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Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood 2009

I am starting the upgrade on the HT and can't wait to get started. This is the plan: I already have the stone, fireplace, and most of the lumber. This is what the HT/Game room looks like now. Best seat in the house. The 8ft beanbag. Can't beat it!

Several things got me to post about this topic, including Mark 1101's questions about my Quarter Pie bass horns, which are an MWM derivative. When I first owned 4 MWMs bin in Nov. 2007, they came with different woofers in them. I had 2 Gauss and 2 K43's. Even though the Gauss could handle the most power, I thought they sounded and measured the worst, so I sold them, which temporarily left 2 empty MWMs bins. The remaining K-43's, had a 55 Hz. peak, which has been observed by others in the High Efficiency Speaker community. Gary Gillum, long retired, was Chief Engineer at Klipsch in the 70's and 80's. He designed the famous Kg2 and Kg4 speakers (PWK himself told me that the KG2 was "KG squared" which stood for Gary's initials. In any case, Gary is the co-patent holder with Paul Klipsch on the design of the MWM woofer bin, which is still in production as the "top of the line" THX rated, all horn Theater System, modified by current chief Engineer, Roy Delgado. I and several other people here, feel this is the best speaker system that Klipsch makes. It's a monster with no equal, and now that there is a new Horn Loaded Sub available, the world's Movie theaters will see an improvement in their LFE channels, but I digress I called Gary at his home to interview him. He went through the development process of the MWM, based on Paul's ideas, and he assured me that the MWM was designed with and for the K-33 woofer, which was the exact same woofer used in the Khorn, Belle, LaScala, and Cornwall speakers at the time (mid-70's). He assured me that the ONLY reason they added a K-43 was STRICTLY for power handling and NOT better performance. The curve in the patent itself is based on the K-33 woofer, even though all of the production MWM and MWMs woofer sections all shipped with K-43 woofers as standard. After my conversation with Gary, I took a pair of K-33 woofers from my LaScalas and put them in the 2 empty MWMs bins. I measured and listened. I noticed right away that the bass seemed deeper and fuller. After this observation, I advised Mark1101 to put either K-33 or Crites woofers in his 4 MWMs bins, which he still has today. From prior posts, I had saved James Cullison's Hornresp model of the MWM, which, I believe, was done with a K-43 specification. I changed the throat area to a more accurate figure, then substituted the T/S specs of a K-33 and this is what I got in Hornresp. Looks like this modern simulation agrees with what I heard 6 years ago. Hope you all find this interesting and helps to prove that the K-33 is the better woofer to use in a MWM for home use.

Shades of 'Soylent Green', ay? At any rate, Friday I'm taking the day off to drive down to the Klipsch Dealer 'Audio Classics' in Binghamton and pick up my new-used CF-4's. I'm starting to get psyched! I plan to audition them/examine them carefully at the store before finalizing the purchase - Any suggestions on how to do this or exactly what to look for? What's the best music for coaxing drivers into revealing their hidden problems? Thanks! Jim

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I have for sale a Cambridge Audio 540A V2 integrated amp in excellent(almost new) condition. The previous owner bought it on a whim and never set it up. All contents were in sealed bags as well as the amp itself. I hooked it up to run it through it's paces and it passed with flying colors. Not a fingerprint or blemish to be found. The 540A V2 specs at 60w/ch@8ohms and 90w/ch@4ohms and can be used as an integrated amp or as a stereo preamp with an outboard amp. I demoed it with my Heresys, Heresy II's, and RB-35's, and the sound quality was nothing short of amazing. The 540A V2 comes with original box and all included contents, power cord, manual, remote and as usual, it will be packed to survive the trip unscathed. ***NEW LOWER PRICE*** The shipped price of $300.00 $250.00 includes Fed Ex Ground shipping and I eat PayPal fees. Combine the Cambridge Audio 540A V2 with my Cambridge Audio 840C(see separate ad), and get them both shipped for(840C SOLD). Thanks for looking, Bill

One last question before I dive into a KLF20 bracing project. One of my front baffles is rattling like an 85 Caprice with a trunk full of 15" subs. I am chomping at the bit to start this project but the weather is a little cold for glueing in the garage. As soon as the weather lets up, its on! I have lots of 5/8" thick (press?) board that looks like mdf. Its the type used for flooring. I also have a good deal of 5/8" thick (chip?) particle board. Would either of these be suitable for making shelf type braces with the center cut out for airflow. I have studied some old posts and have plan but i just want to make sure I use a sturdy enough material to make this as worthwhile as possible. Thanks Jon

Could always buy a pro amp and just hook speakers wires from sub to amp inputs and the run from pro amp to sub inputs on the amp. Then the amp will still be sealed with the original amp.

congrats Scott.

ugh... quit spending my money, folks! Excellent choices here but I see a few I don't have (yet). My favorite of Stevie Ray Vaughan is "Couldn't Stand the Weather" and with Albert King, "In Session."

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Looks like they reposted this morning. http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/ele/4353582987.html

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Consider yourself lucky Amy--this winter has been pretty brutal for us in southern california too. One day i forgot my sunglasses and the drive home was so treacherous--and don't even ask me about the new coat i bought--that i can't wear yet. oh crap, i just made a post about clothes…see, this weather has everyone messed up. Steve

Looks like I will take a look at Spotify tomorrow.

10 years ago today I got my pair of CF-4s with cherry cabinets from AudioClassics. How time flies!

check out Keb Mo, Jimmy Vaughn, Robben Ford, Robert Cray, they all record some nice sounding cd's in my opinion. also one of my favorites is Tab Benoit, he does cajun style blues. Tab has a distinct sound to most of his cd's that apeals to me. great guitar tone. he is a great player and singer. 3 great live blues cd's in my opinion are: Little Milton "grits aint groceries" This cd is a little forward at times vocally but a great performance with lots of emotion. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells "last time around-live at legends" a special recording that sounds excellent. Muddy Waters ahd the Rolling Stones "checkerboard lounge" some really great moments on this one. some more specifics: John Lee Hooker "serves you right to suffer" outstanding recording Robben Ford "Bringin it back home" and "Handful of blues" Keb Mo "Keep it simple".... "slow down"..."Just like you" and "Keb mo" Tab Benoit "The sea saint sessions"..."Standin on the bank"...Wetlands" Mighty Sam McClain " Blues for the soul" Robert Cray "Sweey potatoe pie"..."Shame and a sin"...and "Time will tell' Susan Tedeschi "Live from austin texas" Harmonica Shah "Live at the cove with Jack De Keyzer" That ought to keep you busy

That was one of the best CD's I've ever heard and as good as my own master location recordings. For a dub to sound that incredible told me all I needed to know about your decks and those Tape Project tapes. Shame you aren't in a position to pop on the Frazier's. You are quite close by... Dave

Nice

It wouldn't be Steve's first guitar... You have to take some models on the value of each individual instrument, and forget about the brand. One of the nicest necks on a guitar I ever played was a Sears Silvertone. I don't know who made it for them, but as far as playability was concerned it was great. The intonation was superb. The tone was so so, though. My '51 D-18 didn't and doesn't play as nice as that one did. The Martin, however, has tone to die for. My Taylor is a great guitar, and they have pretty much defined repeatability in building guitars. As with any guitar, you just have to find the one that has the magic sound for you. Bruce

Slight change of plans. I added discreet volume controls for the left and right, and I am now going to connect my tube preamp into the box with tube out and solid state out. My favorite tuner has no volume control on the face. I also installed lights so I could visibly see if it is on tube-tube (red), off (no light), or tube-solid state (green). Here are some pics:

Thanks for the support guys, I was about half of the way there and the snow was coming in harder the closer I got to the lake so it may have been for the best. Now its time for and .

Cant go wrong with Mississippi Fred. True Delta Blues This one is re-mastered as many others of his are as well. Im sure you can get some rough streams to sample and see if its up to snuff for your detail needed. MF is one of my favs in case you didn't notice Oh, its Keith Richards fav too.

Skip Pandora. Their Music Library has about 1 Million Tracks. Get Spotify, it has over 20 Million tracks. And most important to an Audiophile Pandora streams at 128 KBps. Spotify Streams at 320 KBPS. It is easy to hear the difference.

Drive from Memphis to Vicksburg on Highway 61, this time of year, & you'll begin to understand the Blues.

BB King, "Blues Summit". One of my favorites. Each track is BB with a different artist.

Wondered when you'd jump in here... Wonder what happened to dwilawyer? Dave

Your equipment is stunning! How did you lay your hands on a Studer? I had a tape-head-only Ampex 934 back in the day, and I had to have the shortest possible I/C's to the tape head input on my Fairchild pre. Was that a capacitance issue, maybe? Anyway, I'd never have the space, and maybe not the $$, for that Studer even if I could find one. My A-77 does just fine, fortunately.

I caught a bat on the wall by putting a coffee can over it. Then slid a piece of cardboard under the can and took it outside and let it go. The squirrel would probably have moved, though. Bruce

Glad he left on his own. probably under your bed now Ron

Now those are some sweet decks.

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Very, very nice! Enjoy it man! I have a VPI Scoutmaster with Classic 3 arm(10.5i)and a Dynavector XX2 MkII cartridge and absolutely love it! At some point when finances allow, I WILL grab a Dynavector XV-1s.

get things fixed first before you jump into an upgrade modification. there is a lot that you can do to your RF3. Is the intended upgrade for HT or 2channel?. Welcome to the forum you are in the right place. Best regards Moray James.

Call klipsch for replacement parts. They might still have stuff for that series. Also check RCA on that specific channel of amp mi had a faulty RCA that my old xpa-5 hated. Didnt matter which channel it went to did the same. Protection mode

Heavy Metal. This is an animated piece of cinema from 1981 that you might compare as a late 70's early 80's Fantasia for rockers. And you know the general likes his cartoons. It is comprised of several vignettes as narrated by a green glowing orb that is naturally the sum of all evils. Those who are unfortunate enough to hold it are invariably melted. Songs in the show are from such stand-outs as Riggs, Blue Oyster Cult, Donald Fagen, Stevie Nicks, Journey, Cheap Trick, Don Felder, Grand Funk Railroad, Nazareth, Sammy Hagar, Trust, Black Sabbath, and Devo. The animation is definitely retro by today's standards, but hey, it's a retro movie so get over it. There are some super shagadelic psychedelic backgrounds, a la that stuff they put up on screens behind bands from the sixties during live performances. Following the magazine from which it's derived, the stories are all futuristic or post futuristic or just plain fantasy, and include such lovable characters as stoner aliens, cab drivers, geeky scientists, zombies, bizarre aliens, and robots. Memorable quote: earth women who experience sexual ecstasy with the aid of mechanical devices always feel guilty. Ok, it's time for the summary: This film contains boobitecture, cockitecture, and planet of the apesitecture. One vehicle chase, two vehicle crashes. Kung fu, cab fu, sword fu, club fu, B-17 fu, zombie fu, beer mug fu, whip fu, bat fu, and dremel hand fu. 3 pu55ies 47 breasts 28.5 butt cheeks 4 beheadings In the end, the house blows up, like in all good stories.

The Center Channel will go behind the AT screen. It will be mounted a little higer than it is now, but not much. I will actually be cutting a box into the block wall. It is not an exterior wall, but holds up the fireplace. I will cut in a angle iron brick ledge. Planning on a 36" wide opening to make room for Youthman's RC-64 I will upgrade to if I ever catch him not looking.

I can't believe I've had my CF-4s for over 4 years now. Knock on wood, they still seem to be just as perfect as the day I picked em up. Happy belated birthday to my CF-4s. [<)]

soylent green...what a classic movie! anyway,today is saturday,WHAT'S UP!? avman.

I had a pair of CF4 for quite a while. Couple of caveats: If you get curious and want to open them up to look inside, be very careful, particularly with the woofers. I stripped the MDF when I went to put the screws back in, and had to drill holes through the metal flange on the frame to seat new screws to hold them in tightly. The crossovers are not too happy with a lot of jostling. One of mine had some kind of weird intermittant short (or something...) that caused all sorts of weird side effects. First time I moved them from one room to another and bumped them around a bit, I had to take the crossover out of the speaker and fiddle with it until it started working correctly. I found the CF4 to be extremely revealing of differences in upstream equipment, particularly amps. I think this is a good thing, as it means the speaker is not masking subleties in the program, but it can mean they are a bit persnikidy about whether they're happy with any given amp. Mine, for exampe, sounded kind of blah when I had them hooked up to a Krell KAV300i (go figure). Loud, but blah. They liked my little Rotel integrated better. The Jolida with the 6550's was a good match as well. Play around with the toe in. The horn tweeter has a fairly constrained directivity. This is good, I think, as it means the speakers interact less severely with the room than most others. It also means that minor (few degrees) changes in angle can have pretty significant impact on the soundstage and overall tone. I found the best angle was when, while sitting in the listening position, I could just see the inside back corner of each speaker - that is, toed in a slight bit less than pointing directly at me. If you want to try something cool, blocking the reflex ports (those plastic noodles sold in swimming pool stores that are about 5 feet long and a couple inches in diameter are the perfect size, but you can wad up a couple socks and use those also ) changes the bass balance. Depending upon your room and the speakers location, you might find it interesting.

Yes, Doug, headed to Vestal! Ahh, Binghamton! lots of memories from that town! - in college, I had a roommate from Johnson City who introduced me to the joy of Speedys - I love em! Also, in 1987 I spent the summer after graduating college working on a research project at SUNY Binghamton. Then in 1991 when I was first hired by my current employer they sent me for two weeks of training in, you guessed it, Binghamton! Since those days, I've enjoyed fishing in the Susquehanna - used to go there every opening day of walleye season, but I've fallen out of the habit in the last 6 or 7 years. I was a little saddened to learn from Frank Gow at Audio Classics that the Vestal Steakhouse had closed about a year ago! Their steaks were incomparable - I had wanted to dine there after picking up my speakers. However, Frank said there's a nearby restaurant in an old firehouse (can't remember the name or location) that's supposed to be stellar, so I may stop there and check it out. Jim

Off to Vestal, eh? My family's from Binghamton/Chenango Bridge area. Have a speedy for me.

Bring your Visa Titanium or your American Express Black card with you Audio Classics is pricey on everything they sell and you will most likely be paying a premuim amount for those speakers. Their price on single Heritage units in less than stellar condition borders on ridiculous. The service is top notch though but it costs!

The crossover in the CF-4 is at about 1,600 Hz. Take music that you are very familiar with, preferably with some vocals and some bass. The CF-4s bass output should be prodigeous with a good amp. Vocals should sound natural and clear. The only problem that I had with CF-2s was that the speaker terminals became loose. All that was required was to retighten them to make the intermittant sound loss stop. The surround on the woofers were perfect when I sold the set. I had put huge numbers of hours on the speakers, but never approached clipping them. Dynamics should be second to none on the Epic series. Bill