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Leo thanks for the response. Please understand that I was not trying to belittle the Belkin by calling it a gizmo. Although I try, and thanks to this place, I am learning, I really don't know, or claim to know all of the terminology particularly when the subject gets into things like line conditioners. As far as my question on the a/b amps/receivers, I did not read your initial post carefully enough and thought you were talking about the B+ side of the a/b amp. Actually I've been thinking for a while now about starting a topic that hopefully straightens out some of the confusion I've experience when people start talking about class a, a/b b, and now I undertand class t amps. with your permission I'd like to PM you when I have put it together to make sure I'm phrasing the topic correctly. I know it would be of value to me, and hopefully others on this board. Thanks again.

Great report Leo. Couple of questons though. Is the Belkin you mention simply one of those surge protector gizmos I have my computer, tv etc. hooked up to. Or is it something a bit more esoteric like those expensive boxes I see in the hi-fi stores? Also are you saying this might degrade the performance of the standard a/b reciever?

That's a very generous offer. I'll also be giving you a PM

Yeah Gary I crashed bad. Lost about 8 pounds in the last two weeks working a couple of killer jobs. One lousy bottle of wine and I hit the floor so hard I didn't even bounce. What happened to the twins by the way?

For those who might be interested I saw this ad in today's Washington Post: Ster-Klipschorn, blk finish, 4 ft., pd $1500, center, pd. $600, rear pd. $800. All for $1500 or will sep. 240-643-3272. Not sure but but I thinks that's the Bethesda/Rockville area.

I paid $400 for my 5.2's about 3 months ago.

Fooster, Dude, spellings for Slackers who don't know how to partee. Junior's moves are so yesterday. Time to drop the groove. "Hey, who wants to hear Hotel California?"

Great review. Thanks and in case your interested, tracks very closely to a recent review in the Washington Post. Brian Wilson was central to development of the harmonies and west coast "wall of sound" that brought them to their pinacle. Not a hugh Beach Boys fan, but I'm seriously thinking of picking this one up.

If that's short for bar bee que, bring some of that along, and throw a bushel of chesapeake Bay crabs in while you're at it. Party's growing, crowd buzz gettin louder. OH, MAN, the Swedish Woemen's Swim Team just walked through the door. Really got to go right now man....

Indy: "great intimacy" How dare you bring that wor, you know th eone, into an otherwise civilized forum. All right that's enough. Get into your own corner and don't come back here until you re-learn how to spit and scatch your.....

Speed, come on bye, but you do know you wife will have to throw her car keys in a jar don't you? Champaign, you weeney. We're talking about boogie'n down here. Change into your glad rags grap a keger for us (heh,heh) and get it on. I hear Fini's stopping by later with the Asylum Street Spankers. Gotta go, a 23 minute drum solo's coming on .....indagoddavita boom, boom....

Hey it's Friday night and tonight this joint feels like it's Monday morning after a three week bender. Sure, anyone with half a brain is outside in the real world somewhere not hanging out in virtual land on TGIF in the middle of summer. It's their loss. Let's have a paaaaaaaaaaarrrtteee! Ah, but who will provide the music. Ok. I'm bringing a sixer of Pabst Blue Ribbon, the Carlucci twins (the one on the left of my arm is named Tawny, the on the other side is named Tickles, and for the music I'm packing a little of The Boss, a dose of Eric Clapton and a whole lotta Hendrix. Look, guys if you want the girls to stick around we're going to need more music. What are you bringing to the bash?

Haven't seen the directors cut but it is an awesome movie. Saw it twice in theaters. The first version was in German with English subyiylrd, and I think I recall the second being in english. Don't watch if you're claustrophobic, because at least in the theater you could almost smell the BO and engine oil.

It's a buy. They regularly go for $200 to $300 higher.

This is a younger me. Miss the hair. I'ts gone from the top and now grows out of my nose, my ears and my back.

Thanks to all your help I fixed it. Champaign, you'd better pop a cork because your living large. Of course you do know abuut the unatural affinity huricanes and twisters have for trailers, don't you.

COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT!

"If you don't mind I would like to stick around for a while and prove to the members im not an "immature" 14 year old. "I'm Thirty Three and you're still in high school, I'm not too old for you" Root Boy Slim from "Boogie 'til ya Puke" Relax, if you were actually 14, mentally you'd be the oldest person in the place. Only one condition, though...SEND ME MONEY!!!. I have absolutely no influence or respect amongst the membership, but this couold actually work in your favor.

I couldn't of done it without you Mike. Thanks again. I'm using a bit specifically labelled as for plastic and at the highest rotation my drill press allows. Only had a couple of cracks and it was from bearing down to hard right before the bit broke through.

Bump. Consider the topic as basically a public service announcement. Thanks.

Thought that would get your attention. Ok, for the last three weeks several of us have been building a re-occuring topic called "Weekly Music Recommendations by Members", down in Entertainment/ DVD's/Music. It's really pretty simple. Got some music you want to share, but don't think it's worth a seperate thread or folks might not be interested. Drop on down. There's two things we all know, One: we need to feed those big honkin beasts we call speakers on a regular basis unless they turn on us. Two: You can pretty much take it to the bank that anything recommended by our membership will be pretty well recorded. So let your fingers do the walking and dro on down. Or as my alter egos say: I say old chaps, do be good enough to stop on by for a spot of tea. Zoot alors, Mon Thebes, ze place will be overrun wit ze big Amis and zer bigger feet. Nes Pas? Well pardner, in my neck of the woods, we all like to have our neighbors to be a droppin bye. YOu'all come by now hear. Freakin 2 Channels come into my block. Forgetaboutit!

Had a pair of 5.2's as my mains for about two months now. These are three ways, with a big honkin passive radiator. Compared to my Kg. 3.5's (sorry I only have several KG's to compare them to) they are much better on the top end-less ssssss's on female singers voices. Great soundstage, mellow mids and thumpin bass. Depending on your room etc. try them first about 2 feet from the wall, spaced about 7 feet apart from center, with your listening position about two feet from the wall. No toe in. Adjust from there. My problem is a small room so I can't bring them out enough. The result is a slight "boominess" from that radiator. Work great with both tubes and SS. Congrats. You'll love them. PS. If you've got one, throw the sub away, you won't need it.

Had a console in the house growing up and my brother purchased seperates late in high school he still has today. Me, my first was in college. It consisted of a cheap turntable found by the roadside and, get this, two Drive-In Movie theater speakers. Sounded horrible, but it was the 60's so there were ways to make it sound much better! Great thread, Kleve!

You're right Tom I didn't think it through. But how about a couple of those, not sure if this is right, worm gears. You know steel tubes with the big thread like things machined into them. Add you stops like an elevator and you're on your way. Now that I think of it, ask the elevator repair guy in the bulding you work in, I bet you he'd come up with something really simple that would do the job.

Oh sorry, must have made a mistake, my apologies. HEY WAIT A MINUTE! Very clever Mr. Smith. I'll have to remember that trick.