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  1. I just finished setting up the HT. Two Cornscalas for fronts, two Cornwalls for sides, and two LaScalas for rears. I still need a sub and a center (currently using a Heresy for center). VanHalen and Blackfoot sound awesome. The room is 14' x 30' with acoustic tiles. I may substitute the Forte II's for rears as the LaScalas seem overpowering.
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  2. So it's been a week since "The stacks from hell" have been residing in the cave, two days of listening Nervana, and as the day's fly by, I must admit acquiring more has again crossed my mind, not bigger than these critters, just more of the same. Salesbaron does have at least 6 more sets as of last week and it's not like I don't know how to get there. Just the thought of these fantastic speakers sitting in a lonely dark warehouse is costing me sleep. I could tell the wife there could be a "Rescue Mission" coming up just to test the waters, Ya Think ?
    3 points
  3. Nah! It just confirms how ill I have become since February. Earl, I only beat you by a month, forum wise 1/25/14. However you sir have collected the "Living Museum" of the heritage line, PWK would be Proud
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  4. wstrickland1, on 12 Jun 2014 - 6:08 PM, said: if this thread were a ship it'd be the Edmund Fitzgerald MY REPLY: (With apologies to the late Gordon Lightfoot) The tweeter and woofers made a tattle-tale sound And the crossovers sounded dead hollow And every man knew, as the DJ did too 'Twas the witch of BOSE speakers come stealin' The dawn came late and the Coffee and Cables had to wait When the nasty posters came slashin' When afternoon came it was the same old refrain With another OP gettin' hammered When suppertime came, the cassette deck was playin' Singin' "Fellas, I'm good as old vinyl At seven PM all the posters chimed in Sayin, "Fellas, the cassette decks unreelin'" The Moderator wired in he had thread crap comin' in And the Forum was now in great peril And later that night when the tube amp's lights went out of sight Came the wreck of the Klipsch Forum mighty Does anyone know where the love of BOXX goes When nasty posts turn the minutes to hours? The Queen she did say There are "Warnings" on the way With the wreck of the Klipsch Posters Forum
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  6. OK, I'm going for best Friday 13th good thing. I walked in Costco just a little while ago and saw that the TV I purchased two weeks ago was $200.00 cheaper! I went to the service desk and mentioned that I just bought the TV and remembered that if I saw it cheaper within a certain time I could ask for the difference? She said sure no problem and credited my CC the $200.00. Now that is a Friday the 13th good thing! Yay Costco!
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  7. Booked Reno for the fourth, the nugget fireworks come off the roof of both towers. 10:30 am cracked a Corona w/salt/lime, just about ready to fire up some tunes. Great day so far.
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  8. No wonder Amy thinks you freaks are creepy... you are! No kidding! I thought it was just an artsy photo. Jeesh, I get a lot of grief for my avatars. I should just post a pic of a dishrag. Your avatars are more than fine, IMLO!
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  9. Its Friday! And the 13th! Stay home and be safe Good view of Peter Bay Great view of Peter Bay!
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  10. Any idea exactly what type or brand of foam it was, or where he got it? Sounds like a simple solution...thanks. Ya know id ask him but he's is stationed overseas, i will shoot him an email, have not been in touch with him this year. As I remember he googled the hell out of company's making/selling foam sheets, his main concern was precut, and man, im glad he did that. They look outstanding on the celing, installed the whole celing grid looks to be 1 1/4 spacing between the foam edges.
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  11. As you requested. I love everything in that pic. Mac equip. Room under construction. Plug strip with EVERY outlet used. Foamed in Base plate(s). Conduit run(s) and or outlet(s). Outstanding Bass box's. And you did all this drinkin "Lite Beer" ? when your done id be happy to send you a break-in-the-room-Libation.
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  12. I don't know about anyone else, but movie watchin is sounding better all the time at Uncle Earls house. Iv got a sub in mind but it's likely a tad too big.
    2 points
  13. Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud loud music, is the only kind of life, I'll ever under...stand.
    2 points
  14. Nah! It just confirms how ill I have become since February. Earl, I only beat you by a month, forum wise 1/25/14. However you sir have collected the "Living Museum" of the heritage line, PWK would be Proud Maybe, but you have taken the contest to a whole new level with your latest acquisition. Still remaining a faithfull Klipsch owner (The Wife) as for me nothing but bigger/badder/cleaner/chrisper and last but not least, more filling. Let's not forget to throw in the fact, I can no longer lift my speakers, even one of them, @550Lbs per stack, im glad I put wheels on them....... Don't worry, I am here for you.arnold-schwarzenegger.jpg :emotion-21: As usual, wake up and outta likes....P.S. my former Gov is a worthless POS. sided with the Indians and took away my Gold Dredging hobby.
    2 points
  15. Ain't superstitious but a black cat crossed my trail.
    2 points
  16. Pictures duder? Good post Earl....what thread was that? Must have missed it. Critter is fine though I think he has been pouting a little since yesterday when the lady friend and I wanted a little alone time Cheers Gents
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  17. http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00ZCDQtMPaVikT/Bamboo-Furniture-Plywood.jpg
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  18. What I got today, my wife was concerned when the UPS driver used a 2 wheeler to deliver it. What a heavy beast. A little fixer upper but as long as the transformer, and autoformers are good, it shouldn't be nothing that can't be fixed. I all so received my Crown D45 I purchased from JWC, I didn't take pics yet but did get it hooked up and it sounds really good.
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  19. The wife just came in the man cave as I was looking at this thing, ask me if it was some kind of sex toy. Why yes but it takes a bunch more attachments so I was thinking more about a different models. Proceed after judging the look on her face What was the verdict? Must be good he hasn't answered, we'll take that as a good sign.
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  20. Great site.... Thanks for posting...
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  21. Don't listen to Dean, he'll have you soldering 9 volt batteries in there before your done.
    2 points
  22. I have really put to use this Jenn-Air that I picked up at Costco....
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  23. You'd need a lot of Titos for that.
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  24. Thanks oldtimer....I have had Tito's. Carl told me about it. Winchester recommended Belvedere years ago and it is still my favorite though pricey for my wallet. Chuck, i think he meant drink some Tito's and watch reruns of Mr. Belvedere.
    2 points
  25. Amazon has launched "Prime Music" which is a 1,00,000 song audio service which is FREE for those of us with Prime membership! Good work Amazon!! www.amazon.com
    1 point
  26. Looks to be a great deal, however seeing my least favorite words on this planet, "Downsizing to a smaller residence So these must go quickly". With where im going with my system, these would be bookshelf!
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  27. http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/ele/4516409535.html I'm tired of getting spammed from CL if anyone has an idea what these are, I might go have a look TY Mark
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  28. Keep those pics coming, a lot of guys ask about good sound proofing all the time, this install is dam fine.
    1 point
  29. I know what happened to spain... they got the arses handed to them in the World Cup.... lol
    1 point
  30. No wonder Amy thinks you freaks are creepy... you are! No kidding! I thought it was just an artsy photo. Jeesh, I get a lot of grief for my avatars. I should just post a pic of a dishrag.
    1 point
  31. On Friday September 13th of last year the office ladies could not find the correct form for me to fill out to resign my job. Keith
    1 point
  32. Downtown LA, and I mean Downtown, like Burbank/No Hollywood. I picked up a pair of high end speakers there once in my old truck. I remember sitting at an In-and-Out eating and looking around thinking that I had a pair of $11,000 speakers wrapped up in the back of the truck, and some of the people there would probably shoot me for $50. I didn't stick around after I was done eating.
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  33. Would have been nice to have some 904s like you do, but I am going to have to settle on the JBLs, and Klipsch speakers I have (much less expensive). i know where a trio of kpt-904 sits for 1800.
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  34. Your HT room will be very nice, awesome sound. I especially like your creativity on the floor above the pond room. It's refreshing to see people take a chance with a unique design on their home, very cool!
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  36. I thought that you were going to say that "she and her public defender" planned to wed.
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  37. You'll love the Seymour 'scope screen. 'Scope is the way to go, IMO, because when filmmakers select 2.35 (or 2.2, 2.55, etc.), they expect the screen area and width to be greater than with standard 1.85 or 1.78 ....
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  38. oh and "The Moderator wired in he had thread crap comin' in" was priceless...
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  39. With the famous chocolate finish; no extra charge! LoL Seriously nice find!
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  40. Some Pictures (sorry for poor quality cell phone pics):
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  41. A sweetened coffee good morning here...
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  42. I know what you mean about KISS. Having had 3ways with Daves horns and ALK split crossovers. Then adding stereo subs and not gaining anything but complexity, my old 2way cornscala in a cornwall box is a nice return to basics. (I traded my 3ways for my 2way cornwalls back). I was listening last night to the la sclala... Not my fav sound... I could hear why I let them go before... but the nostalgia aspect brought me back... They are good but not great compared to what the forum has helped to bring about. Then I listened to my Harris build 2way cornscalas... I spent the next 3 hours enjoying a drink and reading the new absolute sound :-). Simple has a charm I love. (Big bad *** projects are cool, but I need a break from building them for me. (As I write this Im reminded of the split cornscala still being built in my garage). Maybe something for winter or 4th of july weekend J.
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  43. Slugfest on NOW; Braves @ Rockies; after 1 Inning, 7 to 3. SportsSouth, don't know what the Colorado RSN is called.
    1 point
  44. I like it; the two-tone is nice.
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  45. mine look like this: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/gallery/image/237-la-scala-1980/
    1 point
  46. bb, prolly be over your way tomorrow; mm, looks nice, would like to hear...
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  47. I can see that an active could add some noise to the system. But I can also see how the passive wastes some of the amps power as heat. I am thinking that is the amps power is delivered to the driver alone and dosen't have to contend with the typical impedence dips that it would be a fair trade off. I would expect a more dynamic sound, and that is one reason that I have been a fan of Klipsch. And I would expect that you could spend more than $80 on the active crossover! Whether your running an AVR or 20K worth of high dollar amps and pre's, your signal will be degraded to some point. Adding electronic filters from an Electronic X-over and what not will never improve your signal. It may be an upgrade in the sound from a totally shot passive you're running, but it will never improve your signal quality. Having said this, this is coming from someone that cant stand Audyssey as well. I can't stand Audyssey either, and I agree with your sentiments about simplifying the signal path. However, I'd ask you to consider what happens to the signal path when you start with a digital source. With a passive xover: CD -> D/A -> Amplifier -> Passive Xover -> Speaker With an active xover: CD -> Digital Xover -> D/A - Amplifier -> Speaker Both stages consist of the CD, D/A, Amplifier, and Speaker - the only difference is a passive xover versus a digital xover. The gain structures are certainly different, so it may be worthwhile to spec different amplifiers so we're not locked into maximizing dynamic range for two different types of signals, but that's just an implementation detail and getting off topic. For someone starting with an analog source, you do add an extra A/D + D/A conversion - and for some that is a non-starter. For those people, just stick to your passive - you're probably part of an older generation that is more forgiving of the artifacts present in all the music you have enjoyed over your entire life, and also less forgiving of these new artifacts that you've never heard before. Just keep in mind that the younger generations grew up learning to ignore digital artifacts and have a hard time tuning out what you grew up with and don't even notice anymore. (Nothing better about either - it's just a cultural phenomenon). Back to the signal path analogy, I would argue that a digital xover is better at the xovery functions: The passive xover presents a frequency specific impedance to voltage divide the signal against the frequency specific impedance of the driver. As the driver moves, the driver impedance changes slightly and that in turn results in the filter changing with signal level and frequency content. The filter itself is also trying to present an accurate impedance to a signal containing a lot of energy - which means there is more stress on the electrical components. There are massive amounts of energy being reacted which cause the electrical properties to change with the signal level. We have two degrees of modulation happening - so a great way to minimize that effect is to minimize the impedance dependency by reducing the slopes (going to a simple first order) - however at the expense of doppler effect which Mark alluded to. The digital xover removes the filter's dependency on the driver impedance, and also removes any modulation of the filter shape itself. You still have the driver non-linearity, but that driver non-linearity actually improves when you improve the electrical damping of the circuit by removing that big impedance in the middle from the passive xover. So technically, we're improving the driver behavior as well. By having a more static system, you can move to higher order filters, and you can even implement filters that can't exist in the analog realm - and it is possible to do it without introducing any of the phase issues that creative (elliptical filter) passive xovers impart. I know all of this just makes the analog purists cringe, but the performance bar of the analog realm is not really moving forward. Anyone seeing any major changes or trends in the analog domain? How old is vinyl again? A lot of this stuff is limited by materials science and just plain old physics. One of the reasons so much of audio is moving into the digital realm is because of the problems that could otherwise never be solved. It's kinda funny for me to say that because in my other circles I'm the jaded old fart fighting for the simple analog solutions. If something has to be digital (for whatever reason), then I'm going to make sure it sounds as analog as possible - and I think some people (if they were open-minded) would be surprised at how well that can be accomplished. I think give it another 15 years and the digital label won't be so repulsive anymore - and mostly because a lot of the digital designs are maturing back into more analog'ish behavior. Btw, how many people here have actually compared the two signal paths presented above? I've only seen a couple people with that digital xover signal path, and they all love their systems. The only complaints I've seen are from people concerned about noise - who I'd argue aren't using the right processor/amplifier combination. Anyways, all that to say - the signal path complexity I'd argue is less with a properly implemented active xover. I hope I wasn't being too long winded and anecdotal.
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