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Good ~~~ TGIF~~~ morning everyone.............. :emotion-44: It is with a bit of sadness as I learned while watching our 6am. newscast that BB.King had passed away last night ... As some of you may know, I was in a great blues band (that still continues today without my Hammond organ), and we covered a number of BB. King's hits. So, I put decided to put together this BluRay collection as a little tribute photo.... I'll be playing some blues from Music Hall tonight around 8pm. eastern should you want to take a stop by RTM, OR join in with some plays of your own. We have a nice time there and it usually goes on late into the evening RIP Mr. King .......Gary

Due to the timing of this, interest was predictably down so we will not being doing this particular pilgrimage at this time. BUT - we plan on most likely doing it NEXT year now that we know there is enough interest to consider it it for then. Details will be announced well ahead of time then. Thanks so much for your time everyone!

I'm usually not a sucker for love stories, but I have to admit that got to me.

Morning Gang It's Friday (had to check). First cup, plenty of sleep, feeling nothing but in the mood for a Belgain. So i see word has it BB has passed, losing these guys is not good in any way, we have no one coming up through the ranks that can come close to BB, or my Fav, Al. We have been pretty lucky in the world of blues through out our life time, the youngin's have not messed it up like with what they call "Country" today.

Wife and i hide nothing from each other, but that is where it stops I unwrapped it from the bubble wrap, gave it to her, and ask her to read me thhe model number (knowing she had to read every word on it) when she said "audio servo controller" i simply said yep, they sent the right one. A little wile ago she came into the cave and tried some of my new beer, Guinness Blond, then i told her it's for the Bot dear, oh ok.

First message: "We see a new and viable future for audio." So do I. In fact, I believe that. once nostalgia begins to wane a bit, that "hi-fi" will take on new performance levels (as you and I have discussed in another thread on HT audio systems). Second message: "We don't really know where it's going, but right now there seems to be a lot less emphasis on fidelity." I agree. Third message: "It's about all forms of music - not just the forms that have come in the past." Of course - and some of this new music places demands on the hi-fi systems that the old music didn't - like steerable sounds from all directions in our hemisphere of listening, music recorded today-not yesterday. music from across the world and integrated into new music genres (this always happens in music with time in the human experience). Fourth message: "The present compressed music isn't the music of music lovers and hi-fi enthusiasts." (Thank the Lord.) Fifth message: "It's got to get simpler than the hi-fi of old, and it's got to perform not just as well, but better than the past." Hallelujah--thank the heavens. It's got to be fun, inviting, understandable, and doable (economically). And future hi-fi has to integrable much easier than the past: no more "looking for the right rock" but rather having tools that we can use to help us figure it out before we have to buy it. Sixth message: "The (reproduced) music has to be relevant to our lives." No more following music that is too hard to listen to, is too hard to connect with melody, rhythm, and a connection to who we are and will remember fondly. (In other words: we don't listen to music that we're supposed to listen to because it's "good culture", e.g., avant-garde music and other forms that may not connect with us, but rather music that we do connect with, including the music from the past that still has relevance for us.) The music can also be integrated with picture and moving video, perhaps even gaming, etc. Seventh message: "We have the innovative hardware that you should buy." Well, perhaps this is wishful thinking on their part, because I don't connect with their hardware, but maybe you do. I think that Zu has forgotten about the best kind of audio reproduction devices - and Klipsch and Danley, et al. haven't forgotten. In fact, the innovation keeps driving forward on true high fidelity like we've not heard before. It's new and exciting and you won't find it used on craigslist that's over 50 years old... Chris

My backyard this morning. These guys think they own the place.

Evening gang Tuna Melts on the way, Iced Duggans enriched Coffee going down smooth. Newley retired wife strolls through the cave couple times a day, just kind of seeing what im up to. She is ansering the door every other day because she is in the house, im out back, fedex/UPS every other day. Today i ordered something off the Bay for her, nothing much but when she see's what comes in today, naturaly curious, a Circuit Board, what are you doing with this thing? Noisey Dishwasher repair parts dear, I just have to mess with her.

Nothing pointed at anybody, Mallette...it just seems that too many folks think that things in the south are something other than what they really are, or really WERE! I guess the re-writing of history currently under way is part of the cause, but Hope, Arkansas and Selma, Alabama are much farther apart than revisionist history wants to show them to be. As for "hippie types" most people my age who once had long hair (or still do!) were raised up in a redneck environment before their hair grew out. But that "redneck" environment was not necessarily one with a racial slant to it....more of a "good ole boy" thing, than a redneck thing. "Bubba" can come in all colors, hair lengths and sizes, ya'know?

ya think???!!!

"most of us enjoyed these concerts without chemical aid because the mounted police ringed the meadow watching for a passed joint or someone taking off their clothes" Well now hold on there amigo, i remember more than ONE time chemicals being involved and waking up naked :wacko:

From the Klipsch spec sheet: With 300 watts available I would think you could over-drive those C-2's quite easily. But at 121 dB you would probably overdrive your ears before you overdrive those speakers.

I'm impressed! My wife almost breaks down in tears because its so stressful she has to press TWO buttons, the AVR and the TV, to watch a show! Gasp! And if something goes wrong, ie, the AVR's PC mode gets pressed, requiring her to again press the TV button? She simply won't watch TV, she'll just do something else until I can come in a press the TV button for her.

It doesn't even need to be a cutting edge Danley or whatever. That antique Klipsch speaker in the craigslist ad has more engineering behind it than the entirety of the Zu speaker catalog.

Complexity is relative. All of this PC based stuff is super easy for me and simplifies things greatly. I'm under no illusion that everyone here feels the same. In any case source>dac>amp doesn't get much simpler.

Hootie didn't have a classic Rock and Roll voice either. Love Darius BTW.

Well we are now in a little low pressure trough, had our first thunder bumper in three years, must have dumped a 1/4", took an hour to move north, lightning, the works. Drama queen media pre-empts three channels for constant coverage w/radar hoping they will be the first to report a water spout. I flip through channels looking for who has the best Radar and chicks ranting on impending doom.

Grand Dad grew up in Louisiana, Circus came to town with a bear, and offered $5 for anyone that could stay in the Bear's ring for 3 minutes. Grand Dad needed the money bad. So he got into the ring and First thing he did was to throw the bear out of the ring. Got his $5 too.

I think the rule should be that the refs inflate the balls to the pressure desired by the QB, that the refs carry them out. That the refs be given gauges that are more orecise then +/- 20%. Two gauges at 12.5 psi should be able to read .1 psi of each other, unlike the readings they got at halftime. Brady may walk at arbitration on the gauges alone.

Pretty fancy for a toaster.

I love living in New York, but apartment living definitely has it's drawbacks. I'll be in the market for a new place in a year or so. Definitely want a living room that's about twice as big. I have a music studio in Bushwick that's a lot more tricked out with GIK panels and much more ideal speaker positioning. Tiny apartments are tough for sure. Craig is awesome. I know he can come off as gruff on the forums, but it doesn't bother me at all. I'm a sound mixer for film and TV in New York. Gruff is standard. He's great, knows his stuff, and is a blast to talk to on the phone.

Yup. I use a vintage DBX eq/analyzer. 14 band. I will cry when it dies.

During certain seasons it is almost impossible to tell a brown bear from a grizzly. The only sure method is to sneak up on them, kick 'em in the a** and run up a tree. If the bear climbs up the tree and kills you, it was a brown bear. If he knocks the tree over and kills you, it was a grizzly.

Today I was on that road. I use it almost every day. It's a well manicured road, four lane. Speed is 55 for most of it. Yesterday when I was talking to the folks at the branch, they said the rumor at the time was that the offending vehicles driver might have had a medical issue. On the news last night they stated that the driver has had 3-4 prior DUI driving issues. The insinuation was that this might have been another DUI situation. (not very fair to the driver if it was indeed medical) The gal at the branch was telling the manager that she was glad he'd given the boy a Coke a couple weeks ago (verses maybe shooing him out of the branch after he got his popcorn). One never knows what tomorrow may bring.

I was going to work, doing a job at Ft. Leonard Wood and I saw what I thought was a big black dog. It came down a large steep hill, about to cross the road when I seen him. He stopped so I pulled over to try to get a picture with my phone. By the time I got out of my car he started to run back up the hill. He was big, had a tag on his ear. My picture was just a black spot. Never seen one in the wild. Pretty cool

I got sucked into this "children's card game" a little over a year ago by my 10 year old, who was lamenting the fact that he had no one to play the game with. I'm an old Chess player, and playing cards isn't really my thing ... and after fifteen minutes of exposure; I knew I had made a big mistake. Each card contains text, which tells you what the cards summoning condition(s) and effect(s) are. The text reads like a John Grisham novel using a 1 point font. The game is insanely complex, and I laugh every time I see a box that says "ages 3 and up". The game has little if nothing to do with the amine, which is pretty awful as far as cartoons go. So, what is this thing? In a nutshell. It's like Pokemon except for older kids. The creatures and monsters are rather ominous, and the artwork on many of the cards is off the charts. I've ended becoming a collector and a player. I have cards that run upwards of a $100, and play three Tier 1 competitive level decks. I have roughly $1200 into my three decks. and then what's in the binders - the cards I don't play anymore, but keep because of their value. Ian has two Tier 1 decks, and though I play local tournaments, a lot of time is now being spent coaching Ian and preparing him for regional level events. The game is extremely addicting -- you always want the best carts when they become available, and playing the game itself is a hell of a lot of fun. So, if you're bored and you're looking for something new to get into, or if you want to connect with your kids on a different level -- this is a lot of fun. "Magic" is popular too, but it just doesn't have the same appeal for some reason.

Yea back in business, last night I started getting a popup saying I had a computer virus, it was spyware, ran a full scan which took hours and nothing, so downloaded a free spybot and it seems to have caught it, we will see. Hate to hear about BB King, I only seen him once by accident. Back in the 70's I was out at a bar on Tchoupitoulas st called Rosie's, they made an announcement "if you want to see the concert downstairs pay $10 at the door by the stairs and go down". I didn't even know there was anything going on so I figured why not, paid and went down stairs to a room about 40' wide and 60' long ? There was a stage on one end and it was filled with tables, so since I was one of the first in there I went and sat at a big round table that was touching the stage it was so close. Others came in and a man asked me if anyone else was sitting at that table, I said no have a seat not knowing who it was. After talking a while it turned out to Allen Toussaint, while talking he ask if I had ever seen BB King before and I said no but one day I would like to, he looked at me funny and laughed saying BB is playing here in a few minutes. I was shocked I had no idea, he thought it was really funny, I was just very surprised and shocked. During the show every time I turned and looked at Allen he would look back and laugh, probably thinking this dumb kid didn't even know who he came to see. It turned out to be a great show I will never forget, BB King put his stool right in front of our table and would talk to Allan off and on throughout the show. I just sat there in shock 8' from BB King and 2' from Allan Toussaint, I must have looked like a deer in the headlights. It was amazing and the only time I have ever seen BB King play, the best $10 I ever spent in my life.

Great summation Travis.

Well I think there are a number of issues that are going on here. One goes back to Godell's mishandling of the Ray Rice incident. A 2 game suspension for spousal abuse. Then the video goes public. NFL tries to say they weren unaware of video which hotel and/or police vehemently deny. NFL gets women across the country majorly pissed off, they are going to pull their kids out of football, not allow them to attend NFL games. Godell then gives Rice and indefinite suspension. He appeals to an arbitrator and wins. NFL starts to run PSAs about spousal abuse. The next issue is there are allegations brought to NFL about the inflation if the NE footballs long before this playoff game. The NFL does nothing. No investigation, no inquiry. The NFL looks like they are covering up for one of their most powerful owners, Kraft, who was a supporter of Godell when people said he should be fired over Ray Rice affair. The NFL now has the playoff game where other team tests an intercepted ball and informs refs. They test all NE footballs, only have time to test 3 Indy footballs. They reinflate them and game proceeds, but media has it now. There are allegations that one of the footballs cannot be located because one of the officials has taken one and sold it, it caught and fired. This looks like it has no truth whatsoever. Godell hires lawyer and firm that has been doing NFL work to do an "independent" investigation. and they spend "millions" on investigation. It all comes down to which gauge the ref used to test the footballs before the game. The ref says he canmot remember. One reads higher than the other by .3 to .4 psi. If they were tested with the higher reading gauge then all of the balls were under inflated. If they used the lower reading pregame, 9 of the 12 balls are where the NFL's expert would expect them to be by halftime if they were at 12.5 lbs psi pregame according to the Ideal Gas Law. The report does not mention this fact, but mentions the raw data, mor does the report explain how they reached the conclusion that the ref must have used the higher reading gauge even though the official says he canmot remember which one he used. The Report says that Brady was "generally aware." This was because his name was mentioned in texts. There is nothing that I saw in the report that shows the coach had any knowledge, general or specific. I believe they had more of a link in the Saints case, but I have not looked at all. I have not read the explanation on why the penalty on the team, but it came from 3rd in command and not Godell. That is best I can do for now while I am on the road. Travis

From the Klipsch spec sheet: With 300 watts available I would think you could over-drive those C-2's quite easily. But at 121 dB you would probably overdrive your ears before you overdrive those speakers. Agree, id wire that puppy up and DO IT! just take it easy with that Volume knob

No affiliation..... Some forum member should snag these before they are gone! http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/ele/5025180510.html Best regards, John

some info on the parts and a few inspirational pictures. JBL photos included for visual ideas as they are very similar in size. EV DH1A DH1A-16 EDS.pdf

I especially like this bit: This completely describes what I've been building into my system by piecing together equipment and upgrades from Maynard, Dean, Schiit, etc. Spend money where it makes sense, don't get caught up in the $$$ contest, and make it about the music.

We need our resident expert Mr. dwi Lawyer to give us a definitive answer, but I don't think Brady is accused of "doing" anything. He is not accused of letting or ordering the balls deflated. I think he is being accused of "he knew what was going on but didn't say anything." Please correct me if I am wrong. Edit: I just re-read, so also correct me if your point was why is the PATRIOT ORGANIZATION being punished. +++ I nominate Mr. DWI Lawyer to be the Official Klipsch Forum Expert on this because he has taken the time to read the entire 200+ page NFL report on this and he seems to have some pretty solid reasoning behind his opinions. I have no interest except it is a topic we discuss here, so here and ESPN segments is where I get most of my information.

I think they're looking at a pattern of behavior.

I see a lot of talk here regarding the H-1 and H-2 but I don't see a lot of talk here from people who have the H-3's. They might be out there, they are just not getting the air time. Still, we have a lot of Klipsch hoarders, so maybe somebody in your area is ready to let go a little from their collections and send their H-3's to a good home. Good luck finding your speakers.

I think that's a solid choice, and a good deal considering the remaining warranty, etc. Don't know if you've dealt with Emotiva before on transferring warranty, but they've been very good and responsive regarding that. You will need to send them the original owners contact info, your contact info, and just to be safe the serial number of the unit. Can all be done via email with their customer service.

Matt, if I lived closer to you, I would jump on these in a second.....my opinion is that you are not asking enough!! Minimum 2K in that condition.....

RIP BB. The really sad thing today is, there is no one these days that come close to their style. Look what the kids did to what they call "Country", no class/little talent. These thoughts are not the way i chose to start my day, im outta here......

RIP Mr Blues Man, you influenced many people Ain't that a shame.

RIP BB King Sad day.

I just saw that. He sure left a legacy. RIP.

Happy Birthday

Yep. And he was in it. Dave

I suggest this reading HIGHLY! You might not be able to follow all the advice but do what you can and it will let that system sing. http://getbettersound.com/gbs.html

Huckabee may have met him. His aunt lived in Hope until her death. PWK was conservative politically AFAIK. He helped the local churches, also. In the 70's, all the churches has Klipsch speakers!

We'll overlook them if you bring donuts. Just sayin.

Godless Killing Machines!

Went to the zoo this weekend, visiting relatives in the second pic. Not sure what the other animals were on our side of the fence in the first pic ?

Locktite, Impact and call it good to go, i work on the Farmers stuff all the time and Never Have/Had a problem. We get a hard bolt first we get a beer, then the cutting torch, life too short to bust knuckles.