Any way you look at it, this is a sad story... nice to see that Fritz was able to "complete" his dream before his health failed him, but sad to hear that he allowed his obsession to damage at least some of his personal relationships and of course sad to hear that his time to enjoy the fruit of his and his family's labors was cut so short.I've been following the Ken Lantz story for several years, and as mentioned in another thread, was fortunate enough to visit the house when they held the auction.
For an audio guy, seeing this system in person was like a visit to the Great Pyramid.
I had a very nice conversation with his daughter and several of his audiophile friends who were there to answer questions. I didn't get a bad vibe from any of them about Ken.
When I read the Post article this weekend, I was quite surprised at the family backstory and particularly about his relationship with his eldest son.
Whether building an audio system on the lunatic fringe or amassing the ultimate robe collection, there are lessons here for all of us. I thank Fritz's family for sharing their story.