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Mike, As others have noted, Craig is a good person to get an integrated from. A great start as you will get one working up to specs and safe(no fires)! I've been enjoying the Fisher integrateds lately. I have an X-100(A). Good quality EL84 tubes are cheap and easy to get-a consideration when getting older gear. Well, let us know what you end up with and enjoy! Paul[]

Rich, I would hold out for a UK pressed, BC-13 box. Best sound and not that much different in price. Checked ebay and it seems a bunch have just been thrown up. With a little patience you should be able to get a NM one for $150-200-tops! They are worth it! Paul

Robert, Glad you were able to find a home for the Scott. You made someone a super deal! Enjoy the VRD's, and your good deeds will come back to you. Take care, Paul

---------------- On 8/17/2005 8:08:06 PM Shade wrote: I'm having some trouble biasing my Scott 299A. Bought it from another forum member about a year ago, and I beleive Craig had rebuilt it sometime prior. No problems until recently. Anyway, as I understand it, the DC balance should be adjusted close to 0 VDC, and the DC voltage to 0.275. No trouble with the DC balance, but to get close to the 0.275 on the voltage for channel A I have to turn the pot on the back all the way clockwise. With that I can get both channels to about .268. I don't remember having to turn the pot nearly that far before to set it, so I assume something is wrong. Could it be something simple like a tube going or something else? ---------------- Shade, I hope more knowledgable folks will chime in soon. For now: Have you tried switching the output tubes from side to side and see if the low bias follows them? Might help narrow things down. Is channel B ok? You'll get it figured out with the help of nice folks here. Good luck! Paul

Indy-Thanks for the compliment. For such a simple design and materials, they come across pretty well. Travisc-Sounds like you've got some good ideas going. I look forward to seeing how nice it looks. Take care, paul

---------------- On 7/31/2005 12:46:09 PM NOSValves wrote: I really wish I would of taken a photo of the position of these little caps. This is real simple swap as long as you can do some basic soldering. There in a open area of the amp. If you can take a good picture of the under chassis of the amp I'll whip up a quick photoshop job to show you where they located. ---------------- That's very nice of you Craig. paul

Travisc, I used 5/8" all-thread. With the granite shelves, you might want to go 3/4". I ordered the all-thread, nuts & washers from McMaster Carr. They have a great catalog and it's there the next day. I'm sure someone like Grainger would have the same stuff. You've got a lot of options on all-thread: size, length & material/color-ie: black. I used hose type rubber washers between the shelves and bottom side washers to reduce vibration/resonance. Don't know if it works, but it made me feel better. I also picked up some rubber tips like you'd see on the end of a walking cane to go on the bottom of the all thread to protect the floor. I think they work really well and are easy on the wallet. Your mahogony granite sounds like it'll be sharp. Please post a pic when you are done so we can admire you're handywork. paul

I used the Golden Ratio when sizing these shelves. They are 26" W x 16" D. Plenty of breathing room for the components. Hope this helps, Paul

Patrick, Sounds good so far. Packing is critical, no doubt. FWIW, I've become a fan of using sheets of foam + bubble wrap for packing. Pull the tubes, wrap in foam individually, and then together in a roll of foam. Perhaps put these in a small box that can sit inside the 1st carton. Wrap the body of amp in bubble wrap and set inside a box lined with foam cut-to-fit on all sides + top and bottom. Set this box in another box that has been given the foam treatment all around. The foam is inexpensive and easy to work with. A little bit of time and patience yields a nice "custom" box for shipment. This would also give a fairly clean presentation if opened by customs. Not a lot of mess for them and easy enough/logical to put back together. Just some thoughts. Please keep us posted and hope all goes very well. Paul

Douglas, Those look great! X 8!! Nice work. Are you pretty into quad sound? Paul

Patrick, Any news?

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Patrick, Those look nice! Hope this works out smoothly. The seller does have a bunch of (mostly positive) feedback. Big city, no reason why a set of MC 30s wouldn't be south of the border. Keep us posted. Paul

---------------- On 7/8/2005 5:07:06 PM Guy Landau wrote: Joe, Sorry to hear about your accident. Nice stuff you've got there. Prices are more than fair. The Dyna is a bargain at that price. ---------------- Ditto. Sorry to hear of your accident. Paul

---------------- On 7/4/2005 3:09:30 PM garymd wrote: Congrats Paul. There's a long history behind that amp. Its probably been owned and/or auditioned by more forum members than any other amp. Also, if you can't find an original cabinet, it should be easy to make one. ---------------- Gary, Appreciate for the kind words. Special thanks to Kevin(IT Guy) for making the transaction smooth as butter. Within an hour or two of payment he had the Fisher boxed and ready for shipment. Sounds like this unit is becoming a Klipsch family heirloom. Happy Fourth! paul

---------------- On 7/2/2005 2:09:15 PM kev313 wrote: Allan - I'll take 3 and 8. PM me! ---------------- Ooops-Too late! Enjoy the records! paul

Allan, I'd take the Duke record if it's not spoken for. paul

Gary, Amazon has the Shure M97xe for $55 shipped. I have it and a V15vxmr. I'd say it's about 80% of the V15. Good tracker, easy on your records. Pretty cheap. Good luck, Paul http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I5SB/qid=1120233129/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_ur_1/002-4274513-8323218?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846

---------------- On 6/30/2005 8:54:21 PM I.T. Guy wrote: Thanks Paul. I sent you a reply message. I received 6 copies of the same message in my "in box". Must have been acting up? Kevin ---------------- Kevin, Must have been a little happy with the trigger finger. Anyhow folks, I am out on this one. I'm sure with Craig's touches, this baby is singing a sweet tune! Thanks again Kevin, paul

Kevin, I'm interested. Tried to send a PM and it's not going through. Will try again later. My thanks, Paul

---------------- It was a great store! They were very strong on Klipsch, and where I first heard K-horns, playing the sensational Mercury recording of Saint-Saens Organ Symphony. Marantz was preferred over other pre/amp electronics. It was located right at the beginning of S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd, on the left as it begins climbing the hill. With the medical school on top of the hill, it was strategically located to tap the favorable academic medical market. Long gone, unfortunately. Larry ---------------- Larry, Would that be across the street from the old Carnival hamburger joint? Another slice of history. paul

---------------- On 6/22/2005 5:12:11 PM LarryC wrote: Wanna go way back? In the 1960s, High Fidelity Unlimited in Portland Oregon carried a prestigious and comprehensive range of components: Marantz, McIntosh, Scott, Fisher, Sherwood, Fairchild, Klipsch, JBL, Goodmans, Ampex, Concertone, Thorens, SME, numerous cartridges including ESL and Fairchild as well as Shure and Empire, etc. Larry ---------------- Larry, I'm from Portland. A bit before my time, but where were they located? Sounds like it was a great store! paul

Happy Birthday!

Rich, Thanks for your kind words. In all fairness I rode my bike to the Post Office, so it really wasn't that big a deal. I've been helped immeasurably by folks here on the forum. Extending some of that kindness to others is a pleasure. Take care, paul