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Years later, after the ALS diagnosis, Kurt and Ken had a horrible falling out, the Post article said. It focused on a couple of relatively modest family possessions Kurt wanted, including an old Rek-O-Kut turntable. The son also took offense at his dad’s reluctance to share the fruits of their collective labor with him when he visited the magnificent room and stereo. Kurt thought Ken was being selfish and miserly. Ken felt Kurt acted arrogant and entitled. After a few drinks, Kurt said something from which neither man could recover. According to the Post, he told his father, “I need you to die slow, motherfucker. Die slow.”

Ken called his lawyer and disinherited his son. Four years later, his daughter Betsy pleaded with her dying father to take a phone call from Kurt that might have eased the men’s mutual guilt. Stubborn till the end, Ken refused.

In the 3500+ comments appended to the Post story, many went beyond pointing out that Fritz’s passion came at the expense of his family. Some commenters went so far as to claim that Fritz wasted his life. That’s a judgment he probably didn’t deserve, as we’ll see.

An audiophile visit to the owner of the very nice high-end audio system with Gryphon Audio, Zanden, ZenSati, Thales, Artesania, etc. 

An impressive ultra-high-end audio system and dedicated listening room with the iconic Gryphon Poseidon speaker system and matching components.

A complete high-end audio system from Gryphon Audio, based around the Trident II speakers. Photos via our friend Lê Sơn Hà.

Audio Salon Coral Gables current setup du jour in Orinda, California, with Wilson Chronosonic XVX speakers, Dan D’Agostino and Transparent Cables.

German Physiks PQS-402 omnidirectional loudspeaker, powered by German Physiks Emperor amplification and an ACCUSTIC ARTS CD transport and D/A. This is one of the larger German Physiks systems in the showrooms of Chinese distributor NC Audio.

New Zealand’s $30,000 Antipodes Oladra Music Server fed the $115,000 MSB Select DAC with its Dual Power Supply. Electronics were from Pilium’s Divine series of electronics, built in Greece, featuring the $50,000 Alexander Preamp, and using two pairs (four) of the Pilium Hercules Monoblock Amplifiers, at $85,000 a pair, or $170,000 total, to biamplify each M9. The gear rested on a mixture of several $34,500 Magico MRack-3s, and the $45,300 Magico MRack-4s. Magico Q-Pods, at $1,450 per 3-piece set, were used under all the smaller equipment, with the Magico M-Pods, at $3,400 per 3-piece set, used under all larger ones.