Woodog

---------------- On 9/10/2003 4:39:05 PM sunnysal wrote: .I had not realized that a long sig sometimes made for a longer download (for dial up users) and generally made for more scrolling over hte same sig time and time again tony ---------------- I'm a dial-up user, horribly slow connection time, etc. BUT... I don't mind. I would never expect my good friend John, who owns a mercedes M class, to limit his driving because I only own a Ford Escort station wagon. I like seeing the goodies that people have. I like it when John lets me drive his car. huge sigs, no sigs, quotes from the left, quotes from the right, links to wherever, it's all good. Forrest

---------------- On 9/9/2003 2:25:01 PM Vladi wrote: What are all these knobs or switches on the speakers? ---------------- It's the machine that goes *BING* !!!

Wow... tons of great ones in this thread... a couple more ... Genesis - Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Supertramp - Crime of the Century Forrest

---------------- On 9/10/2003 12:26:34 AM m00n wrote: Forrest? As in ForrestHump or is this a different forrest? ---------------- No, I'm not the fictional character dreamed up by Winston Groom, but there are still many scary similarities to that Forrest, minus the wealth and time served in Vietnam. Plus, I own heritage speakers. Yay. what a joy those are. Forrest

---------------- On 9/9/2003 5:23:47 PM garymd wrote: ---------------- On 9/9/2003 3:45:31 PM Woodog wrote: ---------------- On 9/9/2003 3:26:17 PM garymd wrote: Goobers on the left, raisonets on the right. ---------------- here we are, stuck in a muddle with moon. ---------------- LOL. Steelers(sp?) Wheel. One hit wonder. How are the new cornwalls doin Forrest? ---------------- heh... not nearly a groaner as the Oi-vey Hussein half brother comment floating on another thread. LOL About those Cornwalls. gonna get the repaired tweeter tomorrow or the next day. YAY! Seriously, I feel as if I have been walking in audio darkness for over half my life, and am just now seeing sunshine give me a few months and a fatter wallet, and I'll start looking at tubes ... later, Forrest

1. What Heritage speakers have you owned, currently own, or want to own? I own 2 pair Cornwalls, 76 & 85, and one pair Heresy speakers 1979. 2. What was your age when you first purchased a Heritage series loudspeaker? 45 years old 3. What is your current age? 45 years old 4. Why did you choose Heritage loudspeakers over another Klipsch model? The Heresy was the only Klipsch speaker I had ever heard (and that hearing nearly 20 years ago), so I bought those first. the size of the room I was using them in dwarfed the Heresys, but I liked the mid/highs, and the Cornwalls were the next step. A local pair appeared on EBAY and there ya go. 5. If you currently own some Heritage loudspeakers, and could purchase some more Klipsch speakers(new or used), which ones would you purchase? Khorns. Why? if they are an improvement over the Cornwall, then they have to be audio gold. I love my Cornwalls. In every single way. 6. Do you think the upcoming Jubilee should become part of the 'Heritage' line, since it was also designed by PWK? Sure, why not?

---------------- On 9/9/2003 3:26:17 PM garymd wrote: Goobers on the left, raisonets on the right. ---------------- here we are, stuck in a muddle with moon.

---------------- On 9/6/2003 8:56:50 PM AndyKubicki wrote: Jaco Pastorius' rendition of Charlie Parker's 'Donna Lee' (originally performed as a duet) This slipped by me...Jaco! What a musician! When I hear his material I want to put my fingers into a vice! He can get so many sounds out of those bass strings! Almost anything he did was amazing! Second place for bass players for me would be Jeff Berlin, also can do some amazing things on bass. ---------------- I'm sure you know of the work of Victor Wooten, that fellow has some chops and more than a few ideas of how to bring facility to fruition. ---now for something completely different, since I had no idea where else to put this but figured a thread where folks were talking about what turns them on ... musically, that is.... -- right now I'm listening to some work by the Indian (as in south of Pakistan) composer A.R. Rahman. A couple of student workers I managed over the summer were from India, and one of them, Pavan, asked me about a home system, that he was considering the lifestyle system. I told him to get some of his favorite music and go with me to listen to the Cornwalls and Heresys I have on 'long term loan' at my church. He brought 2 discs of that composer's work, Shankar's Boys, and Five Elements. Very dense, tight, detailed, 2-channel music. VERY infectious westernized-yet-not-quite-western music. The processing/imaging/effects on this work is stunning and oh-so-musical. Anyway, I asked to borrow a few CD's of this Rahman fellow's work. he composes and produces the music, but he gets other players/vocalists to lay it down. With few exceptions the language is not one I can understand, so I listen to the words for their rhythmic and melodic qualities. This is quite a departure from the genres I normally listen to, but I've really been groovin' on this today. Does anyone else know anything about this musician?

---------------- On 9/4/2003 3:52:32 PM bassetized wrote: Tony Rice 'Native American' -the whole damn album ---------------- Anything with Tony Rice. The man is an amazing talent. One of my favorite discs is 'Tone Poems', where he and David Grisman take 17 pairs of vintage guitars and mandolins and play live direct to two track analog (Fostex E-22 at 30 ips). They use the same minimalist recording technics for all tracks. The artistry will take your breath away, and if you are an afficianado of American acoustic craftsmanship, the accompanying booklet is a most interesting read. ah.. but the music... sweet and simple. I highly recommend it.

---------------- On 9/4/2003 10:33:18 PM garymd wrote: I miss that electricity. It was a big part of my life for a long time. ---------------- Gary, Those two sentences say it all.

David Bromberg's Acoustic guitar solo on Mr. Bojangles Jerry Garcia's solo on China Doll from 5/19/77 at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. Neither solos are very technical or precise, but both are loaded with intensity and move me. I remember from a long ago past that I used to love Dave Brubeck's solo that followed choral piece 'In the Desert' from the "Light in the Wilderness' album. I'm really enjoying this thread. I'm taking notes and making lists. Forrest

---------------- On 9/4/2003 8:37:51 AM clspruiell wrote: Its really hard to brag about my Target / best buy speakers. ---------------- I'm with ya all the way! It's really hard to brag about my dinged up ebay purchases (1 pair Heresys and 2 pair Cornwall ). Until I turn 'em on, that is, then nobody cares where they came from.

---------------- On 9/2/2003 12:40:56 PM wrench_peddler wrote: I got a set from Bob and they sound wonderful. ---------------- Everyone, thanks for the advice. I'm going to send it to Bob and let him do his thing with it. I was just baffled by the huge difference in prices. (not that I'm complaining about a $50.00 repair charge!! goodness that's inexpensive!). Forrest

Got a new/old pair of 85 Cornwalls (type 1's) home this weekend. One of the tweeters is not working, but I knew that going into the deal. I took the good tweeter and hooked it up to the non-working tweeter's crossover (to eliminate a crossover malfunction) and it worked fine. Couldn't wait to call Klipsch and order the replacement for the K-77M. Came away confused because they only had diaphragms available for the K77-F which would work as a substitute for the K77M diaphragm. (on backorder). Both diaphragms were $117.00 each. Here's the reason for the confusion..... Searching for K-77 tweeters via Ebay led me to a fellow, Bob Crites, who would replace the diaphragm for me if I shipped the tweeter to him. Total cost of about $50 bucks (me shipping the tweeter there, his repairing and returning them.) Am I missing something here? I've searched the forums and found schematics for replacing the diaphragm myself, but would rather have someone who does this regularly handle the job. I've found this forum to be a wealth of good info. Your input will be very much appreciated! thanks, Forrest

Jim, What nice systems you have there!! I understand completely. I've never heard khorns, and until I bought a pair of Cornwalls (bought because I heard they sounded like a bigger heresy) I had never heard them either. In June I bought 1979 heresys, in July 1976 Cornwalls (I put both of those speakers in my church for sonic benefit there). I had been spending a lot of time at the church lately, and my music collection was migrating there. After listening to the Cornwalls, my speakers at home (rhymes with Hose) were clearly lacking. Sooooooo.... I just got a pair of 85 Cornwalls (type I) home today. As IndyKlipcshfan notes... it's out of control. now... tubes... what's that all about....????? Forrest

---------------- On 8/22/2003 3:30:51 PM classic5 wrote: I recently noticed that they sounded good together but not individually. One has too much bass and one has too little bass.Proposed Methodology - Thoughts & comments welcomed: 1. Check Phase anyway. 2. switch positions left and right to rule out the amp. ---------------- This interested me because I was having the same problem with my '76 corns. I also have had them for about a month, and EBAY score, and I ended at #2. The problem was the pre-amp and not the speaker (whew) This methodology helped. thanks all. Forrest

http://www.belgaudio.com/kcmeasurements1.htm This report was for a set of Cornwall II's. It was one of the reasons I took the 'Cornwall plunge'. Best move I ever made. I've never personally heard Cornwall II's, but I'm sure they sound sssswweeeeeeeet. forrest

best transparency I've ever heard

Cool... never seen zen-wood custom cornwalls before. Forrest

That's way overblown (ugly too). It hurts my eyes to look at it. It begs the question.. 'what the f...?' Forrest

---------------- On 8/15/2003 9:47:49 PM garymd wrote: I'm going for these if anyone cares to know. They are 15 minutes from my office and even if my wife throws me to the wolves and I have to sell them, I will at least own them for a short period of time ---------------- Dang! Dang! Dang! Well, I won't bid 'gainst ya. Dang! Best of luck.

Last night's listening in front of the heritage speakers: Paul Winter consort: Prayer for Wild Things Martha Argerreich, pianist Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit Pink Floyd: The wall (bits and pieces cranked up loud!) Bela Fleck & Flecktones live from High Sierra music festival 2001. (Victor Wooten is a GOD!) Tonight at home (bose 901's) listening to an all star bluegrass parade on a PBS fundraiser. (Del McCory, Rhonda Vincent, Mountain Heart, et al). Earlier was at the church in front of the Cornwalls and Heresys listening to Chanticleer. I used to love my 901's. sigh. Forrest

---------------- On 8/8/2003 8:33:52 PM garymd wrote: I visited Sound Works today for the first time, a local high-end shop today near my office. They have some very nice gear there and they are an authorized klipsch retailer. They are also hi-fi snobs IMO. (some snippage here) If I had any business to take, I'd take it elsewhere. Maybe he was the wrong guy to talk to. I didn't ask for the owner like someone mentioned in that Myer-Emco thread but I also wasn't looking to buy anything. ---------------- Well, looks like what you had was a bad salesman. In my unfortunate and unsuccessful association as an Independent Business Owner with a well known multi-level marketing company in the past, the one good thing that I took away from that experience was what makes a good salesman. a couple of things: 1. Praise your competitors, then show what you have to offer. 2. Find out where your customer's interests lie. Be interested in them and their life as it relates to what you are selling. So you met a bad salesman. Too bad for that business. You mention that you weren't there to buy anything anyway, but had they made you feel welcome I would bet that you would have given them some of your dollars down the line. If that had been my employee, he wouldn't have lasted till the end of that day. Seems that salesmanship is a dying art these days. What a shame. Forrest

Hey Gary, You saw The Who and can still hear. Amazing! I saw the dead in 1978 3 days before you on 4/11/78.. killer FOTD and Brown Eyed Women.. Aiko Aiko! (it was my second Dead show at that point... the first in May of 1977)... both at the fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA. ahhhhhh... memories. I think the tickets to that Dead show in 1977 were $7.50, and there has not been a rock show to equal that one since. I recently got a flier from the Kentucky Center for the Arts in Louisville for their opera season, offering early birds $10.00 off the 'per person' price of $120.00 . EGADS!! So I could: a. Take a date to four opera shows or... b. buy another set of cornalls. I'll choose plan b.... Forrest

oooooo .. nice looking cornwalls.