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If one was raised in a barn...

Being a bad solderer is not his problem. Being an arrogant, insulting, vulgar know it all who also can’t solder is his problem.

i know of a person in Canada that bought an old chapel and renovated it into her home. I love the place in the video. I’d live there --if it wasn’t in Ohio. Now, if it was on a West Coast beach ... i’m interested.

My brother used to tell me he heard that... and also "The kind of music that disturbs the soul" from Seger! found a goofy video of the one that was in "The Warriors"

We threw up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say...

Haven't heard this in a long while, the airwaves almost literally reeked of this band four decades ago. *Four decades ago everything around me literally reeked of something too! Excellent LP!

I find myself listening to more RAP lately . . . . . . mostly at intersections.

....and ordered Jubilee bass bins to sit my 402's on.... Now the four month wait begins.... All the research and looking at plans for DIY and in the end, I just couldn't shake the thought that other designs would have been a compromise. So, Jubilees it is. I have the Xilica working, will try and get ahold of the PEQ settings for the combo I have. Selling my Prima Luna amp. The big Crowns are just rockin out, and so clear. My brother is taking the Altec 19's. Relieved that I will still be able to visit them. Anyway, I feel pretty Zen about it all, despite the outlay.. and just maybe I will do a DIY sub if required, to scratch THAT itch.

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong place for this. I just completed a pair of La Scalas from the plans provided on this website. A sincere thanks to everyone who made this possible, including Dave Harris for his amazing Eliptracs. Although I am not completely satisfied with the finish I chose, the La Scalas do sound AMAZING, and that is what counts. For those interested in the particulars: Eliptrac 400 and Eliptract HF - I modified the motorboard and the sides 5" to accomodate the Eliptrac 400. The openings in the motorboards were cut with a CNC router for exact fits. I left the horns natural MDF and then stained them. I deliberately left traces of the rings in the Eliptract 400 as I like the look. The construction is all 3/4" Baltic Birch. I may go back and include the braces if the resonance issue I have read about becomes a problem. The drives and crossovers are all Bob Crites. Tweeter is the CT 120. Mid-range is the A-55G. Woofer is the CW 1526 (Stamped frame). The crossover is the AL3. I am presently using an Yamaha RX A3070 with the pre-outs for the La Scalas routed through a completely restored and refurbished Phase Linear 400 Series Two. The system has to do double duty between an Audio/Video system and a stereo. Anyway, thanks again! ..

I was going to just tack this impression onto my Jube thread but when my first draft got erased I realized @Md5150 system deserves its own topic. My honest thanks to Mike for demoing his system a week ago. I'll let him detail exactly what he has going on but basically I experienced his K402/Faital driver/MWM system with dual THTLP subs in his purpose built dedicated basement room. We listened mostly to a live Joe Satriani recording at moderate and loud levels. While admittedly a short session and limited variety of music, let me say upfront that I have never in 45 years of musicphile/audiophile life heard a system with such a combination of power, clarity and ability to convey the emotional intent of the music! In my experience most systems fall apart when turned up and the distortion tells my brain that it must be loud. Really what's happening is the system itself is compressing and otherwise distorting and/or overloading the room. Not Mike's system! His purpose built dedicated basement room is solid! It has a much higher than normal ability to handle really LOUD. Combine that with this level of horn loaded Klipsch Pro goodness and you get real power, explosive dynamics, and enormous head room akin to the best live music. At first as Mike turned it up in several steps I expected the usual cringe worthy reaction to turn it back down, but, just the opposite, the louder it got the clearer the illusion of being at the gig became. The drums in particular had that very unusual hit through my gut and chest that says LIVE! When Satch was shredding those tasty licks of Surfing With The Alien I found myself shouting for glee. Then I asked Mike to put on my Satriani fav Always With Me Always With You. This tune has long had a spiritual meaning and joy for me. One of my barometers of good sound is a system's ability to communicate the emotional intent of the artists. One reliable indicator of this ability is the "goosebump" test. Mike's system has it BIG time! Thanks Mike for a peak audio experience!

My opinion is thus.....if you buy season tickets based on a single player, you are a fool. That player, or any player, can go down in practice, in exhibition or kicking a soccer ball with his kids. Asking for a refund because a player retires is ridiculous. I applaud Andrew Luck for making a smart decision.

Hell. I work nights and if I've got a bottle, it gets swigged-from before I change out of my work clothes. Any day of the week. That's what it's for.

My God fellas. How in the hell are you able to hold onto this stuff. After frustrating weeks at work,..... come friday night.......those bottles would be callin' my name. Only ones that last here are the ones I don't particularly care for but save them for guests that may like them. If I like or love them....THEY WILL BE GONE!

Audio grade is mil spec and silver leads.

That’s good. More money for speakers

They hit the jackpot with that release Not bad for country rock

It's sadder when no one pays attention.

I have a couple set of speakers that have been sitting on the shelf for a good six years now. I just need to pass them along so I can address some other things I would like to do. The heresy are 1976. When I go them they were unfinished and within the first few months I used then I had a voice coil go out on a woofer. I replaced both woofers with new K24-E from Klipsch. They have K55-V solder connect mids and K77-M square magnet tweets. Around the time I put the new woofers in I replaced the caps with AudioCap Thetas. This was all around 2012. I also had them re-veenered with ribbon cut mahogany. I also have magnetic grills for them, and two pie badges that could probably use a touch up on the adhesive. The kg1s are bone stock. They are walnut, which was one reason I got them. Back in the day I though they were going to be my rears for a "heritage" 5.1 but things changed over the years and I ended up going reference series. Both are in what I considered very, very good cosmetic shape. I'm sure if you look hard enough you can find some imperfection, but that is looking very hard. These are located in Washington, DC. Capitol Hill area. Be glad to hook them up if you stop by. I would like to sell both sets together. I am ready to eat sunk costs. $500 takes both pair. I have the original box for the kgs, and very well made boxes for the heresy(s). OR, would trade them for a cherry RC-7. I have more pictures but didn't downsize them all. Send an PM and we can go to email if you want more. Thanks.

Hello I just picked up my first set of Klipschorns the serial number is missing on the stickers as well as the finish type I did find these numbers is it possible to determine the finish from these? These are a little rough they need a bit of veneer repair and alot of clean up but I got them for a decent price . Ive always wanted a set since my high school days.. Thanks for any help in advance. Jeff

To reiterate something said a page or two back, "audio" has nothing whatsoever to do with these caps. They are merely providing a local reserve of DC power. Perhaps offering some further ripple smoothing as well. I'd go with the most capacitance available at the next heat capacity level, that fits the space. If the capacitance is some less the worst result, IMO, would be the amps' power levels might be degraded a few percent when operating simultaneously. You'll want something in that spot, but you could always supplement them with capacitors the size of 5-gallon buckets connected with heavy-gauge jumpers. I know a guy who could make up the jumpers for you if you're anywhere near Kansas City. Might as well start stocking up on rolls of electrical tape and golf balls for taking things to the next level after the amps are repaired. :^)

Birch takes stain oddly. It needs a conditioner first. One more reason I had my done professionally, in addition to the large chips and putty work they needed.

=== might it be visions of Del Taco dance in your head — 🌮

Reading the Manufacturer's data sheets is kind of amusing for the audio caps.....more musical(?) high tone quality(?)...something gets lost in Japanese to English I agree with @avguytx you really DON"T NEED audio grade in the P.S.

I would use multiple clusters of caps wired in parallel. Anything less and you're wasting your time.

Not selling my William Larue Weller. I'll eventually find another and then I'll feel good about opening one. If I never find one then I'll pop the top on the one I have when I retire in a few years. I've got a half a dozen 12s to keep me going in the mean time.

That's what I do.

I'm ten mins away - but fighting hard to not make any more audio purchases. This is very tempting.

Anytime you were in someone else's house and you went outside you could leave the door open..........................

Tragedy into triumph. Was able to transform these Frankensmurfs into DIY Super Heresys following Claude’s @ClaudeJ1 recipe.

I went to every web site and read mattress specs until my eyeballs fell out from boredom. Because of reading about double-sided mattress I learned I could flip mine over, which I did. Sagging problem solved, I never did get a new mattress.

I thought he was married ?

I don't even think about bicycles... except how I might be able to use those nice bearings and drive for something... like a little wind turbine

This is my jam right here..

Thanks folks! Yes, they dominate, but I live alone so no one to push-back. Initial gut reaction? They have more guts 😁.

I know it's not....but when I see that yellow covered wire, I can't help to think it's identical to the 250 foot spool of 12-2 WG wire I have in my garage.

Ties are on opposite ends of the capacitors to cancel out dielectric wave phase irregularities. The round thing is a combatistrator. Patent Pending.

Just imagine what P.T. Barnum could've accomplished with an Internet!

Couldn't remember if I had posted this pic in a different thread or not but this was my main system for watching TV and movies at my home I sold last November. Unfortunately, with work, moving and projects at the new house, I haven't had time to setup the system in the new house. Hopefully soon though... Here's the "old" setup. New setup is going to have some gear changes/updates but the CF3 v1's will definitely remain part of the system.

Can you place them upside down in the corners at the ceiling? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nothing in this thread can top the dumb shit in that rewiring thread.

That's scary

It was nice meeting you and your son yesterday. I'm glad to hear your wife is on the mend. Having danced with the big C myself 9 years ago, I know how scary it can be.

All the best to You, Your wife, your family! Prayers also.

Glen, I wish I would have seen this earlier today before we met @ Neil's. I would have enjoyed sitting down praying with you! Both you and your wife will be in my prayers. I heard you mention your knee surgery and saw the scar, which looked great, on your right knee and never knew you just had your left one done. That moon walk at Claude's you did was ahhhmazing! Was that really you or just the good vibrations from that kick butt system??? 😂 😎 Your son is a great guy too! The pleasure was mine! Truly enjoyed the day with everyone!

I was thinking the same thing...

They'll certainly be entertaining and have multiple story lines to follow. I'll take anyone but the Cowboys.

Thanks for the kind welcome to all! Mossy bottom, I just stumbled onto this TEAC S-4300SX tape deck almost by accident. I posted on the NextDoor app to my local 7000 population “neighborhood” asking if anyone had a reel to reel deck that I could borrow or possibly buy to use to digitize a few tapes I had of my recitals from college. Long story short, this ended up being one of those rare $50 deals. I also posted a request on the NextDoor for woodworking help to make a few grill blanks for the Heresy speakers and a couple of neighbors with woodworking experience stepped forward to help out. Both also turned out to be Klipsch owners and fans.

In the interest of actually helping I'll take the time to tell you what I know about mattress's, my experiences. Went to all the local mattress stores and laid around on various mattress's. Learned, well nothing except that how they could afford to build big stand-alone mattress stores and pay the help to hang around doing nothing. Searched/read the www. Learned practically nothing about my comfort laying on various mattresses. A year later I decided to take a flying leap and buy a mattress using my best guess online education. Ordered a Beautyrest Silver from US mattress. They don't haul mattress's around the country on trucks. Various manufacturing locations. They build them, deliver them and haul the old stuff away, if you want them to. They keep you updated from the time you order. Order received, in progress, build date, completion, ship date and delivery date. The delivery people actually call on time and deliver within a two hour window. The two delivery guys were respectful of my home and fine mahogany furniture and were courteous. They left without a trace they had been here. Good experience. At the time I had hip problems. Along with all that foam it took a while to get used to the new mattress. It has a soft entry but the innersprings give good support (comfort level 7). I sleep like a dirty dog now, 8 hours every night. I wake up refreshed. I love it. Of course everyone is different. Use the web site for info if nothing else. You'll learn something anyway. I see right now the mattress I bought is $889. When I bought it the price was $742 less a $25 discount. It's a pig-n-a-poke. Good luck with that. Keith

Had many, many office chairs ... only good one is a Herman Miller Aeron chair ... usually $600-$1000 but I have seen them for $400. OK; sorry, you may have to sell a speaker