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Yeah, I have done some checking with my meter, even when you have the volume high, it rarely hits those worry points, and of course some action scenes will have some peaks. On the flip side, I saw blue man in vegas last week and they hit around 105db during some of their musical stuff upgrade=done

Me either. Wish I could pull that off.

Morning Gang Wed, i checked. Pot should be perked, need toget that first cup going Lite day, breakfast with my neighbors from yesteryear, will meet at his shop. I Get an eduucation on robotics/servo code from the experts today, fun stuff Will be in the Pub by noon, have not done that in months

Morning all. Almost half way through the weekly grind. On our way to a 3 day weekend, WOOT!!

What weighs more, a pound of water or a pound of feathers?? Why a pound of feathers of course...no bucket needed, just a large garbage bag. Or one duck

Good afternoon..... Ok Mark, curious to see your speakers, what model are they so I can do a search and learn more ;0) Just on lunch here........no coffee, spring water as beverage.... Red wine nightly from the box, good bottles opened on the weekends and that is my drinking story :0))) .....more later.... ....Gary

I talk a lot about drinking (and enjoy it!) but pretty much limit it to the weekends.

Yes, here in the USA, Exactly where i dont know, Mass is where my EAW techs are so i assume they are there. Stickers on the speaker State, EAW Italy.

Good Humpday morning my friends............ First storms of the season passed through last evening...........lucky, not bad, mostly cloud to cloud lighting/thunder, our first substantial rainfall in a long time too! New outdoor speakers got wet, but they are made for that and the receiver in the grill cabinet totally safe from the weather, I'm confident this system will last a long time out there in the elements... Mark, I am a bit confused about the EAW topic... When you say 'here', did you mean USA? The factory is clearly in Whitensville, MA. and we drive right by it when doing organ service work in that area. However, as you mentioned, I cannot find an 'Italian' element anywhere on the web connected with EAW. The only thing was that Mackie took over RCL which seems to be an Italian made speaker line... Mackie, along with Ampeg, EAW and others are part of the 'Loud Technologies' GROUP. All I could find. If you get a moment, read through the EAW 'about' page and the company history - heritage - mission tells a nice story. The majority of manufacturing is in the mill buildings here in MA. All I know for now... Enjoy your day everyone ............Gary

Afternoon Gang Just in from the Farm and pulling 260' underground cable(s) every bone in my body is saying something, Scotch, Corona, Mexican Crock pot on the Venue. no coffee. Shopping for robot Pieces. Will be spending my Wed morning with Bud Jerry Jewell, he has mastered Servo Control(s) we used to do Halloween shows in our Neighborhood till the fire Dept shut us down, jerry went out and started a business doing Kinky Halloween things. I will post his link, you will need sound engaged so be prepared. http://skulltronix.com/

I'm ready!!! Unfortunately my 401k needs to ripen a bit more.

Its a big deal, its just for recreational use. I will hopefully have something figured out this weekend. Yes top of the day to you all.

What weighs more, a pound of water or a pound of feathers?? Why a pound of feathers of course...no bucket needed, just a large garbage bag.

Over the past six months I've been slowly upgrading my home home theatre. Initially, it was a Sony HT in a box, it worked and sounded pretty good, for what it is. I've been dying to go all Klipsch with an Onkyo or Denon AVR. Thanks to friends and an awesome brother in law, I have a Denon AVR-890, Polk RT-1000P fronts, Polk PSW-10 Sub, JBL J-2060 Surrounds and a Polk CS-10 Center. The only thing paid for is the center, brand new for $96. Not bad for under a hundred bucks, damn near free for the most part. I really, really want all Klipsch, but every time I have some money, something more pressing comes up. This leads me to a very important lesson I learned very early in life, when I was about nine years old. Use what you have to the best of its capabilities and just enjoy it. It is certainly better than nothing. As a young guitar player, I had a "crappy" Harmony Rocket Electric guitar, Ross Distortion pedal and Sears Silvertone 1484 tube amplifier. All of my friends had good gear, but I always had great tone, was a fast learner and just flat out rocked. Most of them, well, not so much. The secret was to just use what I had, dial it in based on the strengths of each piece and stop chasing what I just simply could not afford. I applied this lesson to my current HT gear and have finally come to the point where I'm not chasing the last 5% of great sound. I've spent a bunch of time learning about each piece of gear, trying numerous settings, but mostly listening and dialing things in to sound as good as possible, in my room, to my ears. I feel that I have succeeded and love the sound. In my seating position I am completely immersed in the sound, whether concert, movie or audio. I'd be surprised, if not for that lesson I learned so early on in my life, but to me, it is pure truth. Too many times, we get wrapped up in specs, looks, wants and chasing our own tail, rather than using what we have, and most importantly, listening and enjoying. There is so much gear available today, at reasonable prices, that it's hard NOT to put together a good sounding rig, for not so much money, especially if you go to the used market and avoid impulse buying. I've listened to systems at friends homes, that cost a small fortune, and most of them don't sound nearly as good as my lowly, damn near free system. A few of the guys have come over and heard my system and couldn't believe their ears. I told them "the secret" and they asked me to go over and tune their systems. I said sure, but it would be tuned to my ears, not theirs, and that they really need to put the time into learning their gear in order to get the best sound for them, but would be happy to help them with it. An audiophile friend gave me the greatest compliment that I could ever hope for, "It doesn't suck." Lol. Eventually, I will have all Klipsch for my main HT. I truly feel that it is the best gear for reproducing sound, that I could possibly afford someday. I have Heresy's for my 2 channel rig, so I am not Klipschless, but for now, I'm just enjoying what I have and listening. Sorry for the long post, but I hope that my situation might help someone else in a similar position.

Been payment free till a couple years ago. I took out a 15 year home equity loan that I should have paid off in 6. One car just has a little bit left to pay on it but Momma's getting a new one in August so there'll be that note for 4 years. I'd like to jump off the treadmill in 5 years or so.

Holy Smokes Mark! Turn up slowly, lol

MC4973X and the lower section MC4973LF split stacks Bi-Amped They also made a Tri-Amped verision of these , just drop the "X" on the top secion model number.

Just wait till your Retired, i really chat more than drink, sitting here chatting in the evenings is just about the only real sippin times. Hitting our Fav Pub(s) really maybe two times a month, on Cosco runs is the norm. Retirment really scr- -ews up whatever you thought was normal your whole life, im still learning.

He must smile when someone ask what you do you for a living..........

Afternoon all. Didn't post this morning. Pretty decent but slow day. Had to get my crummy back worked on by a brutal message therapist but it will help. duder ... sorry about your well situation. Hope it turns out ok. Bummer. Mark, same for your ebay deal. Another day of 'weather'. Major attitude adjustment will be in order if this keeps up. A couple of doo-*** tunes should help so will fire up the instrument. Cheers, dammit.

You eat like a million-----wait, I mean a cajunaire!

Good point

Yes I prefer concrete as well, I wouldn't use this for fence post but to run my well pipe sure why not. There are advantages and disadvantages to using power tools to run a sand point. Time and energy are a couple, Some times you end up damaging your couplers when you use power tools. I might just try the fence post driver that Dtel posted as I have seen some use them before. So far I am 8' down, and may only have to go another 5-10 feet. There is another method using a 1/2" drill and a water attachment. The water acts as a boring aid when sprayed down the middle. More tools I don't have and don't feel the need to purchase.

Morning Gang The Best offer on the bay was just a tad late, kid finely contacted me two hours after removing sale from the Bay, he stated he wish he had read ALL of the "Best Offers" before closing the Auction. mine was the highest @$1900 on the Bay and a $100 cashif he helps me load them. DUH! Wife simply tells me next time jump when you see a deal Farmland electrical, get Barn panel/conduit/wire pulled. Time for second cup off and running.

Anybody want to recommend a sub for LS? C'mon, help me feed the addiction. Cinema F-20 if you can DIY.

Thanks Mark for the photo and info... Yes, yes on buying the big stuff now..... Mainly spending on house upgrades / maintenance, and getting all the duckies in the row....another 3 or so years to go ;0)

Just back in from the Pub with wife, sent her to the Honey Baked store, breakfast w/lerry and then a shop visit. Man im glad i waited to by this stuff on the Bay, because he gave me all kinds of NOS to tinker with wile learning servo control. he saved me a bunch and then some, he gave me some eye sockets he invented himself that just may be the ticket.

70Wpc on the top section, 300+Wpc on the Push/Pull lowers. CeC knows Push/Pull. Do not run more than 1/4 volume, maybe 15Wpc, 20Wpc brings the pizzed off neighbor. Lol, yes I believe Carl knows...Dang

70Wpc on the top section, 300+Wpc on the Push/Pull lowers. CeC knows Push/Pull. Do not run more than 1/4 volume, maybe 15Wpc, 20Wpc brings the pizzed off neighbor.

Me either. Wish I could pull that off. 15 minutes

Me either. Wish I could pull that off.

Great thoughts. It sounds like you are one of us. I'll tell you what, it's hard to beat a set of Heresy's and a sub at ANY cost.

Bet $400 cash would be snatched up without a problem.

Wow.....Just when I give up my search for beater LS's to restore, now they want to come out of the wood work (no pun intended)! I'm happy with my Cornwall Vertical - the LS is off the table. Only upgrade that I will take is the mighty KHorn or Jubs.

You sure helped me, I don't know if I ever thanked you. Thank you. Are you not related to a bird?

American Sniper this weekend, hope I can rattle their windows.

Looks awesome!!!!

Metro, How about turning the subs inward? That looks cool!

What weighs more, a pound of water or a pound of feathers??

I find getting speakers in the trunk is a lot easier than getting the wife in the trunk.

Sure hate to have to haul in some water to drill with. Heavy stuff water.

Well I was setting here earlier reading drinking coffee and the daughter walks in with boiled crawfish, so it was crawfish with boiled sausage for breakfast, then a banana. Now it's more coffee while I wait for the wife to get back with a part for the pump up sprayer, the tip broke off when I went to spray some weeds. Summer is coming, thermometer says it's 85 right now.

That's closer to how they drill wells here, it's a drill tip but it also pumps a little water down the pipe at the same time. What is you could find a cap, like the one your hitting but with a 1/2" threaded hole to put something to connect a hose, let the water washout the bottom of the hole. Problem is you would have no where to hit it down. No but how about the same idea but with a nipple and come in from the side. The only bad part about this, is the whole reason I am running a well is no water[emoji16]

That's closer to how they drill wells here, it's a drill tip but it also pumps a little water down the pipe at the same time. What is you could find a cap, like the one your hitting but with a 1/2" threaded hole to put something to connect a hose, let the water washout the bottom of the hole. Problem is you would have no where to hit it down.

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Awesome setup! Congrats!

Not everybody knows what I do for living, but I can tell you, the "family concept" in some rural families is not always a good thing! +++ And of course I'm giving you (dtel's wife) a hard time because I like you. I know what you meant, and your heart is pure. Ok I'll bite, what do you do for living? Geneticist? Surgeon with a specialized practice is seperating conjoined twins? Wedding Chapel owner? The guy who researchs family trees (genealogist) and has to break the news that theirs doesn't branch? Law enforcement, bAtf?, Treasury Agent? Marriage and Family Therapist? Divorce lawyer? Travis

EAW's speakers are made in Italy, woodwork/Assy is done here got to know two techs there pretty good in the last year.

If I had the right room, I wouldn't mind a 5.1 system using 4 Chorus II's.