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Just got back from Northern North Dakota.

Finished my Patio... after 10 years in the desert without shade, my rear curtains were disintegrating.

John Prine, Sound Stage 1980 The one thing you can't learn or buy, charisma

A rather uncommon Lampizator tube DAC; Generation 5, level 4. S# 957. Digital board capable of 32 bit/380 kHz via USB. Rectifier tube, choke and (almost) electrolyte less power supply. High end mix of quality components including 3 JAN Philips and 2 JJ Tesla tubes with Jupiter caps. This unit has both balanced and RCA outputs. Balanced input, USB & SPDIF (coax) inputs. Dead quiet. To invoke the old descriptions from TAS, my friend described its sound like my red headed ex-wife: bold, dramatic and a bit dangerous. This is not a bespoke, polite DAC; it is allows the music to expand to its original recording. The current replacement model is a Baltic 3 at over $4000. Includes manual and power cord. No original box, but it will be packed like a tank. Please email any questions. Thanks. $1500.00 plus shipping.

Thank You BTC...

Rip some lumber to angle the mount. Bolt it secure and then mount the speaker bracket to that. Better mount of some type ?

Sunset in black&white Scanned Agfa APX400 35mm film, intention was to see what that film can do in such condition with a sharp lens (Nikkor 105mm F2 DC)

as Schu indicated, you're probably flying into John Wayne/Orange County Airport. Toss up as the distance from OC Airport to Whittier and from LAX to Whittier is about the same (in miles). I use to drive past that airport every morning on my way to work -- I lived in Huntington Beach back in those days. Traffic is unpredictable. I used to get off work at 2:30 and the 405 Freeway was already jammed. But, once I left at 5:00 to go to a Laker game and hardly touched the brakes the entire drive into the city of Los Angeles (okay, I admit that was a fluke and has only happened once in my life and I lived there for a VERY long time). Huntington is a nice beach city ... some good food, good pier to walk on, plus a paved bike/walking path. if you get in at 10, you can still get a rental car and drive into LA for the day and get to your hotel in Whittier by dinner. I've had to play tour guide for visitors before ... I took them wherever they wanted to go. Usual places they wanted to see was Venice Beach, Santa Monica Pier, certain eateries that they'd seen on television. Once a friend wanted to go to a studio, so we went to NBC and did a tour then sat in the audience for a Jay Leno Tonight Show. if you want to go directly from OC Airport to your hotel, at that time of day, you should make it within an hour. It's only about 30 miles and a very easy drive -- little chance of getting lost. You'll take the 405 North to the 605 North and that will take you into Whittier. there is another freeway route to get you to the I5 freeway; but, that section of the I5 and me have a mutual dislike for each other. If you want to buy some inexpensive Christmas gifts, there is a section of Los Angeles called Santee Alley that is like a flea market and you can buy some clothing items and other stuff very cheap. Not sure how COVID has changed it though. I know people, with very large families, and go there to Christmas Shop because they save a ton of money. Probably want to avoid Disneyland, I heard yesterday that they've jacked up the entry price to $169. Zillion concert venues ... Universal Ampitheatre is close by; but not sure if there are any good concerts on your days there. VERY good Mexican food all over that area. When you fly in, pay close attention to the ships lined up for the LA/LB Port Complex -- I saw on the news the other day that there are now over a hundred container ships waiting to come into the port. I doubt they'll have the problem solved by the time of your trip. I remember once there were like 40 ships waiting and it looked insane, I can't imagine seeing 100 of them. Guess you could walk from one deck to the next all the way to Catalina Island.

Surfed 2 local media resale shops the other day Came up dry at the Movie Store, took the best available Player for $2 Vantage Point BluRay, have the DVD somewhere.... Moved down the street to Half Price Books - Used Breakfast in America in VG for $20, I bought it all day long for $3 a few years ago NM-M - Decided to crawl around looking at the bottom shelf blowout Targus NM Wakeman Journey to the Center of the Earth Mint John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough M Wakemen, King Arthur M Jessie Coulter, Diamonds in the rough M (not a typo) Spirit, Farther Along M Greatest Hits Golden Groups, M Total at check out $7, up from .50 cents each a few years ago Outer Jackets cleaned with wipes Price stickers peeled off, glue removed with mineral spirits Records rinsed under warm tap water, lots of stuff usually comes off Scrubed with microfiber and dish soap Rinse in warm water Dry with clean cotton dish towel New paper inner jackets, keep old ones for info Into a plastic sleve

I bought some AW-650 outdoor speakers quite a while ago and would like to get them installed. Thought I'd ask here if anyone has ideas on where to mount outdoor speakers... directly on the eaves or up on the wall under the eaves? How close to outer walls? How far apart? I'm used to moving speakers and testing the results but since these have to be mounted and vinyl siding drilled this will be a "one and done" job. I want to get it right the first time! I've marked on the picture where I was thinking of mounting them horizontal... roughly 10 feet of space between the speakers mounted to the wall directly under the eaves. I don't know yet if I can mount to the eaves directly as I haven't identified the location of the rafters. The wall might be the more solid mount anyway. I'm planning on placing the woofer towards the outside (near the next wall) so the tweeters are closer to the middle. If I mount them on the wall or on the eaves will affect how I can rotate and adjust to a certain extent. Note in the picture that the left wall is not 90 degrees and flares out. Thoughts or comments?

Pair of Klipschorn Speakers. This pair was built in the mid-90's. Still has original horns, woofers, and crossovers (AK-3 crossover). They still sound incredible! Speakers are in great shape but do have a few minor scuffs from moving. Speakers are located in Mesquite, NV. I am willing to deliver within 100 miles. Asking $2,300 **SOLD**

I went back to beginning of August but didn’t see it. Prob long gone anyway. You did a post alert for a pair of RB 35’s on the Fl east coach ( which I almost bought) so you may be thinking of those? I prefer the 5’s because they were put together in Hope and nice wood veneer😉. Thanks for the heads up

To me the beauty of ABX testing is if the ABX hardware is implemented well you can switch between 2 items you are comparing almost instantly and not know which is which. To me it is utter nonsense that after a half hour changing cables, switches, etc.etc.etc.... that you can count on your auditory memory to not fool you into believing that the gizmo you just hooked up that is shinier and prettier does not sound better.

I agree! : ) I'll get around to doing the ABX test again before too long - for the full 25 trials. I started working out with a personal trainer about a month ago that also trains soldiers at the local Naval base and the pain he puts me through reminds me of the ABX test. From the QSC ABX manual. Sorry for the poor quality, but it's the best I'm aware of. Edit: after pasting the above from the QSC ABX manual, I got interested in figuring out the probability math and it turns out that my earlier ABX test where I got 8 right out of 11 trials results in a confidence of 92% that I heard a difference between the amps. If you are interested in the math I just added it to the original post.

Yes, I see:

I see you’ve repaired the flux capacitor.

You could probably sell that rock to a landscaper for $10,000.00. JJK

Oh, so you would have a square/rectangle about 15-16 inches, correct. Should be a large enough opening between the two.

If I only had a few hours I'd go to the beach..grab some Mexican grub at the smallest hole in the wall joint you stumble across, have a brewski and enjoy the scenery.

Yup. Road trip in my future.

John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough 1972 Pressing, fantastic audio quality Does Dylan sound like Prine, or the Reverse ? Needle drops track 2, the torch singer Not famous on the jacket: Jonathan Edwards, Cactus, Livingston Taylor You can't find better audio quality than this record, I'm totally impressed every track.

Hey Man ... Whittier ain't exciting -- any town USA; but you can always check out some sites before you head there. I suppose you're flying into LAX or Hollywood/Burbank? What are your interests? Touristy stuff? Walk down Hollywood Blvd, check out the crazy people at Venice Beach, Griffith Park Observatory is cool. What time do you arrive in LA? Hopefully early, if your plane lands from 3 to 6 pm, plan to spend your first 90 -120 minutes on sitting on the freeway. Let me know if you're looking for anything in particular ... a lot of stuff in that area. The beach isn't far from the airport if you just want to go hang out and get some sun before you head to Whittier.

New Yes lp was dropped today. Yea, I know but...

Looks like a great deal. Awesome speakers. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1307070389729021/?ref=saved&referral_code=null No Affil

Well... she got some jewelry. Multiple pieces, truth be told.

Unless that's cedar or solid siding you will need a buffer to avoid crushing anything. If you bolt a mounting surface just over it avoids unneeded damage during install.

I don't know what he prefers. Maybe both.

Yes Madman1, that would be a pretty steep learning curve for me also since I really have no clue about bi/tri/amp active crossovers. Guess I'll have to study about them. These presently have the Crites upgraded crossovers and I have the originals also. They sound really good to me in the mids but I don't really like music blasted at high volume so I probably don't hear the harshness some speak of with the original midrange horn. Bass is full and clean on these......I kind of have them stuffed into corners which may reinforce the bass some. Thanks for giving me some new possibilities to look into.

Thats more than likely what we will end up doing, sounds like Huntington Beach may be a decent one.

The cabinets look like they were built to accommodate the speakers. Nice fit! Yes, it is a compromise, but they are still going to sound a lot better than Alexa. Congratulations on the new house!

@joeward, definitely enjoy the Belles for now, but when you get the motivation to do some tinkering…go bi/tri/amp and active with the crossover. It was a steep learning curve for a non-tech minded person like myself, but getting them even close to dialed in made them sound so much better than they did with passive alone. I thought the bass was non existent and midrange had some nasty sounding areas. They just sounded very boxy and distorted. The active crossover really improved all of this. In the end I did sell them as I just liked the simplicity of preamp and monoblocks on my chorus II. And my old McIntosh tube preamp does not match with the ss amp I was using on the bass bins and I just can’t give up that preamp. But boy the Belles are much better to look at than my Chorus.

Big game for PSU against Illinois at the Big House this weekend. Oh. and Clifford is expected to be 100% healthy Words from a broken man who hired a new agent and thought he had the leverage to renegotiate his contract with PSU because of interest from LSU and USC. This season, Franklin will make $5.4 million — and his yearly compensation will go up as each year of the contract passes. ... He's guaranteed to make $5.5 million in 2021, and his compensation will increase by $250,000 for each season through 2025 Ryan Day will make 6.6m this year. Does Franklin believe he should make that kind of money? With that said, PSU will play OSU close or even win and we'll be throwing money at Franklin 😀

My opinion is to ignore the electronics; the room makes the biggest impact on sound.

A dead on arrival R-117 is worth more than $125.00. Somebody go get it. Bill

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Took this one Friday night.

There's a great possibility I've posted this one before. These two are amazing apart, but this is one of the best live recordings I've heard.

to everyone in California

Was a great deal….GONE!

she started playing in Jazz nightclubs in NYC in 2004 , and she was spotted by the Allman Brothers band members in 2006 -

An Aussie Woman in a Worldwide Musician Man's World , how hard can that be ?

What they said!

Hope the Klipsch-Fans on the Old Continent won´t be left behind! I would want one too.

My introduction to Pink Floyd came in the back of a carpet padded van with a 6x9 speaker in every corner, a significant measure of THC coursing through my veins, and the cash register from "money" spraying coins across an imagined landscape. I was hooked. To Plink Floyd. My favorite song is the current stand out at any particular point in my lifelong journey of exploration of their work. My current favorite is "Fat Old Sun", from the 1970 album "Atom Heart Mother".