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ClaudeJ1 should appreciate this....Super Heresy's (driven by Pioneer SX-1250) perched atop the Khorns (driven by Scott LK-150), with Chorus II's (driven by monblocked MC250's). Right now Joe Bonamassa Beacon Theater....rockin the house. Level matched....crazy good

Good Friday Evening gang Sittin down after standing in front of the Lathe for most of the day. Turning some Alum for the RV project. Major Dickinsons bean Coffee/Duggans. My Xmas wish list will now consist of a new Mill, been shopping a little. My new indexing table for the large drill press is ok, but i know better, aint nothing like a good Mill. Wife seems to be fine with me taking half of her garage for a machine shop. Just got to keep it clean daily, there will be hell to pay as soon as she finds an Alum Chip in the carpet.

Hey folks ...happy Saturday. Just checking in before I take my computer to the Geeks for a thorough check. Email got hacked last week and some creeps later tried to sucker me into giving them control of the 'puter for a 'security' check. I told em to go ***k themselves and changed all my passwords, but am still a little apprehensive so I'm gonna take advantage of annual fee I pay the Geeks just to make sure. Will be offline for a little while since I really don't like to use my phone for internet. Back soon. Cheers.

That is really sad. I don't cut a down unless I have to...even if it's only what I call a weed tree. The picture in the article look to be pines. The pines in this area are a shallow rooting trees and root out rather than deep down. I have harvested (for heat) a few dozen Ash in only a few years. They're dying and falling fast due to the Emerald Ash Borer. Unfortunately, the Ash tree has no rot resistance: It goes from standing to rotten in a short time. If it's seasoned and dry, it has plenty of heat. If it's been on the ground very long, it seems to take more btu to dry it than it produces.

we should put one in a tree museum

Kinda like the inspections done here in KS if you buy a used car/bike with out of state title. Inspection? Not really. Hiway Patrol looks at the title, matches it to the VIN in the car and done, thanks, your inspected. $15 please ----. That's it for vehicle inspection in the Sunflower State.

Morning all.... We made it to the ocean, we left kinda late. Got down here around 7:30, traffic wasn't that bad. We'll be down here for a week. Really nice weather today, just went to 7-11 for half & half for the coffee. Coffee is good.... Chuck....get your 'puter checked out and watch out for those hackers....those bastards are everywhere BSM..... That's really sad with trees dieing. I've been checking out some reports on the drought in Calf....... reservoirs drying up, water tables dropping, man it's not good. In our neck of the woods we have the Gypsy Moth to deal with. The moth has been spreading on the East coast. It likes hard wood trees, Oak trees seem to be it's favorite. Every year we have the Forest Service come on to our property and look for any sings of infestation. Not that we have alot of property....we have about 1/2 acre but about 35 Oaks on it. The Forest Service will also leave the property owner with information about theses bastards, what to look for and numbers to call if you find them. If the infestation is bad enough they will cut down all the affected trees. Another man made problem..... We got one big Oak taken down the begining of this year. No moths, it was just old and rotting out. That will be the heat for this year, got most of it split. Check in later.... MKP :-)

Good day gang. It was 74 yesterday and the current windchill is 20, can anyone beat a 54 degree temp change in less than 24 hours? I'm in the middle of a small home remodeling adventure. I removed 35' of interior wall last week, 23' was load bearing. I turned 2 small living rooms into 1 large one, it measures 24'x28', and it opens up into the kitchen. I removed an 8'x8' red brick masonry fireplace front, a mantle high stone front will replace it. All new hardwood and tile instead of carpet, and if the money holds out, I'll venture into removing a kitchen. Wish me luck!

Almost made the freezing point last night and threatening again tonight. It will warm up after that so no heater for me yet.

Morn all. We lost the playoff game last night so it's off to Cupcake Grandma's for T'giving food. !9 Nov and the first cold front has pushed thru with a 30 degree delta from yesterday.

past five years, i believe. here’s the story. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-dead-trees-20161118-story.html

Maybe "The Drought" can take a couple of my OC exwifes with it...........

Not exactly sure what it is but it looks good. I also was not sure what was on those things. 1st time I had one my buddy Jimmy brought them to the shop for me and The BOSS. We were hungry and man they hit the spot. They sound nasty but boy are they good: Kinda like a flat bread with ground beef, sausage, fried egg. hot dog split in half, jalapenos peppers, guacamole, lettuce and some ham. I think that's it oh and the habanero pepper sauce... I also order mine with extra jalapenos... Oh man it's 3:00 we gotta get the heck out of here.... Not like were gonna be late and like I always say ....... "It's on time when I get there" MKP :-)

So this was my lunch at the shop yesterday....it's a Cuban sandwich.... man these things are good. MKP :-)

Stained and sealed the LF's screened in porch yesterday and did the same to my front porch today. LF stopped by and we took the bubble out for spin. Heading over to her place to watch This Old House and have a cocktail. Cold tomorrow so glad I got a drive in today. Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Any plans for Thanksgiving? I will be having an early one tomorrow and another Thursday

I've been doing my part reforesting the yard. A couple of weeks ago the neighbor in back wanted to cut down a pecan which was pushing their fence. I ended up letting him but got to keep the wood at least.

One large tree can provide a day's supply of oxygen for up to four people.

That's really sad.

That is correct. All Klipsch loudspeakers include a factor of 4 dB for room gain. This would be equivalent to the SPL you would measure at 1 meter in an average listening room. The specification has been in use longer than I've been with the company (30 years), and I believe it originated with the implementation of the anechoic chamber (around 1980). Measurements before that were always made in listening rooms and I would imagine the engineers at that time needed a way to equate what they measured in the chamber with the real world. At that time a free space measurement was of little use, and of course, it isn't the way you normally listen to loudspeakers. You also have to keep in mind (early on, at least) Klipsch considered the room boundaries as an integral part of the equation by suggesting the loudspeaker should be positioned in the corner. The Klipschorn takes it a step further by actually using the corner of the listening room as an extension of the horn. Kerry

Good afternoon everyone.... I was interested in your stories concerning inpections... Here in MA. It is once a year and cost is $35. It is a head to toe inspection .... I would be happy to scan my latest report from this past Sept. on my 2012 Ford Escape and share with you all the points of the inspection for your viewing pleasure ... Thanks for that detailed report MPK..... Save travels in your BIG SUV kind sir ....

Good morning all. Ahhhhhh NO shop/work til next Monday The BOSS and I are just chillin at the house for a bit, sipping on coffee. Well be leaving a little later today. Just got the grandson on the bus. Man it was one crazy busy week at the shop. Didn't get home before 9:00 every night. But all the end of month bills are paid and got the rent money for December....oh yea..... Before we left last night I checked the Pilot over for the trip, didn't really need anything. Just checked tire pressure and fluids also cleaned the windshield and put on some Rain-x. That Rain-x is some great stuff. Also cleaned the shop up to get ready for my return next Monday. I hate walking into a messy work shop. I'm having a tough time trying to sell that Acura RSX I got a few weeks back. I got it all running good and cleaned up... looks and runs great!! Put it on the CL, got lots of calls but people seem scared of the mileage and it not state inspected. what do ya want for $2500... So when we get back I'm going to take it for state inspection... that's a BIG selling point in our state. Md has one of the toughest state inspection in the country. I was a state inspector at one dealer I worked at long ago. The inspections are all state police governed. There is quite a tough written test you have to take( I failed that three times) and then the state trooper comes out to the shop and give a test around a car. You have to show that you know what the he!! your doing. He'll also ask question about the inspection manual and if you don't know the answer you better know where to find it in the manual. I failed the walk around once... He past me the second time. After the Trooper past me the next month he said to me "do you know why I'm such a A$$ hole?" I'm like ahhhh no.... He goes on to explain to me when he allows a new inspector to come into his inspection territory he want's to be 100% confident in his inspector. If the owner of the car disagrees with the inspector failing things on there car, the owner has the right to have the state trooper come out and make the final call on the failed items. He tells me if he gets called out he wants the confidence that he's going to side with his inspectors. The trooper will come out the the shop every month and check over the paper work.... and OMG don't let him find anything wrong... if he does you'll have to re-do the paper work and he might have you bring the car back in for his inspection if it's still on the lot. All the used cars must be state inspected before there sold. The troopers have the power to not only fine the inspectors but they can also put points on the inspectors driver's licence... and if you get caught "selling" a state inspection... your done for..... 1st you'll never be a state inspector in Md again 2nd you'll most likely get 12 points on your driver's licence which means you not driving for awhile. We don't have yearly inspection here... The cars are only inspected if the car is sold. You can sell a car un-inspected but the new owner must get it inspected before it's tagged......Yea... Md. state inspections what a pain... Oh there's one more bonus when you move to the great state of Md. Once your all done getting your car through the inspection you get to pay sales tax on it before you get your tags. That's right....You'll be hit with 6% Md sales tax that you have to pay. I new someone that bought a new Toyota truck here in Md. he paid his sales tax at time of purchase. He moved to FL. for a few years and then came back to Md. He had to get the Toyota inspected and pay sales tax on it again. What a scam... Well I just rambled on quite a bit..... A good Friday to all... MKP :-)

The 19s, followed by the Chorus II. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Good Sat afternoon. Rain, kind-of. Back on the Lathe, half way point on my Ant/Rotor parts. Bloody Mary and a Maduro. For the last few days iv been in my "New" machinery space, (Wifes Garage). Was going to come on here and bi- otch that it sure would be nice to have some Tunes, then i remembered wifes garage is set up with Bic Venturies and a couple old beater Bose, Rack mount Pyle am/fm CD, totaly spaced it being there.

Leaving for the bon fire at the winery in about an hour and a hslf. Has been gorgeous and cool all day todsy. Couldn't have scripted it better. Take care all.

Every reputable manufacture states the conditions of power, sensitivity (which by the way is not efficiency), max spl, coverage, etc. we follow AES STANDARDS as paul and several of us are members and they closely match the real world. There are conditions that have to be met and spell out how the tests is. So the specs are there. Read the fine print.

You are not rude. Just wrong. 96 dB under what conditions? Full space? Half space? Closet space? AES? Pink noise? Playing a Madonna tune? Marketing or not, to infer that we are lying gets both barrels from me. Paul was around for most of the definitions of words and techniques. And he taught us well. So before you get on your high horse, make sure he has shoes.

Hunh? Crazy? Maybe wacky, but not crazy.. This has taken a long, long time to put together, lots of trades, selling, buying, wheeling and dealing.....believe me, not like it happened overnight....

threatens to kill most of the 8.7 billion ash trees throughout North America.

A tree fact I recently read - the Giant Sequias can drink up to 500 gallons of water per day. That gets sucked up quickly in a drought.

Okay, I have been subjecting myself to perversions which has altered my levels of expectations. I have been pounding so much, so hard for so long that ultimately I have been harder to satisfy. Admittedly, I have been this way for as long as I remember. I used to visit the stores that had displays that tantalized me to the point of torture, I couldn't afford it - not even seconds. As time passed, and out of desperation, I was able to use other things that temporarily satisfied my needs and I had no self-control. Living in the city didn't impede my desires, but the police were called on several occasions (because the neighbors were jealous). Owning a house in the country let me remove any inhibitions, and this condition has gotten worse since joining this forum. Thank you very much, I had no idea about MCM until now. Enjoying MCM is very intense and has, undoubtedly, cost me a few relationships. They like it at first, but after a while it's just too much. For the past few evenings I have been toning it down by sitting on my hands and leaving the MCMs off. I have been playing strictly the Chorus II and they are really doing it for me. I have to concur that the Chorus II are very special and some great speakers. If something happened and I had to choose one pair of speakers, I would choose, but until then I am enjoying them all.

Buddy, can you spare a tree? Officials: Drought kills 102 million trees in California

I agree. I've had both. I still have the forte. They are a fantastic speaker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Although they might cost you 2x as much, they sound 4x better, IMHO. Hold out for Forte if you can.

What to do if there is pulp in the woofer juice: A: Stop what you are doing B: Leave the room C: Run

Ever had a Cubano sandwich?

Dennis usually builds one at a time and then sells them as built. But I wanted a special unit that he didn't have on hand so he said he would make one up for me.... that's about a day or two worth of work and he was already burning it in. I asked him to swap out some caps and he had to do surgery but he really didn't mind one bit... he's been a joy to work with.

True but the inspections were fake, nothing like years ago.

Hey Billy..... and a shout out back to him MKP :-)

We don't have have those stickers here... the ones that show the date of inspection. Once the car is inspected that's it no more inspections till it's re-registered.... I think yearly inspection is the way to go. In Md the windshield is broken down into three section: the non critical area, the critical area, and the acute area... each section having it's own allowable crack or chip.... 3/4", 1/2" and 1/4" .... what How can a state be so damn tough for inspection but you don't have to get it inspected again for as long as you own the car..... again what .... +1 +2 Over the years I've had people decline safety repairs on there cars.... If it's that bad I'll make them sing a waver before the car is driven off my lot... if they don't want to sing a waver I'll tell them I'm calling the state police and file a report!! That crapp ain't coming back on me... Some people think it's a damn joke.... like things don't happen to cars to cause an accident... MKP :-)

I talked with Billy this morning. He wants me to relay a shout out 'thanks' to you all for wondering about him. He said he's doing okay, and he is too busy to post right now but will again soon. Hurry back Billybob

When you say inspection are you talking about the sticker they put on the windshield ? Down here there called "brake tags", if so now Mississippi canceled that, it's no longer used. It was BS anyway, one part was inspecting the front glass for cracks that were in the line of view, but most inspectors would just say, that crack wasn't there when I put this sticker on right ?

Mornin' all. It's finally starting to look like winter in Colorado. It was so dry and warm that I was actually watering on Wednesday. By Thursday it was snowing. Shoulda known. Gotta start Thanksgiving preps for the mob that is coming, including a favorite bro-in-law from Calif. Chuck ...thanks for thinking of us. Really missing our Baxter boy. Have a great Friday everyone.

Some of the problems in K-horn top-end horn directivity TOWARDS the listener could be solved by a top-hat modification, which would allow for the motorboard in that section to be adjusted off center-line from a bisection of the corner the bass bin is shoved into. IOW, the motorboard the mid horn and tweeter are mounted to would be able to rotate left or right a bit. Just think of something like a lazy susan mounting inside the top-hat section, which would allow for this. This would entail applications of solutions to possible problems arising from NON-SOLID mounting of the motorboard, such as some kind of locking system which would hold the motorboard firmly for stabilization, once it was directed to the point of aim. I have toyed with this concept, and may actually work something like this up after I get my cabinet shop set up upon retirement. My plan would allow the top-hat itself to actually enclose the contraption behind the grille...that way the visual aesthetics of the COMPLETE K-horn unit will not be affected. The key to this would be to ensure a solid mounting, which rotates, and when rotated can be locked solidly into place, but can ALSO be unlocked, as necessary, to change the point of aim. I well understand that the rotation will be limited to either side off-axis...but just a few degrees to either side would satisfy me. Since the motorboard is actually what the grille cloth is mounted to, a different mounting surface could be used for that, which would leave the appearance the same as it currently is. Something THINNER...for mounting the grille cloth would be best, with enough distance between the grille and the face of the motorboard to allow clearance for a rotation of the motorboard behind the grille of a few degrees to either side. I have also been thinking about a bit of DOWNWARD rotation of the motorboard being figured into the design. As far as I am PERSONALLY concerned, there would be no need for the bass horn to really need to be directed anywhere...since so much of its frequency output is picked up by body mass instead of actually being picked up by the ears....isn't it funny how the brain makes you THINK it is your EARS picking up those low frequencies?...when it is actually body mass doing it? Yes, even HEADPHONES work this way for low frequencies! After all...as PWK used to say..."We live in the midrange".

Notice Carl disappeared shortly after his last slushie? He is like that. BTW if you go to billybob's house get him to pull out those duffle bags under the bed. Completely stuffed with hundreds and there must 12 of them

I did the wall of sound before (a long time ago)... as I am sure some of us have. not nearly as ambitious as yours.

I remember when I had that kind of money - Ha! I feel sorry for those Klipschorns.

Some Metric Hex Keys for Trans and Diff fluid changes:

Always give my CC&C buds first view.

Sorry, don't know, and have never owned RF-62II, but Klipschorns love about 20 feet between them.