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On Tuesday afternoon of this week I sent my Heresy 1 xovers to Crites for a refurb. They arrived at my house this morning (Saturday). Unreal service! I've installed them and will listen this evening.

First of all it has been a great visit with my best friend Youthman. It has been great to have him here to visit, and a great help getting some things done I am having trouble with. I appreciate all the Prayers. You guys are awesome. It was encouraging to see all the comments from people pulling for me. I am proud to be part of the brotherhood of nerds. (No Offence intended. I really am proud) I am getting better and would appreciate the continued prayers as I continue to heal. The new Onkyo TX-NR1008 replaced the Denon AVR-791 in the HT. The Denon replaced a 10 year old cheap Sony upstairs connected to the Heresy's in the Living Room. The Sony was installed in the HT rack as the second receiver in the HT and will eventually power the SB-2 bookshelves in the pool table area. This will allow music at the pool table during Xbox or other uses of the main system. The Onkyo was surprising in how much of an upgrade it was. 90W vs 135W was expected to be a difference, but I think it is more than just that. The Audyssey on the Onkyo was much better than anything the Denon had. The Denon mic doesn't work for some reason, and other brand setup mics I have tried didn't work. I set levels with an SPL on the Denon, but it never sounded as good as the Onkyo. The only thing I did after running Audyssey on the Onkyo was manually adjust the sub levels with the SPL. Audyssey apparently is scared of IB subs and had them very low. The difference in sound quality was surprising. Even though the Onkyo is not the amp for the subs they still sounded better... It is hard to describe. Tighter and cleaner Bass. The bass was noticeable, but not as much as the highs. That was a big difference. The RF-7iis sounded so much brighter. They reminded me of the experience I felt when listening to Youthman's LaScala's. I'm not trying to compare the 7ii's to the LaScala's, but the supper bright and clear sound reminded me of the LaScala sound. It definitely had Better instrument separation and more powerful vocals than with the Denon. I honestly never knew there was anything lacking in the Denon, but the Onkyo really showed it up.

I was the one who PMd him privately because I did not want to attack his sale. I sold my perfect pair of 1998 Klipschorns with Glass tops for $2,000 when the market bottomed out when Obummer was dealing with bailing out the banking system. I suggested to the original poster that $2,700 was a fair price, not $2,500 and maybe he might get $3,000 IF he was lucky and found the right buyer. Roger

Morning gentlemen! Coffee and breakfast finished. Spinach pie and crisp bacon. Painter on his way. Festival on PBS so I miss This Old House this morning. Been watching it for 35 years. Cheers Gents

Good morning friends..... Up to start breakfast a little earlier this morning, but thought I would add a photo..... After yesterday's Hammond organ topic, I was listening and posting over in RTM, and the Leslie 'Half Moon' switches and the space left by pulling one out a number of years ago was bugging me. So, got the tools out, mounted it where it should be, took a photo and then went to bed ;0) Hammond organ is making these once again, and there is one on my NEW Hammond SK2 organ... Ok, breakfast next and Pandora on the kitchen system.... Enjoy your morning guys....

Duder in his new dwelling!

While I appreciate the technology to have only 1 cable to handle the duties, it amazes me how cheap the HDMI cables stay plugged in. Alright, hope the picture isnt too embarrassing, but while moving the receivers out just a little and having the HDMI cable coming loose, on a whim I had to figure out a way I could move receiver without cables coming loose/undone. So I came up with this. Lots of time engineering this one. I opened the drawer, found these and put them on in about 10 minutes. Not the prettiest but hey, it works! LOL.

As my time with wake is almost over, I wanted to add a few more final thoughts. We hear a lot in the forum that the Reference Series is primarily geared for HT but I can assure you wake's RF-7's system sounds absolutely fantastic for both HT AND for Music. They are extremely detailed and his Onkyo TX-NR1008 has no trouble powering all 7 of his speakers. Will an amp improve the sound? Maybe. Do I feel his system is lacking in any capacity? Absolutely not. I have owned my share of both Heritage and Reference speakers and IMO, both can provide amazing sound when setup properly. Also, I have developed a new appreciation for their 8' Beanbag. It's amazingly comfortable and easily accomodates their entire family. They use it much more than the rear HT Seating and now I know why. It's close enough to the screen to provide a very immersive experience. Shaun has spent many hours creating a 1st Class Home Theater that is enjoyed daily by his family and often with both invited and uninvited guests. It has truly been a treat to hang out in his HT for the past few days listening to music and watching movies and I count it both a blessing and a privilege to be one of his guests of his HT.

220, 221 whatever it takes Been slamming panels for 30+ years, hardest part for me was going with Aluminum wire after all the years of copper. Turns out, it seems to do just fine, before doing this for anyone else, i did my Cave when buying the current house, 140' run, In 5 years, no surges either side,(cave or House) when running welder/stereo. Im a believer in Alum now but just for a Panel main run ONLY. I'm sure you know this, but what ever you do don't mix copper with aluminum. Especially on the same lug. Last house I was in, the previous owner did this for the a/c unit. Or house almost went up in flames do to a short caused by the fluctuations between the 2 metals. Agree if one does not know proper splicing, there is a method of splicing using buttsplice, shrink, tape, and metal box, and cost a bit. I figure load then kick up the Ga to the next size. not one call back in 30 years.

When it comes to Klipsch speakers (especially the Heritage series and the RF-7/5/83/63 series); if the price is good...get them and figure out what you want to do with them later. ....Buy first, think later

220, 221 whatever it takes Been slamming panels for 30+ years, hardest part for me was going with Aluminum wire after all the years of copper. Turns out, it seems to do just fine, before doing this for anyone else, i did my Cave when buying the current house, 140' run, In 5 years, no surges either side,(cave or House) when running welder/stereo. Im a believer in Alum now but just for a Panel main run ONLY.

Hello friends.... Mark, 220 ! Be careful Weather looks great, but it will be another month or so before we see those numbers... Yes, this has been a great unit, and I thank Muel for the research on the insulated carafe AND accessories, we are currently using the Milita 'bamboo' filters... I know this is a pretty common maker here on this forum. I did notice the upgrade on somebody's version, and they decided to do away with the 'momentary' knob in the center and put a toggle switch instead. I know you have to really grip it good and the spring load on it is pretty tough. We also have this one at our shop with the metal filter, and the boss bought TWO extra carafes just in case we BREAK another one ... However, we have not used it in years, it just collects shop dust now... Enjoy your day and coffee everyone..... Cup #3 coming up .......gw

What is this spinach pie you speak of. I love this old house, I just don't have a cable provider that airs it or at least that I know of.

.........and here from the coffee station, our Starbuck's in the musically decorated mugs ((0;

Here are some Rosewood Lacquer Belles I once owned:

I'm here, surfing the net for a cheap camper to park on a lot down at a lake community.

Hell Yeah !

Evening "Nobody Here" This is one of the few times in my lifestyle i get to pay for 8 hr Naps, Coffee @ 7Pm, yeah baby Likely end up engineering a new project shopping the bay for parts and biotching about delivery for the next week Retirement is good

With all of the work we did over the last few days, wake allowed me to use the shower in their master bath that he remodeled. This is not your typical shower. This is one sweet setup! Not only does it look beautiful, and the multiple shower heads feel extremely relaxing, it's got several cool factors. Before jumping into the shower, I loaded up Spotify and connected to his network. Wake installed a dedicated receiver for the bathroom that allows you to connect your phone to the system via Blutooth. Most bathroom sound systems have in ceiling speakers but Shaun's is the first that I have ever seen that had a Klipsch in ceiling PLUS a 10" subwoofer installed in the ceiling! Now it's typical for me to sing in the shower but this was the first time that I have ever danced in the shower. Having clear highs PLUS bass thumping in the shower is pretty stinking amazing. And if that wasn't enough coolness, wake installed a 37" LED TV mounted behind glass to protect from water exposure. Oh yeah......the TV is connected to the Xbox too so Shaun's wife can enjoy playing Shadows of Mordor in the jacuzzi. Now that is a pimped out bathroom!

Thanks for all the input gents! I realize ultimately it is personal preference and much is subjective but I am glad to hear personal experience just the same. To explain things a little better, I'm getting a really good deal on this pair, so if it turns out they are not to my liking I can recoup the cost and then some without any issue. My main reason to start this thread was just to get an impression of what I should expect when I get to listen to them. I have my RSW-15 for bass duty with my current 2-channel music setup, but I am curious to hear less distorted bass as Coytee described. And finally I'm lucky enough to have room in my "man cave" aka the garage to A/B the two sets, so thoughts and impressions will follow once I pick them up in a little bit and give them a decent listening to.

absolutely agree with this! They are two different animals....unfortunately (or fortunately....) I really, really like them both.

220, 221 whatever it takes Been slamming panels for 30+ years, hardest part for me was going with Aluminum wire after all the years of copper. Turns out, it seems to do just fine, before doing this for anyone else, i did my Cave when buying the current house, 140' run, In 5 years, no surges either side,(cave or House) when running welder/stereo. Im a believer in Alum now but just for a Panel main run ONLY. I'm sure you know this, but what ever you do don't mix copper with aluminum. Especially on the same lug. Last house I was in, the previous owner did this for the a/c unit. Or house almost went up in flames do to a short caused by the fluctuations between the 2 metals.

This trip has been unique to all previous visits to Wake in that I came alone without my family or my student ministry. We knew we had a few projects we wanted to work on while I was here. After a few days delay due to weather, we were able to pick up the Onkyo TX-NR1008 that I shipped to Wake. Yesterday, we installed it and ran Audyssey. It was immediately apparent that the Onkyo had a brighter, clearer sound than the Denon (and the Denon sounded great). The Onkyo has definitely been a very nice upgrade to wake's previous Denon. Since most Onkyo's tend to run hot, we spent awhile rearranging the units in his Audio Rack to be able to place the Onkyo at the top of the rack. Inside the rack, there is a huge fan that sucks up the hot air that rises from the rack. This should really help keep the Onkyo cool and hopefully will add to it's longevity. We moved the Denon upstairs to replace a really old Sony. We removed all of the equipment and while we were at I thought it would be great to offer some cable management to wake's living room setup. What I thought would be an hour process, ended up taking much longer but I told Shaun....this is why most people do not bother. To do it right, it is very time consuming and tedious but when his wife says this morning during breakfast, "That looks so much better. It doesn't look like a rat's nest", it makes it TOTALLY worth the effort. What's the saying? "Happy wife....happy life.". Momma is REALLY happy with the Onkyo. Shaun said last night as he climbed into bed at 2am, she woke up and said, "Everything sounds amazing downstairs".

Get them, you will NOT be sorry.

Seems Corned Beef Hash is the order of the weeks breakfasts, smelled something in the house and ask the wife about Bacon ? was informed she's cooking up a Corned Beef Brisket, big one

I've got the same coffee maker. If or when you break the glass carafe you can get a replacement one that is METAL and insulated that fits perfectly. The only drawback is that it only holds 10 cups so be sure to not overfill the reservoir. Once the pot is full I turn it off so the plate isn't constantly heating the coffee but it still stays warm for a couple of hours. Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0001IRRL6 This will fit the Cuisinart DCC-1200 coffee maker just fine (10 cups instead of 12 though). This is a good maker! No problems in almost 6 years now. My wife uses it mostly now since I'm trying the "cold brew" method for a while.

We have that exact same coffee maker. Actually we're on our second. The first one would shut off at random times but we still got 6 or 7 years out of it.

I'm here, surfing the net for a cheap camper to park on a lot down at a lake community. Search tempest ? Duder just a thought, did you check in that same community and see if anyone is bailing out and would work a deal ? I will when I go down there next weekend. I found out that an acquaintance of ours actually has a camper down there they were thinking of selling. So I will have to check into that, a friend of ours said they come up every so often as well.

Horn loaded bass response while not a deep is far more accurate than bass reflex speakers. The level of detail in the La Scala is amazing. It boils down to what your listenening preferences are. If you like rap and hip hop then the Chorus II's are for you. If you like rock, jazz, etc the La Scala would be preferable.

I agree. Reference are great. But when your talking la scalas and above there is just more detail there. Prime example would be an rc-64. I thought it was the best center I would ever own. Wrong. There are much cleaner center channels out there. Still good. But it does in fact get better. However it's al a moot point of the OP doesn't have room for a trio of la scalas. If he has to have a traditional center to me it sounds like possibly trying to find a rc-7 or havin a custom build rf-7ii center would be the way to go.

I'm here, surfing the net for a cheap camper to park on a lot down at a lake community. Search tempest ? Duder just a thought, did you check in that same community and see if anyone is bailing out and would work a deal ?

the other advantage of these connectors is the fact that they avoid damaging the HDMI connections on the device -as that is very expensive to repair

Absolutely go with the Heritage stuff. Ask Youthman, he did not like the look of the Heritage and had the big three of the Reference line, but when he tried LaScalas, he could not turn back. He is now a Heritage believer! Instead of the Cornwalls, I would suggest two Klipschorns up front with a split LaScals for a center channel in case you like to listen to a lot of two channel music. With the split LaScala center, you can put the top hat at the top of the screen with the Bass horn on bottom, or put the top hat below the screen with the Bass horn just off center, If you don't listen to that much music and are all about movies or like music with a sub woofer or two, go with three LaScalas across the front with the center channel being a split LaScala. If you doubt any of this, I suggest you set up a Demo with Youthman before you spend your money as he still has his RF-7IIs and could easily swap them out for a comparison, but if you have a discerning ear, I believe you will find no comparison as there is much clearer articulation with the Heritage in my experience which is a bit more than the average bear... Roger

+2 for this great fix, however finding a quality rubber Band these days is also a challenge. Im thinkin thin Velcro wire wraps might last longer.

HDMI sucks. I don't even use it because I make my own interconnects and I have found many faulty HDMI cables and, like you state the connection is not very secure. I've never had my RCA connection come loose.

I would expect that kind of engineering from a dad who has a son who was an MX racer. You look at the problem, you figure out a solution. I give you full credit for coming up with a functional fix that did not include duct tape or vise grips.

this is Canada in the Maritimes - this is the way to a house's main door

It's amazing what and extra octave and a half or so will do to the bottom end isn't it?

I bought mine for $100.00 and played it for 3 years. I then sold it to the next lucky person for that same $100.00. A hell of a lot of organ for a measly hundred bucks IMHO. Bonafied tone wheel and all it is. Mine has some of that key slop which I know you're familiar with and it's apparently a big job to fix. Anyway, fun while it lasted LOL. Oh, and mine was setup for the Leslie. Had the controls just under the lower keys. Never got one for it though.

Afternoon my friends... Ok JL ... Yes, I had one of those 'harp' sustain transistors go as well. I have a FULL sustain board from an H-100 at our shop, so plenty there to scoff from. OH, the amp. When this one was BRAND NEW, it was only a couple months into daily practice and use, and something would short out and then you could here the wax in a transformer burning up!!! The service man from Hammond at the time mentioned something about the rectifier tube and the terminals under the chassis at the socket were arcing and shorting! So, he did what ever at the time and that ended that, lucky NO damage to the transformer. Then, we had him stop by again to install a headphone jack so I could practice silently. Many years back, I removed all that wiring and the leaf switch that went with it. Installed the Leslie kit.......that is all... To this day, the organ runs flawlessly (even though these 100 series organs were considered TOTAL 'dogs', and working on them is even worse. But, the sound they make, makes up for all of that. They are also a HAIR off A-440 when you run them along an older model with the sync AC motors. Something I discovered one day when I had a number of Hammonds in the livingroom I could notes on two of them and there would be a slow 'celeste' going on between them. Probably something no one ever knew or cared about. Sorry for the long post.... Had to get that all in a few paragraphs .....Gary

Security updates for Windows 7 continues until 1/14/2020. I've had no problems running Office 2013 with Windows 7 at home or work.

OK yeah, mine was an E100 too. Cook tube amp in the bottom. I may still have the schematics for that organ if you need them. I had a sustain transistor go bad in mine and I was able to track it down and disable it on that one key for a fix.

Afternoon guys, Coffee all done a few hours ago. I drug my trailer to the shop today. Plan wa to get it ready for the trip to north Philly tomorrow, was going to pick-up a Wheelhorse tractor. But we are getting some weather and wife does not want to risk it. The guy is cool, he is saving it for me. Anyway I'll hang here at the shop for few more hours......clean the place up some. OK gang I'll check-in later... MKP :-)

If you peek to the right of the RF-7ii, you will find a pair of 18" FI-IB318 IB Subs. They are each being fed 2000 watts from a Behringer EPX4000. The subs are highlighted by red LED lighting. Right now as we speak, (yes 2.5hrs later Holly is STILL DJing for us). I'm 20' away from the subs and I'm feeling the bass everytime it hits. One thing I REALLY appreciate is you absolutely cannot tell where the subs are in the room. They blend in perfectly with the RF-7's. I had Shaun play the Ironhide Flip scene from Transformers. Are you kidding me? These subs reach ridiculous low notes (ones that I didn't know existed). When the subs drop, you know it and it takes awhile to unstretch the smile from your face. It's more than just sound... it's truly an experience without being overwhelming. When something explodes, you are ready to run for cover. Yes, they are indeed that good. I know it's not good to be jealous...but I am. I'm not sure we could reach the limits of these subs without going deaf. Before coming to visit, I demoed the Galvatron Chase Scene in Transformers: Age of Extinction. I knew I was in for a treat when Optimus and Bumblebee flipped over the overpass. I was not disappointed. One part of that scene at stood out was when Galvatron fired one of the rockets. I completely felt something that I did not feel from my RSW-15's. My guess is since the RSW-15's play down to around 20hz, that sequence contained sub 20hz frequencies. Shaun has run REW software and his subs have no problem reaching into the single digits. Those are frequencies you don't hear....you simply "experience" them. Keep in mind, this room is 5,184 cubic feet! There isn't a spot in the entire room (nor the rest of the house) that you can escape the power of the dual 18's. This was my first experience hearing IB subs. For some reason, I see a pair of Maple RSW-15's that may be up for sale after we rebuild my front wall. I would absolutely love to have these subs in my HT!

Stunning! The woodwork on the frame for the screen is un-believable! +++ My dad had suffered a stroke as well, but he is gone now due to causes unrelated to his stroke. I have some sense of what Wakejunkie may be going through. I want Wakejunkie to know that the mind is an incredible thing, and my dad made an almost complete recovery from his. When part of brain is affected by the stroke, it re-routes the neuro-pathways and finds new ways to process the information. I am completely hopeful that Wakejunkie can make his recovery as well, and it sounds like he is well on his way. Continuing to walk, talk, think and do his woodworking is all good therapy. And based on the incredibly beautiful woodworking I saw from the pictures, I think things will continue to get better day-by-day. Good luck Wakejunkie, we are all pulling for you.

I thought I would get comfortable by the fireplace with the laptop. While I'm typing, Shaun's wife is chilling on their 8' beanbag playing DJ and cranking some tunes at 98db from with spotify. being projected on his 130" Custom AT screen with electric masking (also built by wake), I can devote some time to sharing. Wakejunkie's HT Details: Room Dimensions: 18' x 36' with 8'2" ceilings. Projector: Epson Home Cinema 8350 Screen: 130" Custom Spandex Acoustic Transparent Screen with Electric Masking (built and designed by wake using the motor from his previous electric screen) Speakers: Klipsch RF-7ii, RF-7ii components in a custom built RF-7ii Center Channel, RS-35 side surrounds & RS-35 back surrounds. Subwoofers: Dual 18" FI-IB318 Infinite Baffle Subs Sub Amp: Behringer EPX4000 (2000 x 2) Receiver: Onkyo TX-NR1008 XBox, PS3 APC Smart UPS3000 Backup HTPC with wireless keyboard (Used for Spotify) Pool Table Foosball Table Popcorn Machine Soda Machine 4 Seat Leather HT Seats 8' Beanbag for the primary listening position Shaun began his HT journey several years ago after I built mine. He thought to himself..."I can build that." So he did. 100% of wakejunkie's HT was built by him. It's crazy to think that this beautiful HT was once part of his basement.

What an incredible first day hanging out with my bro Shaun. I want to journal throughout my 4 day stay with Shaun and his precious family. We spent about 5hrs yesterday in his HT hanging out, watching movie demos and listening to music. I'm really excited to share his setup with everyone. I spent 2 hrs this morning taking photos of his room using his Canon 60D (would have been quicker if I had my Nikon D7000 with me) and will be sharing those photos later this afternoon along with my thoughts on what it is like to experience his HT. WAKEJUNKIE'S PROGRESS: As many of you know, Shaun is 36 years old and my best friend. Our friendship started 12 years ago when our family moved to Alabama for a Full-Time Youth Ministry (Youthman) position in Alabama. He began volunteering in the student ministry and we began to develop an incredible friendship. I consider him as a brother so I wanted to come up to visit for a few days. Shaun is doing AMAZING considering what he has been through with the strokes. He and his wife picked me up from the airport and after we grabbed my bag, he staggered and I asked, "Walk much?" to which he quickly replied..."Well not until recently". Just 3 weeks ago he was able to walk without a walker. The strokes effected his equilibrium and his fine motor skills so his balance gets off and he tends to get dizzy and nauseous especially riding in a car. He went to a Specialist in Tennessee and he was very optimistic that Shaun will eventually be able to return to most of his active lifestyle but things like roller coasters and chiropractor will always be out of the question. He is clear to go back to work on Monday. Before he begins working on my front wall, he wanted to assess his capabilities and assess where he is at with his woodworking abilities. So excitedly, he headed to his workshop. His family are big Harry Potter fans so he decided to ended build an Elder Wand out of some scrap walnut wood using a table saw, belt sander and a Dremel and welded The Deathly Hallows out of some metal he had lying around. The guy has more talent after having 3 strokes than I have without. He found it was difficult using the dremel to make the notches in the wand due to the requirement of fine motor skills but even with this project, he found the more he did it, the better his coordination got. I alone with Shaun and his family are truly grateful for this community as many of you have expressed your concern, thoughts and prayers for Shaun. He has come a long way in a very short time which is pretty amazing.

Roadracing? Me too….Light Twins Superbike Good luck with the sale…they looks flawless.

Glad you clarified that because I was about to ...... you know.......bust some balls! :)

My Brother's in Music, I can not thank you enough for your caring & support in these dark days, it truly warms my heart. My computer went down last night, or else I would have thanked you sooner. My wife ( the love of my life) was only 56, I am 70, I watched in horror year after year seeing her living in terrible pain that only increased xpotentialy each month .I love our country, it is one of the best in the world & I served in the Army offering up my life in it's defense; but I feel betrayed by our govertment controled medical system in our country . I think it is wrong & totally unethical to restrict the amount of pain meds for a terminal patient, so what if there are addicted -- There dying! Her doctor did his best & gave her the maximunm limit of pills allowed by the govt. per month & told her he thougt Marijuana was good for her it helped her sleep & eat (without it she could not eat or sleep) But the Govt. requires a monthly drug screen (pee test) if pot is in your system the doc's are forbidden by law to prescribe you any pain meds! This is all wrong the physician are the medical experts not our govt! I know many of you hear have lost loved ones as well, & I can see from your comments you understand & know the pain of loss. Thank you all again for your compasionate support. It's good to have Brothers & sisters. Photo of my wife Pat & her buddie Sampson, Taken in 2012 before the changes got so bad.