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FRIDAY !!!!

Hey guys, Not much going on. Still at the house, working on the 2nd cup. Not much work at the shop. The used car guys are also kinda slow . I gotall there work done yesterday. So I handed them a stack of bills. My landlord is selling the property' so the uesd car lot guys are buying it. So we will see what happens in this newyear. It should be a good thing. I'm going to down this cup and roll to the shop........later guys :-)

"This retired life is not hard and I'm starting to appreciate it" Good thinking, dont let the outside influences sway your line of thought.

And Friday it is! Didn't sleep much after 4:30 am so I'm sucking down a 3d cup of coffee. Still working on cdp upgrade today followed by dog training on Sat. and a family gathering on Sun. This retired life is not hard and I'm starting to appreciate it. Could probably use another hobby or two but that will come when it comes. Have a good day, all. Try to check back later.

Morning Gang Friday indeed I see my Leprechaun has prepared a fresh pot of Major Dickinsons Blend. I was sleeping rather well untill i was instantly awoken by the smell of fresh perked, fresh ground heaven. Something about no alarm clock, plenty of sleep, and waking up with a slap, like BAM! :emotion-44: Easy day, just the Boat work, Batt box fully installed, and sitting on a hard fiberglass deck for 4 hrs, is not something im used to. Main power feed is now up to the wheelhouse, and yep, sit down work + knees will be involved, looking at what im typing here i sound like an old man Looking forward to the Corona motivators, must proceed, i must, i must.........

+1 for friday, No school today................first cup down time to start breakfast.

I had a banana and an English muffin for breakfast. I don't like you right now.

Me and two other retirees went back to the bar-b-que place for breakfast this morning. Met at Home Depot and road together solving the world's problems on the way. The country ham covered 2/3rd of the plate, coffee was hot, and eggs and grits just right. Ribs there next Thursday Cheers Gents

I’d prefer to tiptoe through the tulips. I feel sorry for Miley Cyrus--it must be sad to be such a spectacle and not realize it (or maybe she does and doesn’t care). Maybe she’s laughing all the way to the bank; but, if what she does is the requirement--i’d rather not go to the bank.

That is just perfect

True they don't get much weirder than him, this is not even considering all the people with no talent at all who are for some reason famous like the Kartrashans, and that flake that had 8 kids and the rest who are only famous for being in the news.

Keep in mind The Bieb, is just one of the losers, just when you get over him, along comes "Miley" yet another worthless media invented icon that millions of girls look up to. I will admit my generation had their share of weirdos, the difference is they knew it, and made money off being the outcast. Guys like TinyTim and the like.

The mods you speak of are well known and highly respected and the speakers will hold K-Horn value, that means if the khorns were worth 2000 they will stay at 2000 they will not increase much if any due to the mods.......................is it a good idea to invest in them= do you like the sound, if you do and can afford them then go for it....................buy as an investment =not so much most folks that make the mods know they will lose $$$$ on the mods, I know of several that kept the original parts and revert the speakers back to original in an attempt to recoup some of the $$$$ on the mods they sell the mods separate, and sell the speakers as original. Obviously not possible in this case If you like them buy them, and if you tire of them and go to sell them you should recoup the going rate for k-horns

i was just reading over at Right This Minute and saw that tomorrow is going to be the music of Chicago in honor of Boxx. It’s going to start promptly at 25 or 6 to 4.

Expresso - Please PM me again, and include your mailing address. These are for you:

Dave, it is simple for me. Quality is everything for me and good 2 channel gear is pretty expensive. Two great channels sound better than four good channels so until I hit the lotto, one pair of 20,000 buck speakers is enough for my budget. No way I can do that in six channels.

Yes, he is the real deal, even if your not crazy about the band he's been in just all the other people he has played with is enough to make him cool, and fried.

40, wet and windy here. Work week is 60% over. I was held to one cup-o-joe this morning as my daughter informed me the last cup was for her to bring to school. Can't argue with your daughter, what are you going to do?

Tarheel's breakfast

A gray, cold day yesterday. LF and I went to the movies......saw Wild about a woman who hikes the Pacific Coast Trail to find herself after a failed marriage (her cheating) and a bout with drug abuse and being sexually promiscuous. Nice scenery. Came home.....had dinner and watched a DVD..... Doubt with Meryl Streep and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Good acting, so so movie. Coffee done and may go back for a third cup. Dentist appointment at 10:30. Nothing else planned. Hope everyone is well. Cheers Gents

I can assure you both it is the first. The full photo is actually me with both horns, along the front-soundstage of my first RF setup (my own personal system). The brass horn is a King that I got when I was 7 years old, and has been with me through hell a few trips through. That horn is affectionately known as "Lindsey." After I dropped out of school, I still managed to slink back into the high school to play in band. I got the Selmer-Bach (the silver horn) when I was 15 (that one I named "Kimmie"). Up until 2 years ago, I would allow a certain student in the local public school system to use "Lindsey" for their year if they couldn't afford a horn of their own. I had my own application and screening process that I was extremely strict on. That stopped due to one bad apple that caused some pretty nasty warping of the bell (which I since fixed). The silver horn has never been used by anyone other than myself though, and is used almost exclusively as a performing symphonic horn (i.e. marching? forget it. Symphony? TOTALLY!) Horns of all variety hold a special place in my heart.

Well..................the calendar doesn't lie, but it's a privilege to get old, the alternative is not as much fun. I guess?

Those are good mods!!!!!

Klipsch had voice coil issues with some of the white KG drivers. They had tons of excursion and seemed to damage the voice coil with good power. Them being a 92db 4ohm speaker didn't help matters either. I think a lot of them just got driven too hard. They replaced a couple for me with updated solid black versions. If you can post a pic or pull a driver you could verify it being a Klipsch more than likely. I need to check mine because I just read the specs from avguytx link and it shows 94 db and 6 ohms. I was almost certain mine said different on the speaker jack cups.

"only a third or so of audiophiles remain with us who experienced the quad disaster of the 70s...but it lives on" So why was it a disaster?

No affil.: http://pensacola.craigslist.org/ele/4846591610.html

Only 30 minutes away from me. I've been unemployed for the last 2 months or i would jump on these with both feet. Broke for the time being though, sucks

Dogs are a product of their environment and upbringing much like people. American Pit bulls were once dubbed "nannies" and were left as companions to children.

You could use Bieber and Manziel interchangeably in that sentence.

Good story and thanks for sharing. Bieber is pathetic with few prospects for ever improving. I recall wondering what the kids were so enthralled with and pulled up a Bieber Youtube just to see. I couldn't stomach more than about 20 or 30 seconds and turned it off. Keith, on the other hand, is the real deal. Having said that, MORNIN" GUYS!!. Looks like an easy day. Gonna play some tunes and will shortly get my daughter on skype to wish her a happy birthday. Check back in a while.

going to need pictures of this boat when completed mark

Wiring it up.

I can tell you right now youth you can hook up the harmon kardon and with the exact setup you have your probably will not notice a single bit of difference.

Exactly. The person who was killed in the above referenced story wasn't killed by a playful dog that didn't know it's own strength. I've owned Golden Retrievers and Newfoundlands, arguably 2 of the most loveable, docile breeds going. They both had inadvertently made my children cry by accidentally bumping and knocking them over. accidents happen even when animals aren't involved. Glad you weren't there. All joking aside (I WAS making a joke), we're all opinionated based on our life experiences. I certainly respect yours and understand where you're coming from.

Wanna know HOW good? I am copying the below from a Facebook page of Ron and my friends. He may get mad at me, but he'll get over it. This magnificent piece of writing moved my soul and would have if I didn't know him from Adam: Ron Huebner January 7 at 3:25pm My sister found this letter today at the assisted living facility where my mom and dad have lived for several years. It was in a basket by their lounge chairs. I didn't remember writing it at first, then it came to me that I must have written it years ago when I sensed the fragility of his life. It goes like this: An Imperfect Present Months ago I started to shop for the perfect Christmas present for you Pops. But it eluded me no matter how hard I thought or how long I walked through endless stores that cater to just such a task. You have everything you need really, and I suppose you have very few wants. You have friends that most only dream about, a dedicated and loving wife, and you do pretty much what you want. So what is it that I could possibly offer you? What have I never given you that you might need? Then I realized that I have always felt inadequate simply telling you how I feel about you. Men in general are horrid at this and I suppose we fail no more acutely than with family. So for better or worse, I will try to set to paper what I find so awkward to do in life. Where to start? Some of my first memories of you come from Echols street. I remember you rooting around in the chicken house where you seemed so at ease and at peace. You impressed me more than any lion tamer could. A chicken is a mighty and elusive foe for a little boy. On most afternoons, I would listen for the 5 o’clock A&M whistle to blow and it was the highlight of my day when you drove into the driveway an few minutes later in that big old sedan. You were always glad to see me, but not half as much as I was to see you. When the sun went down, I can remember all of us going out to the back yard to lie on the pallets that you had spread on the grass. We would lie there for hours just gazing into the sky, watching for falling stars to wish on and taking in the gentle night breezes. You always had time to ride me on your back and play as if the world had no cares. Only later did I realize that the pressures of the world could not have magically passed over you with a family to take care of. What you gave me was the freedom of childhood with all the hard realities of the world kept at bay and that is a true gift…and no small task. It’s strange what you remember, but the smell of you after working hard all day will always be strong in my mind. Rolling around on the bed, we wrestled, tickled and played. Now I realize you must have been dead tired. It fills me with joy even now when those images cross my mind. That house on Echols was tiny in size, but was huge with all the love you lavished on us. I still drive down Echols occasionally; I suppose to recapture some of the elusive peace of a simpler time. I can still see the Christmas tree in the front room with its bubble lights and reused tinsel. You always made Christmas so special that to me it was the best time of the year. Just one of those Christmas Days was better than all the birthdays and 4th of Julys in my life. We always went to Grandma’s on Christmas afternoon and her back room with the tree always fascinated me. I always tried to imagine the Christmas’s you had when you were a little boy. The smell of apples and oranges infused the air and the candles on her tree were a source of pure magic. You always seemed at peace there and somehow connected. It was so hard to see that land sold. It made all the sense in the world to let it go, but that didn’t make it any easier. It was awash with memories of good times with all our family…gathered just to be together. My first memory of you, Uncle Alvin, and Uncle Alfred sitting in a circle telling stories comes from Grandma’s front porch and living room. Those stories were truly delicious to a boy with a big imagination! You and Uncle Alvin’s tales of childhood made me envious in so many ways. I know those times were difficult but you remembered them so fondly and with such humor…at least that’s how it seemed. What impressed me was you pleasure in the telling and that was a blessing for the rest of us. I still smile when I remember how you all sounded, entertaining each other and I guess that I will always be entertained by that memory. I think that’s when I started to appreciate your sense of humor. Some people use humor to dominate, to denigrate, to impress, or to stand out. But yours seems to be a simple and humble form of play. And I think that playfulness is part of what makes you so easy to love and a joy to share time with. Momma has been so lucky to have spent the most time with that side of you and nobody would blame the rest of us for being jealous. But it wasn’t all play. I’ve come to realize that many men rarely vocalize their love of family; rather they show it in their dedication to provide security and joy for those under their watch. But no one was ever more dedicated than you. You were always the first to rise to take care of the garden and other chores before going to work. After work and supper you were always in the garage upholstering, tacks in your mouth. What a great game to get shocked when I touched you at the sewing machine. And no better adventure than picking up and delivering furniture in the back of that old black truck. I know I was often impatient when it came to helping out as a second pair of hands, but I always appreciated how hard you worked just to provide all the little extras most children take for granted. Even as a child I never took any of your extraordinary efforts for granted. I know how hard you worked for us and I will always feel some guilt because I will never be able to do what you did with seemingly effortless grace. All those hours in the garage earned you a little extra money, but also my undying admiration and respect. It never occurred to me that you did all this for money…I knew you did it for us. As a teenager I couldn’t understand how you could be so content while working so hard and struggling to make ends meet. Whatever I know about being content, I learned from you and Mom. You make being happy seem so easy. One thing that seemed to make you happiest was Sunday breakfast. No one will ever be able to make Sunday mornings as special as you did. I never understood why you went so wild with breakfast on Sunday, but I wasn’t going to complain. What a feast! That must be where my love of breakfast comes from. I just don’t always eat it in the morning…but then I remember you would cook “upside down” breakfast for supper sometimes too. But the most special times and my fondest memories were really just quiet times spent together. So many of those memories are more like faint impressions…you picking me up when I was tired, my arms around your neck, being tucked into bed. These are just whispers of memories that I hear when I least expect them. Fleeting for sure, but so warm I know they are real. I remember us sitting for hours by the tank at Grandmas just so I could plink away at bullfrogs. And more hours spent while you barbecued for family gatherings. Those times that seemed like nothing special at the time mean the world to me as I look back. They may, in fact, be the most special times of all. For a long time, as I grew out of childhood, I thought we were so very different. I could come up with a hundred ways you and I were not alike. But time has made me much wiser, and now I know we are more alike than we are different. I have learned so much about living deliberately from you that you cannot imagine. I know that the best of me comes directly from you and the parts I am not proud of are my own inventions. You have taught me through example that love and grace are worth pursuing for life. As I read over this in review, it’s so painfully obvious how inadequate it is in expressing all my feelings for you. I could write a book just from all my good memories of you. You consistently reassure me and constantly surprise me as I learn more about you. I guess what it all boils down to is that if I could choose my father out of all the fathers of all time I would choose you and never think twice about it. Your generosity inspires me, your easy way puts me at ease, your sense of humor makes me smile, your honesty make me stand straighter, and your love make me a better person. I love you very much!

Yeah, can't beat the five weeks of summer.

I grew up there, awesome fast food, lakes and Toronto is close, fall is beautiful. Weather is damp and cold, I moved to the Mid west, very cold, but rarely damp and usually sunny. Ambient temp was -23 the other day.

Is this still for sale?

Lmao. I have no idea why I said nail. Its a screw .

Heresys would sound great in back also imo (if you have some already). They will give that same large effortless sound. But they would be a lot harder to mount or hang. You know I have some of those mount clips left over also from my AT panels. Im thinking about maybe using them to hang my 1201s. I use a key hole and heavy duty nail right now. But I'm a bit worried hanging 42lbs from a nail that will be hanging for years and years. Hmmm...

All I can say is......I love the sound of horns from my horns :-)

thats true - and not only here - its Klipsch Fans in general - we are a different bred

Quality, as in the quality of the sound. I started with a mono rig and I'm finishing with a stereo rig. This is the two channel forum and I'm firmly in that camp, sorry.

I have MD - its a genetic thing - your born with - turns out my sister and myself were affected out of the 4 of us - its been a slow progression at first - but now its a pain in the *** - instead of dealing with cars now - i have my wheelchair to tinker with and my forte II so cant complain too much - i am lucky i got a new power chair on new years eve - its been a year in the process - alot of paper work for the insurance and justify for the chair and features etc, - these things cost as much as a car - its crazy the cost of medical stuff - i have to say - i am lucky with what i do have - i managed to have a great apt. and what ever i really need - when you ride around in the city and see all the homeless you have to count your blessings - thats rough - shouldnt be for anyone here is a pic of my current chairs - the new one is the first one you see - cant see the other one - in this picture - i still have my first chair i ever got in the other room - i use that for indoors only since its old and batteries are dead - not much good outside - this is my older chair - http://www.sunrisemedical.com/products/quickie/power/quickie%C2%AE-p-222%E2%84%A2-se.aspx this is the new one i just got - http://www.sunrisemedical.com/products/quickie/power/quickies6series.aspx the new one got this 12 inch seat lift - its crazy - comes in handy alot more than you would think

OK Scott, here's an opinion.....I have no idea, I am not one of the technical people around here. But if I got the right idea of what you saying with edge diffraction if when the sound wave leaves the driver or horn what happens to the wave ? Does it hit a cabinet or something else and even how it leaves the horn itself as a possibly way of changing the sound. If this is what your describing your right and it definitely affects horns also. I remember Roy Delgado talking about a bubble as he calls it, the bubble leaves the driver/horn shaped by the design of the horn and other things. It can definitely can be affected which changes the sound. I asked because I was/am considering putting wood trim around the 402 horn just as decoration. From the response I got it was as if I was considering changing the whole design of the horn, it can affect everything. He knew I was not one of the technical people there and answered so I could understand, he said think of it a an actual bubble leaving the horn, every thing including the mouth of the horn effects it and everything it bounces off after that. Sorry I can't give any technical help, it's just not me, but you are on to something, it's as important as the rest of the horn design and every change can and will effect something down the line of that bubble.

I can't believe Earl would think I was crazy enough to post my phone number here. He checked!!!!! LOL

Agreed. EDIT sometime being a moderator prevents me from posting what I'm thinking.

True, although optimistic.

Thanks, each song has a special memory or meaning behind it. I think he would have approved. See you all at Hope. Can't wait.