Myhamish

I bought a Yamaha RX V1300 after New Year's. I'd recommend it to anyone. It's a 6:1 dts/dd receiver with 110 wpc @ 8 ohms x 6, has 9 24 bit 192 DAC's and sounds great in stereo or home theatre modes. Here's the reviews in audio review. Highlight the address, right click copy and go up to your url bar and right click paste, then hit go & it should take you there ( in a perfect world ). Have fun. Hamish http://www.audioreview.com/A-V+Receivers/Yamaha+RX-

Hi Jim, FAMILY IS EVERYTHING. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS IN THIS CHALLENGING TIME. IN THE MEANTIME, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF - LOTS OF WALKS, EAT RIGHT, KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FRIENDS, TALK THINGS OUT, AND KEEP AN UPBEAT FOCUS. TAKE CARE. HAMISH

Justin, This is a job for the pipes. Bright and early in the morning - maybe a rendition of Caber Feidh before a tuneup. Lots of pipers in DFW on google. If I were a little more mobile, I'd be proud to do the honours. BTW, great comeback line, Fini.

Hi. I've had the Yamaha 6:1 dts RX 1300 since New Year's. I did a fair bit of reading and shopping before I chose it. It's built like a tank, performs great with 9 24 bit 192 DAC's @ 110 wpc @ 8 ohms x 6. Based on experience so far, I'd recommend it. Only a couple of small drawbacks. Banana plugs work best on the speakers because the binding posts are kind of close. The orange lit display window is hard to read from a distance ( although there is a great on screen display ) and the manual could have been more clear. Here's the link for audio reviews which give it a 4.75 out of 5. http://www.audioreview.com/A-V+Receivers/Yamaha+RX-V1300/PRD_140181_2718crx.aspx Good luck. Hamish

Hi Lynnm, I really admired your shrewd observations & writing skills on the auditory sensory topic in the "rf-7 vs. k horn" postings. I agree with your views on compensation and have had a long personal challenge of a different sensory nature. As for the "rf-7's vs. Khorns" or LaScalas, there is a timeless appreciable quality inherent to the Heritage series that is also probably a good financial investment as well. As for Scotch,I'm not a Scotch snob. I appreciate any Scotch - blends or single malts - as company & atmosphere are other factors in enjoyment. The Laphroaigh you speak of is a rich, smokey, peaty, dark and bold Islay offering, that will knock your socks off. A lot of people are put off by the rather robust character. If you can find Ardbeg 10 year old or Ardbeg 18 year old, they are also distinct Islay offerings. I think you would enjoy either immensely. One of the nicest low end surprises and don't let the name fool you - if you can find it - it's called " Sheepdip". Try it. Anyway, Lynnm, here's to you and all our American friends for a happy and safe Fourth of July with family and friends. Slainte mhath. Hamish

Hi. Check this out. It's interesting. It's a single 1960 Khorn on ebay with a wooden squawker horn. It seems to be in pretty fair shape. It's in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sales open to anybody worldwide and it's got 9 days to go. Cool! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3033622712&category=14993 Tried some nice single malt Scotch this week that JR brought. Balvenie 12 year old ( old enough to be on it's own ) double casked in traditional oak and sherry oak. Life is good.

We call the reflective bumps in the middle of the road " catseyes ". Hours of painstaking searching has led to this authorative site. I didn't want to quote directly in case of copyright infringement but here is the University of Berkley study on Bott's Dotts. http://www.its.berkeley.edu/techtransfer/resources/newsletter/fall99/genesis.html m00n, I had to give up cutting my dog's toenails for this. Hamish

---------------- On 6/28/2003 2:02:50 AM trespasser_guy wrote: I apologize to all... I just need to get this out of my system- you may ignore....... My parents know that I just want to listen and enjoy.... can it work that way? H**L FREAKIN NO......My mom came in to check emails, booting me off the comp...... My dad comes in and sits down. WHO KNOWS WTF HE WAS DOING. ...........MY GOD I WAS GETTING SO D@MN FRUSTRATED I COULD HAVE PUNCED A WALL..........Sure, you might say I just am not capable of sharing...For me, you CAN NOT touch my headphones...... I don't care WHO you are............. ---------------- Hey Trespasser Guy, It's really good for you to vent and express yourself. Being young isn't easy these days. There's a song I'd like you to find and quietly listen to. " The Living Years " by Mike and the Mechanics. When you're over the bridge and have kids of your own, maybe you can reflect back to this time in your life. If being young isn't easy, being a parent isn't any easier. God bless you all. Hamish

Hey Fini and BBB, I have dogs, Klipsches and play bagpipes. Those pix were a riot and really got me laughing. And Dodger, your professional insight and advice has value for all. Anyway, here's a little humour. What's the difference between a drummer in a pipe band and Mick Jagger? Mick Jagger will sing " Hey you, get offa my cloud" and a drummer will sing. " Hey McLeod, get offa my ewe". Replies for those in kilts to those who ask what's worn underneath them. 1. "Nothing's worn, it's all in perfect working order." 2. "My socks." 3. ( this is good but rude ) "your wife's lipstick". Anyway, best to all. Take care. Hamish

I've been watching this for a week now. Ten minutes to go so I'm going to tune in to the page and watch with my refresh button. It's too far for me to bid. All the comments here about bidding at the end and using a sniper are very good advice. Good luck. Hamish

Arthurs, I'm certainly glad to hear your wife is all right after walking in on something like that. After reading the other suggestions, I was wondering if your family had considered the possibility of a dog. Any breed of dog has what is called ' stopping power'. Some breeds of course have more effect than others, but any thief will take a canine into account as an unknown factor and reconsider their objective. As well, a dog can bond well within the family, offering protection, companionship and they're always glad to see you. And rescued dogs from the shelter can be the most pleasant surprise of all. Anyway, I hope all's well in the future. Hamish

Hi Dave, Check out this link: http://www.idealinnovations.biz/ Like you, I've grown up with solid state and have wondered about all the tube amp hoopla on the forum. This Ideal Innovations company seems to be worth checking out. I found them a few months ago on ebay. They have different models of mono and stereo tube amps and take pride in their design features. Anyway, have a look and let me know what you think. I might make a move in that direction too. Take care. Hamish

Looks great Tom and it'll sound great too. We have a very similar attic in a much older and colder Victorian house that was redone about 7 years ago. The kneewalls are lower at 36" with a steeper pitch going to the ceiling, so the side walls are much larger with a 5' across level ceiling. It has a rectangular 28 x 66 double hung window at the front. In relation to your photos -where your wife and child are - to their right, there is a framed closet. To their left the door goes out to an smaller 'L' with a stairway going down to the second floor. Behind them there is another open area where we have a bed and smaller window on the back wall. For safety, we have a trap door that goes down through the closet to a second floor closet, two smoke detectors, a fire extinguisher and metal chain escape ladder. I would like to stress the importance of that. We finished the whole room in 1" x 4" v-groove pine laid on a 45 diagonal, then stained it with a Minwax honey colored stain, then varnished with a flat finish sanding between coats. I haven't been up there in 3 weeks since my knee was hurt in an accident. Computer usually stays up there on a desk beside the door but it's on the dining room table right now. For sound gear right now, the attic is set up as a stereo configuration with the Heresys being powered by the Marantz and a preamp 'y' to the Citation 12 power amp driving the Cornwalls. Speakers are set where your window wall would be and are in from the corners a couple feet and out from the wall about a foot with the window in the middle with a nice pine wood blanket box that serves as a bench. There are wool carpets on the floor and 3 arm chairs set up across where your wife and child are in a 1-2-3 setup. The sound is warm, full, bright, with lots of presence and no ringing or strain. Best way to eliminate horn ringing seems to be in using more horns. Try checking out your lumber suppliers and get some prices on pine or cedar v-groove. The look is worth it. The home theatre is set up down on the main floor with mini speakers - tv, dvd, receiver, etc. are hidden in an armoire type cabinet. Rest of the gear is stuffed in the front parlour. Anyway, good luck and enjoy. Hamish

G'day Marvel. The drawings are outstanding. I'm using them for my opening wallpaper. A couple weeks ago, I put together a folder with your LaScala mods, so here's a couple questions for you. First of all, I like the idea of the mods being reversible. In the mods, you have a 10" extension with 2 4" pvc pipes. I don't see this in your current drawing, but I see the mod cutout at the bottom of the doghouse to vent it down. Also I've never had a LaScala apart, so how does the woofer sit in there. I always thought it was inside the 'v' firing out to the back wall then out along the sides into the room. Anyway, thanks for the great ideas and wallpaper. Hamish

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Thanks for the get well wishes, Rob. From wandering around in the Forum for a few weeks, it's great to take in the hints, tweaks and peeks of other systems. And the personal anecdotes and humour helps make it more of a shared experience. As for the 'band' wagon, your intuition is sharp again, as I've been in pipe bands for a while. Close to true Nirvana for me is listening to the 78th Fraser Highlanders " Live In Ireland" cranked. Take care. Hamish

Thanks for the best wishes, m00n. I used to joke about staying away from chainsaws, motorbikes and ladders. I shoulda listened to my inner voice. This was 3 weeks ago down at my brother's place in Peterborough. He bought it last fall and even though an inspector checked it out, it was structurally rotten from the second story where the bathroom had leaked down an inner wall to the main beam in the basement. So structural engineers, put in new beams, scabbed onto the old joists and etc. So when finished, I volunteered to go down and patch and paint. First day there, I was stripping a wallpaper border off in the bedroom with a steamer. 25 or so trips up and down were ok. 26th time, it kicked out from under me, I went backwards and basically, my knee exploded. So the guy helping with the gardening called the ambulance, then into the Peterborough Hospital ( it's near Toronto, so the heavy SARS screening was in gear too ), then surgery the next day. And I have nothing but the greatest respect for the cool professionalism and care given by all staff there. Then home Saturday sideways in the back seat of my brother's car. I tell you how something like that can sure change your outlook on a lot of things. When they were loading me into the car at the hospital, I was more concerned about any more pain, but my significant other noticed a young guy sitting in a wheelchair with a SARS mask on, puffing away on a cigarette, with both legs recently amputated. So it could have been worse - like my neck. Anyway, so lots of time at home. I get to play with my computer, so I've been pecking at one of the w3school html courses and wandering back and forth from ebay to the Klipsch Forum here. Been on long enough, I'm starting to recognize some of the entries like yours and get a kick out of the humour. So I've got a bed on the main floor between two LaScalas and the sub in the front room and some mini speakers hooked up to the HT right now (WAF -11db with anything bigger in the living room). Down side is my Cornwalls, Heresy's and other hardware are way up in the finished attic. Might as well be on the m00n. Get it --m00n. Thanks and take care. Hamish

---------------- Tony Boone wrote: Check out this guys horn speaker designs: http://members.aol.com/araiyuichi/ ---------------- Wow, you're right, Tony. What beautiful horn systems. A real love of craft there. And a really nice site to wander in. And Formica, easy on the ladder jokes. I'm 3 weeks into the busted knee injury now - crotch to ankle brace, 5 weeks to go,then physio. From a ladder. Take care. Hamish

---------------- On 6/17/2003 6:19:13 PM efzauner wrote: hey I think they came from Lulu's Roadhouse. Ya know, the one with the world's longest bar...Anyone out there ever been to Lulu's? ---------------- My gut reaction was they were from Lulu's, but I couldn't remember the name. I went to college ( Conestoga ) there in the early '70's before Lulu's was even there. The watering hole then was Nicholson's Tavern over the bridge in Blair. The hifi shop used to be Schneider Hifi in downtown Kitchener. My roomie and I bought lots of gear there.

On ebay, there's a set of Klipschorns that have been identified in the forum as Commercial Type D's. Would these have a K77 tweeter, K55 squawker, K33E woofer and a ALK crossover. Thanks. Hamish

On 6/17/2003 3:30:39 PM Billabong1083 wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3031143621&category=14993 Thanks for the headsup on the industrial Klipschorns, Billabong. Right here in Canada too and with a buy it now option. Makes it kind of tempting. I'm about 5 hours away. Industrial open models without the finished cabinets - not the prettiest things. They would register on the -10db WAF scale. I wonder what kind of shape the drivers are in. It looks like they might be from a bar or a church. I'm going to add it to my ebay watch list and see what happens. Right now, I'm not in a position to make a move ( literally - busted up right knee ). Take care. Hamish

---------------- On 6/15/2003 6:41:46 AM lynnm wrote: I am starting a new thread rather than hijack fini's thread : A couple years ago, coming by a back way through New Hampshire and Vermont, we found a small flea market. A guy had a Nikko rack mount tuner, pre-amp and power amp sitting on the tail gate. My friend JR thought this was junk especially when the owner said someone had brought it back because the amp wouldn't work. He wanted $10. I had about $6 in my pocket and we brought it home. Turns out the power amp needed a new plug. I later traded this & a little cash for my Cornwalls. Other deals were a $45 Marantz scope tuner from a second hand store, a $35 Crown 0C 150 switching unit with original box, manual and test sheet from a pawn shop, a Goodman biaxial Axiom 80 raw speaker from a yard sale for $3. I've turned these on around on ebay since with some very good results. Half the fun is in the looking. With the new HT systems, a lot of people are ditching the classic hardware so it's a good opportunity for those in the know. Take care. Hamish

Have you guys heard of the SOQ +-db? I have empathy for the situation of a sometimes unsympathetic soul mate and I can feel the pain ( oh, that's the busted up right leg ). What works sometimes with components is bringing them in one at a time and mixing them with the other stuff. If you move some of the other stuff around at the same time, it works even better. However, when you bring a pair of black LaScalas home and pop them in the tv room, you're kind of out there on your own. I have a pet name for this reaction. I call it the SOQ +-db. This is the Significant Other Quotient measured in plus or negative decibels. When I brought home a new double door fridge for a great price, the SOQ was +4 db. When I brought the LaScalas home, the SOQ was and still is -6 db. Just from the posts on the board, it is very apparent that the pursuit of high end audio sound is a male oriented activity. I don't drink a whole lot, don't gamble except for the odd Lottery ticket, don't run around, and don't smoke. Basically, I consider heritage audio equipment an investment that one can enjoy and appreciate ( audibly as well as financially over time ). And more power to those who find yard sale, pawn and thrift shop finds and appreciate the benefits of an excellent bargain. So enjoy. Hamish

Have you guys heard of the SOQ +-db? I have empathy for the situation of a sometimes unsympathetic soul mate and I can feel the pain ( oh, that's the busted up right leg ). What works sometimes with components is bringing them in one at a time and mixing them with the other stuff. If you move some of the other stuff around at the same time, it works even better. However, when you bring a pair of black LaScalas home and pop them in the tv room, you're kind of out there on your own. I have a pet name for this reaction. I call it the SOQ +-db. This is the Significant Other Quotient measured in plus or negative decibels. When I brought home a new double door fridge for a great price, the SOQ was +4 db. When I brought the LaScalas home, the SOQ was and still is -6 db. Just from the posts on the board, it is very apparent that the pursuit of high end audio sound is a male oriented activity. I don't drink a whole lot, don't gamble except for the odd Lottery ticket, don't run around, and don't smoke. Basically, I consider heritage audio equipment an investment that one can enjoy and appreciate ( audibly as well as financially over time ). And more power to those who find yard sale, pawn and thrift shop finds and appreciate the benefits of an excellent bargain. So enjoy. Hamish

---------------- On 6/11/2003 4:49:11 PM rigma wrote: Myhamish, I forgot to mention the USM 810 is programed via a PC and the only changes made at the unit level is the ability to switch between pre programed setups. ---------------- Thanks for the info, Rigma. I made a file on your system and put your notes and pix into it. ( Also got one started for if and when I make a Klipsch center channel ). I bet your system sounds superb. I'd really like to hear it. A long time ago, when I was into the KEF stuff, I was triamping with the 3 Crowns with the VFX2A doing the high pass cross and a dbx subharmonic synthesizer that had a crossover for 120 hz. doing the bass. I ran that until I got my set of Heresys and still have the subs from that setup. Anyway, enjoy. We agree that Crown and Klipsch makes a great combination. Take care. Hamish