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Good morning all. Well after playing 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 16 years, my rack of SAE audio in my office, finally failed. Specifically the preamp started just turning itself off and resetting everything to zero. Now to determine if I want to replace the SAE P102 pre or just put a smaller system in my office. Decisions decisions. For the moment, I'm just streaming Pandora. Ya'll have a great day.

Just went through a rack of LPs with the LF on the phone. We limited the take to 3 egg crates. She named the artist and I would tell her the titles to look for. Think I amazed her at knowing so many but told her those titles were standard issue for any old hippies.... If all LPs were on hand I often took the more obscure. Did ask her to bring all the Beatles and Stones as some may be collectable. The "White" album was unopened!! Tull's "Aqualung" also unopened. I asked about the condition of the covers and she said they all look like new. This is going to be fun

Just send it to Paul Hovenga, a forum member. He'll have it as good (or better) than new.

My view on the BS forum is it's the neighborhood bar, same BS, same subject matter, i came for audio as most did, and here i will stay. I want Bar BS, i will go to my Pub. P.S. I do not mind other various hobbys, cars, bars, drinks, women, pets, and the like, keeps the forum fresh.

animal sacrifice? yeah, the soon to be "Norm" in living in the OC, you will see....... if the OC dont kill ya first!i heard that one of the eateries on main street huntington beach, had an animal sacrifice before it opened a several years ago. place ain’t there no more, so clearly animal sacrifices don’t work.i’ll make it out of here alive...just watch. That is what my last Bud said 24 years ago, and he died just before i moved up north.Everyone i grew up with is dead. For many reasons, no two the same, but one thing in common, The OC lifestyle. OK MinerMark and BigStew Please explain to this Midwestern boy the OC lifestyle. Orange County right? I've travelled there for business many times, never an issue. What is this lifestyle you refer? One's personal demise living the OC lifestyle start's with many things, most sneak up on you wile doing well, none you are ready for, and they could be considered "Shape Shifters". Out for one thing, themselfs. Like Mark accurately said..it starts with many things and if you’re not careful you’ll find yourself in up to your neck. it’s like quicksand--the harder to work, the quicker you sink. a lot of money...stupid money. Just saw a bright red Bentley yesterday--one day on my way home saw a lime green one. Pretty sure that’s not a stock color. So you pay a quarter million for a car and then make it as ugly as you can? 16 year olds getting brand new BMWs, Mercedes Benz, and Range Rovers--i would drop my kids off at school and the high school parking lot was full of them. ridiculously expensive homes...$500K gets you about 1100 square feet in a regular neighborhood. Lost mine in the divorce. My friend just had to pay his soon to be ex-wife, six-digit lump sum payment, half of the house when it sells, plus a bunch more cash for child support. $150 for a round of golf is common. Close to my house is a restaurant FOR DOGS...don’t even ask about traffic...gridlock is not uncommon by 2:30 pm on many freeways. Gangs, self-important millionaires...lots of things to stress you out. like i said, if you’re not careful, one day you realize that you’ve become a part of the game. it’s scary when you realize that you have more stuff than you need, more than many and still want more. So six months ago, i decided to start phase I of my plan to drop out of society. Ditched the BMW and UPGRADED to a Ford Flex. Now I can toss a guitar in the back, hit the road, and sleep in it too. Let it wear someone else down from now on--I may be here geographically; but, i’m not one of them...anymore.

Agreed, top shelf toys for sure.

Chuck....it would be fun to go to Luther's place just to admire the "toys" That guy is incredible! Thanks Steve.....I'll take pictures of the album haul when she gets back. Oh and the B&O gear as well. Good idea Carl.....I would hate to break up that rack of gear. Can't make out the initials on the speakers. JBL?

Good grief ...there's a lot to catch up on since yesterday ... We got a taste of winter with a dusting of snow preceeded by rain. Shirt sleeves yesterday and coats today. Not even going over 50 degrees today. Interesting discussion of 'OC'. Different world than mine and I'm good with that! Wardsweb ... looks like a perfect excuse to shop for a new toy. I've never run equipment so hard that it just died so I had to find other reasons to replace it, like moving it to Better Half's art studio as a 'gift' in her system. Making such a gift, of course, forced me to buy a new Parasound separates for my system. Cheers, guys.

Id fix it, just as new, then give it away (Drawing) at the xmas party. Meanwile shop for a new "BadBoy", everybody wins.

Morning gang 41 currently, bit nippy considering it was 80 last week, 61 max today and dry as hell. They, The "Weather BS Artist" say a little rain by sunday. Just like to see one year without Skeeters after every rain. Could make a farm run, nut crop is in and processed, the wife will be in nut heven. Turkey/Avacado/Club sounding pretty good, even for breakfast

Thanks all, went in took a look around and thought "Not sure this is the place for me" I am sure I will lurk a bit here and there but the tone here seems better

As to the drinking of Guinness, there is a long standing theory, to which I subscribe, that the closer to Dublin, the better the taste. At the Gravity bar at Saint James Gate, it was excellent. Also while carousing in the Temple Bar district.

You have an open invitation. If you ever make it up this way, let me know and we can have great time playing with all the toys. Speaking of toys, I just ordered the new Auralic Aries Mini to put in my main 2-channel rig.

Myself I have never had a good Guinness in my life. Just don't like that kind of beer at all. Not sure but I'd swear they don't sell us the "real" Guinness here in the states. Might have to travel to a pub in Ireland to be sure! I was enjoying some Guinness at a pub in London many years ago on New Years eve. There was no loud music playing so people could actually carry on conversations. Nobody was paying attention to the time so it was 10 minutes after midnight when somebody noticed it was the new year. We all stopped to have our own countdown and auld lang syne. Side note: This wasn't long after the horrible subway fire at King's cross that killed a bunch of people. One of the patrons at the bar was a fireman and described his experience and the carnage. He seemed to be pretty distressed by it still but it didn't keep him from hitting on the girl I was with. I came close to straightening his tie for him.

i've never been more proud of you brother. Peace.

Watching a local news special about "digital addiction" last night. Folks are now being treated for their addiction to smart phones and computers. Some folks report checking their email 200 times a day Shoot I don't even check the Klipsch Forums that much So LF may be back this Sunday with a B&O turntable still unwrapped and B&O separates, plus a box of albums. She is calling me today to see which albums to bring as car space is limited. These were some of the late husbands toys that he never got around to using Toby the Bassett is on his way by now. Best wishes....... Hang in there worker bees.....tomorrow is Friday. Cheers Ladies and Gents

Myself I have never had a good Guinness in my life. Just don't like that kind of beer at all.

animal sacrifice? yeah, the soon to be "Norm" in living in the OC, you will see....... if the OC dont kill ya first!i heard that one of the eateries on main street huntington beach, had an animal sacrifice before it opened a several years ago. place ain’t there no more, so clearly animal sacrifices don’t work.i’ll make it out of here alive...just watch. That is what my last Bud said 24 years ago, and he died just before i moved up north.Everyone i grew up with is dead. For many reasons, no two the same, but one thing in common, The OC lifestyle. OK MinerMark and BigStew Please explain to this Midwestern boy the OC lifestyle. Orange County right? I've travelled there for business many times, never an issue. What is this lifestyle you refer? One's personal demise living the OC lifestyle start's with many things, most sneak up on you wile doing well, none you are ready for, and they could be considered "Shape Shifters". Out for one thing, themselfs. Like Mark accurately said..it starts with many things and if you’re not careful you’ll find yourself in up to your neck. it’s like quicksand--the harder to work, the quicker you sink. a lot of money...stupid money. Just saw a bright red Bentley yesterday--one day on my way home saw a lime green one. Pretty sure that’s not a stock color. So you pay a quarter million for a car and then make it as ugly as you can? 16 year olds getting brand new BMWs, Mercedes Benz, and Range Rovers--i would drop my kids off at school and the high school parking lot was full of them. ridiculously expensive homes...$500K gets you about 1100 square feet in a regular neighborhood. Lost mine in the divorce. My friend just had to pay his soon to be ex-wife, six-digit lump sum payment, half of the house when it sells, plus a bunch more cash for child support. $150 for a round of golf is common. Close to my house is a restaurant FOR DOGS...don’t even ask about traffic...gridlock is not uncommon by 2:30 pm on many freeways. Gangs, self-important millionaires...lots of things to stress you out. like i said, if you’re not careful, one day you realize that you’ve become a part of the game. it’s scary when you realize that you have more stuff than you need, more than many and still want more. So six months ago, i decided to start phase I of my plan to drop out of society. Ditched the BMW and UPGRADED to a Ford Flex. Now I can toss a guitar in the back, hit the road, and sleep in it too. Let it wear someone else down from now on--I may be here geographically; but, i’m not one of them...anymore. That is a little more "In depth", Stew would not have this stated wisdom, without paying his share of the "Dues". I admire Stew, i could never speak like this untill i was better than a year out of the OC.

A pleasant evening to one and all. My beer snob son might be impressed with my purchase of Brother Benjamin Imperial IPA. The label warns, "Prepare to be mystified." At these prices, I'll either be mystified by the quality or mystified why I bought the stuff. The prices almost make me feel like I'm at Comerica Park watching the Tigers. Almost, because $14.59 for four works out to $3.65 each which is less than half the $8.00 the Tigers charge for a Bud Lite. Greenbush is a Michigan craft brewer. I like to sample the local products. EDIT My son just informed me that an Imperial IPA is ~10% alcohol, so like 2 regular beers. No operating heavy machinery tonight.

Jake's right, there are to many good dogs out there looking for homes already. We have two, only one from a shelter. My daughter is a hospice nurse and lost a patient who had a little dog and no family, so instead of her dog going to a shelter she took it, and it ended up with us. Both our dogs are good dogs, a min-pin and a Chihuahua which does not act like a Chihuahua at all, I guess because it was raised by an old lady ? They drive me crazy, and they have both trained me to supply treats regularly. Well Jakes say to tell them to chill.....

We had what will probably be one of our last really, really nice days and evenings here in N. Indiana, so our small circle of neighbors decided to have an impromptu cookout, firepit fire, and tunes, courtesy of (you know who....) Once again, set up my refrubed beater La Scala's out in the driveway, streaming Spotify Premium through a nice Yamaha receiver. Every time I do that, I come away with an appreciation of how great these speakers really are....nothing to worry about as far as room size, reflections, bass traps, etc, etc, etc....just pure quality. Great time.

Agreed. Also anxious to see pics of your B&O gear. I bought a B&O TT in the early 80's and had it for many years. Really nice unit. The only issue with them today may be cartridge availability, at least according to one of our local stereo shops. I can't vouch for that, but you might want to check it out.

Just send it to Paul Hovenga, a forum member. He'll have it as good (or better) than new. Excellent advice! You might not want to get rid of it once you get it back thoug.

Good morning! Well, the Imperial IPA was good, but I won't be buying it again soon at $3.65/bottle, even if it is ~10% alcohol. I try to purchase all my beer and 2% milk from the convenience store in my neighborhood. I want them to stay in business to be there when something else is needed in an emergency. They have tough competition from a 24 hour Meijer (Midwest counterpart to Wal-Mart with groceries). I know the owners by name, in fact they're customers of mine also. I'm sure alcohol and tobacco make up most of their sales. I'm no help regarding tobacco and very little help with alcohol. For such a small store, they have a remarkably large selection of boutique beers. I'll have to ask Dave, the owner, how sales of the Imperial IPA are doing. Don't forget, at $3.65/bottle, that's just a penny a day if you sip it very slowly. PS: I feel bad. I forgot to vote on Tuesday. Now I can't complain about the City Commission or the Library Board.

Myself I have never had a good Guinness in my life. Just don't like that kind of beer at all. It's kinda like drinking a loaf of bread... i like it aot, ut it costs too much and I'm full after one of them. Bruce

Having a San Miguel at the moment (being 7:43 PM here in the Philippines). Trying to stay cool. Left to go shopping at 5:00 am today, so we could buy everything and get back to the houe befoe the traffic got too bad.

Now you're one of us

I owned a Chevy Vegan. Burned oil.

Joe just so you know, the secret handshake has nothing to do with picking up the soap off the floor

I can see all those guys rubbing their palms and saying "fresh meat" Go getem Joe

^Yum...... Cheers Ah....whatever this was for Dizrotus's Imperial IPA

Congrats Joe….did they teach you a new handshake

animal sacrifice? yeah, the soon to be "Norm" in living in the OC, you will see....... if the OC dont kill ya first!i heard that one of the eateries on main street huntington beach, had an animal sacrifice before it opened a several years ago. place ain’t there no more, so clearly animal sacrifices don’t work.i’ll make it out of here alive...just watch. That is what my last Bud said 24 years ago, and he died just before i moved up north.Everyone i grew up with is dead. For many reasons, no two the same, but one thing in common, The OC lifestyle. OK MinerMark and BigStew Please explain to this Midwestern boy the OC lifestyle. Orange County right? I've travelled there for business many times, never an issue. What is this lifestyle you refer? One's personal demise living the OC lifestyle start's with many things, most sneak up on you wile doing well, none you are ready for, and they could be considered "Shape Shifters". Out for one thing, themselfs.

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Jake's right, there are to many good dogs out there looking for homes already. We have two, only one from a shelter. My daughter is a hospice nurse and lost a patient who had a little dog and no family, so instead of her dog going to a shelter she took it, and it ended up with us. Both our dogs are good dogs, a min-pin and a Chihuahua which does not act like a Chihuahua at all, I guess because it was raised by an old lady ? They drive me crazy, and they have both trained me to supply treats regularly.

Happy Thursday from Rainy AGAIN NC Y'all Not much happening today POS weatherman tells me now we will dry out today Feeling a bit waterlogged

Thanks Joe (and all the other likes...) This trip is kind of an experiment for pics. Almost all of the shots I have taken are with my new phone. makes for more of a point and shoot, although there are some settings on the phone for focus, iso, +/- f-stop, etc. Because of the extreme compression, I'm copying to my old netbook and saving as TIFFs before I do anything else with them (which I haven't done other than to resize). Here's breakfast. Presentation was great. I had two eggs suunyside up, about five slices of bacon, some chopped gream tomatoes with rice (chopped and browned garlic on top. My fruit bowl is pineapple/mango/banana/papaya/watermelon, with a honey/calamansi dip. Wife's plate is all fruit. I had mango juice and coffee. I think it ran about $10. Bruce

Too bad you weren't there for MDeneen's 911 theories and arguments. Talk about a bar....It was threads like that which truly earned the places' name.

congrats Joe...

In the 60s and 70s prodigious quantities of beer were consumed. Lately I agree with dtel, quality is more important. I don't want to waste calories or brain cells on a Bud, PBR, Miller Lite, etc. My wife was embarrassed at a business related private party when I asked the strolling server if they had any beer that couldn't be mistaken fo a urine specimen. The best they had was Newcastle Brown Ale. When you only drink a beer a week, it might as well be good.

That's a good price, I love small brews like that, i really don't like regular label beer enough to even drink it. But off brand small breweries is where it's at, so many different flavors you never have to be stuck with crap. I just found out we have a small brewery about 30 minutes from here I need to try. I think the wife and I may go take the tour and taste everything. http://lazymagnolia.com/#home There is another about 30 minutes the other way and I had quite a few of there different beers, need to take that tour also. https://abita.com/ You know what's crazy in the little town we live in our local grocery sells Red Stripe beer from Jamaica, really in this hole in the wall town, it's crazy.

Congratulations Joe, I guess, never been in there myself.

Thanks!Last night I mounted the horns to the baffles and initially set up the tweeters on the the front of the baffle, centered and flush. I then listened for about an hour to tracks that had harsh passages. The baffles do indeed tame the mids considerably. They are not "perfect" but there is a huge improvement! Then, as seen in the photo below I fabbed some tweeter stands and on the recommendation of Chris A and marvel I moved the tweeters back about 17" from the front of the baffle. The effect was considerable. The sound stage definitely opens up and gives the room more depth. The tweeters seem to lose some of their analytical edge and the speakers as a whole sound more musical. (I try not to use subjective terms, but that was my observation) The combination of the addition of the baffle and the new tweeter placement changed the sound the speakers in a huge way. I need to listen some more and keep playing with the tweeter placement. Moray, I have printed a few curves for the k tubes and found several threads on the topic. I may dig the old Mac out of the closet and draw a few curves with illustrator, should simplify the process. when you tried the single cutaway versions did you mount them horizontally, or at an angle? Edit. I also plan on adding a panel above the k401 below the tweeters. I am curious to hear what effect it may have.

Good Humpday afternoon. Couple asprin and a great Nap, im all good. Crackin an AnchorSteam "Cailf Lager" it's ok, kind of tastes like "Real Beer". 70 and dry, kind of like i feel right now......

V1800 came today... I way 160 it wayed 127...all I can say is Holy F.... I will be hurting tomorrow..... Have you ever seen a 57 year old guy move a 127 pound box....I felt like an Egyption building the pyramids......You talk about an upgrade... Very happy I never thought of my Chorus II's would look small....till now. Jurrasic World really made the house shake..... Maybe even the neighbors house. G.E.M.

Is that Blue Bunny or Blue Bell..........................Listeria last I heard was Blue Bell, Pizzed me off to as we had recently discovered Blue Bell after moving to NC, next thing we know none on the shelves, Then the news of all the recalls here......It is still not back on the shelf I just heard the 'blue' in the name and added it to the list of factory made ice cream I won't eat. The chicken sandwich at a local MacDonalds is to blame for this. I ate their chicken sandwich just once when I was young and stupid and found myself so sick at work the next morning with campilobacter that ended with 10 days in hospital that I resolved never to eat fast food or other chicken that I didn't actually cook myself. Since then I've added the Death in the Box chain, and any other chain that prides themselves on cooking large hamburgers as fast food. Just a couple of years back, I added shredded lettuce to my list of no-no's and I suspect the recent outbreak of E.coli 026 illness at a chain down here called Chipolte is indicative of an issue with centrally sourced lettuce or some other pre-processed vegetable. I really hope the E.coli 026 strain that showed up in Germany a few years ago never makes it across the Atlantic but it is only a matter of time before it does.

Maybe for purebred dogs but at most shelters it's about $65 which covers a rabies vaccination and a spay/neuter. Choose a mix breed and help put puppy mills out of business. YMMV

I read alot about the rescue dogs, I just cant seem to find them....................I would love another Bulldog we had an English Bulldog when the boys were born (Chopper) I had to give him to my dad He was a true bulldog, not one ounce of ease about him if he wanted to go someplace he went straight there without hesitation or deviation Jacob was a bit sickly and Chopper was not a match for infants at 50ish pounds if he landed on the boys it would not be great, I worked 14 to 16 hours a day and the wife with 2 infants and Chopper was not happening Sadly Chopper died a couple years back So as the boys are older now if I had the opportunity to rescue a Bullie I would be all in

Seven post to go Joe. Then you will have a whole bunch of new friends.....heheheheheh I hear those boys already have a special initiation for Joe Okay back from volunteering. Good and ok news. First Toby went to the vet this morning and has lost 13 pounds! Good work Toby! Learned he is going to a Bassett rescue group in Nebraska not a furever home I took him a new choke chain and told him to continue to be a good boy and someone will give him the home he deserves. He didn't want to go back inside and turned and looked with me with those big brown eyes. I teared up. Okay I would be remiss to not take advantage of this opportunity to ask each of you if you're considering a pet....consider a rescue dog. Save a life...or two. Actually Jake reminded me to say that Works for me.

Seven post to go Joe. Then you will have a whole bunch of new friends.....heheheheheh I hear those boys already have a special initiation for Joe Okay back from volunteering. Good and ok news. First Toby went to the vet this morning and has lost 13 pounds! Good work Toby! Learned he is going to a Bassett rescue group in Nebraska not a furever home I took him a new choke chain and told him to continue to be a good boy and someone will give him the home he deserves. He didn't want to go back inside and turned and looked with me with those big brown eyes. I teared up. Okay I would be remiss to not take advantage of this opportunity to ask each of you if you're considering a pet....consider a rescue dog. Save a life...or two. Actually Jake reminded me to say that