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  1. Great music Big hair Live concert @ Woodstock
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  2. The Firesign Theatre album was the first one I bought with my own money. This Judy Collins album was my first music album. I had a huge crush on her and finally got to meet her a few years ago. Still gorgeous....
    3 points
  3. @alabama83 If 89.6 is the true sensitivity, your new speakers should be 1.6 dB louder (1.6 just noticeable differences) than your old ones.. Klipsch's sensitivity ratings are for performance in a typical listening room, rather than in an anechoic chamber. Such a room should add about 4 dB to the sensitivity. So, if the above is correct, your in-room sensitivity should be about 93.6 dB, 1 W (2.83V into 8 Ohms), at 1 M. Some room gain and boundary gain would add more, some less. Putting the speaker near a wall, or in a corner may increase the apparent sensitivity and the SPL. How all this works, or doesn't, can be seen by looking at the Klipschorn. When Klipsch started measuring sensitivity (in the 40s??) hardly any speaker company had a (good) anechoic chamber. My 1958 book Hi Fi by Martin Mayer doesn't have a single sensitivity rating in the whole book. In the 60s, the Klipschorn was rated as 104 dB at 4 feet, rather than at 1 meter, in a living room. This was also spec'd as being 54 dB EIA. To convert that to at 1 watt at 1 meter, add 49 dB. 54 dB + 49 dB = 103 dB, which is what JBL got with one of their 54 dB EIA speakers. These measurements may have been taken between 500 and 2,000 Hz only, or using a wider chunk of the frequency response. For the Khorn, Stereophile got 101 dB, but that was on top of a furniture dolly, in a driveway. Let's say the true sensitivity is 101. If we were to add 4 dB for being in a room, we would get 105 dB, which is Klipsch's published rating for a Khorn in a room. If Klipsch adopted Paradigm's practice of publishing both an in-room and anechoic sensitivity, that might solve the problem.
    3 points
  4. AC/DC? Yup! Not really into live albums that much but man this one sounds fantastic. Only problem? Ya need a pair of pliers to pull the lp out of the sleeve. Maybe just my copy but it's the hardest one I've ever had to pull out. All 3 lp's are the same way. In the Mofi sleeves now!
    3 points
  5. Hi doc, I have the la scala ll with the ES 500 & the 5700. That being said, there is definitely a major improvement in the low end. I also have the Altec 511 w/902t driver that blows away the 400 horn. Just switched the tweeter to Dave's LMAHL & B&C 120 driver. I'M DONE!
    3 points
  6. That depends who builds them and what components are used I have used ( not the extreme slope ) ALK built units and was not impressed The design is fine but the implementation must be right That being said I built my own and tweaked the design a little and now I’m happy as a pig in mud ( musically speaking )
    3 points
  7. Didn’t have much swagger left when I got home last night from SWAG, but what an awesome weekend of friends and great audio. The venue was perfect and I want to thank all the guys who put the hard work into making it happen...really happen!! Topped off the weekend with a day on Lake Greeson north of Hope which was great. Already looking forward to next year!
    3 points
  8. The other album that came on Friday is a jazz fusion double album Artist - Al Di Meola Title - Splendido Hotel Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/Al-Di-Meola-Splendido-Hotel/release/3602500
    3 points
  9. So what was your first album purchase. This could be your first 8 track, cassette or for the younger generations this may be a CD. I will start
    2 points
  10. I will be respectful to PWK in discussing the K-400...whose basic design was by Jensen in the late 1950s, and was documented by Bruce Edgar in an article called "A Visit to the Klipsch Kingdom" in the April 1989 issue of Speaker Builder magazine: What PWK didn't say was that instead of putting an EQ compensating network in his crossovers to correct the rising then falling SPL response from constant directivity horns, he chose instead to put that compensation into the midrange horn itself. The Heritage midrange horns are designed to spill excess acoustic energy below 2 kHz in order to keep the horizontal polars relatively constant vs. frequency. This avoids having to use more complex crossover filter networks to flatten their SPL response. The trade-off is that this puts a lot of excess acoustic energy on your floor and ceiling below 2 kHz, which is the cause of a lot of people not liking Klipsch Heritage loudspeaker models. Nowadays, you will see all midrange/tweeter Klipsch horns designed to control both the horizontal and vertical polars (e.g., K-510, K-402, Reference, Cornwall IV, Forte II and III, etc.). This increases the fidelity of the midrange sound quality in-room by a large measure. Chris
    2 points
  11. Here's one with some clutter in the photo.
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  12. While cutting parts today I began working on the design for a K-400 prototype. Meant to be a direct drop in with the mouth flush to the front of the motorboard. This is just the basic idea without refinement. It will have a 2.5" throat and adapters for 2",1.4" and 1" drivers which will extend the over all horn depth to 8". I have had enough inquiries from people to prompt me into looking into doing these. Along with the other projects it will be later in the year before anything gets cut, tested and good drivers vetted but it is in the queue. On the one inch adapter I am also going to make one that has 1 3/8 18TPI internal threads for the K-55 driver. The adapters will be 2" long and taper cut for specific throat of horn to throat of driver combinations. All three sizes can be mounted on these horns but you will have to match your driver to the adapter. If you elect to change drivers later all you will need is the correct adapter.
    2 points
  13. Picture from when I ordered them.
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  14. This may sound a little odd but the differences between all the speakers was subtle at best, at least to me. No apples and oranges which surprised me. The bass on the EV's wasn't as tight as the LSI's or mini punches but was a bit more tactile. Clarity was great on the EV's especially with vocals but minis' and LSI's had a bit more sparkle. LSI's wewre extremely good at detail and nuance. You could hear everything. Minis were no slouch in that regard either as both sets of speakers had MAHLs. Honestly, I could be happy with any of the 3 sets and fortunately I own 2 of the 3. My review would have been no doubt different if they were listened to without a sub but personally I never listen to any of my systems without one. Others may have different opinions than mine however and they'll be just as valid.
    2 points
  15. Rush Moving Pictures purchased around 1983
    2 points
  16. Although not certain, IIRC, the first album I purchased was: I can picture it on a rack near the checkout counter in Casemier’s Supermarket in Spring Lake, MI. It was available in mono or stereo, at an extra cost. I purchased mono. The release date was 11/22/63, a date that sticks in the mind. Sorry Marty @thebes.
    2 points
  17. So if you pick up a bagel or croissant at Dunkin' often? Do it today. You get a free cup of coffee! National coffee day 9/29 commercials were running during the championship this week.
    2 points
  18. 80 us the normal starting point. You can always play with it to see what sounds best to you.
    2 points
  19. Sorry, Gilbert. The old Zen was hard to improve upon and hope you are well...
    2 points
  20. Anyone here interested in this $150 shipped if you buy through the forum and save sellers fees thanks Jesse
    2 points
  21. Trailer is unloaded, blown out, pressure washed and ready to go back, but not today. Truck still has to be unloaded, but started to rain, which reminds me of a Jackyl tune we listened to, but anyway, Huge difference between meeting people and getting to know them, it's my kind of party when you really get to develop relationships with people that will grow over time, and this was certainly that, for those that I had met, but now I've started to get to know. General thoughts, after 4 hrs of sleep and 1100 miles..........................so take it for what it's worth. 1. i tend to agree with @Thaddeus Smith that the number of people can affect the experience and we need to consider that going forward. 2. I'm not driving to Hope next year with all this gear, and we need to consider this as a traveling event, relatively close to a major airport, and the attendees within reasonable driving distance, can bring the gear, while those that have to fly, won't have a 3-4 hour drive after they arrive. 3. We need to find a venue that has outdoor and indoor capabilities, we were fortunate to have weather that allowed us to rock outside for the entire time. 4. Already thinking about the next one, is a wonderful thing and thanks to all that made it, as well as those that were planning on it and couldn't. I can't say enough, what a great time I had.
    2 points
  22. 1. No. I'm not going to show you my bench, because 2. Looking at this thread, I"m realizing I need a LOT more of the little drawer cabinets. Nice work(benches), guys!
    2 points
  23. He's going to be 91 he deserves to be surprised, even Tarheel is not 91, just not yet anyway.
    2 points
  24. The “Little Surprise” mono parallel SEP spud amp. Maynard
    2 points
  25. Just arrived in the mail Friday - 2 LPs I was missing this LP from the collection And it’s a beauty One of the worlds best finger guitarists Artist - Leo Kottke ‎ Title - 6- And 12-String Guitar Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/artist/191662-Leo-Kottke
    2 points
  26. Steve Ferrone began with the Average White Band... Yea, gotta get that groove if you're ever gonna make it... Once ya got that groove??? Mmmmm hmmmm... Steve just NEVER misses! ALWAYS in control of the show!
    2 points
  27. A 100 watt tube for under 1K. That’s a good deal and that amp looks sexy as well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  28. The Beatles.. 'Help'. Bought new in '65 as a ten year old.
    1 point
  29. I’m going to check out Deep House Radio today! Thanks
    1 point
  30. So true Pete. The nature of this type of gathering of folks with a passion for great audio reproduction, with no other agendas or scheduled events, allowed us to focus on music and gear and socializing and getting to further build those friendships.
    1 point
  31. So did the trailer get stolen or what? You left us with a cliffhanger a few nights ago..
    1 point
  32. Use the crossover in the receiver and turn the low pass filter all the way up on the sub to basically disable it. You don't want 2 crossovers doing the same thing at the same frequency.
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  35. If I still had my CF-3's, I would buy it just for a spare. Very rare.
    1 point
  36. Ampex 6973 monoblocks. Several years ago a friend was tasked with clearing out his late uncle's home. Kindly he asked me what I wanted, so I replied that cash, gold, firearms or vacuum tube amps would be nice. After I replaced all the caps and out of spec resistors I found that these amps sound fantastic!
    1 point
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