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Morning all. Trying to bounce back from the gin/southern comfort/beer night last night. Managers meeting in about 20 minutes. I CAN DO IT!!!!

Blessings to Mr. boxx's family. No need to wish Mr. Box anything other than to have pleasant journey. It is he who is in a better place. It is us who need to deal with worldly issues, such as pain, and so forth. I lost my step dad, Bill Knapp, last July. It was he who introduced me to the world audiophilia. I've since inherited my step dad's audio equipment. At first, I felt a tremendous guilt, but then, I realized that no one would appreciate his rig more than me. I listen to it, and think of him every single day with great gratitude and pride. The way I see it, I'm borrowing Bill's equipment. I will take care and hold onto this rig until my own time comes. That's the deal. Hopefully, there will be someone who will one day feel the same way I do now. We're bound by memories, this equipment and the sweet love of music. My condolences, Joseph

Another Monday. I wish weeks could begin with Thursday.

Back from the whippin post. My backs not too bad. Been trying to use Saturday as a day to overindulge but bowling on Sunday nights is screwing with my plans.

Coffee down, Bloody's down, and finally drummies and beers...Oh, and 3 USB cables to post photo...mouse, 2nd portable monitor and camera USB.

Good afternoon friends.... Just checking in during my lunch break.. Ahhh, the Bose Wave System....... Well, everyone who has been on RTM knows me pretty well, and there are TWO of these on the second floor, one in the kitchen and the other in the formal dinning room.. Believe it or not, they fill the whole house with music if they are cranked (0: HECK, even our late friend Boxx has one ((0: The other thing is, they are a product of my state, so why not buy a little local ;0) So......can I still hang out with you guys ?? Pretty please?? I make good coffee (((0; .....more later

You were or she was?

Notice the BOSE in the background!

WAIT, What ? It"s Monday ? I better get this first cup down.........quickly

Todd....who is the handsome dog in your avatar? Hang in there Carl. The older I get the more the mornings after are harder to take. Chuck.....Jake says hey to Baxter! LF and I walked the critter while discussing our guitar progress (or lack there of). We both are committed to the full year. The LF does a lot better job with tablescapes Gary so I'll take my camera to her house. Maybe come up with some photos. She has one of those Green Egg grills by the way. Nice party pics dtel......you are a great host. Cheers Gents

Good Morning!

THESE HAVE BEEN SOLD. THANKS FOR LOOKING. Fellow member JimJimbo helped me score a pair of KLF-30's and KLF-20's from the same seller in his neck of the woods a while back. The KLF-20's had terribly rough cabinets, complete with a crushed top corner. I took the opportunity to combine my love of DIY speaker building with my love of the KLF series. The cabinets are void free Baltic Birch and built with the exact same internal dimensions as the stock cabinets. The stock front and back panels were used & contrast nicely with the birch. Some additional bracing was done, but not much since the panels are so stiff compared to the stock MDF. Tried & True oil varnish gives them a warm tone. I hand selected the plywood at my supplier based on the vivid grain. Crites titanium tweeters. Dayton Audio 1% precision caps replaced the stock in the crossovers. One woofer had to be replaced due to a rubbing voice coil. The grill screens are probably 7/8 out of 10, but one is missing a peg. I will include spikes, but they are not mounted. There are other worthwhile modifications that can be done to the ports, but I'll leave that up to the next owner to experiment with. I'm not willing to ship these. I will consider an hour or so drive to help in meeting halfway. I live near Toledo, Ohio. $850 is my asking price.

He was just showing off.

sounds like a fun night to bad it = a rough morning..........................First cup in the , was awaken by what sounded like gunfire, Nothing apparent going on though Off to make breakfast for everyone Later

Taking responsibility for your own screw up isn't really the American way. You really need to try harder to blame someone else.

I actually prefer the RF-35s over the 82s.

Thanks for your kind words...Boxx was my Dad. Welcome to forum. I know they will make you feel as welcome as they have made me feel also.

Shaun has made miraculous improvements overnight. I contribute this to all the prayers. In the last 24 hrs he has gone from using the walker as a necessity to walking unassisted. He was having trouble formulating sentences at times, but that appears resolved also. He feels great except a headache that wavers in severity. We still need prayers for his artery to heal without causing additional strokes. We are still in a critical period. If it can heal without causing additional strokes, he should be able to get back to most normal activities. Sports and any jarring activities are still out of the question, but that will be just fine.

My friend is looking for amplifier recommendations for the Jubilee bass bins. He has been using a 2A3 for the horns, McIntosh for the bass bins and a pair of Behringer EP4000 for the BassMaxx sub horns. You could say he likes dynamic and concert level sound. He now wants to try a pair of solid state monoblocks for the bass bins and use the McIntosh just as a pre. I was thinking maybe Emotiva XPA-1, D-Sonic M3-1500M, Red Dragon M1000, or possibly an Adcom GFA-5802. What do you think would work with this rig?

It's never too many.

After a certain point it's hard to tell the difference, they kind of blend together,...... well that's what I'm told at least.

so the days of picking you up the next day are done? I fell down a few steps once while REALLY drunk--i was asleep by the time i hit the ground--so they left me there. If you were outside they should have at least pulled you inside, or propped you against a wall. When it got late I hung out by the fire, there was a couple ladies who were having a little to good of a time, it's a gravel floor out here and they need a little help balancing at times so I stayed close to the fire, I did catch one girl, it was kind of funny, another girl I was talking to at the time said " that was good", everyone started paying a little more attention after that, a fire is not the place to fall into. No there was a little to pick up but not much, nothing compared to party's when we were younger, back than it would take all day to clean up. The older crowds are much neater and much less of a chance of attracting police. They/we were pretty loud but if the police would have came by they would have walked up and seen a bunch of people between 50 and 60 and probably would have laughed. We have good neighbors and an occasional loud party wouldn't be a problem, now it were every weekend it may be different, but they would be invited which they would have but it was like a class reunion.

donate your sound system to your church and tell them they have to have it hooked up BEFORE your funeral.

There are 2 on here that I know of that make and sell amps. One specializes in near sound listening and smaller amps, and the other is mixed. I haven't purchased from either of them, but they have been extremely helpful with information and time. Justin (ampsandsound.com) has helped me with several things without asking for a dime and I have read that many on here are extremely happy with his amps. I am actually speaking to him on a purchase as I need a higher powered amp. The other is Maynard (tubefanatic) who does the near sound listening. He also has been very helpful with information. he does more of the 3-4 watt amps. Both have been recommended by other forum members and if you can, should give them a shout. I'm sure there are several others on here that do the same, I just haven't met them yet. I do know Justin has a few that are under $1,000.00. Hope this helps give another avenue to finding someone.

LF is sounding better and better. The green eggs are really a smoker also, and from what I have read a good one, especially if you live where it's cold, they are well insulated and hold temps very well even in freezing weather.

I would think that makes up for it, he knows that was in the picture, he's such a tease. Good looking cup though .

I wish although it would be a rough recovery.

That's why they're supposed to follow the conductor, no? No. A conductor time wise is to get things started and help change tempo. Most of the arm waving is for the audience. A good orchestra counts together. When I was a student at New England Conservatory I attended a fantastic BSO performance of the Rite of Spring conducted by some young guy whose name I don't remember. After the show I was talking to my teacher and made the comment that since the performance was so good the conductor must have been excellent as well. The response was an emphatic" NO. We just ignored him and followed the tympani. We all know the tune."

Good to have you with us Joseph, we're glad you are here. Dennie

I personally can't fathom not having discs. What if hard drive fails and you lose them all? Only way I would ever do something like that would be based on a server something elsewhere where their are backups upon backups. For now I'll just stick to building custom shelves for next to nothing that hold as many as I buy.

Depends on how they're being stored. If you open the bag and store them in the grinder, I'd be sure to use them up in a week. They're certainly usable after that but not as fresh tasting (to me).

I suspect that we are primarily looking at a quarter-sawn veneer or maybe rift-sawn as opposed to the more-familiar flat-sawn veneer that we see on speakers. While the grain structure is what makes the quarter-sawn cut more desirable for many people for zebra wood projects, a flat-sawn cut would give more of the traditional look that we typically see. Unless a special order, we typically see more flat-sawn veneer on speakers because the flat-sawn method of cutting the log is the cheapest to do and has the least amount of waste. Sometimes I read the debates on the woodworkers forums and the acoustic guitar forums for arguments about the best method to cut the wood for a particular piece of furniture or best method to cut the wood for a part of a guitar and a lot about grain orientation. The pictures below show how the grain structue of a wood board changes for the different types of cuts.

Hey there Todd............Well, I should be clearer on that.... They consider me 'near' vegetarian.... Fish and dairy are on the menu ...gw

Some real wood bar stools can work great for stands.Don't cost a lot and work better then speaker stands I have seen and used. No way these are tipping over.

Thanks for the well wishes. Listened for an hour but football and hockey are on. Tuesday I'll really check them out good.

Hope you stay with it. For me, the key was learning the scales and chords that go with them. That's really all you'd need to play well enough to have fun. I've been at it a long time but I'm still learning all the time. Tell Jake that Baxter sez 'yo.

Vegetarians eat fish? Where's that salmon burger recipe?

Thank you again for your compliments (everyone) on the KitchenAid bur machine... (OT, you need one of these !) It is a take off on their original design back in the day... Hear you on the KA mixers. As many know me from the Fine Food and Music forum, there are basically two kitchens in one here. So, yes, two KA stand mixers at two stations. One is a 'tilt back' in cobalt blue, and the other is the 6 quart 'professional' in white with side crank and all steel gears. So noisy on high speed, you don't have conversations when it is running ! .....gw PS. Todd, vegetarian here, but I will say I appreciate your efforts to get a foodie photo. we need MORE over in FF&M

i’ll call you names if you quit

I took a few lessons when I was 33...remember saying to myself, "I ought to be pretty good by the time I'm 40". I'm now 51 and still suck, but I am still trying and when my guitar is in my hands I drink less. I'm giving it a better run this year. You have to attempt to play songs you like and not just boring exercises, all though important. Keep it going! Maybe Stew will help us stay motivated.

i will be in the front row at your local coffee house one year from today to watch Tarheel Unplugged.

Very nice grinder Gary! tnr.....no more guitar lessons since the first two. Doing some from YouTube but it's really slow going. Thanks for asking though. I will give it a year. We've got some serious coffee drinkers here. Guess we should mention cables since audio came up. Anybody like their cables? If you tie them in a knot does it slow the music tempo?

Dtel, looks like a great time. I now know where to go for a good party, maybe I ought to get a bus and drive it down there picking up Klipsch members on the way. What a lazy day which was well needed. Dog is sleeping on my lap, I have 2 slabs of ribs in the smoker and listening to good tunes. Maybe a nap here or there.

I couldn't grow a beard like Duder in 10 years, no use in even trying. Cheers Chuck Going for coffee #3 right now

Belated greetings guys. My sometimes music playing buddy is in the hospital for MRI after several falls and now we gotta run to the in-laws. Not the ideal Sunday but at least I/we can help out. Saw the beard Duder. Pretty good. I have a goatee and really need it since I have more hair on my face (and ears and nose) than on my head these days. Cheers to all.

Very nice Gary.....great to see you here! Chowder contest was okay but no real winner for my taste. Some unusual combinations. LF off to church. Coffee finished as is a bowl of cheese grits. I seemed to have moved up to three cups a day recently. Jake walked in the rain. Warm rain....but rain. Cheers Gents

One idea here. Bill

I have a couple of their samplers. This give a decent presentation of what HD audio can offer. They have a variety of music. No catches, they are free.

I'd like to see somebody do an unbiased comparison of the two

Sounds like a movie called The Truman Show