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It's National Taco day so have a good one, maby with a taco........it's Taco Sunday, I know this throws you off Minermark but it's OK you can still have tacos on Tuesday.

My view right this minute.

Pictures from Chuck on FB from 94.5 WCMS

Good early morning - afternoon everyone. Great work on the Dual drawer project Duder! I am currently waiting for my wood workers at the organ shop to help me make a HARD WOOD body for my Dual 506 .. I went to wash the whole thing down in the sink after taking out of long term storage (have a NEW belt to install) and wouldn't you know, the case is vinyl wood grain over pressboard!!! So, the damn thing expanded like a sponge! I thought it was ALL plastic... Good going on the RTR Todd..... It looks like the baby brother to my model.... You can find plenty of pre-records on eBay which is where all of mine have been coming from. I try to buy classical SEALED when I can find.. Sounds just like vinyl, only without the pops and surface noise, hiss is minimal, excellent separation and a bit more dynamic range too... (but then again, you all know about my collection...) Moving onto 8 tracks now, I have a few sealed carts from eBay coming in this week. Damn thing actually sounds GOOD! Most 8 track players (in most everyone's mind) in cars were not of good quality, misaligned and abused by heat and cold temps... Higher quality home units proved to be much better and sound more like a reel to reel running at 3/4 ips. which they do...... well, this is what I have found with my Sony unit at least... On a sad note, I lost the right channel Dynaco Mark III during a Saturday night session on RTM ! Tremendous 120 Hz. ac hum filled the right side of the room! Went over and found the right most KT-88 was in severe 'RED plate' mode !! Quickly shut it down... No smell or smoke, just a VERY hot tube... I checked the bias with my meter and found it was OUT OF CONTROL with run-away voltage that would not hold my settings... I looked it up right away online and the first article was on AUDIO KARMA which as explained by Wardsweb, was undergoing work. The article was explaining the testing of voltages on tube sockets. I went to look that up yesterday morning to get down to work, but the site is DOWN, so I am dead in the water with my trouble shooting until tomorrow (Oct. 5th) when it comes back up..... So, moved the BOSE wave system into Music Hall so I can listen while a major revamp of the room is taking place. Sorry for the long note, hope everyone get's through their wind, weather fire and smoke ok... We have a nice day here in the NE however.. More later.. Enjoy the day........ ...........Gary

Good late Sunday rainy windy Morning folks, Still Rainy here, and now they say through tomorrow, that's rain everyday for about 10 days now Had a tree fall across the drive that needed removal, had a dead 50' pine standing that we decided best to drop while the saw was there, Cut the wedge and just as the wedge got loose the damn tree cracked and pinched the saw and wedge couple wacks with an old double head Ax and the job was complete......Can sleep now without worrying when / if that dead 50 footer pine will land on the car

Coffee, fried egg sandwich with habanero cheese the only thing that could have made that better was some spinach. Now time for some football, hopefully the Vikings pull off a great win against the Broncos, unlike my Cornhuskers. Had some cronies over last night, one that we haven't seen in a few years. We enjoyed Oktoberfest beers, along with some good vinyl on the new setup. My one buddy is a sound guy on the side, so we were tweaking the system a bit. One day when we haven't been drinking, hes going to come by and help me fine tune the eq setting, regardless it did sound pretty good. JL the fire looks nice. Tarheel I wouldn't mind hearing more about the cauliflower crust, my wife has a wheat allergy and we have to find creative ways to make good pizza. Looks like Mark is living the life of a bachelor. Todd, RTR's are something I just don't have time for, good luck with that one. Dtel, I stay that young looking by smoking, and drinking a lot Time to go, have a good one folks.

A real fireplace….nice. Nothing as nice as a wood fire on a cool wet day. The kitty likes it.

Well you made the right choice, listening to the better half and the fire.

Hi all. Much thanks to MKP for giving me some pointers with my 98 Accord! I haven't messed with the ignition yet MKP, but successfully replaced the cabin filters and cleaned out the mouse nest...nothing like a little dead mouse corpse smell to ruin the coffee every morning while driving. Scored a Teac A-2300SX reel-to-reel at a garage sale today, along with a miter saw. I've never had a RTR, and need some media to play and test it. Harvested several Hen-of-the-Woods on the property yesterday. I will get better pics of them soon over on F,F&M while frying some up in butter. I have a lot of catching up to do here. Hey Tarheel, do you think you could post a weekly C,C&C Highlights post of important events happening here each Friday...you know, "just in case you missed it", type of thing, for us UN-RETIRED STIFFS?

Hello there Todd! If you want to see things spin up, just push the RIGHT tension lever UPWARD, you will here the cooling / drive motor spin up, then your play and fast forward should work. Don't be alarmed while in play mode that the TAKEUP motor will spin in the OPOSITE direction! These are 'eddy current' rewind/forward motors that keep even tension on the tape (in either direction) while in PLAY.... Have fun my friend Mark, I surely will keep everyone abreast of the Dynaco situation... Clearly, the problem is with what is DRIVING the right hand '88... Red plating follows the single SOCKET, not the tubes.... Any '88 I have swapped out will red plate in that socket only.. As soon as I finish my testing tomorrow evening, I will post and hopefully have a solution... .....Gary

I had the same thing, without the sandwich. Sure didn't work for me it does look nice, and everyone knows a warm kitty is much better than a cold one.

51 F outside this morning and 65 in the living room means either turn on a little heat or build a little fire according to my better half.

A fire JL? Chilly there? Nice work duder! Todd...send me your address and I can send you a 7" R2R tape to test your new deck. Might want to get some head cleaner or 97% alcohol to clean the heads. Use a Q tip. Check the pinch rollers to see if they move freely by lifting up on them. The grease hardens over time. I see you have the remote control as well. Good find! Dinner and a movie at LF's house last night. She made a pizza crust out of cauliflower to reduce carbs. Worked out well. Raining here...... Cheers Ladies and Gents

Evining gang Movie intermisson. Im thinkin swapmeet CornDog in the morning. Dry wind and 73 at the current time. Wife called from Reno says she doing fine, that means she is loosing money. Back to a late night snack and some MST3000 movie(s).

8 O'Clock Coffee--and a Black and Decker Grinder paired with a Bunn Drip machine works for me. We don't drink more than 3 to 5 pots a day---Keeps me calmed down with a Halo Tribeca Vape or Banana Cream Pie taste good also. For Speaker wire I bought some AUVIO from Radio Shack--12 gauge OFC--Very Nice and Flexible and Banana Plugs. I don't drink so no cocktails for me.

Afternoon gang Enjoying Guinness Blond & French Butter Cookies. I believe Pizza is on the menu, must look into that. The wind is coming up, im sure our firebugs are out roaming as that would be the norm. Dudder makin a fine looking TT, next up a sliding storage for the Lp's

Round two came out a little better, i still need to trim some off of the left side for a little smoother sliding. I picked up a piece of steal but its an inch to small so i need to find something better. But my ultimate plan is to have a face for it paint it all black and find a Dual emblem and make it more authentic. Please excuse the mess i need to do some serious cleaning. Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

As most of you know there was a shooting at Roseburg's local community college. Although this happened less then 15 miles from home, I can't tell anyone anything that is not in the News. I can request that we not add to the 15 minutes of fame that these shooters expect to get. I do fully support our County Sheriff's choice to not to add to the shooter's fame by not releasing this A Holes name. Please don't identify anyone by name that does anything like this. Although I firmly believe in Free Speech, I wish the News organizations would refrain from naming shooters. In our case there was a young man that meets my definition of a hero as while others ran away he ran to the shooter while encouraging others to run. He should be honored for his actions. God Speed his recovery from his wounds. Pray for the families if it is your belief. Pray for our Community as we are shocked, and in mourning. If you choose to comment, I ask that you think and not post anything detrimental that may upset other forum members. Those that know me know how hard it is not to spew my personal beliefs at this time. john

Thanks for the assist Ben! This is at Kitty Hawk on the outer banks of NC right down the road from the Wright Brother's Memorial and a stones throw from where I use to vacation. The road is very close to the shoreline and washes away periodically. Some folks are still on septic tanks and they pop up out of the sand from time to time.

Afternoon gang 5 mile walk and double CornDog day. Tiger should keep us updated with his KT88 problem, as im running them here also. Coffee Grinder is BD electric here, throw in the Beans and shake it wile grinding, 5sec too much shakin and it rewards you with powder. Guinness and a Nap should finish off the day. 60Min/Madam Sec tonight, lets see what a woman can do running this country

I have spoken with Cornman and commited to purchasing his Jubilees. I am hoping to pick up next weekend but need to coordinate further with Cornman. Money hasn't changed hands yet and only the seller can claim they are sold, but those anxious why nobody has stepped up to the plate can rest assured that they will find a home. I wasn't the only person interested in purchasing but was the first to contact him. This is my fourth attempt at purchasing Jubilees over the last few years so I'm hopeful everything will work out.

Sams club has 28 packs of Sam Adams Octoberfest for 24.95, i think i must pick up a couple Sent from my SM-N920P using Tapatalk

Gary Hopefully it just ends up being a tube failure.................Good luck with it

Today should be an interesting day. We have a 2-fer. Cheers !!

morning yet again Just into my profile page to modify my sale items and noticed my "Likes" are dam close to the MEGGA 10K range. And to this i say Excellent. and thank you.

Morning gang Was woke up by thunder & lightning east side in the hills, and on the west side down in the valley, zero rain, not a drop here. Ground here is cracking due to dryness, front lawn looks like a minefeild. Good. have no need to mow. CornDog is sounding good today. Watching the news, we are looking at 75 and are under a red flag fire watch, dry wind. Major Dickinsons Beans were on sale at Costco, along with a little Duggans we are talking a good start to the day.

4 days in a row, rain.

Very nice Duder, you look much younger than I expected. Nice Sansui, I miss my 8080

Morning yet again gang Up from early Morn Nap. Wife and Kid took off for Reno. Wind and fire in the forcast, may go back and finish off that Nap.

As Gary said Todd you need a tape to get things moving. Just say the word I have plenty of spares.

Those are some pretty eerie looking photos, Chuck! Please stay safe. Thanks for the offer with the RTR reel. I plugged the deck in, and the VU meters light up. Tried play, FFwd & Rwd without a tape and nothing spun. This is my first RTR and I don't have a manual, maybe the tape needs to be fed to trigger the reel to spin?

Same thing happens with coffins around here... Dave

Hello Dave, sounds like another grinder adventure for you.... As you know, I am in love with my Kitchen Aid burr unit... Set to FINE grind and for use in my old Pyrex glass peculator... Thanks Chuck and Joe for your input on my poor Mark III....... I put an ORIGINAL Gold Lion KT-88 and SAME THING, red plated!! Then, tried swapping out the rectifier tube from the other amp. NO change.... It seems that what ever is feeding that tube socket (a CAP perhaps) has gone bad, and I believe these were replaced in the rebuild a while back.... Hopefully simple as that. I will know more after I complete my voltage tests tomorrow evening. Keep you all posted... Meanwhile, RE-wiring all the PIPE speakers to the Allen concert organ, got a BluRay audio in the system, headphone out from the Cambridge Audio pre INTO the Bose AUX in..... sounds good enough while I work...

Gary you may want to contact Maynard (tube fanatic) about your amp. He is very helpful and generous with his time.

I'm leaning towards the Firewire for tomorrow morning . What do you think Billy ?

Afternoon gang Enough Napping, Guinness Blond & Smokehouse Almonds. Trying to think of dinner, Ribs come to mind, yes Ribs. Few more beers and call-in an order, cannot remember who had the best ones...dam. EAWs still wired up, time to crank a few tunes.

Much prettier than mine

eh i guess i will check them out. haven't tried them out. yet

Hey Dave I have this one and it works GREAT, infinately adjustable http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001802PIQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

I use a manual coffee bean grinder for spices (only) - no brand name on the one I own to give you but it works really well for grinding whole hard spices like fennel, black pepper, etc. Horizontal handle on top with the grinding hopper below that and a small drawer underneath. You may be able to do the reverse with a grinder that you restrict to coffee beans only.

Crikey...looking for a new coffee grinder and was consider manual as I've yet to own an electric "burr" grinder that wasn't messy and was consistent. As I have a Turkish brass one we've used for years as a pepper grinder I decided to see what was out there in similar classic designs. Went to Amazon and they had a host, many different brands but all pretty similar. Hundreds of five star reviews...ALL stating "they'd rec'd the unit free or discounted for their honest, unbiased, rave review. Those few not of that variety were more in the 3 star area. Any thoughts on something that really works? Dave

Absolutely and the rain pelting on you while your paddling or riding . But rain storms can clean up conditions in the water . Glassy vs choppy A sunny day with the same surf conditions would be preferable .

This just got real...

even I am drooling over these babies The veneer, iron-on strips were incredibly easy to apply. Just a little patience and a few handy tools, only took about an hour each. Front motorboards and bases secured. Sanded down to 500 grit. 2 good coats of Watco Cherry oil and now to wait (patience lil' grasshopper) WHEW!!! this has been one LONG day.

If the ocean swells, save the Belle's!

FYI I don't have a dog in this fight. I've never done business with DeanG, I'm not sure I've even heard upgraded networks. I just wanted to say on a personal level Dean, that honesty and transparency go a long way in my world, and I appreciate what you wrote, and the way you wrote it. I would do business with you any day of the week, and twice on Sunday. You're OK in my book.

Good Morning Folks I like Chai, and Green tea's Hot.............add some raw Honey (Good for you too) I Love BOLD coffee as well, have been DeCaf for a few years now. It gets fun finding a BOLD flavor DeCaf I like french roast, ended up buying whole beans via internet

I have been on this forum a long time and I was an early adopter of some of DeanG's crossover creations. I think the custom AudioCap Theta Super AA or is it a DHA-2 in my center La Scala is one of his first and is probably 8-10 years old now and still rocking. I would have never proceeded to outfit my speakers with them if there was not a discernable difference in performance. There absolutely is! If you cannot hear the difference perhaps a trip to the audiologist is in order. Popbumper (Chris) created an amazing replacement network for the Academy using custom made PCB's and top notch components I loved what it did for the Academy I once had. It is the creativity and resolve of some of our fellow members to further improve upon Paul Klipsch's designs that makes our systems better. To all the naysayers until you have heard a set of any of his network designs in comparison to a stock AA, AB, AK, B or E you don't know jack. Thank you Dean for perserveering, please keep doing what you do.

I hope everyone is safe….better get some milk and bread

You've been posting sober???? Tried it once, it's not nearly as much fun.