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Groomlake and dflip, - I have concerns about the weakened Earl hitting the Bay of Fundy area of Nova Scotia after the record breaking heat wave. Would that pull it in or repel it? Once it's passed over Nova Scotia would it be on a bead for PEI? You are both providing a valuable service. Thank you. Keep it coming. Slainte. Hamish

Consider yourself lucky to find one. It could be older than you. Back in the early days, Crowns did double duty - for home applications with the DC 150 pre-amps and professional sound reinforcement applications. DC300s and DC300As served as the yeoman power amps for many concerts that we attended as kids. Many D60s and D75s were the bastion power amps for broadcast monitor applications. It's a testament to the robust 'built in the USA' quality that they're still around today. We grew up with the stuff. How many 1970 cars are still on the road today? These amps deserve a modicum of respect in their senior years. In regards to your D60, if taken care of (caps & etc.), it should be around for another 50 years. Enjoy. Slainte. Hamish

Is that 'Gooch' or 'Cooch'? Welgome. Slainte. Hamish

You're a great guy, Mikey. Happy Birthday. Slainte. Hamish

Welcome back. Every day is a gift. Slainte. Hamish

Thanks for a great thread. What an education - reading and seeing how this stuff develops instead of the after the fact news coverage. Keep it coming. Slainte. Hamish

Doug, I'm so sorry to hear about your sudden and tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. Take care. Hamish

To have a great party, you have to have great neighbours. Thanks USA. Slainte. Hamish

Hi Amy How to audition speakers in the store Slainte. Hamish

Mister Thebes - the teacher who comes to town in the movie 'The Heat of the Night' Just kidding - actually the cat in my avatar is Tibby - short for "You may call me Mr. Tibbs" from the same movie.

More live Doors? Wow. Let it roll, baby, let it roll! I'm curious to hear it too - usually their live stuff is quite stellarly recorded considering the stoned immaculate era. And the 5.1 studio remasters from the Perception boxset really break on through. I think I'll go the roadhouse and get myself a beer. Slainte. Hamish

I hear you, brother. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. RIP: Quad 606 (Dec. 6, 2009 - Jan. 5, 2010), & many of my dearly missed Crown amps, preamps, xovers & bridgesYamaha RX-Z1 - (Aug. 2009 - Oct. 2009), HK Citation 12 power amp (2000-2003) - Ocnorb - email on way Slainte. Hamish

"....the horror.....the horror..." Slainte. Hamish

- might be fun to A/B it with a Glenmorangie Sherry Finish - BTW, we have Cubans up here - I like a Guantanamera now and then. Slainte. Hamish

ditto to: And don't forget about the music - your friend until the end.... however...you've got enough various equipment to change things around from time to time and play around with it. I enjoy doing this a fair bit ... play around with equipment, speaker placement, moving furniture, putting the stuff in different rooms, ripping out walls, finishing attics, and when done I'm back at square one, then start over with a different CD - maybe Achtung Baby or No Line on the Horizon. Slainte. Hamish

I like the Golden Corral - wish they had them here - as far as kids go - always let them know the door is always open -my parents did. Slainte. Hamish

J.4.knee, I can empathize with you. An Aberlour that is old enough to be on it's own. Aberlour has a real wow factor. I had a Aberlour dram of cask strength at my neighbour's just before Christmas - got to get myself invited back. Slainte. Hamish

Hi Owen, ditto to winchester. It might be an idea to take your time and look for heritage (Khorns, LaScalas, Belles, Cornwalls, Heresy) and build from there. Quite a few forum members run Heritage HT systems. PSG is one, me for another. Heritage speakers are for life - like a best friend. The search and where it takes you is half the fun...... jeez- I'm lapsing into my Jim Morrison persona (OK - Val Kilmer doing Jim Morrison) . And the Reference line of Klipsches offer full timbre matched, balanced HT speaker systems that are excellent for music as well as movies. In the old days, there used to be a 3-2-1 ratio for audio equipment - 3 being $ spent on speakers, 2 being $ spent on amplification and 1 being $ spent on the head end. Remember, music is your only friend until the end. Slainte. Hamish

high point - finding a Yamaha RX-Z1 for $200 at a pawn shop low point - a couple months later - blowing the Yamaha RX-Z1 while playing a dts audio version of "The Captain and Me" by the Doobie Brothers - complete with a thunderous ripping sound, a flash of orange/blue light and no kidding - a small mushroom shaped cloud of smoke that hung over the receiver and stunk up the place. Slainte - Hamish

Congratulations, Ron. ditto to all the above and what kind of music do you like? Speakers for life - that's what you have. Slainte. Hamish

Hi Daddy, About 10 years ago or so, there was a Monty Python reunion. They were all being interviewed with the recently dearly departed Graham Chapman's urn on the coffee table. Throughout the discussion, there are many references to Graham and reverent gazes to the table. Near the end of the interview, a typically pythonesque event happens. Guess what? Have a great holiday. Slainte. Hamish

that's the ticket, Thomas Slainte. Hamish

Hey Mallette, That could be a Rollei T ( T for Tessar by Carl Zeiss) 2 1/4" twin lens reflex. It'll say on the front of the lens. One of the sharpest cameras ever made - definitely a keeper - Holds it's own with a Hasselblad. A great legacy for your kids. If you're hanging on to these cameras for 20 years, here's some storage tips. If they have leather cases, get them out and into clean boxes with a couple of pouches of silica gel. Store in a dry place. The biggest enemy of cameras is fungus growing inside the lens. Fungus makes the cost of disassembling and cleaning the lens more costly than the worth of the camera. Occasionally, wind them and trip the shutter a few times at different speeds, then make sure the shutter is tripped and the winder mechanism is released before storing again. Rotate the aperture ring to keep it moving smoothly. --- BTW --- the other posts about Angenieux lenses, Arriflex, Eclairs, CP-16s, etc - I know where there's a 16mm. Bolex EBM with an Angenieux 12-120 going cheap - oh yeah - it's got fungus on the lens - then a meathead camera tech tried to clean it, a C ring fell out inside, and scratched the inner element. Slainte. Hamish

Sounds good. And an oven recipe will go good around here when it's - 40 outside and too cold to bbq. Here's my recipe with a Canadian flavour and Scottish flavour. In a large open pot, boil ribs in water and 1/2 cup of pickling spice. When mostly cooked, put the ribs on a bbq grill and baste with half maple syrup and half your favourite bbq sauce. Turn often to avoid burning. Oh yeah, the Scottish flavour - a couple neat drams of Bowmore 12 year old. Slainte. Hamish

Stay strong, Cal, for those who look up to you and need you. My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family at this time. Hamish.