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  1. Now it´s Boston on the platter. M95 run-in, sounding good so far.
    6 points
  2. @RealMarkDeneen First up, how this got started... Started learning guitar in the mid 1960s, and somewhere along the line, before the '70s arrived I got a Sony portable 1/4 track stereo recorder. It was only a 2 head recorder but you could record the left or right channels independently, which meantdoingadditional parts. I still have a tape my best friend and I made back then. About 1972, I got a Teac TCA42 series. It was a 4 track with sync so you could record 4 tracks one or more at a time and mix them down. More fun! It only handled 7 inch reels max. That was still a fun deck as well. The pic. Which isn't mine, shows a transport without the sync switches on the headstack panel. Moved to Memphis in '72, and was working at WHBQ-TV as a news photographer (pre eng news gathering... used 16mm film). Got another Teac, a 3340S, a 4 track with sync that would handle 10 inch reels. Now we're talkin'! DAWs aren't around yet... I still have the 3340...
    5 points
  3. I already have a first press.. But this is waiting for me next Sunday
    3 points
  4. Just a hand full + southern rock albums need
    3 points
  5. I AGREE TOTALLY. I almost drove down to SC to bid on these myself, but decided to pass. I talked with the Auctioneer of W.C. Fisher's estate. The kid who bought these paid about $6,000, including, I think some McIntosh amplifiers in the auction. Obviously he did not buy them for their SOUND quality!! LOL. I spent time with W.C. 10 years ago when he was still in North Carolina and had these bins open to see what was inside. I actually heard these speakers and they sounded just fine on my test CD's. I also curved them. The Martinelli Horns on top are not longer made either and had nothing to do with Paul Klipsch, Valerie Klipsch, or the company, since they are a 3rd party horn and Spanish drivers. I would say that if someone were to buy these at this price, they are the rarest of the "Underground Jubes" or "Museum Jubes" but don't sound as good as the ones you could buy from Klipsch Theater dealers with a K-402 on top at only 25% of the price. Anyone who can afford these should probably buy the Brand New Jubilee 75's instead with far superior sound with a $90,000 savings. We shall see..................
    3 points
  6. This pressing is from the Mono series Artist- The Beatles Title - Revolver Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/6074863-The-Beatles-Revolver
    3 points
  7. I decided to get rid of TV (except NFL games), when I retired. I have a goal to read 52 books per year, nearly all from local library. Sounds easy... one per week. I’m a slow reader (retired auditor reads every line 3 times, then again to be sure). I’ve done it 3 of last 4 years. Last year was too hectic; wife retired, sold a house, moved to Victoria from Calgary, started house renovations, changed libraries etc. only 42 completed last year. I log the books, list authors I want to follow etc. But it takes a bit of work to get to 52 new books year over year. This year I had a fast start and got to 52 today, day 283 I think, averaging 5.4 days per book including finding a book, waiting for it to be available and reading. I'm in good shape for next year as I have a few authors of long series lined up already. Will read a couple larger books before the end of this year, then start the chase next year again. Thanks for this thread, I’ve followed some that were listed here.
    3 points
  8. These finally made it to eBay, wonder what they'll actually sell for? https://www.ebay.com/itm/304655625433?hash=item46eee3ecd9:g:SU4AAOSwXppjLIkR&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoLXHTDp2S6kUZXAbDSBWNS5ZGhP8jIFmdEYDDgLFmGHVkNZVLJTOpg3FARJQFbKeib%2FXYflfaL12%2F9pu%2FmFBOAqRGNfoDuZmJXCR%2BlQWmWQK1vAEjwXYvMnrtQghYNZhFSpXT6B3VYnhGW9v1Wr7KBeQKwAv%2BY0Vw4smwN5CyDxJev4j1v28lscA4YFKm0ONsPdUPigc7qZkTeA2vDdI9JQ%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4jl_NL3YA Up for sale is the once in a lifetime opportunity to own a pair of Klipsch Golden Jubilees! These were the last thing Paul W. Klipsch personally worked on before he died. There are only two pairs that exist. Paul’s wife Valerie donated one pair to the Paul W. Klipsch Museum in New Mexico, and gifted the other pair to the co-author of Paul’s biography, and that is this pair. This pair was then sold to W.C. Fischer who owned a Klipsch showroom and repair shop in South Carolina, and I bought them from his estate.
    2 points
  9. I did jump the gun and I apologize. For whatever reason, tried to figure it out, but haven't been able to, I didn't see that Mark had already responded to your post. I'm guessing I hit (viewing on laptop] "last page" instead of "next page" and I thought your post had not been responded to by Mark.
    2 points
  10. What is the asking price?
    2 points
  11. AK series of networks have fuses. AL series have either zeners or polyswitches. Each has drawbacks. I think most listen too loud. I still think the best tweeter protection is your volume control and being able to recognize when a driver is in distress.
    2 points
  12. Ok, ok, ok! The Internet shall henceforth remain ON! With a respectful nod to my departed friend Dave Mallette I close with his traditional sign off..... ###
    2 points
  13. I forgot to mention that I placed a pre order of the Giles Martin 2022 Remix As per the info on the video above Think it ships in about 3 weeks
    2 points
  14. Our actual living room has a 43 in. tv, an old H/K630 receiver hooked up to a pair of JBL4311 studio monitos ( picture pro version of L100s) Actual TV room was a 2 car garage that original owner of house made his 'family' room in 1962. Given it's size, we've had La Scalas and MWM bins in there and there were no complaints at all. I did sell the MWMs and gave the LS to my older son. Temporarily have Heresy IIs. They work fine, but larger horn loaded cabinets are planned for the future. It's all just stuff anyway. We will downsize in a country far away when we retire. May not have anything. I would probably play more guitar and be better off for it.
    2 points
  15. I have Chorus IIs. Previously had Forte 1s. Agree that CHIIs offer an overall bigger, fuller listening experience. I played them side by side before my bud picked up my Forte's. However, listening to my holy grail bottom end reference tune, "Declan" from Jeff Beck's You Had It Coming, surprisingly the Forte's went deeper...the Chorus just wasn't able to dig down and deliver the lowest notes like the Forte. Maybe something to do with my room? (16x28 w/cathedral ceiling, wood floors on a raised foundation)...but the listening experience with the volume turned up with the Forte's would make my wood floors vibrate with serious authority...in my sweet spot, I could feel the deep bass in my body...with my eyes closed, it was perhaps like the spiritual experience of a fallen Viking warrior entering the Halls of Asgard...always gave me goose bumps and a central nerve system high unlike anything else. By the old gods and the new, I swear this to be true.
    2 points
  16. I just ran across this thread, and wanted to chime in; better late than never I suppose. I just had a Sunfire Cinema Grand 400 - Seven with similar issues. It was perfectly, refurbished by Greg at Nelion Audio. So if you still have this amp, it’d likely be worth checking him out. https://nelionaudio.com I can completely recommend his work.
    2 points
  17. Working Men's Club is a UK band hailing from Todmorden in West Yorkshire, England. Formed 2018 It’s a new record for the collection - the second release from the band A Limited Edition, White Post Punk / Electronic New Wave Artist - Working Mens Club Title - Fear Fear Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/23891849-Working-Mens-Club-Fear-Fear
    2 points
  18. This is screaming to anyone using these to add a fuse or auto bulb, especially as hard as it is to get good replacements nowadays (unless that has been solved).
    1 point
  19. @RealMarkDeneen Ha! I've gone a slightly different historical route. I'm on the last 100 pages of a 900+ page book by Dr Robert Eisenman, "James the Brother of Jesus" which isn't religious but more of a historical look at 2nd Temple Judaism to right after 70 CE when the temple was destroyed. It's taken me the better part of half a year to read while I research the historicity of his sources. {Note: I started with my copy of Josephus but found it was easier to research on the internet. ;)}
    1 point
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  21. The consumer can be a critic without being a best selling author. I have enjoyed the works of the others you mention. Keep in mind I am not criticizing your particular tastes, much as I'm sure w&t wasn't critiquing those who enjoyed the Sinclair book. As for Grisham---the lawyer as hero?
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  23. I figured I'd start at the beginning. 🙄
    1 point
  24. We all get what we want from the internet ,good or bad , its a free country. Nobody is forcing anything on anyone , it’s always been the responsibility of the user to search out the truth , and to use the internet responsibly .Human nature hasn’t changed because of the internet ,it’s just a different tool that we use , a tool that can be used for good or bad, the bad usually centering around money ,sex and power ,its what makes the world go around ,and these evils have been with us since the beginning of time and still with us today .Human civilization has evolved over thousands of years, and like it or not this is where we are today , good and bad . We elect our leaders, we deserve the outcome of our choices.
    1 point
  25. My wife asked for only one thing for her birthday. Get the cinema speakers out of the living room. It's an easy lift.
    1 point
  26. I wonder if mounting the K77 flush to the front of the baffle is the crux of the matter. Having been busy with other speakers lately, I'm returning to my Lascalas. I still have very original K77 M as a replacement tweeter. My 1977 are original K77 Alnico with re-strengthened magnets. I like the old Alnicos better in the horizontal arrangement in the LaScala. The K77M hiss more. But I will build a small baffle very soon with the thickness given by EV which is a bit thinner than the LaScala baffle. Then I will mount the K77 M vertically and put them on the LaScala and then I will compare the sound. Just as the K77 and K77M were intended. I will see if the sibilance is gone. In my opinion, it is counterproductive to cure a tweeter that a) should be mounted vertically and b) needs a baffle on which it should be mounted from behind by keeping it horizontal and taking the baffle away completely. I would not be surprised if there will be a good result. Because the T35 is a diffraction horn that only emits far horizontally when it is mounted vertically...with a baffle in front of the horn so that the waves spread horizontally.
    1 point
  27. Since you mentioned it, I'm curious about something. At 9 feet back, how much of that is the speaker and how much is the room?
    1 point
  28. That soldering looks much better than I expected to see. Many years ago I did it for someone, I believe it was 12 awg though, and the foil lifted on me. It was an awful experience. That ended up being a one and done, and I won't do it for people no matter how much they cried.
    1 point
  29. I barely missed our phone being off for several days. We're getting 15 -20 junk calls/day.
    1 point
  30. Still stimulating the economy or I should say LF is. Put an aluminum fence with brick columns around the back yard, mega landscaping, and a sidewalk on the other side of the house. Just got plans and an estimate for a free standing deck with pergola to house the new hot tub LF ordered. She swears it will make me feel like a new man? So what did I buy? A JB4 tuning module for the Z4. Makes it scoot a little more. The company that installed it was not up to snuff on some things. I had asked if I could monitor and change maps (power increase) from my tablet and they said I could. After installation they tried the app on my windows 10 tablet without success. After waiting to hear back I called the module supplier who advised that the module is not compatible with Windows! It still works but I can't monitor what power it's making or use any of the other features. I had paid $150 for the module to be supplied with bluetooth for that purpose. Internet okay here but I still don't have a cell phone. Not a priority for me plus someone may call me if I did have one! Leaving LF's place and headed to my house to blow pine straw off the roof. So that's it for now. You gents have a fun weekend!
    1 point
  31. Have you tried any of those wifi through the wiring extenders? Think it was dtel and a few others talking about them a couple years ago here. It was at 16 kb/sec when I disconnected the pc and called them yesterday. Up to the normal 50 Mb and better now, but it's such a hassle to get to them ... I'm done. Happens way too often (deserve a rebate) and all my calls over wifi went to voice mail yesterday.
    1 point
  32. I think some of the German immigrants to America brought it with them but it morphed...slippery as an eel here in America.
    1 point
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  34. Ordered a new pair walnut Cornwalls IV today [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  35. I'd think RF-7s and RC-7 would be close to that price and hard to beat for a front Home Theater soundstage...That's what I've enjoyed for over 2 decades and listening again now,
    1 point
  36. Woo - I like that track
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  37. As I get older I worry more about other things sagging than my LS woofers -
    1 point
  38. Hi All, popping into the forums to say I had this problem on my Bar48 a couple weeks ago about 2 years and 9 months after purchase. Thought about trying the repair discussed here, but in my research I saw a post somewhere else on the web (that I can't find anymore) where an owner had luck getting an older Bar48 replaced. I couldn't quite piece together what was and wasn't covered under the split 1 year/3 year warranty for different failures, but thought the worst that could happen is they say no. So I sent in a warranty request, and I included a link to this thread in my message to Klipsch support. Well, despite the Bar48 only have 2+ months of the 3 year warranty left, Klipsch sent me a new Cinema 600 and told me to send the Bar48 back in the Cinema 600 packaging. Even if I only get another 2 years out of the Cinema 600 before running into a power supply problem, I'll take it. And I know where to come look again if I need to replace the Cinema 600 power supply in the future. Good luck all.
    1 point
  39. All capacitors have some tolerance, for bipolar electrolytic it could be 5% or 10% or even more (depends on brand and model, check datasheet). So even if you buy 100uF you can end up with 90uF or 110uF. Not sure if there is a point for investing in MKT or MKP for woofer but if you can afford it then there should be nothing wrong with this. You can also parallel electronical caps (or any other) to lower ESR. So if you combine 3x33uF you will get around 99uF and 3x less est than with single cap. If you will be lucky then with 6x33uF and precise meter you will get two equal pairs. But I would not be worry on few % differences. Drivers alone are slightly different too so anyway you never know how you will end without precise measurements, and I did not heard on any speakers that have non symmetrical crossovers.
    1 point
  40. This is long overdue and something I should have posted at the beginning of this project. Maynard's original presenting of his design of this amplifier in 2015 to the Klipsch community. Jason ("thesloth") originally proposed developing a number of low power diy tube amplifiers for the new forum section with two goals in mind: 1) easy to construct by those with enough experience to work with high, potentially lethal, voltages in a safe manner, and 2) to provide a level of sound quality, when used with Klipsch speakers, which rivals that of very costly amps. I thought it was an excellent idea. Of course, neither of us expected William ("wdecho") to bag the first entry award!!! And now he is getting ready for yet another amp project! In thinking about what I wanted to offer, a number of goals came to mind: 1) use of inexpensive, readily available, tubes which were originally designed for radio service, and which offer extreme long-term reliability. 2) a design which offers no compromises (to me, that means at least 1 watt/channel, which is more than enough for 90% of the users of both Heritage and Reference Series speakers with whom I'm acquainted), and very low distortion. 3) crosstalk limited to that of the source device to allow the speakers, which are capable of breathtaking imaging and a huge soundstage, to deliver the goods. 4) built like a tank with very cool operation, allowing use all day every day if desired. 5) low parts cost to be comparable with the imported offerings seen on Amazon and elsewhere. 6) ability to shape the high frequency response to suit individual taste and room characteristics. The first two goals are easily met by more tubes than you can imagine. I've always believed that the finest sounding audio tubes were developed for use in radio service. So, it was a matter of choosing a driver and output tube which provide very low distortion. The 6Y6, which was originally registered by Raytheon in July, 1937 is a very tough "battleship" of a tube with a 12.5 watt plate dissipation based on the extremely conservative design-center criteria. It also happens to be very linear when used as a triode (since SETS are unsurpassed for creating an enormous soundstage and pinpoint imaging, there was no decision to be made about using that mode of operation). It's only limitation is requiring a lot of drive to achieve full output (approx. 21 volts rms in this design), so a pentode driver was needed to effortlessly provide the tube with what it needs. The latter function is filled by the 6SJ7, which can drive the output stage fully with only about 200 millivolts of input signal, while its distortion stays very low (approx. 1% thd per published specs). In this design, 2nd harmonic distortion of the 6Y6 is only 2% at full output into the calculated 5k plate load (corresponding to a speaker impedance of 8 ohms when connected to the amp's 8 ohm tap). When the plate load drops to 2.5k, which corresponds with the typical minimum impedance of most Klipsch speakers of 3.5-4 ohms, the distortion rises to only 5%! Remember that the latter figure represents 1/400 of the total output power- quite insignificant. Speaker impedances greater than 8 ohms will reduce the distortion to well below 2%. Power output is approx. 1.3 watts at the onset of clipping into an 8 ohm resistive load. I know many of you are laughing at this figure. Well, don't! Unless you have experienced just how loudly and cleanly even half that amount of power can drive the speakers in a majority of installations you will remain skeptical. To eliminate soundstage reducing crosstalk issues (typically encountered when both channels share a common high voltage supply), these are constructed as individual mono amps. That can be done on a single chassis, if desired. Cool operation is no problem at all. The specified power xfmr is used well below its rating, and only gets mildly warm after extended use. Little heat is developed under the chassis as well. Longevity of the 6Y6 should not be an issue at all since the quiescent plate dissipation is about 10 watts, a very comfortable margin of safety for the tube. In addition, as noted on the schematic, filament voltage is going to be set not to exceed 6.3 under typical operating conditions. Excessive filament voltage is a common cause of premature tube failure. The 6SJ7 is unlikely to ever need replacement. Parts cost for the amps, as constructed, is in the low $300 range depending on the source you choose. Hammond output xfmrs tend to be a bit on the expensive side- going with Edcor can save some money. I have never heard the latter; however William, and others, has reported that they sound wonderful. Lastly, the amp incorporates the variable low pass filter which has become a standard feature in all of my designs. R1, the 10k pot on the schematic, allows the user to shape the high frequency characteristics of the amps to individual taste. I install it as an under-the-chassis control which is set once and then forgotten (until the amps are used with different speakers, or in a different room, etc.). You can just as easily panel mount the control if you plan on using it regularly, or simply eliminate it along with C1 if you don't want that capability. Lastly, the parts ratings are, in some cases, much higher than needed for this circuit. Since the higher rated parts are often only a few cents more than those with a lower rating, there's no reason not to over-build. Capacitors, in particular, last much longer if run well below their rated operating voltage and internal temperature. The amps are totally silent with an ear at the front of the speaker. The sound is silky smooth, definition (tested with vocal and choral music) is as real as if the performers were in the room, and bass output is very potent and approaches that of a well constructed SEP amp. I can't understand why some claim that SETs provide anemic, mushy bass. It isn't true. As expected, the imaging is precise and the soundstage is positively huge with my RF-15s. The amps will be tested with CWs as soon as I can get hold of "the guy down the road" (a professional musician and music teacher who auditions all of my creations with very critical ears!). From past experience we have found that when voiced for my speakers, we rarely have to change anything when used with CWs. The same voicing usually applies to K-horns and LSs as well, based on my own experiences. I've attached pics which should be useful for anyone who wants to use a similar format. Most importantly, star grounding (bringing all grounds to a single chassis point), and keeping all AC wiring as far from the driver as possible is critical for keeping the amps hum free. If you use a different layout, I suggest cutting a sheet of paper to the size of the chassis you will use and placing out the xfmrs, sockets, and so on to get the arrangement you desire. Then, mark up the chassis and re-check the component placement a couple of times before drilling. So, who's going to build a pair of these? If you do, you are likely to question why you ever spent a large sum on an amplifier! These could easily be the last amps you will want to own! If anyone notices something in the schematic which doesn't seem correct, please let me know asap! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT THESE AMPS IF YOU ARE NOT SKILLED IN WORKING WITH POTENTIALLY LETHAL VOLTAGES!
    1 point
  41. contact Oliver Sayes or Dennis Had
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  42. I had hum in a recently rebuilt tube amp. I ran a wire from the chassis to a known ground and it killed the hum. I tried jumper grounds from the chassis to the DAC and it did nothing. Grounding to conduit did the trick.
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