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Ok. It's the third week for having a place to recommend some music to your fellow Forum Members. Great stuff so far. Already purchased a couple and hope you have too. Let's see if we can build on this so let your friends on the Forum know what we're doing here. Format is the same, name of group/individual, type of music (cd. lp, etc) and type of music as best you can (rock, classical etc.) I'll start it off with: Buddy Guy "Feels Like Rain", cd, Chicago Blues, awesome guitar work from a true master of the blues

Can't argue with you there Dr. Who. Sometimes I want background, but mostly when I listen, I listen.

We love it here too. Only been here a short time but love the different flavors of people, skills and knowledge in 2 channel. We love you too even though we know your Mr. Smith passing yourself off as Neo 33. (what, you think we were born yesterday Mr. Smith)

Thanks Gary. Hope to buy a few tunes this weekend that will be on my list.

Henry you let the cat out of the bag, what will do to amuse ourselves now? Daddy he's really just leading you along. A tin foil lined hat is only good for aliens, to get rid of the CIA you need to line the inside of your underwear with HEAVY DUTY aluminum foil (I prefer Reynolds). Sure it's a little scratchy but it works. To get rid of us you have to use duct tape to attach two small plumbers wrenches to each arm and one each to the inside of the thighs. Once you do this you'll wake up in Neo33's world.

Great report Larry and an interesting topic. What little classical music I listen to is usually with eyes closed, even if it's at the Kennedy Center. I guess having good camera work for an orchestra is at least equivalent to going to a rock concert and working your way down front to see everybody banging and strumming away. You and Gary have been mentioning "The Planets" for quite some time now. Lots of brass and Klipsch, kinda like that idea a lot. Sounds like I need copy. Where would one get one? Quite a treat to see the orchestral score too. Now we know why the conductor's waving his baton so frantically.

Come on Dean, you sure they aren't making this up? They must buzz like a bandit! So a no holds barred $99 Class T amplifier. Guess I shouldn't of sent my Scott off to Craig. Just what the heck is a class T amplifier anyway. I'm still trying to figure out what a classs A amp is. With cudgels and pitchforks in hand the baying mob demands an exaplanation.

Twin Peaks! Love it! Haunting/goosebumby is probably the best approximation I can use to describe it.

"Flooby Dust". Kinda like the sound of that. Is that what Tinkerbell uses? If I sprinkle some on my KG's will they turn into Khorns? Just kidding, what Mdeenen is saying is try the simple stuff first before you start throwing great gobs of money to cure a problem that may be easily solved.

Sucker! Didn't you know we all work on commission here. Congrats.

Bar Bee Que. Now were talkin. Is it that sissy tomato based stuff they see in the more benighted parts of the States or some of that heavenly firecracker vinegar-based sauce they brew up in the more gastronomically astute environs of the country. Oh look I just started a flame war with real chillies!

Hoobastank? Tell me more.

Wow!. That's a super job. Congrats.

Here's one of the case from the rear.

Ok, as promised heres a pic of the finished acrylic case cover for my Scott 299. As previously discussed in this Section my first attempt was a dismal failure, but thanks to some folks here (especially Michael), a handbook, and some patience, this one turned out pretty good. For those of you who would like to do something similar heres some pointers: Use at least ¼ inch thick stock and leave the protective plastic on until the final steps. If its going to be used for a tube amp lift the height of the top of the case at least a couple of inches so heat wont warp the acrylic (it has a 180 to 200 degree melting point) If you can use the scoring method it will give you cleaner breaks then sawing. To do this go to Home Depot buy a fixed blade utility knife and a plastic scoring blade (its the one with a funny looking hook on it. Cost for both is about $6 or $7.Measure, draw your cut line and place a ruler or any other straight piece of metal or wood next to the cut line. Very lightly score the plastic protective wrap. Draw the edging blade towards you very carefully. Continue slowly to score the plastic until you have a deep groove-at least a dozen times. Place the piece with the cut line directly over a broom handle or a ¾ inch wooden dowel. Place hand pressure on both sides until it snaps apart. This method will work for parts down to about two inches in width. If youre going to saw the acrylic a table saw is the best way to go. What is very important is to use a blade with a lot of teeth in it. This prevents splitting and cracking. The one I have has 34 teeth and 40 teeth are recommended. Cut at an even pace but not too slowly or you will melt some of the plastic Next step is to use a scrapper or sanding to even the cut lines and eliminate most of the saw blade parts. At this point if you are going to put air holes or vents in the top piece, do it before you glue. For holes I designed a template using some graph paper and a simple protractor. Tape to top of plastic and drill. When drilling you need to clamp the piece and go fairly slowly, especially when you are about to break through. Use a bit designed for plastics. Too much pressure and you will chip the backside of the hole. If youve got a router this is probably a much simpler process. If youre using a hand drill practice quite a bit before you do this. Now we get to glue it together and for this you should make some specialty purchases. What you want is Weld On #3 acrylic glue which is water soluble for easy clean up. You also need a small squeeze bottle with a very fine needle on the end of it. Using these tools do a practice gluing before the final gluing. Ok, carefully remove the plastic covering and then pull a drawer out of a dresser or cabinet. Tightly run some masking tape down a right angle seam at the bottom of the drawer and this will give you a perfect edge for aligning the pieces. Do a dry run and check for gaps between the pieces and scrape and sand to get the pieces as even as possible. This type of glue acts by osmosis and when applied slides in between the pieces to create a finished seam. Only do one edge at a time. Lay the biggest piece in the drawer up against the taped edge. Place a shorter piece on top and double check the alignment. Run the syringe carefully down the seam from the inside of the seam. You will see the seam fill with the glue. Immediately go back over the parts where the color in the gap is lighter. These are parts that are not fully filled. Wait 10 minutes and glue another piece until your done. Pour leftover glue back into can and wash out squeeze bottle and syringe right away. Wait at least an hour and then remove any glue that didnt go where you want it with a soft cloth and some mineral spirits (gentle rubbing with a fingernail will help the spirits along). Finally flaming. Flaming removes all the dullness from the cut edges and restores the plastics transparency. If youve got a plastics shop in the area take it to them. They use a clean burning torch (hydrogen/oxygen). If youre going to use a handheld propane torch you want to let it burn for a minute or two and then turn it down about as low as it will go. Make one, and only one, pass down the edge at 3 to 4inches a second, and then let it cool. If it needs more work, make another pass after its cool. If you make several passes at once the finished product will have bubbles and runs in it. Practice this first on some scrap. Clean with soap and water, dry and youre done. Oh, dont use ammoniated cleaners it will turn the acrylic yellow over time. If you dont have a plastics shop in your town one good online source is www.craftics.com

Welcome I think you'll like it here. While Klipsch speakers are very efficient, they can be run on the equivalent of candle power, they can also take just about anything in the way of wattage that you can throw at them. Hope this helps.

Come on you're on the Forum you must have something playing on the old Victrola. Rules are simple, what's playing at the very moment you're typing a reply. No cheating! I've got track #5, "invitation to the Blues" by Jennifer Wells. Actually penned by Tom Waits. Recommended to me a fellow Forum member.

Neo, I'm sliding a little off toic here but what's your view of the KG series. It's all I 've got and I love'em a lot but if you've heard them how do they stack up to Heritage?

Welcome and congratulations. Once you've heard the horns you'll never go back. Hopefully the experts will be along shortly to help you out, because I certainly don't qualify. Also, if you use the search button at the top right you'll find a host of anciallary information that will be be of use.

Once you're up and running with the new gear, be sure to give us your opinions/ conclusions. Once again, I'm jealous. (don't worry it only happens every time I check into the forum and see what stuff everybody else is using)

Great Googly Mooley!. I just finish up runnin a fare from Fulton Street over to thoirty thoid and thoid. Sittin my cab right in front of a hotspot soes I fires up da laptop and check inta da forum. Deres a major cat fight going on over in 2 Channel wid all dese Brits, Frenchies and cowboys runnin around. Wadda dem bums know! Freakin pansies! Wouldnt last a New York minute inda neighborhood I grews up in. Listen up wise guys! All dat edukation aint taught ya squat. Ya want musik yas gots to have sum Klipsh in yur walkup. Ya wannum heavy, like a good Checker cab. Yur speakers, deys got to be able handle wid poize drillin in da street, da dump trucks goin by and da rumble of da subway. You know wadda I mean? En whats up with all dis SET and Solid State baloney. Ya power da boxes wid de old push and pull. Ya know, sort of like me and da missus on a Friday night. You push she pulls, you push she pulls. Ya got it ya buncha schmucks. Ah forgetaboudit. What you freakin clowns need is a good couple a two tree in da kisser. Got a fare here wants me to run him down to da Bowery. Hey bub, can you believe dese freakin bums on da Forum, I gotta tell ya , been drivin a cab for thoirty years and deese guys

Well now, hold on just a minute there pardner. Excuse me just a second got to tighten my belt some because I got a whole lotta chawen to do about some of these here furineers thata been coming in to our Forum and raising a ruckus. Now Im a peaceable man, but what I caint abide is some fancy pants haven the gumption to be atellin us about what we should be arguing about in the case of Merucin loudspeakers, so to speak. Take that fancy pants feller from the U of the K. Im a respectin the British tars, a more hard working, big hearted common man youll not find anywhere. But I gotta tell ya, them upper crust folks is just plain mean. Nancy boys I think they call themselves. Puttin down the wood in our speakers. Now its just common sense in these parts that ifin you dont aneed a buckboard and a team to be awhaulin them thar speakers a back to the ranch, well you might just as well not bother. And Lucas Electronics, well, shucks, I owned me British motorcyle and let me tell you straight there advertisin slogan the Prince of Darkness was nuthin but the plain truth. Why every time I found myself headed home after the sun cum down I got to a knowin what they meant. Im also not furgettin about you little sissy Frenchies. This heres a big country and we need a big sound to fill it. Thats why we like Solid State. We need big watts for a big sound. Now why would we be aneedin somethin with the funny sounding name called Set, why I can hardly get my mouth around it,. Dont be a getting me wrong now, met me a pretty little French fillie at a cat house down in NuOrleans and finer figure of a women I did never see the likes of. But you all uve seen that thar picture here in this thread of them thar speakers they make over there. Why there crooked! Confuses me like watchin a one legged duck swim in a pond. Ramble about all over the place. Now inna my book if you caint draw a straight line you got no business telling us how to be a runnin power to our amplifiers. Well, the dinner bells a clanging. Gots to go. You all be good now here.

How this for simple. Should work. Two channel rails with small wheels like you see on mechanical conveyor belts, two sprockets from a junked motorcycle, one motorcycle chain and a hand crank. Actually you might need four channels with cross=bracing for stability. Instead of the hand crank you could drive it with a slow revolving electric motor. You could go belt driven but with the weight of some of these tv's you'd have no problems with slippage using the motorcycle gears.

Monsiuer le Henry: Merde, zout alors, ecoute! I speet on you and your l'amoire wit de Klipsch which must be le Boche, le no? In Francais we have little teeny tiny speakers to go with our teeny, tiny bodies. Sauteed with a bit of garlic, a soupcon of onion, a gram or two of snails and we have a delectable mixture we use to listen to our Jerry Lewis albums. And zee SET (pronuciated as SETTA-empahsis on the A you le miserables excuses for audiophiles). C'est le obvious it is the tout ta le tout of all electronics, invented here by one of our superior scientists. Ah but I must be off. The vin ordinaire is breathing and my chez la femme is calling out to me. Bon chance, viv le Bose!

Reeeally my dear chaps. It is as apparent as the Queen's bum that you colonials have absolutely no proper appreciation for civilized discourse. It seems obvious that this Nosvalves fellow is an ill-mannered, ill-tempered soul with only the barest acquaintance with, oh how do heathens say it, oh yes, "letters and ciphers". I say, on this side of pond, we have long since determined that these so called Klipschorns are merely large lumps of logs harvested in the brooding forests of the Yukon, shipped to some dreary outpost in some backwoods village called, of all things, Hope. One presumes, the manufactures of such monstrosities does fervently hope that they produce better sound then some South Sea native clanging on a piece of iron rod. The better sorts here, of course, have always placed out faith in good old English Oak and truly superb Lucas Electronics. Well ta, tah.