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Reminds me of the first time I met Carl. I moved to rural Texas to a spot hundreds of miles from the nearest house but one day I spot this cloud of dust way on the horizon. As the speck got closer this guy gets off his horse and says he is my neighbor, He introduces himself as Carl and says he is having a shindig Saturday night. "No need to bring anything there will be some drinking, eating, dancing, and maybe some sex". I replied "that's mighty nice of you....what should I wear". Carl hitches up his pants and says "wear whatever you want it will just be me and you". True story!

Welcome. Prepare to be bombarded with divergent opinions. Just recall that free advice is often not worth what you paid for it. I have used Carol 12 gauge stranded copper low voltage exterior lighting cable for years. It is essentially "zip cord" like that favored by PWK. It's generally available for ~$0.50/ foot. It's made to be buried. In the many decades I've used it there has NEVER been a problem. Not sure about oxygen-free, but I did once hear the little electrons gasping for air. Or, you could buy oxygen-free Teflon jacketed boutique cables and little exotic wooden trestles, but then you would have no money left over for music.

Loving it!

I don't believe there could be a more appropriate day to pose this question and Happy Fourth Of July to all! Just saw a post by Travis(thanks for that by the way)in another thread of a quote from The Declaration Of Independence and it got me to thinking about some of the things that truly have an amazing and sometimes inexplicable emotional impact on me or the things that give me "Goosebumps" . I realize just knowing the type of folks we have here on the Forum that a good majority of "Our" first few on the list so to speak will probably be somewhat similar. We would probably have to go down that list a bit before we start to diverge much. The unfortunate thing for me is(because a lot of times it is in public)that number one still brings the tears as well. I have tried like Hell over the years to control that and I just cannot seem to make it happen. Is what it is I suppose. Some of mine are: 1) The Star Spangled Banner. I have never failed to succumb to it when performed in an at least close to traditional and what I consider an acceptable, respectful(to the Anthem)manner. I don't think I need explain myself on this point. 2) The stories behind the folks whom have been awarded The Congressional Medal Of Honor and just the Congressional Medal Of Honor concept in general I suppose. Very, very moving to me and I cannot think of anything else on this planet that commands more respect, gratitude and admiration. 3) Reading The Declaration of Independence. 4) Reading The Constitution. 5) Military "Flyovers" at ball games. 6) Knowing that a woman as good as my wife Loves me. 7) How much I Love my Son. 8) Watching my Son shoot Trap. He is good and he got that from me hence the "Goosebumps" on that one. HaHa! In the spirit of this thread, what are some of yours?

you better turn it up...the Windows are not vibrating ..

Let the party commence.

Too much power??? Want to see the two channel overkill of the century using Heresy III's? Try two Heresy III's hooked through XLR's, to the Xilica XP-4080 and out to three amps! The two Emotiva XPA-1L mono-blocks are running each 12" woofer in the Heresy's. The Parasound A23 is on mids and highs. Too much power??? Nope!!! I did this the other day while waiting for my Jubilees to show up.

Oh yeah, i forgot about that BS chat area for opinionated disgruntled armchair keyboard commandos. Say hello to the basement dwellers tarheel, i dont partake in the BS forum much. I can find that Ilk on something called the internet, and in mass. Seems to be NO shortage of opinions there.

Just realized I passed the 5000 post milestone

oh, one more thing: if you don't mind, wear closed toed shoes until after my first martini (ever). After that, pretty sure I wont care!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Declaration of Independence

"Look for the helpers" - Fred Rogers

(Update- page 3 for REW curves and Xilica settings for my particular room from Chris A) 'm up and running!!! Everything went smooth today with the delivery. I was listening within an hour. A great big thanks to Chris A for his knowledge, help and Xilica settings!!! These things are awesome!!! Huge thanks to Cory @MetropolisLakeOutfitters it was an awesome purchasing experience. I ended up talking to him on the phone several times. Super guy and knows his stuff when it comes to a special order like this. Since I bought Jubes from him he even gave me a killer deal on the Xilica XP-4080 and a couple of Parasound A23's. Now that I'm broke, lol, I'm going to retire down to the dojo and have a listen. My first impression is these things look big and sound concert big. I was very nervous selling my Klipschorns, but these Jubilees are definitely the next step, and it's not a small step! The bass kicks you in the chest and they actually dig pretty darn deep into the 30hz range. Drums are unreal through these things!

Patio stereo cranking too.

i wish i was sailing right now. floating around on the ocean is most relaxing.

One day I tried some. Got loco by mistake,thought I was a man then slept if off. Last thing I will ever eat wild in Florida... Edit: well, out of a ditch antway...

MM, I have a gift for you, since the forum smilies are lacking. Use it in good health dude:

Waaay to late for that. it's been proven, we ALL have Monsanto in us already..........

--- It's things like this that make me proud to be 'Merican!

I'd rather have weeds than use that poison.

Hot dog eating contest live on espn2 now!

Some songs for some reason. There's no rhyme or reason to it.

Morning gang Pulled Pork is the Venue Quite day planned 24 hour shift of standby fire duty started @ 6 am this morn.(Bad Shift) Im near rivers so i chose SAR Duty, Search/Rescue, and they dont call untill someone is missing. 2ed cup of Coffee coming up. Have a safe 4th

^^^^^ ^^^^^ - Get a room -

On my way! highway 10 to Beaumont, get off on Gladys (pun intended), straight 2 miles, listen for music. Medium rare, shaken not stirred! May take a while, wait up. Might swing by and pick up Tarheel if I have time.

Done for today. I have a little over 5 linear feet left which is about 12 rows

Good evening FH 6:21am here, a 4th of July breakfast gathering HERE with our newest neighbors this morning. Thought I would take a minute to check things out here. Oh, and thanks for the 'Kiri' spelling / correction.......yikes ! I have the WYWH album which is wonderful!, however, the LP packaging is a pain in the arse to unravel with that black plastic 'bag' they have as an outer cover jacket! Enjoy the evening............I must get prepping for the morning 'feast'....

That little distraction in the above post hasn't phased me I will spin on Next on the list is one of my favourite albums Im sure it's a favourite of many audiophiles Artist - Pink Floyd Title - Wish You Were Here

A nice surprise arrived in the mail today in the form of record goodness However I was a little upset that the M - description was a little off the mark A long deep scratch was found on side 2 So I got to pay side one only as I'm not risking damage to my stylus by playing side 2 Contacted the seller and waiting for a reply Artist - Genesis Title - Invisible Touch

Two of my neighbors helped me get them in the house! Maybe they'll regret it!

.....and now, picking up tonight with side TWO of Kira...........more of that same wine is being enjoyed as I type.....

This was started last night to close.............

...........side two of the Telarc was enjoyed.............

Sonny on the cover......

......side two was played.............

"I cook with Wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food".

Evening Gents.

Garage La Scalas? I love it! I'd like to put mine in the corners near the doors and when the mood strikes open the doors and turn them around. Why should the neighbors be neglected?

First rule of CC&C club.......you don't talk about CCC&C club.

everyone have a safe July 4 th

@Tigerman Dame - Kiri Te Kanawa has a brilliant voice

Chris- Even though we all know what your speakers will look like, please post photos; can't be too many photos. Enjoy your new speakers.

Good evening vinyl spinners! Home from a performance and made it home to join in for a bit of music before bedtime.... I ment to put these up last night....

I plan on being the last man standing with a vinyl only rig. It's a matter of principle.

. . . unless, of course, the patient is not yet eighteen. Hang in there Jordan @jorjen. We're here to help you combat boredom. EDITED: As they used to say at the end of Dragnet " . . . the names have been changed to protect the innocent."

So, if I have Klipsch speakers but don't drink coffee, which I don't, what happens to me? Am I kicked from the club?