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It's not often I find myself without words but every time I think about my dad (dtel), I'm left speechless. He's a spitting image of my Paw Paw. He's sarcastic even when sarcasm is the least appropriate. He's a prankster. He is always 100% bluntly honest (he has no filter between his brain and mouth). He's the best dad I could ever ask for and an even greater Paw Paw to all of these wild hooligans he calls his grandchildren. If you ask Rylee, my 11 year old chocolate freak, she'd tell you he's hider/keeper of the chocolate covered cherries and all things sweet. If you ask Allie, my 16year old, she'd say he has the best taste in music (Bob Marley and Jamaica, mon!) and has the "most bumpin' system EVER". He really is all-around a jack of all trades. I've seen him build/construct/put together some of the neatest contraptions! He's an excellent woodworker, just like my Paw Paw was. The kids would all say "if Paw Paw can't fix it, NOBODY can. It's trash!" There is absolutely nothing my dad can't do...building, welding, cooking, operating equipment, plumbing, electrical, mechanical--you name it. It's only fitting that I sing his praises today since it's his 60th birthday!!! Dad I love you and hope you have the best birthday EVER!!!!! Thank you for being the man you are, the daddy you are, and the Paw Paw you are!!! ❤️🎉🎂🍦🎈🛍 (Please excuse the terrible iPhone picture.)

Well Thank You Jennifer and Christy, and everyone else, I did not do anything except wake up everyday. I can't believe I made it this long, I would have never thought it. No special plans today or tonight, but I will get to cook the next few days for friends and family, I like to eat so I like to cook. Carl I didn't know you were that old, I feel a little better now. Thanks everybody

Aw, I really need to come here more often. Miss you guys!!

When you play the Bob Marley tunes, please DO NOT let him dance in public places

We will be celebrating his birthday this weekend with some "special" visitors, our girls and family. I'll post pics! Happy birthday to my one and only. I'm so blessed to have spent the past forty years celebrating birthdays with you. Love you! "I'm so lucky!" Can't think of anyone I would rather celebrate birthdays with! Thabk you for posting @Dtelsdaughter By the way your old moniker was @just_like_dtel! Love you Jennifer!

Happy Birthday Dtel ! You must be a pretty special guy when the people you love actually refer to themselves as Dtelswife and Dtelsdaughter When my kids are asked if they are mine , the first thing they do is apologize

As a teenage audiophile I lusted after Klipsch speakers such as the Klipschorn and La Scala. They were way too big and expensive however, but they just looked like they would sound good. And they had ridiculously high sensitivity. In the late 1950s JBL and Electrovoice used horns in their best speakers as well. I have been looking for another speaker system for some time now and wanted something different from my Thiels….that is, not just another 3 way cone system. I came across the Forte IIIs and they seemed to meet my criteria…..high efficiency, horn-based. I didn’t think they would necessarily be better than my Thiels but different in a way that I would find appealing. They are very close on most sonic parameters. Tonal balance and smoothness are about the same. The 3.6s have lower bass extension, somewhat better image specificity and a bit more depth to the sound stage. Apart from these differences, the Fortes still shine in those areas. I initially worried that they would have a distinctive “horn” sound. Not so. Their general tonal character is no different from my Thiels. The area where the Fortes standout is the one I anticipated: dynamic range. Loud, sudden bursts pop out of the soundstage with greater impact and crispness with no noticeable strain or distortion. They really strut their stuff on Jazz at the Pawn Shop, Santana’s Sacred Fire, the 4th movement of Mahler’s 1st Symphony, and any balls to the wall version of The Rite of Spring. This is not surprising given the difference in sensitivity, 86db verses 99db. I have read that for each 3db increase in sensitivity means you need half as much power. The great thing about well-made high efficiency speakers with high power handling (the Forte’s are 100 continuous 400 watts peak) is you get greater dynamic sound with reduced demand on your amp and perhaps less distortion. Overall, I believe my Thiels are bit more refined but the Fortes win out in the boogie competition. The Fortes work well with my tube mono blocks and solid state XPA-2. However, the tonal balance is bit more linear on the XPA-2. $3600 isn’t inexpensive by civilian standards but as true audiophile quality speakers, I think they’re a bargain. I use a sub with both my Thiels and Fortes. I can’t position the Fortes near a back wall as recommended. Oppo UPD-205, ModWright LS 36.5, Emotiva XPA-2 or PrimaLunaProLogic Sevens, Velodyne SPL 1000R

Don't you start. You got a pass last year but you only get one.

Nonsense. The more the merrier

Since you mentioned it, I'm so much like my dad it's scary!!! BUT--I'm proud to be just like him. Even if we had dinner plans for him, he wouldn't remember us telling him so to him it would be like a surprise party anyway! haha!

Looked at your profile pic after that comment....I'm not convinced yet.

If you can get to Knoxville, TN area, I have two of them (dual drivers each) that do NOT have any drivers....that you could have for free. So, for the cost of the drivers alone, you could have a nice foundation.

Happy Birthday Dtel Does Roy know it's your birthday and is he close by...? Maybe he will have another special surprise to give you.....again Christy not the jealous type is she...? miketn

Know what? I've found that a few of the most boneheaded people I've met really have a lot to offer. And some of those actually know something! But please let me know if things go sideways. I'm free for the weekend.

YOU WIN FOR BEST POST OF THE DAY FOR SURE!

That may apply to Bill; but, not me. If I showed up at Hope -- you all would run & hide. Then i’d be wandering around the area wondering where everyone went. And being nearly deaf, i can’t follow the music anymore

Happy Birthday, man!

This doesn't need to be said does it? Come to the gathering in Hope next year, you'll meet him.

Happy Birthday dtel, you've contributed a lot of useful knowledge and experience here that has helped more than you know. I'll find that old Beatles record with the song on it and blast it on my Forte IIIs for ya!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Eldon! Have a great playlist. SSH

Happy Birthday dtel! What an incredible testimony of the love and appreciation your family has for you. We in the forum are quite fond of you as well. Hope your day is blessed sir. Michael

Thanks. They did find 3 polyps, she cut them out, will test 1 but she said I had a nice log flume (Carl's words) Holy Heck!! Thanks Birthday Boy. I will always remember your birthday. It's the day I had my first anal probe! I heard salsa passed up ketchup a few years ago as America's favorite condiment.

You can't really expect us to believe, that even for a second you couldn't remember, I could have even guessed DelTaco, probably with ketchup.

You are a lucky man. I’m envious. With the love surrounding you, it’s no wonder you’ve made it to 60. I really wish you a happy birthday.

Happy B-Day dtel. Another year of wisdom gained.

My condolences. Eldon, you beat me to 60 by a month and a half. I hope you have a fantastic day.

It's the "special" visitors I have to watch out for! Dtel isn't the "dancing" type...well normally he isn't.

Happy Birthday Elden

Hmmmmm burritos on an empty colon. It'll be like the log flue ride at Disney.

I will say, your Dad is at the top of my list of people on here I would like to meet someday.

I knew the old one but it would have taken 24 hours to reset the password so I just started a new one. @Ceptorman---"just_like_dtel" ...hmmmm...what's that tell you??

I'm already home, was pretty easy, especially when you don't remember a thing after the sedation. I did see one of my daughter's friends Mom in the operating room. She was more talkative than I've ever noticed. I said hi! I normally see you in the halls of the high school, but this is nice too A cheeseburger is always on my radar, but I had a couple leftover homemade burritos instead.

Happy B'Day Dtel, ya young jitterbug.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Elden! No monkey business on your day. The orangutan in your avatar is a primate, it has no tail, unlike a monkey. You, on the other hand, have many tales, but no one can make a monkey out of you.

Happy Birthday! After the party, let us know what kind of speakers the Golden Corral has. Pix too.

Happy Bday 'Ol Chap

Happy Birthday Dtel!

I've tried amplifiers that by the specs and extremely low THD should have sounded amazing only to rip them out after a few days of listening. Among a few I tried were NAD and Tripath but I couldn't do it for long. Tripath was just terrible. There is indeed more going on than specs suggest.

Uh, is there some photoshop involved here? Claude, did the MWM come up that high on your waist? Your right hand looks small. No doubt, I've heard MWMs side by side compared to Jubes with same track going......MWMs were awesome. BIG foot print. Granted, When I heard the Jubes at Hope this past year in a barn and not in corners, they sound even better than I remembered.

Are you feeling a bit anxious? I wouldn't blame you if you were, I know I was just before my procedure. I dealt with my anxiety with the usual inappropriate male humor. You can say anything you want to the nurses, they just laugh too. +++ Carl is probably wondering "what the heck is this crap on my amp thread?" Free bump, Carl, free bump.

Let’s keep those Moody Blues spinning Another great album - More laid back than other releases and beautiful love ballads A beautiful album none the less I read somewhere that the recording studio this album was put down was custom built to their specifications by Decca Artist - The Moody Blues Title - Long Distance Voyager

The KG series, I believe. I bought a new SW-8 in '94. Still have it. Agreed, not very exciting only because they're 20+ years old. Lots of improvements since. I'll let you know if I see RB-61 IIs.

When I called to schedule a colonoscopy, the receptionist answered, "Oakland Colon Rectal Associates. Can you hold?" Probably not the best question to put to their patients.

Well right now it's "goes out of" Tomorrow morning is the "goes into" You guys sure can put a smile on a guys face thanks

Now we're cookin'! Good job getting those up and running. It seems simple but it's confusing if you haven't done it before. +++ Static: There are a couple of things that could cause that static. It could be in the speaker itself or it could be in the Sony receiver. I doubt the problem is with the phone or the TV. Speaker: Reverse the speaker wire from the left to the right and see if the static follows the wires or of the static stays with the speaker. Then we'll know how to troubleshoot a little further. That static might be something that can fixed fairly easy if it's in the Sony.