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  1. Problem solved:
    5 points
  2. 5 days ago I picked up my two Cayin tube mono amplifiers from the revision. For this I drove over 700 miles. Both power amps had new transformers and all 6 filter capacitors replaced. In addition, all tubes were checked and the circuit with additional fuses in front of the output stage transformers modified. The power test resulted in the following : 49.7 WpC / 8 Ohm with a distortion of less 0,45 %.
    4 points
  3. You can sort of estimate the temperature by the sound of the snow. As it gets colder and colder, the snow starts to chirp when you walk on it. When it’s really cold, it almost squeaks. What I used to hate was when you’d get into your car, and the car seat feels almost like a block of wood, and with the old cars with cable-operated heating/cooling controls, the lever was hard or impossible to move. That’s why you’d always be sure to put the lever in the Defrost position when you park. That way, your windows would clear of ice much quicker than if you’d left the lever in the Heater range, so you could drive away sooner. In Eastern Canada, Quebec and Ontario mostly, the parking brake on nearly every car is seized up. This is because nobody applies them in the winter, in case they freeze up and won’t release. Then nobody uses them in the summer either, out of habit, so if you step on that little pedal to the left of the big brake pedal, it won’t budge. Normal! Be sure to plug in your car, or it won’t start in the morning. Also, be sure not to face it parking into the wind. If you did, it would have got so cold from the wind blowing in through the grille that it probably wouldn’t start. Of course, most of this relates to cars built in the 20th Century, before modern ignition and fuel injection systems. Back then, it would sometimes hit -40 C/F at night for a week at a time, and it there was a cold snap, it could stay at minus 40 C/F during the day, day after day. Remember when Spring Thaw was a thing? The first time the temperature went above freezing, after months of subzero weather, it almost seemed strange. As I’ve mentioned before, in Barrie, a small city about 80km/50 miles north of Toronto, is on Lake Simcoe, which is big enough to have a boating scene. To show everyone that the ice is thick enough that you can go on it safely in order to go ice fishing, the city would tow a scrap car onto the ice near the city dock. There could be a hundred or more ice fishing huts dotted across the ice, as far as a mile from the dock. As Spring approached, the ice would gradually get thinner, then the anticipation would start. People walking in town would ask each other, “Has the car gone through the ice yet?”, because that marks the end of ice fishing season and is the earliest sign of Spring in that town. Finally, the long Winter is beginning to end! After 20 years of living in Victoria, all that sounds like it’s news from Siberia. I hear we’ve had some frosty windows on cars here, but I don’t have to head out that early, so I haven’t heard the sound of ice scrapers on car windows. I don’t think we’ve had more than a handful of subzero nights, which is just fine with me.
    4 points
  4. Are you doing strictly 2 channel stereo now? No HT? Thanks!
    3 points
  5. I think I was in IN for that one, Dave. -25`F... Turned the heat down to 45` in the factories.... I was working at a trailer factory.... pneumatic tools don't work so well when the oil jells.
    3 points
  6. I had noticed that as well. I always thought that it was due to less moisture at colder temperatures.
    3 points
  7. Snow/cold temp stories? Spent a week in it during Ohio's blizzard of '78. Want some stories? Neither do I but I've never seen anything like it and prolly never will again. Did help a nurse who lived out in the country deliver her neighbor's baby, helped pop countless cars out of 10' drifts w/a tow truck, checked on older people who's single story country homes were almost drifted over and tons of other stuff. Funny that so many people thought Army trucks had heaters in them. hahahaha This is from Mansfield about 25 minutes West. Had enough cold & snow for the rest of my life that week. Funny to look back on it today. Cabin Fever? EVERYone had it and all I wanted to do was crawl in my nice warm bed! Time to make some coffee and try to schedule my Covid vaccine! Ugh!
    3 points
  8. I liked your "squeaky snow" theory! I was snowmobiling with about 12 people in the late 90s in Mercer Wisconsin. The temp hit -50. I've been in -50 windchill temps before, but not an actual temp that cold. It was odd at how sounds can change with temp, even our suits sounded different from that extreme cold. Even the sleds ran different, maybe better. We had 4 practically brand new vehicles, and I was in a new Chevy HD 4x4 with a cold climate package. None of our vehicles would start that morning the cold rolled in. My truck had 2 batteries and they both went dead. Probably 10am, while we were trying to get a new truck started, the old lady cleaning the rooms at The 51, drove up in her 1969 Nova, and said you boys need an engine block heater! The last 2 days there we kept one vehicle running constantly, and warmed my truck up every couple hours. I hope I never encounter temps like that again.
    3 points
  9. I just realized that I hadn't posted Part I of the tutorial. Here is a very rough draft (i.e., not yet proofed via users): Dialing In DSP Crossovers-- A Tutorial-Part 1 rev 1.pdf Chris
    3 points
  10. Biggest problem we'd have was when it snowed. You'd park your warm car for the night and the first snow that hit it would melt and run down the sides. It inevitably would get on and in the door lock cylinder and you couldn't put your key in to unlock the door. This was prior to keyless entry naturally. Depending on the amount of snow/ice you had sometimes you could get the cylinder thawed out enough to unlock the door but the door itself would be frozen to the body. Good times.
    3 points
  11. We get sub-zero temps pretty much all winter... in C degrees that is.... and our summers don't seem so warm at 40`C
    3 points
  12. The TD-124 is the best turntable I’ve ever owned - it has a bold, dynamic in-your-face quality that Ive only heard from other idler wheel tables (Garrard 301, 401). The TD-125 was Thorens’ leap into the modern in 1967 and the build quality is really something else - it sounds a lot like all good suspension tables - maybe quieter and maybe even more accurate but also sounds downright restrained when compared with the 124. I set this one up for the Tarrantino film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (I did all the HiFi stuff on that film). When the film wrapped they gave it to me and I set it up in the desert. It’s a good table and at $800-$1000 in good shape it’s a bargain.
    3 points
  13. whew !!! we survived... it is all but gone. Back on the hill tops and not the bottoms....
    3 points
  14. @MeloManiac See what ya started??? It's on YOU brother! Had a few new ones here to unzip. Don't know where I'm gonna put 'em though. Gotta get another shelf up SOON! Had this "best of" album ONCE! Thinking @MicroMara must have borrowed it in his first life! Released in 1969 after they split in 1968. "Communique" released in 1979 hit the charts well in every country except the US where it peaked @ 11. Proof that these Germans are clueless about what they're hearing since it hit #1 there! 😂 "Love Over Gold" seemed to start their true climb here in the US reaching 19 on the Billboard charts before being certified gold. Mark Knopfler was gaining the recognition he deserved. Even though it was only given a 4 of 5 star rating I, for the most part, enjoy it very much. Knopfler is struttin his stuff and breaking away from his "norm." Their 4th released in 1982.
    3 points
  15. Got my 2nd Moderna Injection last night, with our son. Still alive.
    2 points
  16. ^^^ Listen to the man. I can't meet all his comments... 7 cars, bunch of girlfriends, all gone. Still have my wife, house AND the LaScalas The LaScalas give me that warm & fuzzy look......the wife.... only gives me "the" look....
    2 points
  17. I had lots of suggestions to move the cornwalls further apart; to put the subs inboard, so being the slave to the mob that I apparently am, here ya go: today's version of hi-fi heaven at my house (or at least as close as I can get). I do think I prefer this to previous. It sounds w - i - d - e - r, man. 😵
    2 points
  18. PS LaScalas are forever Instead of buying a car cash, I purchased LaScalas in 1980 5 cars, 3 houses, bunch of girlfriends, and one wife........ all gone The LaScalas are still with me.......
    2 points
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  20. I was in D-E-E-E-T-R-O-I-T for that one. Funny yea we got snow but it kinda of went around us. Remember the news of many abandoning their cars on highways in New York. And I already had LaScalas back then, that's whats important.
    2 points
  21. 2 points
  22. Yeah buddy. I used to run a 1980 yamaha 45 watt integrated back in the day. Lacked a little power, but what it did, it did it well. Of course no remote back then.
    2 points
  23. Chorus II slinger here. I compared my vintage Marantz 2245 back to back with my new Yamaha A S2200 integrated. I have a huge respect and sentiment with my old 2245, but the new Yamaha is just a far superior unit. The detail and presence is outstanding. The low end is punchier and tighter. Plus it comes with a remote, and the VU meters are a joy. I'm really pleased with the Yamaha!
    2 points
  24. I use Sunfire separates, which does not fit your size limit. By some standards they might even be thought of as "vintage" although they are around only 20 years old. Look for amps that can handle impedance dips, ideally doubling in power as impedance halves. If you give the forum a budget, others can help you spend your money! There are lots here with experience of all of the well known brands currently available.
    2 points
  25. Lil bit of Justin Johnson and the boys in Cash Cabin near Hendersonville, TN. Yup, Johnny built it and it's now John Carter Cash's. Lotsa mystic right there to be sure! Now please don't cup the mic just sang it!
    2 points
  26. I've since gotten a Denafrips into my system. I had to see what all the hype was about. I can't imagine finding a more analog sounding DAC.
    2 points
  27. It's a port plug for her subwoofer.
    2 points
  28. All I can tell you is it was cold as chit and people truly ARE stupid! Yes, I'm the man, the myth and the legend! 😂 🤣 😂
    2 points
  29. 'Love over Gold' has always been my favourite Dire Straits album! In fact, allow me to share a very personal story about this album. When it came out, I got a copy on cassette tape from my sister's boyfriend. This made it special, because this was music *I* had discovered by myself, not through some friends. It was my introduction to Dire Straits. This was, in fact, the first step in my personal, musical journey. At the time, in the 1980s, 'Love over Gold' was one of the first 'popular music' albums that came out on CD and I made a promise to myself that, one day, when I could afford it, I would buy that CD! CDs were very expensive then, and a cd player cost €1.000 So, as the years passed, I collected all Dire Straits albums on vinyl, and much of Knopler's movie scores too (Local Hero, Cal, The Princess Bride), but I skipped 'Love over Gold', though it was my favourite album... I loved their live album 'Alchemy', which also was a great success commercially, and had many 'Love over Gold' songs on it with great, extended guitar solos. So here is what I bought over the years on vinyl, back in the 1980s: Dire Straits Communique Making Movies (Love over Gold) Local Hero Cal The Princess Bride Alchemy Brothers in Arms I stopped buying Dire Straits albums after Brothers in Arms, because to my feeling at the time, they had become too commercial, and the music was too pollished. Last year, at age 51,I decided to buy all Dire Straits albums on CD, Love over Gold included, and to fulfill the promise I had made myself back when I was a 15 year old teenager. I bought Alchemy Live on blu-ray. One album is missing in my collection, 'On Every Street' (1991). Which I will buy soon, I'm sure. I'm still enjoying their music, perhaps even more. I find it astonishing that their Dire Straits sounds sounds so good, I mean 'audiophile grade' good, being their first album ever.
    2 points
  30. Below is the information directly from Klipsch on how to determine which of the 3 versions your CF-3/4 are. EPIC Series Production versions – Rev.1, Rev.2, Rev.3 Rev.1 – Start of Production in Spring of 1994 These models had 5" long port tubes Networks used OFC (monster cable looking) clear jacket wiring. Horns in these models were gray in color. Rev.2 – Fall of 1994 These models had shorter 2.5" long port tubes (to raise the box tuning) Networks had a component / value change to correct for the new ports. (The network wire was still the OFC used in Rev.1.) Rev.3 – Summer of 1995 to end of production in 1996 These models had new lighter cone woofers (new vendor) (these cones aren’t nearly as stiff as the originals and can be deformed much easier by pressing on them) Networks were changed to compensate for the new woofers Change in network wiring to colored 16ga. like what is used in Legend KLF networks New horn material that was 20% glass and was painted black. Serial number decoding for EPIC Series models (or any Klipsch model made from 1990-1997(?)) Production Years Description Example 1990-1997(?) DOY Y2Y1 # # # # (135791234)
    2 points
  31. @grasshopper asked the youngest she sent a couple pics of mud covered highways w/snow in the mountains. She said it wasn't bad there. 6-8 inches of snow wouldn't be bad for her. Zooooom right thru it! lol
    2 points
  32. Sorry @BigStewMan just got back on the pc. Not a move per say yet, but moved a lot of furniture, all decorations & artwork, complete stereo and associated stuff, half the dishes and towels and bed linens. Filled a 10 X 15 X8 almost slap full and not done yet! Went through the storage room today and made it "lighter" My red wall is taupe now like the rest of that room and I had everything from Tull to hair band music today blasting, it doesn't compare to the stereo but the boom box on it's box in a corner so the ports can reflect had me listening to Three of a Perfect Pair out at the shed since all the windows were open to let the paint stink out today! & don't ask what that dividing doodle is between KC & ARS... back then I partook often, daily The reason inside that planter looks so rough is OSPHO, it kills rust like what peroxide does to road rash.
    2 points
  33. For a long time the Bel Canto amps used modified Tripath amps. I found them to sound OK but not worth the raves that the Audiophile press heaped upon them. The ones that I cannot stand are the ICEpower amps. To my ears they sound dreadful. YMMV. Recently I have been experimenting with TPA3255 designs. They are superb in the bass, but just OK elsewhere. Again, YMMV.
    2 points
  34. Have a look there, you´ll find some information about the Thorens history ....Page 4 , scroll down a little bit ....
    2 points
  35. That's interesting. My wife calls those "little speakers". Mine's a keeper... Chris
    2 points
  36. Yes... congrats on your decision.
    2 points
  37. watching the local news showing the animals at the zoo, in Tucson "enjoying'" the snow.... If you can call freaking out "enjoying" I hear ya, Bill I prolly wouldn't mind snow if it didn't require cold to happen....compared to 35` and rain... yeah, snow is pleasant
    2 points
  38. I found raising the Chorus II's (as well the Forte III's) a few more inches to get the space between the tweeter and the midrange at ear level, made a huge difference. I made some custom stands to do this. The stands are 8" tall plus spikes.
    2 points
  39. Sometimes I'll go for a walk in the snow at night, it's eerie how quiet it is, but the sound of me walking through it sounds amplified.
    2 points
  40. not as well known as they deserve; but a nice prog band called Mostly Autumn
    2 points
  41. Here is my rendition of Maynard’s “Ultimate Gem”. 1.7 watt SEP. Maynard, thanks again for sharing your design! Pete
    2 points
  42. OK I get the confusion after reading THAT. Both outputs from a stereo amp need to be in phase with each other. You are correct. Whether they are inverted from the input makes no difference. BTW I had one of these amps (or a very similar model) back in the day--The magnetic field power supply or whatever they called it was noisy. If you could remote the amp to a separate room it might be tolerable. There was still a discernible buzz in my LaScalas, very faint but you could hear it. Oh and the two outputs were NOT out of phase with each other--Bob Carver knows better than that.
    1 point
  43. An update on my dilemma, the squawker and tweeter were blown, and the crossovers were indeed type E. Mr Crites sent me some new B-2 crossovers and is fixing the diaphragm problems. I’ll be back in action soon! Thanks to everyone for helping me out!! Patrick
    1 point
  44. KG4s - Sold SW8 - traded in to get Chorus IIs Academy (2) - traded in to get Chorus IIs (dumb move on my part!) Quartets - Sold Chorus IIs - sold to get KT-THX package (really dumb move on my part!) KT-THX package - still own. For sale or I'll pass it along to our kids KSP C6 and pair of S6 surrounds - sold Quartets - still own another pair KPT - 904s - (3) LCRs in home theater 5800s - 2 in wall for surrounds 5800s - 4 in ceiling for Atmos KG .5s - rears in home theater
    1 point
  45. Actually there were many authentic finishes. I do like the birch a lot though and like the idea good solid wood was used even more. IV. HERITAGE SPEAKER WOOD/FINISH CODES: 1. Until the late 70's-early 80's (and again in 2008 on Heritage models), customers could special order a number of exotic veneers. 2. It should be noted that until May, 2001 there were almost 100 different finish, grill cloth, and riser 'combinations' or variants that could be ordered for the Heresy’s and up to 75 versions of the Klipschorn. 3. In the mid-late 90's, Klipsch generally ceased most special order veneers and raw birch was also discontinued on most models, except Heresy- II's. 4. Material for raw birch is/was Georgia-Pacific cabinet/furniture grade 7 ply (5 inner standard grade plies and the two outer very-fine grade plies). 5. Risers for the Heritage series were originally optional, and there was a long base for horizontal placement of standard Cornwall's. 6. Heresy risers were generally "straight" until the late 1980's, and were still an option until the late 90's. In the late 1980's the "slant" style became the general standard. Slant risers appeared in the 1970's on Heresy-Is, but are not seen often. Currently the US version Heresy is shipped with slant riser, elsewhere in the world they can be ordered with or without the riser. 7. "Oiled" finish refers to the factory application of a high quality furniture grade wood oil that fills the pores of the wood and seals the finish. The type of oil is similar to a Watco "danish" or "rejuvenating" oil. Oiled finishes require a routine "oiling" with a light non-buildup type of furniture grade wood oil. 8. "Lacquer" refers to the application of one or two thin coats of a clear semi-gloss lacquer sprayed on the cabinet and motor board prior to installation of drivers. That lacquer was obtained from various vendors, and as of 2013, is a
    1 point
  46. We have seen similar behavior to that, even in the Garage sale section.
    1 point
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