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Good Morning folks, storage straightened out, new plugs, wires cap and rotor, as well as air filter and oil change on the old 85 mercury sounds better now still needs new skins and some welding (having the welding looked at monday morning) theres a trade I wish I had learned nothing to do now except medicate

Morning Gang New waterheater in the truck, Farm Run for install. Went out yesterday to check it out, one of the farm kids took my truck over to the Bulk storage of Deisel and filled it wile i was inside troubleshooting, Dam Farmer(s), they do take care you. Guess this Farmer loves me for taken care of the community, he said his main sqeeze complained there was no hot water, he said he yelled GET ME ANOTHER BEER, AND CALL Mark.< and im there. Sqeeze ask him later, What the hell do you pay this guy Mark?, he say's >I dont<. she is freaking out, He tells her, when something does not work just call him and the problem is GONE.That's the way it works in farmland babe. He then tells me, talking her, Babe if you ever give him Chit, you are Gone. 80s today humid/clouds and better get my coffee done, got to Go.

Oh duder 60 degrees sounds nice!

2 cups down sitting here at my sons football practice thinking, i should have brought some hot coffee or at least worn a hoodie. It feels like 60°. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Thanks all for your kind thoughts and prayers, too. I am doing soooo much better. Am in rehab building strength, and encouraged at good progress so far. Blessings all. attitude of gratitude here!

YES you do, you need to show the LF why you like this hobby, I know that will sound good.

Carl - continued prayers for Amy and your family. Sancho - continued prayers for Jackson and your family. Steve - take camera to Heart and get at least one pic with them or at least a selfie on your phone. My latest RTM post.... A FB and more friend, local radio DJ (and more) Jill appears at 3:05 in this clip from 1990. Here are a couple of photos from her collection she posted on FB from her Q102. Mothership days in Dallas. . photo by Michael J. Insuaste Imagery Can't find any SRV on CD (may have tribute?) and have none on mp3. Yard work tunes. Portable CD and Image X10. Definitely influenced by SRV. Kokomo's own, a mutual friend of Jill's. Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel - Live! 2004 Mojo Hut Records MJM93071 Recorded live at The Slippery Noodle August 13 - 14 2004

Almost finished a pot of Community at my childhood home in Texarkana. So looking forward to recording the boogie woogie this evening and the day with John Tennison! Details on that in my "Retirement Project..." thread so I won't go into it again. Weather in Texarkana is world class. Cool, overcast, and dry. So nice! "This is the day the Lord has made. Rejoice and be glad in it!" Dave

I was looking at their trimmers glad to kno2 i should purchase the warranty. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Bad start to my day. I went out to mow the lawn and the Husqvarna I bought at Lowes three months ago won't start. A little trouble shooting and it looks like a shorted coil. Lowes says because it is more than 30 days and I didn't buy their warranty plan, they will do nothing. Husqvarna has a three year warranty but they are closed until Monday. What a PIA. On the up side, I don't have to mow now. Think I'll do some wood working. I need to cut the wood for the turntable project.

Not when your in shorts and a t-shirt, though if i did have a porch with a roof it would be great to have coffee outside. I will say it is nice weather for yhe right mood. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

great news sancho, continued prayers

still praying for him. hope you and your wife are staying strong--that is quite a load to carry.

Husqavarna used to make good motocross and enduro motorcycles in the 60's & 70's. I think they make pretty good chain saws now too. I don't have 1st hand experience though, my chain saws are all Stihl. I would take it back to Lowes and tell them to exchange it or you will never go to Lowes again and tell them you will give all your business to Home Depot or Menards. Rat bastards!

Jackson is in my thoughts Sancho...! Hang in there Mow that grass Be careful Work in the cards for me this w/e of course. Super brought up the scanner word again. Last time I rebelled. This time, my mind may rebel again. For a technical guy, I hate learning new things of late. This may be the beginning of the end of my work there...I shall see. Good stuff Joe!

I was looking at their trimmers glad to kno2 i should purchase the warranty.Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk Luther.... this is why you should spend a few more $$$ and buy good power tools from a REAL dealer with a service department and not a big box store. Have not had any issues with my Still FS85 bought new back in '98 with minimal maintenance. A few issues with Cub Cadet lawn tractor bought used - the electric clutch went out and muffler was too rusty to re-use ... has worked fine since though needs a new battery or more acid. Only a few issues with pro grade Simplicity walk behind snow blower. Mostly my own making - tried to push a railroad tie through it. Janked things up pretty good before it broke the shear pin. Then tried to push slush through it .... bad idea - bent up 2nd stage on that one. Other than that let it get out of adjustment bad enough it didn't go. Felt stupid on that one as I took it to a localish dealer as the dealer in town bit the dust. Great mechanic.... terrible at running a business. Good luck with your yard gear. I did have to "fix" my mower deck. Some ID10T had mowed over an old t shirt and get it wedged really tight into the blades and pulleys. Changed blades and much better... had previously mowed a chunk off the top of a rock I hadn't seen and had been clubbing grass for a while. Highly recommended to buy from store / dealer that services what it sells. Can't wait to see TT plinth pics. I have a vintage Garrard AT6 Mk II from a console with Shure M44E? or something like that. Has manual and plinth template. Worth using a good hunk of cedar, other word, or marble to make a new plinth? Need to inspect and clean up. Looks to be in real good shape. Have to get out my magnifying mirror etc and inspect the stylus.

LF was in South Carolina yesterday and filled up for $1.93 a gallon. Gary.....can you take pictures of the tt maintenance you're doing as well as the new pre? Pulling all the vinyl down from the cabinets....man I've got some good stuff here I'll have to listen to one day Sorry about the lawn mower Luther....things like that frustrate me. My grass has slowed a bit. May wait till Monday to mow.

Good morning everyone................... :emotion-44: Third MUG of Melitta dark roast going, BLACK, but may add a little raw sugar for the last one of the day... Sorry to hear about your mower going down Ward, my dad bought that same mower, no problems... Why do I have all the luck with small engine powered appliances? My old Toro with B&S 6.5 hp. engine has run the same for all 9 years of service. I even hopped up the governor a little for higher RPM, better suction of lawn debris into the bag, and BEAT the hell out of it in the fall mulching up leaves year after year..... Lucky... Best $400 spent back in '06... But I think the auto drive belt may need adj. finally or replacing. Reg. oil and air filter changes by myself am sure have helped, but orig. plug and points still.... At any rate, great that you are back onto the TT plinth. I am working on my old Dual 506... Brand new belt just arrived from Vintage Electronics, I will lube the platter bearing and clean it up a bit, see how it plays. I was telling Pezz how the adjustments of anti skate and weight is set EXACTLY like my Rega rp6, and this goes back to the 70ies !! I hope the health of loved ones and pets are progressing positively for those concerned. Mark, you made me smile with that 'Farmers' report TODAY, I am going to setup my Azur preamp and will have the grand unveiling and listening this evening over in RTM. Seems my buddy Pezz saw the new item in one of my photos from last night, as it sat freashly unboxed and sitting on top of the Velodyne sub... So, this morning's breakfast Skype opened up with that discussion.. He approved of the purchase choice . More in a bit.... Enjoy the day my friends... .............Gary

Gas under $2 here at some places.

Glad you posted that, I had completely forgot about it, sorry, with any luck it will never be a problem for her again. Your right time flies

welcome back dude. we're beginning to think you like Rodney more than us. Wait, maybe you do...we haven't offered you our lake house yet. Nope, not true it's just an extension of this place and someplace to getaway, We do listen to Klipsch there and plan for times when everyone here can go and have a good time, OK were just practicing for when you all get there. At this rate were going to be good at it. Rodney is excited and can't wait, he talks about it all the time.

Good evening all friends! Todd, excellent photo! I will be joining you shortly, still having dinner and enjoying our Hammond Organ show with Joey D. on Real Jazz SXM radio... Me and the new Azur have arrived home safely, and I will unpackage and take photos this evening during my SRV contributions, but probably won't hook up until tomorrow during the day tests and breakin... (I'm told by my buddy who works at the store and sold me the gear, that there IS a period for break in.... at about 100 - 200 hours, sound will improve ) Anyway, my prayers out to Jackson...for a fast recovery... Ok, all for now.............I'm crossing over to RTM for the evening, but may check back too Enjoy your evening everyone...... .............Gary

On a high note, my wife called Lowes Corporate and they said they will warranty it. The local people don't have a clue, so the corporate customer support said to give anyone who questions it their 800 number and they will handle it. They have logged it in their system, so anyone can pull the support ticket. I guess you have figured out from this that my wife is my better half and the one who takes care of me and she like audio. I love this woman. I did cut the wood for the the new turntable base. It is marblewood. It cuts like oak. I still need to add some corner supports that will house the spike feet and a cutout for an IEC power connector. Here is a quick picture during the mockup process using a little homemade jig.

Chuck, M94E M44E is an elliptical but I think a 79 78 RPM stylus is available for it. Not sure if still available but at one time one could get a 78 RPM stylus for v15 type 5 MR so 78 stylus probably available for any Shure cartridge STYLUS MODEL N44E Replacement : Grip Color-Brown ELLIPTICAL SHAPED DIAMOND TIP .0004 inch (10 microns) side contact radii ,0007 inch (17.8 microns) frontal radius .0010 inch (25.4 microns) between points of contact with groove Thanks for Dave for catching my SNAFUBAR M44E not M94E!... thought M94PE didn't seem quite right.

Not stock, but a .6 mil 78 stylus is available. I believe they are green. I have one somewhere. Works nicely for 78, but found the Stanton 550 DJ model with 78 stylus to be just as good and a bit more robust. Able to track at 6 grams nicely. Dave

Hey Ben I think that cartridge is for 78rpm....not sure.

Good morning! Cup #1 - Cameron's Highlander Grogg ground fresh...went back to black about a week ago...sometimes better than others...tasting fine this morning. Awesome photos and memorabilia blsamuel! Did a run 10 miles North into Wisconsin for gas yesterday, diesel, vodka and whiskey. Gas $245 per gallon up there...$289 In Northern IL. Saved big time on the vodka and whiskey too...hence the late start for cup#1 Low 60's here and lovin it. Going to get back in the mid 80's next week. 60's good football weather duder.

Glad to hear Jackson got to come home and hope the rest goes smooth for him and both of you, continued thoughts & prayers.

A few weeks ago, I picked up a 3rd RSW-15. The week was busy and I didn't have a chance to play with it. I brought them inside, washed the grills in the bathtub with laundry detergent, wiped the speakers down and took photos of them (my normal routine). Earlier this week, I hooked it up and it had a terrible hum and wouldn't play. An electronics repair friend came over and we discovered that one of the two jacks on the RSW-15 is bad. Simple fix....use the "RCA Out" jack instead of the "RCA In" jack. So the week has been busy and my wife was out for a bit getting groceries so I had about 45 minutes to see how adding a 3rd RSW-15 would sound in my setup. For now, I placed the RSW-15 between the left and center LaScala in front of my false wall. The other two Maple RSW-15's are in the front corners behind the false wall. I didn't re-calibrate since I may move the sub around a bit. I simply set it at the same volume as the other two RSW-15's and tried a few movie demos and a few songs with bass. I never dreamed that I would one day be sitting in my own dedicated home theater with nine (6) 15" woofers and (3) 15" passive radiators. I am ever so grateful to live in Florida and to have Craigslist. Without both, I would only have a fraction of the three setups that I have. Needless to say, this is what my face looked like after adding the third RSW-15. There is a VERY noticeable difference in the amount of bass and impact during both music and movies. I can feel the dual RSW-15's but I can REALLY feel it when I turn on the 3rd. And to think the third RSW-15 is pretty much out in the open, not getting any boundary gain from the front wall. It is about 4' closer to the center theater seat so being closer likely helps with the tactile feel from it. Here are a few photos of it in it's new home.

I love Vodka and Cranberry...Never tried Pomegranite.... You have given me inspiration Mine consist of a short glass chocked full of ice with vodka poured to about a 1/4 inch from the top, and then just a drizzle of cranberry/pomegranite juice, sip, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.... I find it less sweet than cranberry alone. Okay...Im in trouble with this...on number 4 already and want more ...Tall glass, Ice to the top 1 1/2 shots Ketel One and 2 1/2 shots Nortland Cranbery/Pomegranate Juice I will join you. 4th Lite... Time for the good stuff!

I love Vodka and Cranberry...Never tried Pomegranite.... You have given me inspiration Mine consist of a short glass chocked full of ice with vodka poured to about a 1/4 inch from the top, and then just a drizzle of cranberry/pomegranite juice, sip, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.... I find it less sweet than cranberry alone. Okay...Im in trouble with this...on number 4 already and want more ...Tall glass, Ice to the top 1 1/2 shots Ketel One and 2 1/2 shots Nortland Cranbery/Pomegranate Juice

i can’t drink anymore; but, i did take a sip of my brother’s beer the other night at the concert. Beer still tastes good.

Yes, thank you, & you all, for your continued thoughts & prayers...

Jackson going back NOW to the ER to check his white blood count. He has an infection & low fever, but is already on antibiotics. IF his White Cells are Too High, he'll have to stay for an antibiotic drip...

Listening to Randy Travis. " I just get high when I'm feeling low".

my heart yes…their husband’s hearts….that’s another story. They knew the job was dangerous when they took it.

my heart yes…their husband’s hearts….that’s another story.

I think one with you in the middle and Ann & Nancy on either side of you kissing you on the cheeks would be one you may hold dear to your Heart forever.

Back from a Walmart trip picked up a 12 pack Stella Artois a bottle of Northland Cranberry Pomegranate Juice for Vodak, doing laundry, have music on and not going anywhere the rest of Saturday.....Cheers All

Hey Ben, nice to see you. I’ll take one with the gals for memories sake. This will actually be the first time meeting them; but, i know Brian May, who i’ve met and talked to several times, said once (not about me) sometimes he’d rather someone approach him as a friend and just shake hands and say “hello” rather than want a photo or an autograph. makes sense to me. i will not ask for autographs or photos…i’ll let someone sign something if they offer; but, i will not ask.

Not stock, but a .6 mil 78 stylus is available. I believe they are green. I have one somewhere. Works nicely for 78, but found the Stanton 550 DJ model with 78 stylus to be just as good and a bit more robust. Able to track at 6 grams nicely. Dave When I got the v15type5MR over 25 years ago to replace my Shure M97HEAH (adjustable headsheel for S shaped tone arms which I still have) I thought I should get a 78 RPM stylus for the v15 or the M97 and never did. I don't know much about 78 but aren't the RIAA type of EQ curves different for just about every record company? At least for the earlier 78s?

I seen them twice once in Florida, Clutch opened for them, the last one was here Omaha Sokol undergroundFunny thing about this is I got to see Clutch twice once in Florida they opend for BLS and here at Omaha Sokol Undergorund Bls was up stairs at sokol when i had seen them. Seen Clutch at Ranchbowl back in the day.Missed Clutch the last couple times they rolled through. When i get my basement in order you'll have to come by and jam some tunes i also have all of Pantera's home videos we can watch those are great. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk I'd love that just let me know :D ...Your always welcome to come have a visit here...I live in an apartment so cant get to crazy but would like someone else who is an Audio Enthusiast give me their thoughts on my current system :D

I love Vodka and Cranberry...Never tried Pomegranite.... You have given me inspiration Mine consist of a short glass chocked full of ice with vodka poured to about a 1/4 inch from the top, and then just a drizzle of cranberry/pomegranite juice, sip, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat.... I find it less sweet than cranberry alone.

That's great Jackson is home. I've been around sporadically, Chuck. Haven't had as much time to keep up here and post regularly. When I clicked on the C&C forum, it took me back 45 or so pages to August 2nd. I just went back about a week to try to get caught up. How is Jake doing? Marley was hurting big time last year from playing rough with Blaze outside. We initially gave him low-dose 81 mg aspirin not wanting to get his stomach upset. Our vet told us we should give him 325 mg SAFETY_COATED aspirin. He is about 100 lbs so he needed a higher dose, but the key was to get the safety-coated. Check with your vet. I know I wrote down notes about how many a day we could give him. I will look for them. I think we only gave him one or two a day spread out...morning and night after his meal. It definitely relieved his pain until he mended. Mark, can I borrow Mr. Crow? The last two mornings the crows have been in the woods cawking at each other like you wouldn't believe. Yesterday I yelled out the window as loud as I could and cawked back. They kept going for at least 10 minutes straight. I would have thought they would have cawked them selves sore. Same thing happened this morning. I went out in my underwear and beeped the car horn several times...didn't phase them. Went back inside and got my old Elmer Fudd side-by-side 20 gauge. Never had a good shot, but the war is on. Anyway, it would be nice if Mr. Crow could teach them some manners and respect and how to talk in the calm voice Mr. Crow talks with. Great job! Going to start jammin SRV pretty soon and most of the night. Any SRV fans (and I hope that is everyone) come on over to Right This Minute or the SRV Tribute thread tonight and this weekend and join the party!

IMHO most people have never heard a good system. Those that have either purchased one, or wish they had. My daughter, now 16, has remarked on several occasions that the sound systems at her friends house $$$-$$$$, sounded flat and terrible. I guess they put the money into the interest payments. Several friends that have come over to sample my system before making their next purchase, almost dry humped the speakers and or TV on some of the sweeter female vocals. As to why some are critical of our hobby, I say "let them eat clock radios".

Like most hobbies there is a vocal minority that take things to extremes and give everyone a bad name. There are stereo snobs, coffee snobs, scotch, cigars, cars, planes etc snobs out there. They always have perceived improvements that simple people like me cant hear or taste or feel....That is why there are $1000 audio cables or Kopi Luwak coffee etc. I am not into hi-fi, I consider myself a mid-fi guy. Like coffee, scotch and other items, when it comes to audio: the very top end stuff is wasted on me, but I know the bad stuff right away. If it makes me happy.... I'm going to drink my Quick Trip coffee listening to my Belle's (with cheap cables) and be happy as a clam. Cradledorf: GFY = Good For You???

Chores done for the day/weekend. Stella, Amps warming, time to get tippsy

In my spare time, which isn't much these days, the nosepiece along with extending panels on top and sides, does in fact lead to improvement. In something as invisible as those stupid acoustic waves are, there is something missing......got to get some free time to find it. Remember my friends this is supposed to be fun......

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I commissioned a 20"x24" Oil painting recently of my dear partner... Newman. she's been fairly sick over this last year and is more than likely on her last legs. Something to remember her by when shes gone.