudio.net/a, Used Audio ShopPNow entering our 9th year of operation.P100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed since 1995. |
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Hello William:
I had KLH 6's and a HH Scott tube integrated amp and Rotel tuner back when. The KLH 6 was a well-regarded piece in it's day, however I still remember the ear fatigue from that tweeter after several hours listening. Best, Paul :-) On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 05:49:43 -0800, "William Sommerwerck" wrote: 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. |
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"OFFICIAL RAM BLUEBOOK VALUATION" wrote in message m... On 26/2/04 4:49, in article , "William Sommerwerck" wrote: Opinion is one thing; fact is another. If one is believes in honest marketing, one does not take liberties. The facts are thus: This isn't a "business", it's a guy selling junk from his garage. The ***FACTS*** are THIS: Ken has a terrific reputation. There has never been a customer complaint on this forum, except for faked ones from your sockpuppets, Brian. And you'd be lucky to have a garage. All you have is a worm-eaten substandard condo I could fit into a corner of my backyard. No business license. No directory listing. And a stolen internet identity! He doesnt't need any of those, Brian. His identity, audio.net, is completely legitimate, because a web registration does not constitute a trademark. The local police know all about you -- you're a laffer. But YOU, BRIAN L. MCCARTY, are a SWINDLER. You never filed a single document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- their librarian confirmed this Your "enterprise", http://www.worldjazz.com, is a SCAM, a FRAUD, a SWINDLE. WorldJAZZ IPO OFFICIALLY FORBIDDEN, NULL AND VOID. Best regards, Bob Morein Chairman, WorldJAZZ Television. Visit http://www.worldjazz.tv today! The death of WorldJAZZ.com... The latest news is for the umteenth time, Brian L. McCarty has changed the details of his TOTALLY FALSE web registration. He has (temporarily) put his faithful sockpuppet "David Ellison" into storage, and replaced it with "Huang, Ying Hong" Registrant: NetSol Private Registration (WORLDJAZZ-DOM) 35/F Lee Gardens 33 Hysan Avenue Causeway Bay, HK 4103 HK Domain Name: WORLDJAZZ.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Huang, Ying Hong (37361476P) Sunny Web Services H.K. Ltd. Black Tauna 11/F Block 5 China HK City Tsimshatsui, Kowloon HK +852 28886123 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission have informed me that no documents have ever been filed for WorldJAZZ. With his WorldJAZZ scam in the spotlight, Brian L. McCarty is attempting to avoid public embarassment by bringing it to a close as quickly as possible. In recent days, he's been racheting up the subscription numbers; "54% SUBSCRIBED AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2004" This, of course, is a complete lie. McCarty is running a big risk here. If he allows the scam to go on too long, the regulatory authorities might catch him. If he folds tomorrow, he'll know (as if we don't) that he's nothing more than a bad joke. But he can't allow his detractors to turn him into Jay Leno material, so he will quickly finish the "subscription". In recent days, McCarty has added two fictitious people to his website: 1. " Ron Groove Davis", who McCarty originally created as "Wes Groove Davis" 2. "Alexei Afonin" (notelephonin) ? These are added to "Krishna Mahbren", who was created from a living person, Krishna Mahadoo. In the meantime, it has been verified that McCarty has an extremely bad reputation in Cairns, where local businessmen regard him with suspicion. Communication continues on this subject. Brian L. McCarty is currently attempting investment fraud. McCarty is an American citizen, living as an expatriate in Australia. Please read below for the details. The website is remarkable in that it does not contain a single truthful statement. It changes constantly. Always prominent are nonexistent people as frontmen, and affiliation with nonexistent events. Previous versions have also featured fictional alliances with large companies, and with nonexistent companies. From time to time, McCarty also steals the names of actual people to decorate his websites. For example, in the case of http://www.coralseastudios.com , my name, Robert Morein, was once featured as an "endorsement." From the current version of the website: IPO ALLOCATIONS NOW UNDERWAY U.S. BASED BROKERS: SEC FORM 6 - FAX TO: (270) 812-2208 (phone # to small town in Kentucky has no geographic local in U.S.) INTERNATIONAL BROKER/DEALERS: SEC FORM 6 (or equivalent) FAX TO: +852 3015-2696 (PLEASE DON'T FORGET INT'L SEC APPROVAL NUMBER!!) SIGNED AND FAXED FORM 6'S MUST BE RECEIVED IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE ALLOCATION. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS EXCITING OPPORTUNITY! 54% SUBSCRIBED AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2004 (not true) WORLDJAZZ ADDS STAFF! JAZZ-SAVVY EXECS CONTINUE TO OFFER THEIR SKILLS TO WORLDJAZZ! DR. KRISHNA MAHBREN Named as CEO of WorldJAZZ (nonexistent person) RON "GROOVE" DAVIS (EX-BET/JAZZ) OPERATIONS MANAGER (nonexistent person) MOSCOW CENTRAL TV: Jazz programming to be supplied by WorldJAZZ to Moscow Central Television beginning 2004 WorldJAZZ /Moscow representative Alexei Afonin. (nonexistent association) TOP FOUR U.S. CABLE TV COMPANIES: Negotiations for carriage rights currently underway with channel allocations TBA. (bull****) SATELLITE PANAMSAT transponder space to be confirmed shortly (not true) EVENT SPONSORSHIP: WorldJAZZ has been named OFFICIAL CO-SPONSOR of the 2004 Jersey Jazz Bass Festival (second year running!) (nonexistent event) Live broadcast planned September 22-25, 2004. Brian L. McCarty lives at 65 Vasey Esplanade, Trinity Beach, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. His current website, http://www.worldjazz.com, is a farrago of lies, fictitious front people, and nonexistent associations. Speculation as to why McCarty viciously attacks individuals who at the worst, might have slight irregularities in business registrations, revolves around his suddenly leaving the United States in the late 1990's. One rumor has it that McCarty was about to be charged with a sex crime, and that he avoided prosecution by leaving. It is possible McCarty paid off the victim's family. Once in Australia, McCarty founded Coral Seas Studios, which quickly became financially insolvent. Perhaps the major backer, ABN Amro, already detected anomalies in McCarty's personality. Following that business failure, which became a minor issue in the reelection of P.M. John Howard, McCarty concentrated on funding a second initiative, "WorldJAZZ", a scheme for Internet broadcasting. But with his reputation damaged and cut off from legitmate business activity, McCarty's predatory tendency came more to the fore. His website became ever more devious in an attempt to lure investors. In 2003, notices appeared in several online publications that McCarty was producing jazz broadcast material for Gene Parrish (http://www.worldwidejazz.com ) Notices appeared in a publication of the Embassy of France, and in one other publication. Mr. Parrish is a noted NPR jazz broadcast host. When contacted, it was apparent that Parrish had never heard of McCarty. While I cannot prove that McCarty posted these bogus notices, he certainly had the motive to do so. Following the exposure of the false producing notices, McCarty's name completely vanished from the Internet. He resorted entirely to false identities to create business partners who do not exist. As of 1/14/03, a quick glance at http://www.worldjazz.com, discloses the following: (Note: the following actually applies to the version of the website prior to 1/20/04, but it is relevant nevertheless: 1. Clicking on the banner "WorldJAZZ" produces an unresolved link to K1 Ventures, the largest venture capital company in Singapore. In discussion with that company's secretary, she disavowed any connection between them and McCarty, and was shocked at his implication that they were involved. 2. "Dr. Krishna Mahbren" is derived from a real person, Krishna Mahadoo, V.P. of Beverly Hills Film Studios, a pink-sheet stock. McCarty cruises the Internet for companies that don't answer the phone. McCarty made Mahadoo an employee of that company's stock transfer agent, First American Stock Transfer of Phoenix. When I pointed this out in a usenet post and notified Mr. Mahdoo by mail, McCarty changed the company to "First American Stock of Denver." Then he changed Mahadoo to Mahbren, and tacked on a "Dr." to the phony name. 3. The claim that Moscow Central TV is to use material supplied by WorldJAZZ is doubtful, as they were notified by mail. This claim has been made for the better part of a year. When the date expires, McCarty simply creates a new one. 4. "Event Sponsorship 2nd Year Running". This event does not exist. There is no "Jersey Jazz Bass Festival." Previously, the website has exhibited a link to the Island of Jersey in the English Channel. This locale has a surf fishing festival, the Jersey Bass festival. There is no music festival. In the past, association was advertised with "jazz musician" Peter Thliveros, who is, in fact, a professional bass fisherman, not a musician. 5. The website is registered to "David Ellison", a fictitious person. In the past, many different fictitious persons have been used, in conjunction with yahoo mailboxes. Among McCarty's aliases, we have: Krishna Mahadoo, Anthony Ramallo, David Ellison, David C.L. Feng, Ying Hong Huang, Lee Hodges, Melinda Hsu, Melinda Shu, Robert Morein, Robert X Morein, Sylvan Morein, Sylvan X Morein, et al. 6. The website morphs constantly. McCarty combs the Internet for identities to steal. He chooses victims who do not represent themselves on the Web, and are not easily reached by phone. 7. McCarty's other website, http://www.coralseastudios.com, has a similar history. In the past, McCarty has actually used MY name as an endorsement, apparently as a taunt, even though it makes extremely bad business sense. Fortunately, Coral Seas went belly up, although the website lives on as a zombie. The obvious question is, if McCarty is so anxious to scam, why does he make a constant racket under easily detectable fictitious names? It appears that part of McCarty's mental illness is a distortion of reality. McCarty has an obsession with the formal aspects of registering a business. To him, the "in print" appearance is all that counts. It doesn't occur that people can detect the reality that lies beyond. To McCarty fictitious names and posting aliases are a real shield, just like a cat will crawl into a shopping bag to hide. McCarty had an early scheme for Internet radio. He claims to have sold musical performance properties and/or a business plan to Black Entertainment Television for $9.2M. Subsequently, he left Los Angeles. One unsubstantiated rumor is that he left to avoid prosecution for a sex crime, presumably by paying off the victim or family. Once in Australia, he made the acquaintance of the brother of P.M. John Howard, who introduced him to contacts at ABN Amro, an investment banking firm. They created a business plan for some kind of a sound studio, still represented by the website http://www.coralseastudios.com. After approximately a year, ABN withdrew from partnership, but left the studio project still solvent. Some time later, it went bankrupt or nearly so, owing $270,000 to it's employees. At this point, Australia's entitlement law kicked in, paying the employees monies owed them, with the exception of codirectors McCarty and Jeff Wexler. It would appear that McCarty's enterprises failed because he has some kind of mental imbalance, which exhibits signs of both schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The impersonations which he makes of me are a fraction of the numerous identities which he has used in the past, and continues to use, on occasion, in the present. McCarty may actually believe he is the person who he impersonates. Many of the identities are of elaborate construction, taking some six months or more to take shape. McCarty seems to have a magical belief that use of false identities provides a shield. But why would McCarty want to escape his own identity so badly? Speculation centers around the possibility that he did something not socially acceptable in Los Angeles. |
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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. Thanks for clarifying that. (I occasionally "go blank," too.) The KLH Model 20 _was_ generally considered the best compact system. By the way, the power rating is closer to 25W/channel, rather than the 15W you stated. 15W would be on the low side for a system that's supposed to be able to play loudly in the average living room. One 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! In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument. |
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The KLH 6 was a well-regarded piece in its day, however I still
remember the ear fatigue from that tweeter after several hours listening. Henry Kloss wouldn't like you saying that! Most KLH systems were "voiced" to "sound good" on less-than-perfect program material. |
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... 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. Thanks for clarifying that. (I occasionally "go blank," too.) The KLH Model 20 _was_ generally considered the best compact system. By the way, the power rating is closer to 25W/channel, rather than the 15W you stated. 15W would be on the low side for a system that's supposed to be able to play loudly in the average living room. One 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! In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument. No, you're critical but fair. |
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In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument.
No, you're critical but fair. That's not what most people think. |
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument. No, you're critical but fair. That's not what most people think. At least you have the self perception of a sane man . |
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In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument.
No, you're critical but fair. That's not what most people think. At least you have the self perception of a sane man . One can be self-aware without being sane. |
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"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message ... In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument. No, you're critical but fair. That's not what most people think. At least you have the self perception of a sane man . One can be self-aware without being sane. Alright, you've convinced me. I'm sending out the van right now. |
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In other words, I'm an unredeemed SOB. No argument.
No, you're critical but fair. That's not what most people think. At least you have the self perception of a sane man . One can be self-aware without being sane. Alright, you've convinced me. I'm sending out the van right now. Thank you, thank you. I'll be wearing my custom straitjacket (but one of the attendants will have to tie it up). |
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OFFICIAL RAM BLUEBOOK VALUATION wrote in
m: On 26/2/04 4:49, in article , "William Sommerwerck" wrote: Opinion is one thing; fact is another. If one is believes in honest marketing, one does not take liberties. The facts are thus: This isn't a "business", it's a guy selling junk from his garage. No business license. No directory listing. And a stolen internet identity! On 23/2/04 12:28, " wrote: This man is dishonestly representing himself. We are the legal registered owners of the website "audio.net", and we have received several complaints about Mr. Drescher illegally trying to appropriate our name. He has been advised of his illegal activity on several occasions. We have lodged a legal complaint with AOL (who would purchase anything from a "company" with an AOL Addreess)?? ------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES, INC. AUDIO.NET ------------------------------------- Brian is posting more lies. LIAR ALERT!!!!! r -- Nothing beats the bandwidth of a station wagon filled with DLT tapes. |
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