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Sancho my man, expecting to hear from you eventually. Jackson is a brave youngin' and the best there is. In from the road and considering contents of my letter to my employer. Less said Can wait, and let them consider their decision. What is Uber(sic)? lol

Chuck, so sorry to hear about the misfortune.....my wife and I went through that before having our second youngest....it's a rough emotional issue to deal with...prayers for your family's healing Luther....wow...that's all I can say....astonishing craftsmanship So went to the Jaguar game Friday with a group of about 10-12 guys....had a blast and very ready for the season to start Spent Saturday inside due to rain storms....got some Honey Do Lists items completed and started taking the Sony v444es apart to see what's blown. Watched Southpaw Saturday night......REALLY good movie Got up yesterday and ran codes on Civic...got p1758 and p1298.....so seemed like the lockout solenoid was bad. Ran to local pick-a-part junkyard and got soaked while pulling the part...but got it and a few other misc. parts and was out the door for $50....new was $175...so saved some cash there. Got home and installed it and it still was throwing code P1298...so onto the trusty internet I go....seems it's common for the #15 7.5a fuse to blow when that solenoid goes out. Pulled the fuse....sure enough...replaced the fuse and VICTORY So she's a little banged up but running fine....drove to work today in my demolition derby car.....ordering body parts soon....buddy said I can use his shop mid month for a few days.... Watched Straight Outta Compton last night....was decent.... Back to the grind today....need to que up some tunes....long day of detail technical designs documentation that due end of week

Morning gang.... Chuck....prayers and good thoughts coming your way.... Sancho..... more prayers coming for Jackson...... Well now this sucks....my wife just came in and told me her mother fell in the bathroom and we have to drive up to the house and pick her up off the floor. The bus will be here in 10 min to pick-up grand kids, her farther said she's ok she just can't get up. What the hell....we have been on them to move or to get some help..... Gotta go.... more on this later....I'm all messed up now.....damn it...

morning folks, rainy and no electric earlier, I swear this pee dee electric is some sort of joke they are playing on customers, here since march and it has gone out at least 10 times with no foul weather Chuck condolences to your son and daughter in law, (The wife and I went through this twice) it is a heartbreak to be sure Jackson hang in there, prayers for all Dont one of you need a really good DAC

Poor kid, tell him to hang in there. Chuck sorry to hear about your daughter in law, that has to be rough. Well Guys not much going on here, just a little sore from the beer Olympics on Saturday, I will have to see if I can dig up some forum appropriate photos. Anyways got to run and get after it, after all it is Monday.

And the thing is like technology. Not like I cannot dial a phone but, some handheld/gadgets/tools, etc., Aids in data accumulation like the scanner tech, developed over the years by Winn-Dixie. Publix, Ace hardware. You have seen or maybe have observed in a retail store, or other, people walking around taking inventory. Applying the tech to a different, or other app., unless the unit was smart, chip/memory/app adaptable, sill primitive, In my limited Apinion, Therefore, research needed to establish a fact, scanner tech not smart, read intuitive, A unit of worth that is user-friendly and actually made life easier, actually was able to cut 40 entries versus 10 for...per single use. Come on man, spend the money and do it right. In this day and age, you should be able to acquire, build your own. Maybe they are good people

Morning gang Made a fresh pot an hour ago, been workin on the MCMs all day. And just about ready to hit Parts express for a couple goodies, like gasgets for all the acess panels. I dont do mondays, so this is just another retirement long day. Breakfast Blend is good stuff, talked to my new neighbor across the street and he said his wife manages a Starbucks! well fancy that, i will ask about a quanity buy at employee cost, see what it is. Alright, off to shop....

Morning yet again gang I do not care to post in the BS forum for many reasons, i did not come to this forum to partake in the subject matter. The whole internet is full of that, in fact, when i looked this forum over upon arriving, if i would have known/seen the subject matter, i would not be here. I came for Audio and stayed for friends interested in the same, as well as a few hobbys mind you! END Weekly Rant/Polk.

Morning folks. A rainy Monday so not much cookin here. Pulled the vinyl off the shelves this weekend and been going through cleaning and playing one or two. Big surprise was a worn cover of Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms" revealed a pretty quiet LP. I bought a bunch of records after getting an inheritance in 2005 and just filed them away. Forgot what I had. Found a lot of 180g jazz and a nice blues collection. And yes dtel the LF likes to listen with me. I hope everyone survived the weekend intact. Not all the news has been good on C&C lately. Lets hope that changes. Jake is hanging in. Got his first dose Glucosamine yesterday and the pain reliever should arrive today. LF beside me reading "A walk In The Woods" in preparation for the movie version starting Sept. 2. I've read it twice and will be taking LF to the movie Thursday for her birthday and then dinner out. A great read by Bill Bryson about hiking the AT. Good job on the autos Jason and Joe. Cheers Ladies and Gents

Mornin' guys and thank you all for the prayers and kind words. Daughter in law is doing ok and will heal emotionally in time. On the other hand, my daughter is within days (hours?) of giving birth to our second grandson so there is much for which to be grateful. Blessings to each of you. Chuck

Another Monday and back to reality. I did have a great time yesterday afternoon over at my friend's house. I rearranged his system (he isn't able to lift gear) and then we spent hours listening to music. It was a blast.

Thank you for prayers & thoughts, y'all. Jackson had to stay at the hospital; he's looking at a probable bowel resection soon...

Fresh Beans Starbucks "Breakfast Blend", just what i said. kind of want some now.....

Chuck, sorry to hear about the daughter in law.

Those are good, I probably drink the coffee and chicory the most. Tarheel, if you don't like the taste of chicory be sure to get a blend without it.

we suspected you were cheating on us.

OK who has a trick for getting stains out of a vinyl top on a car, I have so aero cleaner degreaser and it helps but wont remove, I tried my professsor amos it does a tad better than the aero but still want it better on the plus side the aero takes every stain off the paint, just spray on wipe off I believe the old 85 merc sat under trees for a bit with no care and the paint and top looked pretty bad, the paint can be saved with a little buffing, the top is questionable Joe

Chuck, I'm so sorry about the miscarriage. Kendall, continued prayers your way. Luther, stunning work. To the rest, good morning and may Monday go easy on you.

Chuck, that has to be an emotional disappointment for the lady. The physiological response to a miscarriage is heartfelt. Hope I said it correctly. Bless her and husband. A bittersweet event of hope and hope dashed. Thanks for the telling of .

Forestelder, if you can afford to do it....amp it. The Emotiva amps are fantastic for the money and going to the Emo amps from two very good Yamaha receivers the amps made a huge improvement. That said, I still have four of the Sherbourn SR-120 receivers in use in my home. These were originally used by custom installers weighing in at 73lbs and providing ample real power across the entire seven channels, unlike the mainstream receivers. The downfall of most receivers is when they are bench tested, now I cannot speak directly to your Onkyo but my FIL has a nice Onkyo receiver and besides it getting extremely hot it becomes a bit distorted at high volume levels. The 140 wpc rating is for two channels driven with a seven channel amp in some high end receivers. When you break it down to seven channels driven it becomes real power numbers around 50 wpc. Still enough to drive most Klipsch speakers but not to reference levels without worry of clipping or slipping into protect modes.

I am a huge proponent for quality outboard amplification, much so that I would never go back to just a n AVR in a medium to large room. With that said, your Onkyo TX-NR3008 is a powerful 54lbs beast that will hold it's own under most situations provided that the room is not overly large and you don't listen at crazy loud volumes. But if clean dynamics, detail, and punch are important, then amp it. Bill

Others feel the same, it's certainly not mandatory. There's several other section I never go to as well as my interests lie elsewhere, so you're not alone.

Good Monday Morning Gang Woke up Chilie on my mind, season must be ready to change. Crawlin around in these Bass Bins is the job for a youngin! im sore from twisting/turning/grunting. And just think this is my first BassBin and im not half done. Maybe drinking (More) during refurb would help. Waiting on breakfast, Coffee is doing the trick.

ChuckAb3…very sorry to hear about the daughter in law. Praying for peace for them.

Can't find that brand around here. Happy birthday Todd! Just found Community brand on line. What flavors or grinds to you recommend?

Ok, before I start my music work for the day..... (then more playing around with the Azur pre) Dave, thanks for the well explained review on your live music experience!, sound like a great time there... Mark, thanks for joining me in the Starbuck's brand... Which roast do you drink? Still have some of the Italian sitting in the burr grinder.... We have been doing the Melitta of different grades and those have been very nice. Anyone else here try the Melitta brand? I am sure you have it in your local markets. We found it plentiful in N.C. OK, I will stop in later and hopefully have some photos to upload of my 8 track cleaning/belt change project.... Enjoy your morning everyone, FOURTH MUG going down now....

My sub plays music and movies. Did I buy the wrong thing?

I am not afraid. It isn't really a star.

breakfast blend and cafe blend recommended by my better half!

Chuck prayers for your daughter in law and all your family.

Sorry to hear that news Chuck, best wishes for her 'recovery'......

Hey gang. Will have to catch up on 'likes' (esp the georgeous turntables) later. Much to attend to, incuding my daughter in law who had a miscarraige last night. It was an early one but pretty upsetting to her. Will check back later or maybe on Monday. Take care and have a good day all.

Morning Gang 80s i believe today and the week? Swapmeet Corndog today then Huevos Rancheros. Have lists of goodies to procure, everything from casters for the MCMs to a reading light for the Kid. Fresh Beans Starbucks Breakfast Blend, perfect. MCM Refurb task has started, covered here: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/158959-mcm-1900-4way-controldialing-in/page-3

Third cup of Community. Decided it's the biggest bargain on the shelf. Got this pount at Albertson's on sale for 4.99. I've paid three times that and got no more pleasure. Highly recommended for price/performance. Haven't yet gotten my thoughts together about the boogie woogie performance last night. Texarkana isn't just a hidden gem in American music past, it's rich, rich, rich in the musical presence. John Tennison did things with a Roland piano that bend the mind. Programming for pentatonic and what he calls "quantonal" that yields slight changes in pitch and other characteristics combined with a complete ownership of all the ghosts of the great boogie woogie artists of the past yielded a performance of past, present, and future from the hands of a complete madman whose entire body was thrown into the performance. You hadda be there... The drummer, George Buckner, melded with John's totally manic freeform boogies in a way that made it sound as if they'd been playing together for decades. If that weren't enough (and, in fact, I was already in sensory overload) they were joined for the last two sets by a c. 20 year old local boy I am going to make a very weak attempt to describe as a Hendrix with classical overtones. Try to process that! He did one 12 tone blues improvisation with John and George that reached every fibre and nerve one has. John was so blown away he turned James loose on the last tune and videoed it. The middle aged man who suggested to John he let the kid play said he was "better than Hendrix," which I mentally went "yea, sure...probably good BUT???" Gents, he may be better. Completely mild mannered, self effacing, and I'm told that as opposed Hendrix and others of that genre prone only to teetotaling an occassional glass of wine or couple of beers. I was so moved I stood up at the end and told the audience they could have been in LA, Chicago, New Orleans, New York, London, or Berline last night and heard nothing as good. Yep, that good... Still reeling. Dave

Check out this interesting music video on Youtube. Really is cool

Hey guys, I needed a stand for my new system so I used the black threaded pipe from home depot. Here's how it turned out.

Here is a good article that lays it out pretty good. http://www.audioholics.com/home-theater-connection/connecting-an-external-amp-to-a-receiver Bill

I beg your pardon? You are joking right? I mean, I hope so, but I'm not a sub expert, so.....

I guess the first question would be for us to hear your definition of each? How do you put one in one category or the other. For me, If a unit can dig deep and be accurate in doing so, it would excel at each.

To amp or not to amp, that is the question of the ages. There are good arguments on both side. I would favor an amp for critical listening, like music and not as much with movies. I like using the amp avr combo.

I hooked up a XPA-2 to my Yamaha AVR for 2 channel listening, it made a HUGE difference in the sound, for the better. I let the AVR handle the HT duties, the wife and kids do not like the volume like I do. Forestelder, why not get an XPA-5 to handle the whole HT? Oh….welcome.

Thanks. I haven't been around in a while. It's just been crazy busy with 3 kids in college now. I am officially an empty nester....

Dark roasted Bali Blue Mtn. in the cup today, almost out....might have to go up to Grand Rapids again this weekend to score more, and then of course hit the record shop, the vintage equipment shop, the farmers market, the cheese shop....

Good man

Luther - your turntables are amazing.

This question get's to the heart of the matter. An accepted definition of one verses the other and their physical properties that clearly dine each. Now, I will not argue that some subs sound better with music depending on your taste for music. But, a well designed sub, ported or sealed when setup properly with the mains should sound good. The peaks, ring and other things goes back to design and setup. Trying to use a sub in a typical room without DSP/PEQ does not hold merit since the room is 50% of what you are hearing. Today, many sub drivers have stronger motor and can be tuned lower which mitigates the issues of group delay and phase shifts that happen below tunning in vented system.

Meh, Youngin's. I do not wish on many Birthdays, You guys feel old yet?

Over the years anytime i get a new tester, i just flat out send it to my guy in LA to check out/tweek/adjust. Never really worried about Calib, i have a few "Tube standards" i plug in after warm up of the tester, it plugs into a socket and the meter should go 50%, not a test of complete working tester but it lets me know it's at least as good as it was last time. I guess im to old school to really care too much about matching tubes, gotta remember i was the kid in the neighborhood who fixed everybodys TV. http://www.alltubetesters.com/sales.htm