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   Phil Allison to All   
   Re: Amar Bose dead at 83   
   14 Jul 13 22:28:34   
   
   From: phil_a@tpg.com.au   
      
   "Muck Krieger"   
   >   
   > Phil Allison :   
   >   
   >> ** MIT's most famous audio guru has passed.   
   >   
   > Anyway, R.I.P. Amar - we had lots of fun with your attitude.   
   >   
   >> Amar and his infamous BOSE Corporation were responsible for some of the   
   >> most egregiously wrong headed audio drivel and absurd loudspeakers ever   
   >> to   
   >> be misconstrued as clever and inventive.   
   >   
   > At audio-shows here in Europe, there is often told from an event at the   
   > CES in the 1970ies ... Paul Klipsch sees Mr Bose entering the big hall,   
   > and he adresses him with the words "Hey Amar, are you still building   
   > these weird speakers?" ... and Amar turns around and shouts into the   
   > corner "Yes, of course, Paul!"   
      
      
   **  ROTFLMAO  !!   
      
   I really hope that anecdote is  TRUE    !!!   
      
      
      
   ....  Phil   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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