What not to do to a $30K pair of speakers

**F1nut** · 07-10-2006 01:16 AM

Unbelieveable!!!

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc....ull&1153186304

**mrbigbluelight** · 07-10-2006 03:44 AM

that plywood kind of blends in pretty good with the walnut veneer, don't you think ? :(

"Harvey “Gizmo” Rosenberg was my uncle and a legend in the audio industry. He died suddenly at age 59 on July 16, 2001 after suffering a massive heart attack while on a business trip in Illinois."

.....he probably finally realized what he had done to those Tannoy's.

Goes to show, there is such a thing as being TOO smart and/or eccentric.

**mulveling** · 07-10-2006 06:07 AM

What a jerk. I hate seeing beatiful vintage gear ruined for the rest of us by hacks.

**shack** · 07-10-2006 08:50 AM

I've had the Meta-gizmo site bookmarked for a few years. Rosenberg was an interesting character to say the least. I'm in the "once you buy it...it's yours to do whatever you want" camp.

**BlueMDPicker** · 07-10-2006 08:58 AM

Eccentric? Yes. But, hardly a "jerk" or hack". Do some reading. Here's a good start, in Gizmo's own words, noting the tube crossover theory:

http://www.meta-gizmo.com/Tri/mag/NOBU_GLASS.html