Deang

think of all the EMI bouncing off of his head he should grow a tumor in no time ------------------ deanG

They are wired correctly. Your homemade straps are fine. Please answer these questions: What speakers did you used to have? How big is your listening room? How tall is your ceiling? How far away are you from your speakers? ------------------ deanG

Having owned every rendition of the Advent since 1975 (including stacked and powered) I can tell you the RF3's will do a good stomping job on the old classic. No contest. ------------------ deanG

anyone know? ------------------ deanG

are they called that because they wear those things to the beach ------------------ deanG

i thought those were those things girls wore to the beaches ------------------ deanG

I just paid $950 for an SFL-1 off of AudiogoN - I believe it has balanced outputs. A little out of your price range but within your reach if maybe you wait a little while. Dean, This message has been edited by deang on 03-05-2002 at 04:29 PM

I've been over at the Polk site over the last couple of days and those people are generally not very informed, arrogant, and fairly immature. I have no idea why they even have a message board. ------------------ deanG

I'm thinking the only remedy for the problem he is describing is Quad-wiring. ------------------ deanG

I agree - there is a screw loose ------------------ deanG

I hope you're a Fabrication Specialist because you'll need about $20K. I don't know if you know this but your posts don't always make much sense. Why would you buy 3 sets of RF7's and then leave RF3's in as your mains? The question isn't so much would it work - but why? Lets see - you are gonna put an RF7 on top of your TV I guess. RF7's for rears - what the hell for? 3 RSW 15's? Gonna put them all on the same outlet or use a power strip? If you are going to troll - at least come up with something a little more imaginative. ------------------ deanG

warm soapy water is best but is hard on the labels rinse with warm water do not use alcohol pat dry with soft cotton let the remaining moisture air dry if it's really bad you can use a toothbrush - buy one with the softest bristles you can find and gently remove grunge going in the direction of the grooves - this is a last resort kind of thing ------------------ deanG

I don't really understand what benefit there is in using it (standby) because the amp is just as hot with it on as it is with it off. I didn't get a manual with it and so don't really understand what it is doing. I also just found out the following: "FWIW--regarding the Standby switch--Kirk at Cary, told me that they found leaving the amp in Standby was actually harder on the tubes. He said that it is okay to have the amp in the Standby mode when first turning it on--just don't leave on Standby for long periods at a time." So what should I do - just power the amp off when I'm not using it? I listen every day for 2 or 3 hours - so I have been leaving it on. That popping doesn't really stress the tweeter does it? I mean, if it does - then you better give me your mailing address so I can this thing to you so you can fix it ------------------ deanG

everyone knows how to post pictures except me i give up - how is it done? is there a secret handshake or something? ------------------ deanG

common sense mostly with some trial and error kind of like investment banking This message has been edited by deang on 03-03-2002 at 10:25 PM

"The result is a generation of more static and stochastic phase error sounds at different directions from the loudspeaker. The stochastic phase error sounds appear because there may be different types of unlinearities in the low- and high-frequency paths." I'm impressed. I have no idea what he's talking about. I'm certainly concerned about my speaker throwing stochastic phase error around my room though. I hope it cleans up with a wash cloth. ------------------ deanG

You guys are gonna love this - Scroll down and read the section regarding the disadvantages of biwiring. http://www.sonicdesign.se/biwire.html Jon Risch would freak ------------------ deanG This message has been edited by deang on 03-03-2002 at 07:48 PM

That is actually what i was going to do - use them as mains in a 2 channel HT. However - all my rooms are fairly small and the M1590's are not shielded. There is really no way to set them up without the speakers being too close to the tube. Your statement was comical but at the same time kind of profound. To go from the wide open dynamic sound of a horn to the sizzly compressed dinky sound of a plastic dome tweeter would probably be more than I can bear. I can get a set of RB5's for less and except for the lowest bass - will sound much better over all. I have not mentioned here that I picked up a Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 on AudiogoN last week for $950. The unit is less than a year old and mint. I thought it was an outstanding deal. So, the SFL-1 will be married to the Bryston and Marantz DV-7010 pushing a set of RB5's with LF10 sub for 2 channel HT. The music system will be the AE-25, Anthem CD-1, and RF7's. That will be it for me - I'm done and you can stick a fork in me. Klipsch out. ------------------ deanG

I bet those 2-way KLF-10's sound pretty good. Congrats and welcome to the family!! ------------------ deanG

i think you can compare anything to anything whats wrong with comparing Polk to B&W? I think B&W makes some of the most boring sounding speakers I've ever heard. ------------------ deanG

Mike - you must be a prophet ------------------ deanG

Mobile said: "I need to purchase vintage horns as my skull has become inpervious to the output of soft dome tweeters." I'm leaning towards leaving those a/d/s M1590's alone for that very reason ------------------ deanG

Boy, I can relate to that. I'm busted too. But hey - I got two extra amps now What good is money without good sound? ------------------ deanG

Because everyone knows that wire ain't worth a $hit. ------------------ deanG

http://www.audio-ideas.com/reviews/loudspeakers/klipsch-rb5.html ------------------ deanG