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An artist that has worked for some great names in a long career In his whole career, he has recorded only one solo album, but has worked with Santana Al Di Meola, Chick Corea and Return To Forever, Tod Rundgren, XTC and The Tubes Artist - Mingo Lewis Title - Flight Never Ending

You may be able to see that I have broken one string on my guitar Can you lend me yours to replace it OR do you think it’s already an air guitar And the guitar is a Fender F35

Extreme caution!! Those are known to cut finger tips like razor blades!! Next time get the Classical air guitar ones :), they require less stitches after playing

https://www.discogs.com/release/838990-Van-Der-Graaf-Vital

For those of you struggling with sugar diabetes, a story. I've retired from full time engineering work about 6 months ago. Devoting a ton of time to amplifier design. One health issue that's always hassled me was blood sugar levels, A1C numbers hovering between 6.1-6.3%. Wasn't obese but always in the 25-27 BMI range. I'm 65y/o. I don't want to get T2D, it effects vision, hearing and motor function not to mention hammers the immune system. About two years ago, I went practically no carb. And, after about 6 months of that. dropped 30 lbs. In my little world, no carb means no pasta, no rice, no grains, no breads, no sugar and no to most fruits. For many people it's very restrictive and given this stuff's in everything, difficult. For me it was an experiment. Basically, when you come to the realization that white bread or whole wheat bread or brown rice or heart healthy plain oatmeal all turn into a gelatinous, sugar-rich "mass" in your gut, you start to get the picture. And don't take my word for it, just get a BG pin prick monitor and measure the results after eating say a cup of plain, "heart healthy" oatmeal with a bit of cinnamon and 1/2 a banana. There's NOTHING healthy about a spike from 102 before to 155 after, it's damaging and boosting the average BG levels. Not good. After about 18 months (15 Oct 2022) of no-carb living my A1C was 6.0, a small trend towards better but nothing to get excited about. Hence, no-carb was only part of the solution. I was eating lots of meats, vegetables, nuts (I'd even strip all the cheese and toppings off pizza and toss the pie!). Greasy stuff, except for processed meats are ok however. New strategy was needed. With a BMI of 22.5 thanks to no carb and a good EKG, in July I started running each and every day. First just to the end of the street, then a wee-bit more until about three months ago I was able to jog about 3mi each morning. Today, I can run at full stride over the same route. Many changes occur in the body, it transforms. Last week, I had a physical so some data share: The takeaway for me was it took three changes to get to a normal A1C 1. No-Carb enables weight loss 2. Weight loss enables running 3. Running lowers average BG levels Even today, my 12h fasting BG isn't great at 115 BUT after a run it drops to low 90s which, averages out to good A1C numbers (A1C is a 3 month average). That all said, there's hope if you want to reverse the trends. It's no easy but if I can do it, any clown can.

rained all day through , was in a soft mood today and spun .... The Astrud Gilberto Album Randy Crawford´s debut from 1980 " now we may begin " followed by Victor Lazlo " She " finally Swing Out Sister " it´s better to travel "

Congrats, John. Trending down is good. If I eat pasta, I gain weight... white or brown rice, doesn't bother me. Last year, when I was having my prostate out, I quit drinking beer and lost 10 lbs. Ok, that dropped me to 135, so obviously, I've never been very heavy. Almost every day my breakfast is a home made smoothie with almond milk, chopped dates, banana, a smidgen of cocoa and instant coffee, almond butter and flax seed oil. My numbers are all good, my doctor is happy. I walk about three miles a day. At 74, I'm still working full time. I'm sure the smoothie with the banana and dates is probably up there in sugars, though. I love the brown rice, as does my Filipina wife, but she has cut out most of the rice and most of her snacks.

https://www.discogs.com/release/3048162-Yoko-Kanno-With-Members-Of-Israel-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Macross-Plus-Original-Sound-Track

Congratulations on your health improvement John. I started low carb/no carb over 40 years ago. I followed Frank Zane's recipes in the early 80's and it evolved from there. I don't miss 'real food' anymore. Occasionally I go to lunch with workmates and am always amazed at their choices but I keep my opinions to myself. I'm 68, exercise regularly and don't need any meds... so far. I normally don't chime in on this forum because I have a knack for saying something wrong. Hope I haven't offended anyone this time. Best regards, Monty

Yes you will be missing much awesomeness by placing a less capable speaker at center .The best center for Klipschorn is another Klipschorn , or , Lascala/ Bell . Sure anything can be placed between a set of Klipschorns , but if you’re looking for the best possible sound , then the choice is clear . A three channel Klipschorn Lascala front stage is as good as it gets in home theater , you’re two thirds there right now , go for the home run , don’t get stuck on second or third base .🤓

Where You be Hopper ?? I not far from ADK One time s friend and I were scaring ourselves driving on Power Line Trails We saw a guy empty 5 rounds to s snowbank Stoped and ask what he shot. 🙄 Answer: Brother in Law loaded it on Brooklyn for him Did not want to bring home loaded. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀🙂🙂

Reckon so...:

I hope so...

in germany we have lilah cows only Her name is " MILKA " one of the biggest choclate producers in europe

https://www.discogs.com/release/14998285-Jonathan-Hultén-Chants-From-Another-Place Good stuff.

I had the CW3 for a while myself, and even though I thought it was a great speaker, it wasn't perfect in my setup or living room. I personally felt that it could sound a bit boomy at times. But it's nice to hear someone on YouTube speaking so positively about the CW3. I get the sense that Klipsch is starting to gain more recognition. 25 years ago, when I was involved in this hobby for about 3 years, Klipsch was definitely considered an outlier. Now that I've returned to this hobby, I've noticed that Klipsch is receiving much more recognition for its speakers, especially the Heritage line.

I just spun this album on vinyl so here is a taste Mingo Lewis Percussionist

Where are you located? I would shoot Michael an email and see if he can help you out... https://critesspeakers.com/

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And finally, the woofer.

Here is the mid. Yes it came with new horn as well. I had read that in some previous kits it only included the diaphragm.

Here is the tweeter and crossover

I could not be happier with my purchase!!! Great job Klipsch!! Here are the two boxes that arrive at my front door in two days!

Bound to happen...

Especially if one comes in contact with it

Yes those look great. Used to play a little bit...

Bought that today ..don´t know how to handle that ..any advise ?

Well in the last two days I spun these records The Spliff Radio Show The sec. Spliff Album 85555 , btw Spliff was a succesfulln german band in the 1980tees The german Rock Band Grobschnitt ( rough cut if you like ) the debut from Lake , awarded by the german phono academy Was fun boys .....

I would like to bring an example. My tube amps have a very nice sound in some respects. I won't go into details, but spaciousness, strings, airiness and much more...everything is wonderful. Especially with Klipsch speakers, my old LaScala. But I want to balance my impressions a bit. For example, I really like that absolutely thick and powerful guitar tone of Jazz guitarist Pat Martino. His 1972 recording of "Road song" or "How intensitive" has a physicality and a powerful roundness over my Quad Transistor amps, especially my 606 Mk1, that none! of my tube amps can realize. I'm talking from 4 watt 6V6 single ended self build by a friend, Audion 300B 7 watt SET, Leak stereo 20 PP EL84, Quad2 KT66 PP, up to Mcintosh MC275 Mk4 KT88 and MC2101 8x KT88. This is not to say that my Quad606 is better in every way, it is not. But I am saying that there is no such thing as the best...apart from the synergies. My meanwhile 30 years old Tannoy 15" Alnico Canterbury also have high efficiency but the crossover is a bit tricky and they were designed for mighty SS amps...unlike the very old Tannoy gold monitors from the early 60s with 16 ohm coils and 20 watt max handling which are happy with everything tube. Mine have been in the 70s under the designation HPD385 in the Abbey Road and Decca Studios in London in Lockwood cabinets always paired with Quad SS amps. Alan Parsons has mixed with them the "Dark side of the moon" for instance at Abbey Road Studios. So please, there is not only one side of a non plus ultra. Both can please us to the highest level, tubes and sand, even AB sand...with the right partners in each case.

Sierra Hull, 36 seconds on a 5 string electric mandolin riffing a Polyphia song... keeping time bouncing her foot in the air.

https://www.discogs.com/release/6156026-Various-Dominion-犯罪軍団犯罪戦争 One of the first dubbed Anime you could get on VHS in Europe at the beginning of the 90´ies. "Dominion Tank Police" by Masamune Shirow, better known as the Author of "Ghost in the Shell".

You have spectacular speakers, don't skimp on the center, it's the most important speaker in an HT. Get a LaScala, Belle, or a Cornwall.

OK. Looks like I am going with the HIII upgrade! I just emailed Klipsch the required pictures of the speakers. $290 per side.

Heresy III kit.

https://www.discogs.com/release/12267615-UK-UK One of my favorite albums. Got it on vinyl as well but need a better copy in the future...

im getting almost the exact same speakers as u scott. im on a budget too, so i cant get anything like floorstanders yet. glad u like urs cause now im really itchin to buy mines. but i gotta save up a lil more $$$

hello, i finally have decided to move up and upgrade but i am looking for the best cost/performance ratio. i have a small 26 X 11 room in my basement and do not want somethin overkill. i will 1st replace the front 3 speakers. my old ones were the SB-3 and KSC-C1. now im going for RB-25 and RC-25. what do u guys think of this set up?

ok after researching some more threads. i have found out that my best bang for the buck would be RB-25 with an RC-35. that way i have an 6.5" cones all in the front. i read that matching cone sizes will provide great soundstage. i have also found a great deal on velodyne CHT-10 on one call for $200. for the surrounds, that will have to wait later for an upgrade and i will probably use the synergy SS-1 for now. if the upgrade big hits me down the road i can always move the RB-25s in the rear. and get something like floorstanders (RF-25/35) like the previous posters suggested. this is my final set up: J&R : Klipsch RB-25 $399 J&R : Klipsch RC-35 $399 onecall: velodyne cht-10 $190 total : $988

thanks for the feedback! do u think the velodyne CHT-10 would be a good match for the RB-25s?

"The Klipsch Synergy series, whether entry level or not, still buries everything in its price range" I agree! GO SYNERGY!

unfortunately SACD's only output 1 bit compared to dvd-audio 24 bit. i never compared SACD to DVD-audio so i dont really know the difference in sound quality, but neither should be superior than the other.

The prices have not gone down. For example, the SB3 is $449 which is the original retail price. I was hoping that the prices would decrease because of the new reference models out right now. People might as well jump into reference because the people who buy the synergy from BB will feel cheated when they compare the price against RB25

i use metal technology stands on my SB3's. it matches really nice. check it out http://www.uniquestylesolutions.com/wmt-tmt_series.asp

how long will best buy be carrying the synergies? and how much will they cost?

hi, i also went from promedia 4.1 to klipsch synergy speakers. couldnt believe the difference i heard from promedia to SB3 monitors. enjoy them

glad you like them my synergy brother! :cheers:

hey nash thanks for stickin up for the synergies. i too suddenly feel that the synergy line isnt getting any praise in here. After all they are klipsch speakers. how bad can they be compared to other brands' entry level line? im sure there are proud synergy owners out there, but i wonder if they are intimidated to post here cause they might feel discouraged suddenly when they see a post such as "ohhh my god i got the RF7". ya i know.. im envious