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You must mean the RP3's, which are discontined. Yes, they sounded kind of thick and plodding.

Yes, I'm a pacifist. No apologies. I have an aversion to dead people. You think doing this is a good idea huh? Think making a Martyr out of Saddam will make terrorism go away? Doing this will increase acts of terrorism in this nation by a factor of a 100, and destablize the whole region. We should have taken him out in 90, but we didn't -- why? Step back and look at the big picture. The goal of radical Islam isn't any different than radical Christianity. All radicals want their ideals to be the concepts with which the world is run. Mainstream Islam OTOH, is the same as mainstream Christianity -- live in peace with your brother, and know that your kingdom is not of this world. Allah is certainly not Yahweh, and both religons can't be right -- but that doesn't mean we can't get along until history unfolds and reveals the truth. Everyone prosletizes, even Atheists. Who cares? Everyone goes about the business of winning others to their belief system, and each has to make up their own mind. The bottom line however, is that no matter what system you are working under -- there are basic precepts we all agree on -- and we should live them out the best we can. The politcal issues are complex, and isolating any one point into a corner doesn't get it done. I will say it's ludicrous to believe that Saddam will drop a nuke. He may be ruthless, but he's not an idiot. I don't think he has any interest in seeing Iraq turned into a sea of glass. Maybe some of you would be willing to take some time and do some research on April Glaspie, and the meeting she had with Saddam before the Gulf war? Saddam told us he was going into Kuwait, and the official American response was, "We have no opinion on Arab to Arab conflicts". Two days later, Bush is on T.V. calling Saddam a "Hitler". It's about oil. It's always been about oil, and will always BE about oil. Again, William Baker's "Theft of a Nation", and President Carter's book -- "The Blood of Abraham" -- are both necessary reading material. As far as Bin Laden goes, why does he insist on wearing that U.S. Field Jacket? Sometimes I think Americans are the most politically ignorant people on the planet. The Eastern mind works off SYMBOLS and IMAGERY. Their thoughts work off PICTURES. THINK about it.

Man Artto, you just slammed Obi Wan Kenobi. I bet he's right. It's not hard for me to imagine a Heathkit with tubes sounding better than SS. Synth, why don't you build a nice two channel system around those future Scalas? Using the 1050 as the preamp probably isn't the best idea. To be honest, $600 puts you in nice refurbised Scott or Eico territory -- or even a slightly used Jolida. All integrated tube amps -- and would work good with the Scalas.

Not true. Einstein, as well as many other scientists, opposed the use of the bomb on simply moral grounds. Also, since Germany had already surrendered, many felt it simply did not need to be used. Truman however, recognized the fact that many American lives in the Pacific would be saved if the bomb was used. The bomb had been successfully tested three times at Alamogordo, New Mexico before it was used on Japan. There were no surprises, it performed as expected. I don't know where you read what you said, but it couldn't have been in the context of Hiroshima.

Actually, it's not FUBAR, but SNAFU. The lack of any real Middle Eastern Foreign Policy for the last 25 years has brought us to this point. Any policy that fails to effectively deal with Israel's human rights violations, the confiscation of Palestinian land, the failure to address Israel's continued refusal to comply with U.N. Resolutions mandating their return to the pre-1967 borders, and the absence of any leadership in establishing a Palestinian State -- is really no policy at all. I can't help but feel that the extreme actions taken on the part of some Arabs/Muslims are largely due in part from a general feeling of hopelessness and despair. Because of this, their thinking has become convoluted and distorted, and so now the behavior follows the thinking. If Israel wants to have an Aparteid State -- fine. They certainly have the right to exist as they please. However, this should not prevent the world from recognizing the rights of Palestinians, who inhabited that land long before 1947. Palestinians also deserve to live within secure borders, to live as they please -- without having to worry about someone bulldozing their homes and schools.

It's very simple. Saddam knows we are coming in specifically for him. If he has the weapons the Bush Administration says he has -- he will use them. He no longer has any incentive not to. As far as I'm concerned -- if these weapons are not utilized -- then we know the Bush Administration lied. This whole thing is about gaining control of desert oil. The ultimate cost to Americans will be in the form of body bags. It will be especially interesting to see if Bush can pull this off without pulling in the surrounding Muslim Nations, who historically -- will put away tribal disputes and divisions -- for the purpose of uniting against a foreign aggressor. This is a very bad idea. The real irony here is that Bin Laden's true aim with 911 -- was specifically for this very purpose. He KNEW we would respond the way we did, and was hoping for all Muslim's to unite together against "The Great Satan". So now, Bush will do for Bin Laden, what Bin Laden could not do for himself with 911. You can trust me on this. The surrounding Muslim Nations will not just sit on their hands this time around.

It will be interesting to see what you think. Make sure you have enough room in your car. You'll be walking out with the RF5's.

Made in 1979. If they are in really good shape you should be able to get at least $400 out of them. You can sell them here.

Theres something happening here What it is aint exactly clear Theres a man with a gun over there Telling me I got to beware I think its time we stop, children, whats that sound...... Everybody look whats going down Theres battle lines being drawn Nobodys right if everybodys wrong Young people speaking their minds Getting so much resistance from behind I think its time we stop, hey, whats that sound..... Everybody look whats going down What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the street Singing songs and carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side Its time we stop, hey, whats that sound Everybody look whats going down Paranoia strikes deep Into your life it will creep It starts when youre always afraid You step out of line, the man come and take you away.... We better stop, hey, whats that sound Everybody look whats going down Stop, hey, whats that sound Everybody look whats going down Stop, now, whats that sound Everybody look whats going down Stop, children, whats that sound Everybody look whats going

Imagine everything you ever really wanted in a speaker. That's the RF7.

Kartracer77 Now, what makes you think I would give up a FREE pair of DQ-10's? These are already on there way to me. I figured I would work the magic on them in my spare time. These are in VERY bad shape. See the attached picture. These look like they've been stored in a cave for the last 10 years. Both woofers are shot. Not just the surrounds either. The guy says he hears 'scaping' sounds while they're playing. So, the voice coils are probably toast. I will have to buy new woofers. The midwoofers are for the most part shot. The rubber surrounds are cracked, and splitting -- all the way through on one of the drivers. I will have to find someone to rebuild them for me. There are no legs or stands. He says the wood rails look really beat up. I may not be able to save them. I can't get anything definitive on the tweeters, except that the "fuses are intact". I have enough parts left over from the last fiasco to rebuild both crossovers. Basically, Solen and NTE aluminum housed resistors. Nothing fancy like the last pair, but it will have to suffice -- because funds are limited. I may not even bother restoring the grills. They are junk to begin with, and there is the little known fact that 8% of all sound output from the drivers -- hits the mesh screen from the grill, and bounces back into the forward path of the output, causing some cancellation effects. Since I won't be using the grills, I may put more focus on asthetics. I may do away with the masonite baffles, and instead use a very intert, hard and resiliant form of clear plastic resin. I'll probably do something more interesting with the brackets as well. Lot's of new ideas, and when I'm done -- maybe you can make me an offer I can't refuse. These will probably be used to help finance some other insane "upgrade".

Sounds like you have ears like mine. I heard the LSi9's. I liked them, but not enough to own them. Once your ears get dialed in to the low level detail and macrodynamics of the horn, everything else just sounds kind of compressed and sucked in -- like the music's being pulled back into some black hole. It's tough not to like a two-way, and the a two way with a horn tweet gives you the best of both worlds. You are are thinking of the RP3 and RP5, which were powered. The RF3II and RB5II are passive. The RF3II is a floorstander with two eights, and the RB5II is a monitor with one eight. I like the RB5II better, but that's just me. It's tight and fast, and has a real wood finish. The RF3II will give you lower bass extension, but doesn't sound quite as coherent through the midrange as the RB5II, and has a vinyl finish. They both cost the same. RF5 at $1500 retail is a nice step up. Compared to the RF3, is a little taller, a little more efficient, goes a little bit lower, has a bit more fine tuning in the crossover, weighs 4 lbs more, has a 2" bigger horn, and has a real wood finish. I think you would be pretty much blown away by any of the above. I ran RB5's with a sub for two years, and still believe there isn't ANYTHING on the market that can even remotely compete with that sound at the same pricepoint.

I certainly don't have any intention of putting myself in the line of fire of those squawkers. I will probably toe them in just tad, and listen to them off axis somewhat. I'm almost sure I'm not going to stand mount them, but will instead take advantage of the risers and simply sit them on the floor. This should work just fine for movies, as I don't expect to much music listening on this system. It would take a completely jaw dropping experience to peel me away from the RF7's and Apollos.

I've already shared this with Kelly and Craig, and thought the rest of you would get a kick out of it. As I was sitting at work Sunday, this email popped into my inbox. TO: Dgwescott Hey Dg, saw the nice work you did on those Dahlquists. Don't know if you are interested, but I have acquired a pair of DQ-10's and you can have them for free if you want, just pay for shipping. They are boxed in the original boxes and could probably be shipped as-is. Woofer on one appears to be out, but the other speaker seems ok. - anyway if you are interested, just let me know. It seems there is no escape from these things. God help me.

Doesn't surprise me really. Without tubes pushing those things they probably do sound brutal. I take a lot of punishment here on the forum because of my views on the horn midrange. Where I for the most part can't stand the sound of them, most others here would rather die than give them up. The argument always goes something like this: The majority of music is in the midrange. Having a speaker that plays the midrange through cones, defeats the whole purpose of having horns. I'm getting ready to give Heresies a chance in my other system. Well, the 'other' system is for the most part gone. The DQ's are gone, and I just sold the preamp. I still need to move the Aragon. The new system will simply be a refurbished Scott tube integrated, Marantz DVD player, one SVS sub -- and the Heresies. I'm preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best. I've got two pillows ready, thinking I might have to throw them in front of the speakers to make them bearable:) It will be interesting to see what I think. I do think the tubes will make a big difference. How big of a difference is the question. The new Polks sound "pleasent", but they don't sound "right" to me. They are just WAY to laid back, lacking in dynamics, and pretty short on resolving power. You REALLY should try to hear the RF3II's or the RB5II's. I believe either of these dust the Polks pretty good, without making you feel like you're getting to much of a good thing. You could probably easily work out a trade here for some RF3's. Just curious. What are you using for amplification?

this forum product stinks

I just tried to post a new topic. It won't let me. Keeps coming back with: Detailed error information: Optional feature not implemented No matter what I do, or how I try -- I get the error. Can anyone else start a new topic?

I thought it was just me, yes -- it's dog slow.

What is it they say? Even a blind squirrel stumbles into an acorn now and then.

You know Max, so much of what a speaker does has to do with the room. It could just be as simple as the Sansuis coupling to your room better based on placement. Have you tried flipping those Heresies upside down yet, pulling the speakers to the edge of your cabinet?

Nobody beats these guys. They must steal the speakers right out of the klipsch warehouse. http://www.brandnamez.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=1391&step=4

Tom!! I was kidding!! Craig is great. I'm pretty sure he does this just so he can inhale the solder fumes. I think he only charges for parts and shipping.

Sounds like the last year of the original Heresy Mike. The backs cannot be removed with the Heresy II. The drivers are mounted via the front baffle, versus being attached from the inside, to the rear of the baffle. Heresy II's are MDF. Original Heresy is Birch Plywood, and you should clearly be able to see the grain on the ends, around the front edges of the speaker. The lenses are probably plastic. Based on what I've been reading up to this point -- I don't think it amounts to a hill of beans difference.

Greeks must be very disciplined. To get that many Americans in a room together to shut up for longer than 5 minutes would take duct tape and the National Gaurd:)

You should know that Craig is charging labor for these services now. A $175 Scott he is sending to me, ended up being $1175 after he replaced and handful of resistors. I think he's just charging a flat fee of $1000 for heating up the old soldering gun