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Congrats Danny! I know what you mean about the sound. The first time I heard Khorns were after they were in my room. OMG is right! A little trivia about those wonderful vertical Cornwalls Edster has there... I decided to get Cornwalls in May of 2003, Edster had bought those Cornwalls a tad earlier (I think March) from a lady who works two floors below me for an insanely low amount. Woo p.s. I also wonder why Ed would move those khorns.

Since you are already into Bela Fleck, a great suggestion for Edgar Meyer's contributions would be Strength in Numbers (The Telluride Sessions) (Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyers, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Mark Oconnor and others.. very good acoustic music) Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 (Edgar Meyer and Victor Wooten are both on this one... one cut has them both playing ... very satisfying listening) Woo

Ditto for Victor Wooten, another would be Edgar Meyer. Woo

Dude... your amps were intoxicating to me. I TOTALLY understood what the hype was when I heard them! 2 points... the room was LARGE and the Cornwalls are, of course, less efficient than the fully horn loaded systems. And even though everyone got quiet for the two pieces I wanted to listen to (thanks) there was still background noise that messed with me. I would have loved to hear your amps on the Jubilee, for instance, or even my Khorns in my much smaller, nearly silent space. (I'll email you my shipping address... I'll expect delivery next week, LOL). It was a different flavor of ice cream, and if I had the jack I would own a pair. Same with those Dynaco MKIII's (whew!). I get the hype now. Delicious sound... oh so tasty. Woo

The preamp did sound nice, but to be honest I was wondering what was it about the sound of the CD player --> ST70 sound he didn't like. It was full, rich, ballsy, and, well, just fine overall. The ST70 gave rock solid imaging and a much needed crystal shine vs. the solid state I had heard previously. My preamp helped a little, but certainly not $500.00 worth of 'little'. my $.02, Woo

I cannot begin to imagine the suffering, but please know that my thoughts are with her. I am so pleased that she finds relief in the music. peace Woo

Everything colors sound (some call it distortion). Which color do you prefer? [] Woo

Cornwall I's most definitely. Value is hard to access... I live an hour to the north of you, and got my first Cornwalls from a seller in Nashville. $600. They were less than stellar condition; however, as with most Cornwalls, the sound was/is glorious (especially with upgraded crossovers). I think that if you allow yourself the opportunity to drive 4 hours (one way), then the market for Cornwalls <$800 opens up considerably. On the other hand, if you see these and like them and want them and can afford them, then buy them. [] Woo

Lee, that was A.R. Rahman: Vande Mataram 1997, Columbia (Sony Music) Woo

My aura later turned paisley as a result. [] Woo

Hey Fini! There were a lot of those, right? Can you send me my aura picture? Woo

What a good time! I'm busy at work right now, and got in tired late last night, but just let me say that the 'event' was much fun. There were lots of different equipment there and even more types of music there. I definitely have to add my YES to the crossover crazies, the effect on my '76 Cornwalls was immediate and very satisfying. Prior to having the crossover installed, Dee's Heresys made 'em sound rather sickly. Afterwards, there was wonderful clarity in the sound from top to bottom. We all had a good time sniffing the old crossovers. I got to hear my Scott 208 against SSH's Lessard S.E.T., Dee's MK III's, and Seti's Canary Audio S.E.T. with a Merlin and with a Scott 130, a Phillips Universal CD player vs. a Tjoeb tube unit, and a good vinyl rig (Music Man?). My Scott lost in every case, but I still love it none the less! [] More impressions on all of this later when I have time to write it up. The room at 'The Goat Roper' was acoustically wonderful.. few parallel surfaces and mostly wood. We even kept it below 90 db (surprising loud, even there) most of the time until the very end, where the last 10 songs or so pushed the 105 - 110 level. Fun stuff. Good food, good drink, good friends, good tunes, good sound... what more could one ask for? Woo

and my favorite verse of the song... Hope you get some tonight! Hope you get some tonight! Hope you get some cake and ice cream (well, what were you thinking?) Hope you get some tonight! Happy Birthday young'un! Woo

Well, now you do! [] Woo

I'll have the Corns. If you bring your Scott 130 and a CD player we'll have it covered! Woo

I'm gonna arrive fairly early on Friday and would like to meet up with some folks for dinner. Anyone with plans? Let me know, Woo

I understand your avatar a bit better now, LMAO! Woo

Yes, you scored. Those are beautiful! Woo

Ok BS, I'm leaving town on Thursday heading to Hope with my 208 and Corns, so I'm going to drop off my Scott 355 for you to listen to. Nosvalves did it right, and that baby sings. The pre-amp makes a huge difference. I don't know much, but I know that. I won' t let you say no either, so don't try. [] Woo

Thats-ah nice! Woo

As long as you bring your razor sets we'll be happy. Music, hmmmm, I'm choosing music that I like, obviously, but everything that I bring is excellently recorded and presents superb imaging on my 299B/Khorn system. The Planets Peter Hurford: Organ Music Bela Fleck: Fun Stuff! Grisman/Rice: Tone Poems AR Rahmen: Vende Mataram Ricky Lee Jones: Pop! Pop! Holly Cole: It Happened One Night Paul Winter: Prayer for the Wild things Mary Chapin Carpenter: various stuff Keb Mo: various stuff Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Woo

Hey David, It'd be cool to hear the Cornwall II vs. Cornwall I. But personally, my choice would be to have you bring the Scott 130 pre-amp to listen to as well as your SACD player. I'm bringing a Scott 208 (basically the power amp section of the 299C), so there could be two preamp/amp combos set up. I'm really looking forward to hearing different tube topologies compared side by side. Where I live I don't even have the advantage of a decent solid state setup to check out, much less tubes. Woo

Whew! I thought it was the latest new movement for the Unitarian Universalists and I was the last to know. Woo

A couple of requests.... Would someone bring an electric screwdriver? This is to quickly remove screws from the back of my Cornwall cabinets. How large is the listening space? (I'm going to bring cables, 12awg stuff, nothing fancy). Thanks, Woo

It's just you. I've never heard that said before. [] Woo