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My Airman, currently on duty in Ramstein AFB, Germany.

Morning Gang Dryer shopping today, last one lasted 20+ years. Wife it seems has her own day off planned, a good thing. Taco Tuesday, however we will NOT be eating the cheap Pub Tacos this time round. The wife thinks clothes dryers are really expensive these days, (wonder who has been telling her that?) It could be a Grand +, meanwile placing the order for another Henry rifle. New tires for the Cessna can wait, till April/June anyway. Piped in gas when we bought the house 5 years back for her new gas stove, so gas Dryer is the order of the day.

For what it's worth I'm very proud of the men and women who put their lives on hold to protect this great country, and also it's citizens who very rarely show the appreciation you all deserve. Thank you again, and I hope you have a nice day. I respect each and every one of you.

Mornin' gang. Where ya at? Cold, snowy day in Denver metro. Glad that we got in the yard work and bbq over the weekend. Very close to getting a rescue pup. Stay tuned.

Hey all, hope everyone is doing good. Just got back in the house from the school bus stop. Tuesday I get my two grandkids on the bus. My eldest daughter has to be at school early on tue. Downing my 2nd cup and off to the shop. This week we are crazy busy, last week was crap. I'll check-in later. Wishing all a great day, and to my fellow vets a great day :-) .....Mark

Dropped a pair of Eminence Kappa 15 c's into the Cornwall II's tonight. I had been wanting to do this for sometime after reading a couple different threads here on the subject. Justin Weber of Amps and Sound really encouraged me to go for it and Im glad he did! To my ears...... The bass is tighter than what the k-34e were producing. As a result the presentation is cleaner and more precise which intern is producing a soundstage with more space between instruments and the imaging is more detailed and accurate. I'd recommend this mod to anyone that has cornwalls that is looking to improve the areas that I mentioned. It is a simple plug and play mod that won't break the bank. Thanks Justin and to the others that have posted on these woofers. Im a happy camper.

Good plan, duder. It's cooled off here in Seabrook on Galveston Bay as well. However, I am still sitting by the pool watching the oranges ripen... Dave

i'm the unofficial forum archivist for personal relationships. oh, and Christy wrote a sappy (but very sweet) note on Facebook about your 36 years together.

speaking of which.. Happy Anniversary Dtel.

Couldn't hold out to a birthday or anniversary or something ?

EXACTLY! But it does not work that way, all you can do is try to learn from the mistakes, don't bother to figure it all out it's a waste of time. If you are going to buy her anything with a power cord you are better off buying for yourself. Such as I bought myself a washing machine one year for Christmas. She does like it and uses it all the time with no complaints. However I I'd bought her a washing machine, that would not be excusable. Bought myself a cook book when we first got together. First thing I told her was the book was mine, but if she wanted to use it, well OK.

The local crowd is aware that I'm willing to design and prototype, at my own expense, just about any idea which I find appealing. So, with that in mind, I was asked a number of months ago if I could come up with an amazing sounding flea-power amp for around $200 using all brand new parts, and subject to a number of other requirements besides price. I'll list each requirement separately and explain the solution: 1) $200 price- Impossible! The only way to achieve that would have been to seriously compromise on the quality on the output transformers, which I was not willing to do, and to use a design format which I would not have been happy with. So, it came in at around $325 (that included the tax and shipping) which the guy said was acceptable. I also went with my long standing "All American Five" amplifier circuit which greatly reduces the cost of the power transformer, and easily allows the power supply to be designed without the expense of a costly choke. 2) Very potent and full bottom end- This necessitated going with a SEP design to bring the power up a bit (to around 750 milliwatts/channel continuous @ 32 Hz into 8 ohms resistive), as compared with a SET which would have about half that amount of power, and a bit less bass potency. The absolutely superb 500 Hz square wave shown below confirms the low frequency performance, and is something which will not be found with some of the similarly priced flea-power Chinese amps which are out there. In fact, during the initial demo in which I played some bass heavy tracks, the guy accused me of having a hidden sub! I consider that a compliment, particularly when he then called the amp a "little gem." 3) Totally noise/hum free operation- Achieved by using a separate power supply which brings extremely low ripple DC into the amplifier chassis. By isolating the power transformer magnetic field from the open frame output transformers, and not having any powerline AC in the amplifier chassis, this was easy to achieve. With an ear against the speaker grille, one hears dead silence. The music seems to emanate from total "blackness" (to use a term popularized by some of the audio reviewers out there!). 4) Cheap tubes/huge tube life- All 5 tubes can be found for no more than $5 each, depending on the supplier. Tube life should approach "forever" from a combination of the manual soft-start feature of the power supply (which prevents the normal filament turn-on current surge), running the tubes below their design-center ratings, and keeping filament voltages 5-10% below their specified values. Between that, and having the tubes in open space to dissipate heat, the output tubes should easily provide 15-20,000 or more hours of use, and the voltage amp tubes far in excess of that. 5) Large soundstage/precise imaging- The amp is almost totally dual-mono as only the input filter cap of the power supply is shared. Everything after is split which greatly reduces crosstalk that would shrink the soundstage. Critical signal paths are kept extremely short. 6) Ability to adjust high frequency characteristics- I've been including my variable low-pass filter (aka "ear bleed filter") in all of the recently built amps. This guy, however, didn't want it as an external adjustment figuring that he'd spend more time fussing with it than listening to the music. So, instead, 25 turn trimmers were installed internally which allows the amp to be voiced on site and then left alone. If different speakers are used in the future, it can always be readjusted accordingly. 7) Small size- The power supply is on a 7 X 7 chassis, and the amp on one that's 11 X 7. It would be difficult to get much smaller without making construction a real pain! If anyone is interested in the technical details of the amp, don't hesitate to drop me a PM with your direct email and I'll be glad to give you whatever info you want. Likewise, if anyone wants one of these, let me know and I'll try to help you out. Next up will be the matching SET which will run on the same power supply, and should cost no more than $250. For less than $600 it will be possible to have the best of the 2 worlds of flea-power single ended amplifiers. And don't let the extremely low power make you think that these will only play at a whisper. In small to medium sized rooms, with Reference or Heritage series speakers, even the SET will allow very loud listening levels (to me that's in the mid to upper 80 db range- not enough to shatter windows, crack sheetrock, or burst eardrums, but still loud!). Maynard

my wife is a compulsive vacuumer (two dogs and a cat that shed, a toddler, and an infant) and her dyson was the best purchase ever. expensive cost of entry, but i love them because they are extremely modular and all of the common parts which break or fail can be easily purchased and replaced.

How could you know that, but your right, pretty fitting it's on Veterans day, not a military Veteran but a veteran of 36 years, don't tell my wife I said that. Thank You

You and me both.

Yes, Indeed.....

Thanks you to & best wishes to all who serve(d)!

I would say you are going in a very good direction with this choice. Its a very good step up from where you were/are and if you feel you want more try a second sw115...in my opinion that would do for any above average home audio/theater enthusiast or audiophile/theaterphiles as well... The horn sub technology can take time to get up off the ground. Horn subs are premium in accuracy and sound quality although the sw115 is an easy plug and play sub that does very well. Cheers

Seth, that's great to know. Glad you are happy with them. I've been very pleased with mine, and will be putting another pair in the Belle's soon. I have a couple of very old good friends coming to stay this weekend who have been building awesome tube amps from incredible vintage tubes for quite a few years, and they will be bringing some of their creations with them to play with my Cornwalls and Belles....will post some pics when we get a chance and are sober enough to hold the camera steady....We will be going to the Ft. Wayne Indiana Hamfest this weekend to see if we can find some goodies....

Problem? I ain't got no stinkin' problem!

At least we know your noggin is ok Earl Things could be much worse with your purchasing "issue"

Um... Michael Colter, so I know I am in trouble...

Those of us who've spent time in the pursuit are acutely aware of the difficulty. That's why we do it...not because it's easy, but because it's hard...with apologies to JFK. Dave Why? Were you on the grassy knoll?

WOW.....36 and 20 years congrats to you guys. Me and the wife did 21 years last month...........I forget what day......lol lol....we have been together 26 years. For the last 16 years we have worked together in the shop.......we are together almost 24-7.....

This is so true. My Uncle spent a ton of money on his HT system but paid no attention to room acoustics. They professional installers ran all the EQ but someone got into the settings on accident and messed it up and he had no idea how to fix it. The other problem with EQ is that it may sounds great for you in the sweet spot but your buddies will wonder why there is no/way too much bass because the EQ amplified the wrong settings for other seats because the sweet spot was in a bass null etc. You don't have to have EQ in the equation for that problem to exist. Getting the treatment right will make it better for everybody though but the person in the sweet spot is still going to have the best sound. The ROOM is certainly my biggest project now but I've been spending too much on music lately. That isn't really a bad thing though! I must be getting closer to good sound if I find myself listening more and tweaking less.

this hasn't always been the case. please research historical accounts of male fashion trends. feminism has killed masculinity.

Moving target!

here's the original thread that got me interested in pursuing this mod: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/149442-lascala-sonic-detail-improvement-for-only-22098/?hl=%2Blascala+%2Bwoofer ClaudeJ is the original poster and he clearly has a lot of knowledge. Enjoy the read theres a lot to take in and make a good case to give them a whirl.

I'll bet you're a proud Dad! Thanks to all the current, retired, and passed folks that put themselves in harm's way to protect us.

Thanks to all the veterans for their service to our country.

"Denial isn't just a river in Egypt." Dave

To all our Veterans, Thank You for your service. It means the world to me! Happy Veterans Day! Dennie ...

I am selling an RF-83 Home Theater, love the fact that if I cant use it a true Klipsch supporter can! 2-RF-83 Towers 2-RS-62 Surrounds 1-RC-64 Center 1-RW12D Subwoofer All are in original packaging and the Center and Surrounds have never been hooked up and removed from the packaging once. The towers and sub were hooked up in an apartment setting with little use due to being in an apartment. Long story short I have moved have 2 youngs kids and these have become an after thought at this point as much as I hate to say it. Price is $3500, I used factory pics to show color and because the speakers are all packaged in the original boxes. I can be reached at clff_grn@yahoo.com or 317-670-8738, I am located in Richmond, VA.

For the right size room(2000ft3), twin RW-12d's would suffice in most HT systems. For music, IMO seek elsewhere. I would not pay more than $500.00 for the pair. Bill

4 is the number of speakers going in the ceiling, or the "angled" speakers that will go on top of the mains and surrounds facing up towards the ceiling to "bounce" off of it. So 7.2.4 is 7 channels, 2 subs, and 4 "Atmos efects" speakers The models with the most problems were the 709,717 for your model if I'm not mistaken. I had the 609,709,and 809 (twice).The problem was they used cheap resistors and capacitors. There is an addition you can add onto the board to bulk it up.It disperses the heat better as they have issues when heating up due to the lack of heat being able to escape the inside of the unit. Try running an external fan if you want to extend the unit, or if you can get Onkyo to exchange the board do that. They will also offer a "trade up" on the next model up.

Then don't vote for him. As a Vietnam vet, not a fan of Jane Fonda's politics either, but the woman can act... Dave

I feel the same way, but recognize the hundreds or thousands of variables that complicate trying to answer the question. In my case, over 10 yrs ago, I went overboard in trying to make the musicality and quality of sound from my LP setup equal or equivalent to my digital setup. Lots of changes, including moving to a Basis TT and Vector arm, and then a upper-level two-box Wadia CD player, which I then had modified. Also, putting Townshend Seismic Sinks under both the TT and CD transport. Juggling those moves one after the other finally gave me an equivalent quality from my LP and CD players. An example of one component that you have, Shakeydeal, that can make a difference in the purity of sound from from both LP and DC players is a PS Audio power regenerator. I have one, too. My point is that LOTS of things can jiggle LPs past CDs, or the other way around. No wonder opinions are all over the place.

My experiences with early CDs were pretty uniformly awful. Usually transcoded and harsh. Granted, I am mostly an acoustic guy and get my rock and roll from vinyl...but the acoustic folks seem to have learned digital quicker than the pop music folks. My own transfer of DSOTM from vinyl to CD remains my favorite Pink Floyd CD. Dave

Its has one of these inside. That 13.5" driver weighs in at over 50lbs by it self (I read 60lbs)

I got it! Am listening to track 2 as I type. Very relaxing... I am listening to the CD version right now, cause I don't have a BluRay player on my computer. Still, it sounds just fine. Very excited to hear it on the LaScalas!

Do you have a picture of all your stuff inside that one? Not sure I like the silver handle but otherwise it would suffice. I saw a big bank of a couple million bucks worth of EMC2 racks recently... :drool: Pictures don't do it justice, totally badass. I didn't install the handles or casters... It is a mess right now but you asked for it.

I have 3 pair of K77m's from the late 80's and mid 90's and none of them had less output compared to the CT-125's. I don't disagree with your statement, but I think its safe to say the CT-125's 104db output is exaggerated a bit.

At least he's going out AFTER signing the new contract. Boy, timing is everything.

My Cinema F-6 project came in at around 700.00 and is good to a solid 16.5 Hz. Granted, it's big...but squeaky clean at all levels including rattle every window in the neighborhood level. Table tuba would be even a bit cheaper, smaller, and still good into the nether regions. Dave

$2,000 is plenty of money to get what you need. Getting what you want depends on you. We have been talking about a forum just for Klipsch audio purchasing addiction. Many of us have that illness, and we think we soon may be able to collect partial disability for it. I'm sure Obamacare will recognize it as an illness. Just remember, the chase is the fun part.

GLWS! Pic's will help the items sale faster.

try the mapleshade samson versions a little pricey but very sturdy and quite nice looking and infinitely adjustable http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/searchprods.asp?searchstring=samson&pagenumber=1&val=0

I think my wife might notice if I tried to bring those home...