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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: A new CES 2010 loudspeaker?

Post Subject: Time and Cult StatusPosted by Paul S on: 1/14/2010

I wonder if these guys were associated with a group I hung around with in Venice, MANY years ago, back when the old pier and "ballroom" were still operational, and they were recording rock groups in the ballroom and also doing "demos" in a +/- "garage" studio. Some of the guys had connections to know when local theaters shuttered or remodeled, and they were quick to move in and scarf up available gear. They never advertised or did anything "formally"; it was all word of mouth, cash and trades. They had a couple of storage places in West LA. This is where I got my first VOTs. Some of the guys I met through this "network" worked in the (movie) studios, some worked for record companies, and one worked for JBL for a while. Anyway, they got pretty much of a strangle hold on the old "theater" and "studio" gear, and by the time I left Venice for Oregon (1974), these guys had "guru" status.

Does everyone already know about the "Classic Audio Reproductions" Hartsfields, etc. ?http://www.classicaudiorepro.com/

It looks like The Ocean Way stuff takes better advantage of the idea of "dedicated amplification", and this can only be a good thing. Actually, I am surprised that more of these "repro" companies do not do the "dedicated" amps, since a lot of the "theater" gear was this way, to begin with, since the 30's, anyway.

Paul S

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