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NE could be short for Northeast, then where does the "E" come from. Or it could stand for New England. Or it could be the Postal abbreviation for Nebraska, but I don't think Tigerman was going postal. Perhaps it stands for Nowhere Else or Nowhere Especially snowy. :-)

I thought you were in Massachusetts. Where at in Nebraska are you? I could stop by for a visit .

root canal yesterday, my tooth still hurts. i think the dentist must have beat the crap out of the gums and soft tissue--still can’t chew on that side.

Is Chaparral still around? They were the hot rods of the snow mobile world back in the day. Ever since I moved south I haven't kept up.

I don't have a clue Gary MKP :-)

It's all good... I like hearing about what all you guys do.....I just never had the chance to ride one...... I've rode a few bikes in my day and I liked it... But I just more into my cars... MKP :-)

Good morning... Sorry to hear Steve and hoping that added pain will subside for you. That is right Ceptor... (the Big Four) Many years we were all wondering if Honda was going to step in with a sled of their own. I just checked the web and even up to as recent as 2015 SnowGoer mag reprinted an article about it. Honda has always been a member of the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association At one time, there were 170+ companies making them !! To answer your question Ceptor... Well, I have not ridden in a long time. My trailer and sled still has a registration sticker dating 2008 ! The sled is now 12 years old and has only 840 miles on it !!!!!! Buddy of mine calls me on it every fall, wants to buy it, but, I just know if I sell it I will kick myself in the arse. The snowfall has been very unpredictable here in the NE. and this year, we had all of 4 snowstorms dropping only 2 to 3 inches each time then melt. This is the first winter we have had GREEN GRASS all winter! So, the sled just stays indoors in the attached garage looking like new. Sorry to the longish post............have a good day everyone.... I'll check in later on.. ......Gary

Having a lite cocktail pre-bed. I missed out on the chicken talk on the other thread before it was locked tighter than Dick's hat band so I thought I'd tell you how much I like chicken here. I went to sleep last night with a breast in one hand and a thigh in the other; woke up this morning still wanting a piece.

Good evening friends..... HA! Ceptor, well, wrong and WRONG, I knew you would start with Polaris, because for some reason, that Indy is the first thing to come to mind for most riders. Believe it or not, it was Arctic Cat ! Trailing arm and all ! Year? 1979! Bought mine in 1980 (same model year). I was at a small Arctic dealer with some friends. All the usual GREEN striped sleds in a long row in the showroom. BUT, down at the end of the line was this all black with tri-BLUE striping sled. Noted that it had NO leaf springs, a really 'wide' ski stance over any sled I had seen and quickly learned that it was independent. This was called the 'Trail Cat' It cost $1500 and powered by the Suzuki 340 fan cooled motor / oil injection etc. So there you go ya learn something new when you least expect it... Now, if you are talking Canadian brand, they did not get into the independent front end until later. And that poor sled was SO heavy, you hoped to never get it stuck! It did not last too long, later they came out with the 'Stratos' which I think had a Yamaha 'pogo stick' type front suspension. Carl, along with heated handle grips, throttle control (with multi levels of temp.) and even CRUISE CONTROL!, Arctic Cats have heated seats going on a couple years now....you would be well warmed I believe Yamaha sleds offer POWER STEERING! Speaking of Yamaha, Creptor, you knew that they merged with Cat a couple years ago and have been 'sharing' engines and chasis. Interesting times! Reading an old snowmobile magazine from a long time ago, the editor wrote in his monthly letter that snowmobile technology was making advances faster then any other motorsport ! You can look back just five years and see the great changes the occur over that period. Ceptor is correct, today's clothing is SO effective and light it is amazing! Ok, my sled rant for the day Enjoy the evening everyone...... ..........Gary MKP, where the heck is the motor under that VW hood ??

Slept alone eh? THAT may actually be funnier and even more Klipsch Community worthy. Well done-- Well he does know my wife.Off to Atlanta next week for the quarterly beatings at the mothership and then out to the forum recommended Inn of the Mountain Gods with the family for spring break. Hope there is snow for the kids. Having to muse over potential opportunity to move to the east coast as in FL. So you spent all these weeks building and perfecting your fence building skills only for the next owners to enjoy the fruits of your labor? At least we have QC documentation here in th Community should inspectors pose any questions. Hope the new tenants appreciate your efforts.

What city?

Good morning brethren of the Klipsch. Hope everybody has a great Thursday!

No more Chaparral, basically just the big four remaining. That's classic….bravo

You know Big Stew what they say about not being able to chew - its the root of all evils. (Sorry)

Slept alone eh? THAT may actually be funnier and even more Klipsch Community worthy. Well done-- Well he does know my wife. Off to Atlanta next week for the quarterly beatings at the mothership and then out to the forum recommended Inn of the Mountain Gods with the family for spring break. Hope there is snow for the kids. Having to muse over potential opportunity to move to the east coast as in FL.

Slept alone eh? THAT may actually be funnier and even more Klipsch Community worthy. Well done--

THAT is funny stuff. Klipsch Community worthy for sure. And no one was harmed in the telling of this episode.

Slept alone eh?

Lots of good info Gary. I didn't know the Cat had the first independent front end, I was taking the safe bet with Polaris. I learned a few things today, like Yamaha and Cat merging with info. I do know that Suzuki and Kawasaki motorcycle divisions have combined and shared engineering info. Gary….do you still ride?

LOL It's hella cold but what the hey you are so comfy thanks to modern technology. I'll pass.

Saw Ronnie James Dio open for Docken when I was still young Roger

Welcome to the forums. As Mighty Favog mentioned, the online product registration system is in fact undergoing an overhaul. When it's back up, I'll be making everyone here aware. Registration is a completely optional thing and won't affect your warranty, or our customer service in any way - it is used primarily for marketing purposes. The new system will have a goal of giving some incentive to customers to register their product(s) however, so there is more meaning to it. Stay tuned! Thanks

That was HORRIBLE! Wish I posted it.

Just ordered some fresh cherries for my desktop.. These will be hooked up to my Maynard SEP amp for a small office system.

Well after a lot of consideration I ended up going with the RP-440C. I was looking out for the RP-450C but wasn't able to find one at a price I felt was a good value. I found a great deal on an open-box RP-440C that I really couldn't pass up since it was only $50 more than the R-25C. It might be a tad overkill for my needs, but I doubt I'll have any regrets about going with an upgraded center. It has shipped to me but I haven't received it yet. Looking forward to getting it setup and testing everything out as a complete system. Within the next two weeks I'll make my final decision on a projector (I'm checking for sales and deals daily) and on my receiver. Leaning towards an Onkyo TX-NR646 but not fully committed yet. Thanks for all of the advice and suggestions.

Black should be fine. Not my cup of tea! Tea is OK too.

Black should be fine.

Morning everybody! Blood work is in order for this morning. Fasting for 14 hours and no morning coffee sucks! Roger

hahahaha... sounds like MKP with one exception... his tablet in his lap tuned into the forum!!!!

You mean like scratching a piece of plastic with a needle?

Showing my age again.

I have a part in the box ( I have the original box and paperwork) what does the weight look like? Allow me: linky Thanks , looked in box and found it! Cool, if I'm not of bounds you might want to take a look at this for basic info (not your brand/model) but good generic info edit better yet, utube has some videos on Dual table tonearm set up

I have a part in the box ( I have the original box and paperwork) what does the weight look like? Allow me: linky

You build the crossover for my 63's and I will do the demos. Seriously, the 63's sound so good with music I don't want to change a thing. Bill

My sister, Annette Gordon, lives in Payola and bought and restored the old circus mansion if you are familiar with that?Roger[/quote I am familiar with that. My son was a LEO in Paola when first out of the academy. About 15 miles straight south of me. the whole family shows up there in payola for a week every Thanksgiving Roger

The last time I was on one, Polaris and Ski-doo were the big names (early 70's). We were generally COLD. That's a long time ago, and like most things, there have been improvements. My older brother bought a Scorpion snowmobile dealership, about 6 sleds and a lot of gear and parts in 1980. They went to Wisconsin and the Mich UP. I work outside but chose not to play outside, so I didn't go on a trip until 1995. I was instantly hooked when I finally hit the groomed 24' wide trail. I took about 3 suitcases of clothes because the temp was 5, and these sleds go close to 100mph. I wore long johns that first day, and burned up. In the last 20 years I have not wore long johns again. These new suits are much warmer and much lighter, the old ones were bulky. My suit and boots are Polaris brand, and have a temp rating of down to -20 degrees. The hand controls on the sleds are heated. Michigan's trails are like a highway system, long straights and you can ride 350 miles in a day. You do feel the cold a little because you're just sitting there. Wisconsin's trails are more like a cross country motocross ride, you're working more, steering, hanging off, up and down. You build up a lot more heat, and many times you'll unzip your coat to let fresh air in. 200 miles on Wisconsin's trails is a long day.

Cuz the reviewers would be dead? Dead people don't write reviews.

The last time I was on one, Polaris and Ski-doo were the big names (early 70's). We were generally COLD.

My sister, Annette Gordon, lives in Payola and bought and restored the old circus mansion if you are familiar with that?Roger[/quoteI am familiar with that. My son was a LEO in Paola when first out of the academy. About 15 miles straight south of me.

Afternoon gang... Man all this crazy talk about high powered snowmobiles, watercraft and motorbikes...."you guys is crazy"......lol lol.... Never got into the two wheel thing...but my dad on the other hand was a racing nut...he road raced until his late 60's....I talked him outta it...it would scare my mom...and I must admit I saw him race a few times and he was quite good for an "old" guy...he raced in a vintage class. I did more of the off road trail riding in my old Toyota LandCruiser...some of that shitt would scare the hell outta The BOSS....she hated steep hills and off camber....she would yell "were gonna roll over" ....lol lol... Working on a make of care today that's only been in the shop three times in the last 17 years....a VW... I don't do European cars!! Used car guys asked me to put a "low washer fluid sensor" in it for them...so I'm like ok I'll do that for ya...but that's it...The used car guys really don't sell European cars a lot... A good day to all....check in later... MKP :-)

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In my opinion. we will have no good choices at the election. The options to me are very scary. Mods- Please don't lock this unless it gets nasty. Lars

And timbre matching matters-to an extent. If the ops primary focus is on improving dialogue for tv and some movies I would suggest get the rp450c. It may not be a perfect timbre match but will definitely achieve what the op wants.

It's not about going louder, it's about getting cleaner, clearer sound. And yes, bigger is generally better. But you do want your collection of speakers to be timbre matched.

Selling my AR XB table, along with my Bottlehead Reduction phono preamp (separate ad) which make up my second TT system. I just don't use it enough to justify it. This is the 3rd AR I've owned, and I love them. This one is my favorite since it has the tonearm lift. This table is EXTREMELY clean and unmolested. In fact, I am the first person to ever remove the bottom plate. The spring assemblies still have perfectly pliable foam! I cleaned out the bearing wells, and they appear to be in great shape with very little wear. I polished the platter and tonearm spindles with 1000, 3000 and 5000 grit foam, and the platter spins for days. The metal top plate is in great shape with one scuff mark that makes it not flawless. The outer platter edge has been polished and looks great, with no marks. The headshell threads are in good shape, as are the cartridge leads. The tonearm wires and RCA cables are original and in good shape, as is the original power cord. Lastly, the cover has been polished and is very presentable. There are a couple scratches, but no cracks. It has the original AR logo emblem as well. The Shure M97x cartridge has plenty of life left and the cantilever is straight. No issues at all. Lastly, it will come with the felt platter mat shown. All in all, this is probably one of the nicer, unmolested XBs around. I have tons of pictures if you want to see anything in particular. Looking to get $400 + shipping. I have successfully shipped 2 AR's prior to this, so I know how to package them to survive! I have more pics if interested, just let me know! I'm also selling my Bottlehead Reduction phono preamp in a separate posting.

That certainly wasn't built yesterday! Pretty cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q Matt ♪ ♫ ♪

Here are a couple of suggestions in your neck of the woods. Yamaha integrated amp but over your budget. http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/ele/5431626488.html Marantz non HDMI AVR. http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/ele/5471302816.html A couple of NAD AVRs, one flagship like I own and one two levels down form that. http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/ele/5437682084.html ---offer $200.00 http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/ele/5433332862.html ---offer $300.00 I will send a PM with 640A v2 price. Bill

You mean like scratching a piece of plastic with a needle? And all this time I thought I had to go to a concert to hear real music.

Bob, maybe change your thread to include "for my CF-3's". That will in my opinion get the attention of owners of them.