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The screws will come out and holes filled. They're only there to hold the panels while the glue sets. Yes there will be an access panel but it hasn't been cut yet. There's still a lot left to do.

I found this community by googling DBX. After generally ignoring the hobby for several years (now I'm 70), now back into it. I have about 150 DBX records and two decoders, as well as about a thousand vinyl discs, an obsession since teenage. Like most of you, probably. I use Oris Horns with Lowther dx3s, a Kuzma turntable, I built the Klipsch bases. Little tube amps. I'm not buying any more cd's, vinyl is way superior and more fun. Nice to see so much interest around the world.

first pressing

thanks, I'm new to the fancy TT world. It's a little brighter than I expected but I'm used to the cheap ones. Anti-skate device was confusing to set up but had I seen one before it would be easy. Otherwise it's cool so far. Acoustic music sounds much better than before.

A couple more pics.

Worked on applying veneer this afternoon. My work pace is much slower than I planned. So many ways to make a mistake I find that I am checking, checking and checking again. Getting perfect veneer match from panel to panel is not an easy task. All the veneer trimming has been done with an exacto knife, not a router and a flush trim bit. Have almost no experience with a router. It seemed more sensible to use a blade, even though it is quite a bit slower, it seemed a good way to avoid a big mistake. I still need to finish the second cabinet. Jerry

Drunk Aussie's.....what do you expect?

I think there is a lot of truth to that. I have search bots set up to let me know when it finds certain items for sale. Guess who's adding "La Scalla" and maybe even "La Scalia" to the bots in about a minute from now?

Might be best $20 I've ever spent... Mark

Picked this up from a friend, gotta love friends like this! my idea of Classic Album Sunday! Mark

Cut now.

Answered a CL ad for a Marantz 2500. After a three hundred mile trip came back with a pristine unit. Enough of that. Mother nature always takes the show. I never get tired of seeing such beautiful sights My trip up to and around Lake Tahoe. How ducks can stand that COLD water????

Nice looking work, is that his second one like that? Still in Hope, just hanging out, will go see Rodney later and fish a little. Need to go over some pilgrimage plans, and fish. Going home in the am, on the flat not so great looking part of AR, La, Ms.

I wish I could say all amps, receivers etc sound the same, it would make life easier, but in my experience especially with Klipsch Chorus II's and Quartets and various Magnepans I can always count on the amp/receiver to have an effect on the sound. I loved the looks of my (both now departed) Proton AA-1150 and D-1200 amps with the big beautiful green power meters but not the sound compared to others. And there were others that failed to impress, mostly forgotten now, guess I'd post this just to have an excuse to show off one of my favorite looking pieces of audio art.

Klipsch speakers seem to excel at realism. My Klipschorns are one of the few speakers I can hear at a distance and not be sure if it is real or recorded sound, I haven’t experienced that with other brands. A sax, a piano, voices all sound amazingly realistic from my garden or upstairs in my den...regards, Tony

These are sold pending funds.

You'll be fine till you want that extra octave but honestly there's not much content down the there.

The expectation bias mythos should not be used as a blanket statement as if any other form analysis is irrelevant. The belief that an educated observer can not distinguish a difference solely based on the fact that said observer is not aware of tested artifacts is flawed in this application... not knowing which generator is which is irrelevant. Stop using that argument as a crutch to bolster a position.

Very little difference in sound quality and the IB will go much lower. IBs are much more expensive to build due to the number of drivers and can't be moved. They also take up no floor space. There's plusses and minuses to both but clean bass sounds like clean bass.

Thanks. We need to trim the glue flush the edges then son in law will veneer it in Walnut to match his Fortes.

Pristine describes this unit. Made my way up towards Lake Tahoe today and what a gorgeous day it was. Here are some Tahoe pics on my way to pick up the Marantz. https://photos.app.goo.gl/5J5TyRNlgJpUxWoB3 Good night. Cheers

How much for the Klipschorns?

Actually now we're done.

Now you’re talking my language!!!!

now spinning crime of the century....

Done for today. Need to let some glue dry and loose some bourbon.

Maybe not my best work ever but they are soldered together and are installed and playing now. I can definitely tell a difference in overall sound quality even in the couple of songs I've played. Much more open on the mid and top end and I don't hear that odd out of phase sound anymore. Bass also sounds better, too. Now to finish up those Bose 601's and get them sold while I'm listening. @Deang thanks for all your help and tolerating the messages and thanks to @BEC for such great products that I'm happy to have in my "new Belles". Yes, I know... I need to get some stainless screws and swap out. All I had were the old school black oxide screws on hand.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR---COWBOYS AND FARMERS LIVING THE GOOD LIFE. SINGING AND DANCING---OH WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY....

Awesome job, Jerry! Looking great!

So far, Moondance Astral Weeks Aja And anything Joni Mitchell... How's that for a restart? Wish You Were Here, near mint first pressing is on it's way. Who said you're only young once? Not me. Mark

Van Morrison. Astral Weeks.. kinda growing on me think it's the SET amp and the La Scalas, might be the vinyl. Maybe.. Mark

Finally got the TV in.

Love these quasi-religious fights about cables, SS versus tubes, write anything you want here compared with anything else you want here....in the end, what sounds good to you, with your music, in your system, in your home IS best for you. If you’re system playing music moves you to get out of your chair to dance with your wife, you truely have mastered the subject! These physics experts and electrical engineers can enjoy that aspect of this hobby as they wish (and constantly bicker about how many angels can fit in the head of a pin) but it always amazes me how they take a subjective conversation about how a complex music reproduction system pleases individuals and try to “teach” the rest of us something about what we should enjoy. Many of us have spent a lot of time and effort to put together a system that please us musically and aesthetically, we juggled many or all of the components in the system until it sounded best to us. Hilarious to see some forum members telling others they are wrong in thier choice or don’t really hear differences. If a hundred dollars got you a system that gets your toe tapping I congratulate you, if it’s cost you ten thousand I also congratulate you, you are receiving the gift of musical enjoyment. If you are trying to put someone’s down for thier tastes or preferences you should probably troll at prop-head or tech at audio asylum. Here at the Klipsch forums we have more tolerance traditionally than that, sharing opinions and experiences while trying not to cross the line into dogma or preaching. Or I could be wrong and the forum has degraded...regards, Tony Thought this was worth repeating. To my ears, in order of overall effect on sound reproduction and/or between individual make/models. The room you are in. Speakers Preamplifier/receiver Amplifier class Amplifier make model within same class Interconnects Source device make/model (excluding TT) Speaker cables

I've always wanted to know how to spell that word... tchotchkes.

nice Carl

Sure that you're already aware, but that brightness could very well change into fantastic when you've got a few hours on the new cart. That is one heck of a machine that you have now!

I use speaker and interconnect cables which I purchased from the local pro audio store. They are of a good gauge and very flexible and cost me only a few dollars. How anyone can charge $15,000 to $20,000 for a set of speaker cables is beyond me. And there are audio magazines who review these cables talking about their 'sound quality' and their 'bass and treble response' and their ability to throw a 'vast soundstage'. Maybe I'm missing something. Re the Heresy lll; every Heresy I've heard sounds wonderful, but with the latest version, Klipsch have significantly improved their bass response.

As much as I don't want to flame, I am of the opinion that perhaps your less expensive amplifiers will do the trick if you're focusing on sound quality alone. Those that are more technically qualified than I am have said before that setting amplifier sound levels by ear alone isn't good enough. Even a fraction of a db level difference between amplifiers (in other words one amplifier is only slightly louder than the other) can fool the human ear into believing the slightly louder amplifier sounds better. That is not to say that buying expensive amplifiers isn't a good idea. If money wasn't an issue, I would be happy to spend money on glowing tubes and esoteric solid state finery - just because I love the way they look and I like the feel of chunky controls and watching fancy meters at work when I play music.

You bet........I will post some photos tomorrow afternoon when we return home. Today we saw the Arkansas Razorbacks play baseball and basketball which was a blast

you were nearby, Texas Hill Country

MMMM....the Cherohala Skyway, Hwy129 (Tail of the Dragon) Hwy28.....that car was made for those roads.

The closest that Z will see the hills of Arky is the hills of the Blue Ridge Parkway , NC --!?

Hmmm...I figured the dry sand would soak up the rain as fast as it came down. I learnt sumpin today

Do not add insulation to the inside of a Heresy or other speaker that was sized without it. Insulation add "give" to the volume of the cabinet and makes it behave as though it were larger that it is. That will change the resonance point of the woofer/cabinet system and may cause a ripple in the low bass response and lose output at the F3 point (where the woofer's response begins to fall off). Conversely, the ripple could add bass near F3 and lose output above that. Neither is desirable. Sealing the rear panel is probably not necessary, if your cabinets are in good shape, but shouldn't hurt. I added a diagonal stiffener to mine, but I can't say it made any audible difference.

They are back together and in place for Christmas. Man, once that last coat went on and dried, then light sanding with 0000 steel wool, and a coat of Liquid Gold, they just came to life. They are all done except for bass bin grills and some minor black touch up paint. Man, they look and sound great! The pictures don't really do them justice on how the finish looks. Merry Christmas to all!

Second top section is done and both are ready to have tweeters mounted and new mids attached. The woofer is mounted in one cabinet, with 8 bolts, and the doghouse cover is gasketed and mounted. I'm trying to get them together where the cabinets can come in the house to get acclimated to the inside temp and humidity before I put any finish on them. Better to do it inside with around 70 degree temp than a windy garage hovering 40 to 50 degrees. So far so good. Gonna try and work on crossovers later.

I got a new pair of toys in today. Had to do some other stuff around the house today including swapping out for new couch, love seat, and recliner and rearrange back deck as we had a new roof put on last week. So today, I'm going to veneer the last two panels for the other side's top section and get them painted. If time permits, I'm going to paint the crossover boards and clean up the inductors and autoformers. Not enough time in the day...