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September # 1
The Story
Chuck Stein does millwork in PA. He called wondering if
we could use some solid fiddleback maple boards he had laying around for a few
years. Of course, we said we would be glad to.
 As we
talked about what veneer to use with his board, I was just finishing up some
HT3's with a very nice batch of curly, ropey cherry. I thought it would make a
very nice combination and Chuck agreed.
Just as we started building the actual HT3 cabinets,
Chuck called to say his wife was having second thoughts about a speaker this
size. He asked if it was too late to change the order. It was. But I told not
to worry about it. When his wife sees the speakers for the first time, she
would immediately have a change of heart.
It turns out I was right. As Chuck reported upon
bringing home his new HT3's (he picked them up and we had a very nice visit),
"my wife gasped! when I uncovered the HT-3s in the car."
After about a week of listening, Chuck had these
observations:
I honestly must say that
I am unable to say any thing different from my first gushing of audiophile
cliches and hyperbole. So I won't. I'll just say that these sound fabulous,
phenomenal!
and: There are no other speakers out there that can
approach the beauty of Jim's work, as far as I know.
and: Jim is a
great guy, if you can - meet him!
and: The wait - the old adage
applies- You will quickly forget the time it took to produce these, but you
will never forget the quality!
and: my "other speakers" in my "other
system" are not sounding too good now that the HT-3s are upstairs. I may need
another pair, and I would not hesitate to buy a painted pair. Yeah, they sound
that good!
Thanks Jim, I will treasure and appreciate your work for a
very long time, good lord willin'!
Thanks for the kind words and happy listening Chuck!
What's next?
Ebony...need I say more? Stay tuned... 
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