Hi; (1) it's 'mester,' 'not meister;' and, (2) I should shut up right now!!!

Posted by John Marks on July 27, 2024 at 16:53:56

In Reply to: Burmeister posted by Geoffkait on July 27, 2024 at 12:22:44:

I should shut up right now!!!

Lest I make any Ethnic Group Libels.

My great-grandfather left behind what I can only surmise was an unhappy family situation in Germany, in 1878. My grandfather was born in 1901.

I don't know how frequent such occurrences were, but my German great-grandfather married an Irish girl, and they agreed to speak English at home, and nothing else.

So, more than 60 years ago, I asked my grandfather to speak German for me, and he silently dug in his pocket, extracted a silver quarter-dollar coin, handed it to me, and told me to find some place to play.

His spirit lived on at CES 2005, it seems!

amb,

john

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Topic - 30 Years ago, The Absolute Sound ran my review of Wilson Benesch's A.C.T. loudspeaker (Issue #119) - John Marks 08:06:00 07/20/24 (15)

TAS #119 must have been from 1999 - Luminator 16:57:28 07/27/24 (12)

August/September - E-Stat 06:17:54 07/28/24 (11)

RE: August/September - fantja 14:16:16 07/30/24 (0)

Excellent, thanks! - Luminator 09:42:47 07/28/24 (9)

RE: Excellent, thanks! - E-Stat 10:01:25 07/28/24 (8)

RE: Excellent, thanks! - tomservo 16:40:56 07/29/24 (0)

Sorry for the memory fade! And about midranges... - John Marks 10:09:13 07/29/24 (6)

Verity did... - Doug Schneider 22:36:18 08/01/24 (0)

RE: Sorry for the memory fade! And about midranges... - fantja 14:16:39 07/30/24 (0)

And about midranges... - E-Stat 13:36:51 07/29/24 (0)

I think Eggleston Works used to run the mids wide open on some models - Brian H P 13:10:51 07/29/24 (2)

My one subjective impression at a CES was that that speaker had a very narrow sweet spot - John Marks 15:06:09 07/30/24 (0)

RE: I think Eggleston Works used to run the mids wide open on some models - hahax@verizon.net 18:31:11 07/29/24 (0)

Burmeister - Geoffkait 12:22:44 07/27/24 (1)

Hi; (1) it's 'mester,' 'not meister;' and, (2) I should shut up right now!!! - John Marks 16:53:56 07/27/24 (0)

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Hi; (1) it's 'mester,' 'not meister;' and, (2) I should shut up right now!!! - John Marks 16:53:56 07/27/24 (0)

Hi; (1) it's 'mester,' 'not meister;' and, (2) I should shut up right now!!!

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