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My vote...a third LaScala. Be patient

Anything by James Taylor, I'll suggest You've Got a Friend. :emotion-21: And of course, Best of Bread.

Very productive weekend. Mowed the front and back yard, trimmed the lemon tree, reversed the back door so it swings in the opposite directions, repaired a faulty lawn sprinkler valve, and met a fellow audio addict who was selling some gear. I'm set for now on gear so I picked up a Threshold FET 10 phono preamp for a friend ($40). One of those deals of a lifetime.

Got some pic's, I put a bunch so you could see what I was talking about, the walkway was dark and you really couldn't see much past the bar area except from the lights under the bar roof. I just did the base of some trees just to have it look a little bigger and see more of the garden, it feels bigger being able to see out a little further. I really like the difference, none of the outside tiki torches were lit in these pic's..

Chipping away slowly at the little things of beauty in life. Those little things that can make meaning of the occasional drab day. The little things of comfort that help to define the meaning with in ourselves. Yes, I am talking about dreams. Earlier in the week, I made a decision. Ever since I was a little boy, I dreamed of the day. That day is to come soon my friends. That decision was to start a new savings fund. Savings to fund that dream as a young lad. My goal: have the necessary funds safely stowed away. Nickel by nickel for 2 years I will chip away at my goal. The "goal" you ask? ↓↓↓ '72 454 BB, 4 speed, T-tops, Factory Sides Hello again my friend, "Ramen Noodles" LOL Matt ♪ ♫ ♪

Thank you, we use it alot, even if for just for relaxing in a hammock listening to music.

Better get ready to eat Ramen for 3 years after we get through spending your money

Once I went to buy a chess set, one of the more fancy ones. I lived in a well to do neighborhood near the shopping area. Being a new resident, I did not think much about it. After going in several stores I left to go home. As soon as I got to my car, 5 police cars surrounded me. I politely ask what is wrong. They said a suspicious person was sighted in some of the stores. I told them that I had not seen such a person, lol. Being a person of color, I immediately new the suspicious person was me. Color can make a huge difference is some communities. I was asked a couple of question and left to go on my merry way.

If it were 20 times bigger it might work.

Ours was simple compared to what your doing, I could get away with low power general lighting, nothing specific or high power.............yes eventually pics. Looks great, I have only tried the 3-2-1 method once and they came out so good I plan on doing it like that from now on. Going to do a little chicken today, but that sucks compared to ribs !

Thanks everybody, it just started as just redoing the garden and adding a place to sit in the shade, glad we did it, we use it alot. Many of those poles have hooks to hang hammocks which is really handy because there are Heresy's hidden up in the back ceiling. Heresy's and hammocks, they really go well together The bad part is lately I usually wait to just before dark, even with two ceilings fans it's still hot .

Awesome work Dtel, I'll bet people never want to leave! Jimbo, looking at the pics of those ribs made my cold ham sandwich for lunch seem underwhelming

Fun seeing the outdoor lighting pictures. I'll post some of mine this evening. Hope everybody had a great weekend.

Our doggy... Seems like just yesterday she was a little puppy.

Wow, dtel....after looking at your pics, I think we should have the next Pilgrimage at your place!! Beautiful fun stuff!! Great work.

Not the greatest photos since it's kind of dark and mysterious down deep inside my smoker drum....but these were definitely the best ribs of the summer so far. After a lot of years of doing this, I'm a firm believer in a few things about my ribs.... I only use "St. Louis cut" spare ribs, which I believe have more flavor than back ribs I always remove the silver skin on the back of the racks....PIA to do sometimes, but worthwhile. I've read where other folks are adamant about leaving it on, as they say it helps to retain moisture, but that's BS as far as I'm concerned..... Rub applied overnight, and covered with plastic wrap in the fridge. I normally make my own rubs, but like to experiment with the commercial brands too. I use Pecan and Sugar Maple mix for my smoking wood. I will occasionally use Hickory (just a little), or some Oak, but the Pecan and Sugar Maple are my favorite. Spritz the ribs quickly with apple juice every half hour I use the 3-2-1 method. 3 hours on the smoke, 2 hours in foil (with a little added apple juice), and then 1 hour (still in foil), wrapped in a heavy brown paper grocery bag, and placed in a cooler. And last but not least, a good heavy Zinfandel from Ridge Vineyards or Ravenswood.....

During the trip to Alabama to pick up my custom cabinet for my home theater, me, my father, Shaun and his wife took a side trip to Woodruff, South Carolina to visit W.C. at Panacea Engineering. W.C. has been working over the past 3 years on building the largest showrooms of Klipsch Heritage and Cinema Series. None of us had ever heard any speakers from the Cinema Series and I am the only one from the group that had ever heard Khorns. Although I knew it was still under construction, we all were excited about the opportunity to hear and see firsthand some Klipsch speakers that we were not familiar with. Upon our arrival, W.C. invited us into his showrooms. W.C. was super friendly and inviting and after giving us a tour of the facility, he showed us the Golden Jubilees. These were absolutely gorgeous! They had just been hooked up the day prior to our arrival so they had not been calibrated or tweaked. Shaun's wife loves music the most out of us four so we let her sit in the sweet spot. She's an awesome DJ and selected a ton of music from W.C.'s CD Collection and one after another, she demoed song after song. After at least an hour listening to the Golden Jubilees, she kept saying "Just one more song" yet continued to play several more songs. We listened to a wide variety of genres and the Jubilees handled each of them with grace and elegance. Vocals were realistic and smooth. Bass was tight and tactile. Needless to say, they sounded fantastic! With no subwoofer, the Jubilees provided very nice amount of bass that was super clean. I wish I could remember the horn he used but W.C. said he prefers that wooden horn over the normal one that typically is used with the Jubilee. The wooden horns were made by Bill Martinelli and will be on another set of Jubilee base bins that are still in Charlotte. The crossovers were a PWK design. Not only were these speakers beautiful and artistic in design, they provided HUGE sound. Truly an incredible experience to hear them. W.C. said he has two more storage rooms in Charlotte full of the commercial stuff. They will be displayed on the second floor. He is shooting for a September opening. After demoing the Golden Jubilee's, I took photos and them and the other Klipsch speakers he had setup. Unfortunately, none of the other speakers were connected but since I love photography, I was just as thrilled taking photos of them as I would be listening to them. In another showroom, on one wall, he has a pair of Khorns and LaScalas II that will be powered by McIntosh gear and on the other wall, he has another pair of Khorns, Cornwalls, and Walnut Heresy's. On top of the Khorns were Eliptrac 400 horns and a pair of wooden horns. Not sure how these will be incorporated.

Ha - "dtel" My car will come with the proper drive train, installed...

This concept is completely foreign in our relationship. In fact, she just finished a cupboard in our bedroom to make place for an amp and BD player. I was throwing around words like "horn subwoofer" and "corner speakers" in regards to the bedroom without any disagreement from her what-so-ever. She even offered up a few suggestions. As far as some of her favorites? Hall & Oates, Wham!, DJ Baby Anne, Black Mill

something for less that's the same size? There you go, Scrappy . . . something productive to do between about 2:30AM to 4:30AM, instead of wasting all that time!

Great to hear the mat will be available. I want one for my personal VPI, but we'll get the Klipsch table for the RMHC listening area...an obvious choice! Win/win. Dave

Very good chance we sell these separately down the line. As I have said in other threads, you can expect that we will be selling a lot more accessories on our website in the future, so customers don't have to dig through customer support for things like grilles and such. While we have a friendly relationship with the folks at U-Turn, we never officially discussed a collaboration with them. The company you are thinking of is VPI whose turntables we featured in our booth at CES - albeit with no Klipsch branding. There is a good chance that you see a higher-end turntable in the future from Klipsch and a company like VPI would make a lot of sense to partner with for that. Mat from VPI was actually touting you guys at one of the last shows. Very nice people to deal with. That would be a nice partnership if it comes to fruition.

Looking at some of these engines your going to be eating noodles for a very long time !

Rp450ca $479

Thanks for the bump!! I am excited and a bit nervous as first time re-veneering.

Sorry Matt, getting way off topic.

What woofer are you using? Photo?

This works EVERY time... https://youtu.be/VlrKETxwRvM?t=3

Jack Johnson

Don't eat too many of those things, it will kill you. Too much salt.

My opinion - You're not going to gain many points playing her some technically dynamic super well recorded tracks. Rather, play a few songs SHE loves, and as long as they are quality recordings, That will swoon her the most. Music can't really be chosen for others. We ALL have different things that evoke different feelings. You might want, I dunno, some Jazz, She might puke on that, and love some Josh Groban or Andrea Bocelli. Or maybe Mettallica or AC DC. Linda Ronstadt ft Arron Neville "I need you" pretty safe. Of course, you can always make a run to the Drugstore, then put on some Barry White. Lars

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-morgan/5-reasons-you-should-neve_b_1292554.html http://hwblaw.com/never-consent-to-a-search/ http://jayrameylaw.com/know-your-rights/ "1. NEVER grant permission to the police (or anyone else) to search your house, car, bags/luggage, person or any other property. 2. During a traffic stop, do not answer questions that are not related to the stop, such as where are you coming from or where you are going, if you are carrying large sums of cash, where your work, or what the purpose of your travel is. If the officer persists with these questions, tell him you want to speak with your attorney. If the officer tells you that you are free to go, then LEAVE. Do not agree to stay and answer more questions."

I don't know if this adds to the conversation or is just a sidebar. But I've had multiple interactions with police, like some here have mentioned they have had. I have two short stories, however anecdotal. Same person, Me. Same car, mine. Two very very different outcomes. 1) living in very affluent Naperville, Illinois driving a very large body German car with 5% window tint on each window except windshield I made a lane change without signaling. I was pulled over. I pulled entirely off the roadway. Rolled down all four windows, opened sunroof, turned 4-ways (hazard lights) on, switched engine off, keys on roof, hands grasping door/window sill. Officer approached hand on holster, and saw the keys on the roof. Looked around in my car front and back seat. He asked license and reg. I asked if I may unbuckle my seat belt and then asked for permission to reach into pocket for ID, and into glove box. I opened glove box, asked if he would like to inspect before I reach in. He had a strange smirk on his face and said no, go ahead. I handed him my ID and he glanced at it. He handed it back. Asked if I knew why I was pulled over. I said yes, I failed to indicate my lane change. He then asked me why the windows, keys on roof and all that- he asked if I was making fun of him. I said no officer, you have a scary job- we don't know each other and I wanted you to feel safe. I would like to not be shot today. It was a blunt answer- but very much the truth. I was let go with a warning. 2) same car. Different town. I was leaving work and traveling through the "ghetto" across town to my home. I was at a red light from a two way street onto a one way street. I had a pack of Marlboro red's on my gear selector surround, but my lighter was in my pocket. I raised my hips to access my pocket and lit my cigarette after getting lighter out. After turning when light went green, Window was cracked maybe 2" to ash the cig. I had a black crown Vic right on my tail.. And I mean close! Lights and Siren going. It was an undercover car- the lights were on the sun visors. I pulled over as far as I could due to a large curb. Two officers approached my car. One on the passenger side gun drawn pointing about 4-5 feet in front of him at the ground. Driver cop approached my drivers side and yelled at my car to roll windows down. (I had barely just turned my vehicle off and switched my hazard lights on!) they were there so fast! I rolled my windows down & I was yelled at to get out of the vehicle and lay on the ground. I called back to the officer asking what I had done and why I was being asked to get out. No response.. Well not a verbal one. I was pulled from my vehicle, handcuffed, and put in back of their cruiser. They then searched my entire car.. I was released after about a 30-45min long ordeal. I was told they were looking for weapons because they saw me try to hide a weapon when I was at the stop light. So- my anecdotal evidence says- where you live makes a huge difference in how you are judged and perceived. Mind you- I'm no gang banger looking thug. The closest thing I own to gang banger was the tinted windows or maybe a Mercedes-Benz put crew racing jersey. Not fubu, not white sox hats and whatever else that seem to be stereotypical. Maybe situation 1 was white priveledge? And 2 was just fluke? Doubtful... Seems to happen all to much. Luckily I wasn't killed! It scares me to be pulled over these days.. And I have skin color on my side. I can't imagine the terror in the black community or the police community these days. And those stories 1 & 2 were not that long ago. Sad days. I hope drastic change is possible.

As an attorney and former prosecutor, my answer is YES. A street interaction with a police officer is not the time to instruct the officer on the law. If an officer asked for my phone or to search my car, I would politely ask if he/she has a warrant. That said, I would not risk a physical altercation to avoid an illegal search of my car or seizure of the phone. If your rights are violated you can address that later through proper channels. If you're shot and killed by an angry officer, your opportunity to appeal is gone. If you give them permission to search, your rights along with your ability to appeal is pretty much gone, no? I don't see how you can give them permission then turn around and do what you're saying.

Amp works great, for the last month, thank you all, it has a good sound, but not quite, as my old 1957 harman kardon. But impressing powerful with my Belle!

In my opinion, no, not at all, you should plainly state that you do not consent to a search but you will not resist. The 4th amendment doesn't exist for nothing, and nothing good can come from it. Same thing when they ask "where are you going"? You point down the road and say "that way". I realize this is a seemingly innocent tactic to see if you start giving weird conflicting statements and more or less to see how you react, but still, It's none of their business where you are going, nothing good can come from your explanation. This is America, we don't have the Gestapo here. We shouldn't act like we do.

I agree with you here. However, you have the small percentage of corrupt cops that are protected by the "blue shield" or "brotherhood". This brotherhood is not one of pigmentation but occupation and power. How do I know...because I worked in corrections for almost three years. It was very scary working in that environment - you not only had to watch the inmates...you had to watch the officers as well, especially if you were a tower operator because they thought you were planted snitches in the first place. I would never cross a police line, however I also expect not to be stopped on general purposes either. I'm also a holder of a Verbal Judo certificate, stating that I'm well trained in the art of de-escalation. I can see what's happening on both sides of the fence because I've lived there

It's hard for me to buy into 4K right now. There's really only one choice for projectors right now, the movies on discs are all like $30, there is no 4K gaming console yet, and more than anything, I've seen a $25,000 4K projector up close and personal being fed by a Sony 4K player but also being able to be switched back to 1080P as well as being able to walk into another room and seeing a Sony vpl-hw55es projector, and I simply could not tell the difference once I got past like 4' away. They have this setup at Hi-Fi Buys in Nashville, and I just couldn't in good conscious say that the resolution alone was worth another 20 grand. They were playing the VIFA soccer stuff and it looked nice for sure... from 3' away. 10' away and all the benefits seemed to disappear.

That works for me. TV screen wall mounted with a motorized screen above it. Some of my family enjoy watching movies on the big screen with a light on in the room. No wash out problems.

During our visit, W.C. took us to the Triple Tree Aerodrome which he is heavily involved in. I really had no idea what to expect. He gave us a tour of the facility including the training room for RC Planes. The room was setup with several computers with monitors and RC Controllers for virtual simulation training.

They are nothing less than works of art! PM sent.

Too bad, I hate it when that happens. It wasn't me!

Not many cars I miss in life or wish I had kept except one car, a 68 SS Camaro. It was no Yenko or number matching '69 Z/28, just an old 68 SS. I really wish I still had photos of it.

I guess we should all be watching the Garage Sale section closely......

Another Screen Print:

Not a new Belle owner, have had mine for about 35 years. Mine have the ebony finish which I haven't seen on any others, Was curious if anyone knows how many they built with the ebony finish. They are definitely a great speaker and nice to look at. Also was looking for input on replacement receiver. I have been using a Fischer rs1080, also for about 30 years, but I think it croaked. ?? fix it or replace, dilemma...note serial #s on Belles, 8512929 &8512930. year built?