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looking a little lonely up here, thanks for bringing this thread back. Hamish

Our little friends' lives are too short. In the next world, Saucy will be waiting for you at the bridge. In the meantime, you take care, Jorjen Hamish

Thanks for the tip, Wheelman, I'll look for it. I think Lindsey Buckingham is one of the best guitarists around. The live guitar solo on 'Im so Afraid' on 'The Dance' is nothing short of amazing. It's up there with the solos from 'Aqualung', 'Comfortably Numb', & 'Stairway to Heaven'. Lindsey seems a lot more 'in tune' to getting a certain sound from a guitar as well as the virtuousity in playing. Actually, we had 'The Dance' (audio) on yesterday while we were drywalling the kitchen ceiling. Today, I'm so stiff I can hardly move. Slainte. Hamish

Upon reading this, my first impression was 'what bass?' (lol) However, I read here once (but never tried it) about double laminating the whole outside of the cabinet with mdf to take the vibration out. You'd need a fork lift to move it. Hamish

Sure, come on up. You're only a state away. Hit the duty free on the way by. Some Glenmorangie port finish goes good with LaScalas. Slainte. Hamish

I agree with you, Cut-Throat. I had an earlier thread about 'Ya Gotta Love Jo Jo Walsh' after first watching the Farewell Tour. Then, just this week, we watched it and enjoyed it again, not on the big HT (still too cold in that room) but on the old 2 channel system by the woodstove. There are little 'mini-licks' in some of the songs that are amazing. And replacing Felder with anyone would have been near impossible, but they pulled it off. And the Farewell Tour is about ten years after HFO already. Hamish

nice find - destiny at work again - it was meant to be this way. Congratulations and enjoy. I'm still waiting my turn. Hamish

Welcome back, Jim In life's bumpy ride, there's bound to be some nice smooth stretches as well. Take care. Hamish

arrggh!! - real Homer butt cleavage before my morning coffee. Great site. Thanks for sharing. Hamish

Way to go. True destiny. It was in the stars that it should be this way. And you're gonna give them another 30 years and then some. Enjoy. Hamish

now we're talking! Hamish

Welcome to the forum, Jaggie Ditto to what Chris above has to say. You mentioned you have an older amp. Many of the older amps have lots of bite and gonads to them. There was a lot of premium equipment from those days that is still sought after. If the amp is in good condition and running good, hang on to it for a while and concentrate on speakers first.. Keeping this in mind, you might want to start looking for some Heresies or something bigger and upgrade the amp later. Check out your local buy and sell flyers, flea markets, pawn shops and etc. Every once in a while, someone on the forum finds a Klipsch bargain. And occasionally, a forum member is upgrading so you might find something you're looking for listed here. Have fun. Hamish

God Bless Don Knotts and thank you, I believe the term 'widget' was from one of his movies. He was a business mogul making widgets. Am I correct? Anybody know which movie that was from? Hamish

hey Duke - don't you live in McIntosh country? Hamish

Just to mention, Rigma, that I've been bi-amping with a couple of Crowns for years. A DC 300A strapped for mono does the bottom with a D150A doing the mids and tops with a Crown VFX2 doing the crossover points. The top speakers are the Heresys and the bottom is the sub cabinet with 2 KEF B300 12" woofers. I have the xovers set for about 100 hz. I've got one other DC300A strapped for mono doing the other KEF sub with the HT setup with the Yammie RXV1300 and the RF3s. Years ago, I actually was tri-amping with three Crowns using the VFX2 for an adjustable mid to hi point and a dbx subharmonic synthesizer set at 120 doing the bass. Then, (before Klipsch) I was using KEF components (my subs are DIY leftovers from that phase and I still love them - actually, in the fall, I just scored a couple of KEF Cadenzas in a Value Village find - really an outstanding speaker but thirsty for clean power). There's a lot of advantages to having your own adjustable xover points and adjustable volume for different drivers. (Lots of disadvantages too). Biggest advantage is the power where you need it. Biggest disadvantage is hum and shorts from too many cables, dirty pot contacts and risk of meltdown by doing something dumb. Hamish

not a Klipsch outdoor speaker exactly but here's a story. I've got the attic in my old house set up as a computer and listening room. The house sits high on a hill looking over a few blocks down to a river valley then over to the other side. Once just for fun, I opened the front window completely, hauled a LaScala up on top of a trunk and turned it around so it was facing out the window, put Metallica's Black CD on at moderate volume, then went for a walk. Down in the valley, you could hear it at background level, but across the river facing the house again, you could pick up most of the midrange and a little high end. Later that night, I played a sound fx recording of an old steam train (tracks long gone from town), let it rip and then quickly put my toys away. Hurry spring! I'm up here in a parka right now with a space heater cranked instead. Hamish

My pick for all round best recording is Joan Osborne's 'Relish' from about 10 years ago for quality of voice, instrumentation and 'listenability'. Add to that, Jennifer Warne's collection of Leonard Cohen songs 'Famous Blue Raincoat' from about twenty years ago. I find female vocals really test the meddle of a speaker (speaking of which), I listened to the live tracks from Pink Floyd's 'Ummagumma' again the other day and found myself cranking it. And then there's the Yes album and 90125. Hamish

OK, Mr. Thebes - what's this about waxing the twins? Anyhow, throw a couple US quarters in (Canadian ones don't work) for Grand Funk 'I'm your Captain' and Foghat 'Slowride' Hamish

wow! the best yet! Imagine that as the front end of a HT system. Is Alberquerque anywhere close to Ottawa? Hamish

Right on. I hear you. Hamish

Proud new Papa, eh? What oil do you use? That's easy Baby oil! (lol) Great score. Enjoy 'em. Hamish

My glory days with ebay are over. Now, it's a minefield. A few weeks ago, I posted a topic about one day's events with ebay on the forum. I might look at the listings to find the value or going rate of an item but I don't want to get burned on phoney sales or phishers ripping off my id, so I'm done with them. Paypal is facing competition from banks that are jumping on the direct pay options, so they'll have to smarten up or fade away.

Congratulations on a sweet deal. It's great to read a story like that. Just think, you had to drive across the whole country to get them - that even beats Mikey Colterphoto in his coffee guzzling quests. Hamish

Wow, Flason, Thanks for the links. And whaddaya mean 'old guys'. Lydia Penske and Cold Blood live is great. Thanks again. Hamish

What's your favourite under-rated group or band? Instead of being famous and remembered, their music is like a candle being hidden under a bushel basket. Sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, now - rock, jazz, blues, folk or whatever - who should be playing Superbowl half time shows next? My pick is 'The Collectors' from Vancouver, Canada - a late sixties band that recorded two albums for Warner Brothers then morphed into Chilliwack who became the Canadian house band until 'Blue Rodeo' came along. The Collectors were great experimenters utilizing five part harmony (Lydia Purple), Gregorian chants (What Love Suite) and sax solos second only to Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side'. Apparently, Bill Henderson, one of the original Collectors is still touring around somewhere. So what's your pick?