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It really very easy to pull the crossovers. Remove the middle horn (four screws), disconnect the leads from the horn (you can mark the postiive terminal (red wire) with tape to remember which one it is but they also have factory markings (+,-), do the same with the tweeter and reach down and do the same with the wires to the terminals (you can also remove the back plate for the terminal (six screws) if your nervous about having the your arm hit the passive woofer (the big one with no wires on it). Then remove four screws from the crossover which is mounted on the back of the box-you may have to pull a bit because they are resting on four tiny sticky pads. You're done. Oh, you may also find one or two sheets of acoustic foam you can pull that out too to get it out of the way. Dean recommends only one sheet per box, or you can play with this when you get them back to see if it makes any difference to your ears. These are sealed, not vented speakers so the foam will affect (or dampen) the sound. I would then put the woofer back in the box, so nothing gets busted laying around while you're waiting for the croossovers to come back

Although the month isn't technically over I decided to hold the drawing for the t-shirt in hopes I can get it in the mail for X-mas holiday and SynthFreek's the winner! Congrats and PM me with your mailing address. So what do you have to share this week? Format is simple. Name of artists/group, style of music as best you can (jazz, blues etc.), whether its's a cd or lp and any comments you wish to share. As usual I'll start it off with: Simon and Garfunkel, "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" folk, lp by columbia Records I've waxed in an out over the years with their music, sometimes it's a little folky, dated and calm for me but I'm very impressed with this lp which has on it The Sounds of Silence, Bleeker Street, the title song and lots of other S&G greats. What particularly impressed is the wonderful recording values and lush musicality that the cd versions of the early work do not convey. I actually saw them in concert when I was in high school back in the mid 60's ad the height of their popularity.

A brand spankng new Klipsch t-shirt! Congrats Synthfreek. Yes folks, just what everyone talking about to bring them a little holiday joy. And how did he come by this magnificent gift you say? Why simple. Just head on down to Entertainment/DVD's/Music and participate in our Members Weekly Music Recommendation's. Share some music you like with your fellow forum mebers and you too may strutting you stuff with a brand new-never been washed Klipsch t-shirt. It's a random drawing once a month and here's what Snythfreek had to offer in the post that won: "Carlos Santana-Divine Light-Reconstruction & Mix Translation: Bill Laswell. CD. 2001. Music from Illuminations & Love Devotion Surrender. These are remixed tracks from both albums by studio wizard Bill Laswell. He did the same with Bob Marley, Miles Davis & several others. All are highly recommended especially the Miles album. Illuminations originally came out in '74 and featured Alice Coltrane, David Holland and Jack DeJohnette. Love Devotion Surrender featured the mighty John McLaughlin and was released in '73. There are some serious opium den vibes goin' on here. I love it. Ulrich Schnauss-A Strangely Isolated Place. CD. 2003. Electronic music with a very earthy/organic feel as real guitars are used to great effect. Think My Bloody Valentine or any number of early to mid-90's British shoegazer bands mixed with quirky beat-makers like Boards Of Canada. I'm REALLY likin' this so far and have listened to it 3 times today! The closest band I know of is this other newer band called M83 which I think I reviewed and compared them to Air meets My Bloody Valentine."

The following is a question given on a University of Washington chemistry mid-term. The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well. Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different Religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added. This gives two possibilities: 1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose. 2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over. So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct...leaving only Heaven thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God." THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"

Dean's crossover upgrade for the KG 5'2's is definetly worth it. While my initial impressions have not solidifed yet because I haven't had much opportunity for critical listening receiving these just prior to the holiday's. My initials impressions are very favorable. I'm doing some good listening today and hope to have a review up in the next few days in which I will attempt to explain in my non-stereophile lingo best as to how I found them to be. Use the Search function at the top right hand corner and you will find plenty of info on tube gear, there's a thread working right now in this section on the Scott 299 series. Also for a crossover upgrade I would use Dean here, not only because I like him, but because he knows Klipsch inside and out.

They are still there. YOu have to hit a squigly thing in the left hand corner of the basic description and it will give you the specs.

I don't have any jackets but I know where you can possibly win a freee Klipsch t-shirt. Check out Members Weekly Music Recommendations down in Entertainment/DVD's/Music where one t-shirt is given away every month. Next drawing is on Monday!

I bought a 299a earlier this year and had Craig rebuild it and really enjoy it. It has definetly replaced my mid-fi Denon solid state receiver (not to mention a bunch of mid 70's SS receivers/amps. I would say that they are still very popular here. PM Craig (nosvalves) and I'm sure he'll give you a hand with the hum problem.

Colon, a link or post the caulking pics here please. I'm interested also. Thanks. PS Wonderful, decriptive writing.

Max, thanks for taking the time and effort to share all of this with us with both of your posts. Plenty of eye candy and drool factor in these posts and the one picture of the TT is simply awesome. Your commentary and particularly your views on the RF 7's vs. Khorns was cogent and informative. Now all I need is a Sugar Mommie so I can get me some of this stuff!

Well the holiday is rapidly approaching. We'll all be stuffed with turkey and stretched out on the couch. Instead of watching a game, I'll be listening so some good music. So what do you have to share this week? Format is simple. Name of artists/group, style of music as best you can (jazz, blues etc.), whether its's a cd or lp and any comments you wish to share. As usual I'll start it off with: Ry Cooder, "Crossroads" cd, Blues This is actually the soundtrack from a so-so movie of that name where a young white boy and grizzled old black bluesman travel to Robert Johnson's famous crossroads and battle the devil for their souls. Cooder produced this album and sings two songs which also features some wonderful blues standards by terrrific artists. Highly recommended and pretty well recorded.

Yoikes! Somebody get me his steet address so I can hang out by his trash can.

Bad idea mOOn. Unless you're going to open a window for ventilation while you are in there you could easily end up dead. I've talked with a guy on the job who installs those ventless fireplaces and he won't put one in his own house-says they are too dangerous and don't forget regular house gas systems kill hundreds eadh year and those type of heaters in your picture claim a few folks out on the ice in Minnesota every year. Go electric, it will cost you a few more bucks but you'll be around to lecture your kids on the dangers of smoking. The only gas I'd put in there would be laughing gas so you can talk like Mickey Mouse and sing along with the tunes.

A very interesting thread. Since we're on the subject of label history has anyone run across the "Archive Production, History of Music Division of the Deutsche Grammmophon Gesellschaft" releases. I picked two of these for a buck a piece recently. These are classical music in stark buff colored sleeves, black printing, with slapped on initialed inspection stickers, special seals and all sorts of serial numbers on the vinyl and the label. I was wondering if these are just a made up marketing ploy or something special?

Max that gizmo sounds like the dog wistles we'd get out of the back of comic books when we were kids for about 25 cents. Bet you paid more than that. That is really, relly funny! Maybe the thread should have been: Goofy Gear We Got Conned and/or Snuckered Into Buying. Seti, Cable Cookers? Boy there really is one born every minute. Am I the only one here who thinks Rube Goldberg must have been an audiophile?

SACRILIDGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Twins have gone to Grandama's house for the holiday (you should see Grandma!) so instead of the usual Friday nihgt music thread, let's try something a little different. The audiophile hobby, like most hobbies, has more than a little wierdness, excess, and crass commercialization huskerism associated with it. For example. recieved my Acosutic Sounds X-mas catalogue today and two beauties stick out: Clear Audio Matrix Record Cleaner:$3,750 Compare it this way, that's three thousands, seven hundred and fifty estate sale and thrift shop lps, or 125 brand new high end lps at $30 a toss. But wait-------------there's more: The Air Tight Disk Flatter: $1.699 No folks it's not a fancy whoopy cushion, it's a high tech gizmo to take the warp out of your lps. Of course you could use books, bricks etc. to achieve the same result, and if you do send me the 17 Benjamins. Look I don't get Sterophile so I'm not exposed to this stuff on a regular basis and therefore not totally jaded to this craziness. So what's your favorite audiophile excess?

Can't leave out the blonde guys! The very first ever Blonde GUY joke..... And well worth the wait! An Irishman, a Mexican and a Blonde Guy were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building. They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, "Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch, I'm going to jump off this building." The Mexican opened his lunch box and exclaimed, "Burritos again! If I get burritos one more time, I'm jumping too. The blond opened his lunch and said, Bologna again! If I get a bologna sandwich one more time, I'm jumping too." The next day, the Irishman opened his lunch box, saw corned beef and cabbage, and jumped to his death. The Mexican opened his lunch, saw a burrito, and jumped, too. The blonde guy opened his lunch, saw the bologna and jumped to his death as well. At the funeral, the Irishman's wife was weeping. She said, "If I'd known how really tired he was of corned beef and cabbage, I never would have given it to him again!" The Mexican's wife also wept and said, "I could have given him tacos or enchiladas! I didn't realize he hated burritos so much." Everyone turned and stared at the blonde's wife. The blonde's wife said, "Don't look at me. He always made his own lunch.

Sorry I'm late getting this up but some days I get home later than others. Cool stuff last week. There's one or two that will be on my X-mas list. So what do you have to share this week? Format is simple. Name of artists/group, style of music as best you can (jazz, blues etc.), whether its's a cd or lp and any comments you wish to share. As usual I'll start it off with: Van Morrison "Down the Road", cd, rock/blues A man whose fusion of rock and blues has been a seminal influence on music for over 40 hyears. Who can forget Them's "Here Comes the Night" a souful blues rendering with a haunting guitar lyric. This album, recorded in 2002 is the best he's done in years and harkens back to his series of hits in the late 60's and 70's. Very well crafted and immensely enjoyable.

If I tried to explain specs to you my lack of knowledge would only misinform you. I can tell you however, that for games (especially First Person Shooters) a 5.1 system is better because you can hear them sneaking up on you from behind. There are problems with a 5.1 setup, though. The main one having wires running all over the room for the rear speakers and finding a good position behind you to place them so that the sound is balanced. For music you will want to set the software that comes with the speakers to two channel because all cd's except SACD and DVD-a (these formats will probably not be available on our sound card) are recorded in two channels. Maximum PC magazine, a very good computer gear mag with a large following among gamers have given their top rating on 2.1 to Klipsch and their top 5.1 rating to Logitech, with the Klipsch 5.1 second. To my mind the Klipsch 5.1 sounds better with deeper bass and more punch. Try CompUSA or MicroCenter to listen to both before you make up your mind.

Along with so many of these special effects flics. What gives, they blow all this dough on groovy special affects but can't come up with a decent, not retreaded to death plot line, leaden actors, no steam in the love sceens and repititous, simplistic dialogue. Really glad I didn't catch this in the theater. Other examples: The Alamo, and that movie where global warming brings on a new Ice Age. Pee Yhew!

welcome, you've come to the right place. I guess it's going to depend on what you're going to be using the speakers for. Will these be for hookup to your computer? If so I would advise the Klipsch Promeida line of 2.1 speakers which are self-powered through the subwoofer unit. Very nice and can do double duty for a modest listening experience around the home, office or dormroom. If you want them primarily for say a home stereo system then thei eare many other choices, degree of cost, size etc. so I would advise you providing us with more info on how you plan to use them, so some of the real experts (not I) can provide you more exact feedback.

Good one Indy!!!

You know, the song, album or artist, that the whole entire world should positively know about. Why don't they get it? Do I have to stake them to the ground and place headphones over their ears and force them to listen? We've all got at least one of these-here's a couple of mine, so what are yours? Willie and Lobo-flamenco jazz-anything Eric Burdon, "Sky Pilot" or "Tobacco Road" or "We've got to Get out of This Place"

Thanks John, I'll check it out.