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    Quitting Smoking

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    As a rather assertive non smoker who has seen the long term consequences of using tobacco I applaud the efforts you are all making. I sincerely wish you luck in your attempts. I could talk for days on this subject but you all have heard it before...so I will just say.....The best time to stop was the day you started...the next best time is today. Best of luck....let me know if I can help.

    Chuck

    How is it possible to be an assertive non-smoker in North Carolina?

    Travis

    For Sale: Klipsch RF-7s (Black Ash, excellent - mint, no boxes)

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Prefer local pickup or meeting (I'll drive up to 2 hours...)

    $1,000.00 !

    You can PM me, email me (mmiles442004@yahoo.com or call (410.677.6561 - res. or 443.614.2067 - cell).

    Regards,

    Mike

    You may have a hard time at that price, Klipsh is selling them on their Ebay store, new in box, with a 5 year factory warr. for 999.00

    Travis

    I agree you should change your price to 1200.00

    JB,

    You kill me, I almost blew Port all over my computer.

    Travis

    NOS Valves gets some press

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    The NOS Valves room featured a mix of modern and vintage gear. Craig Ostby was demonstrating his company's VRD-45ST push-pull ultralinear tube amp ($2,199). Doors were reproduced with great dynamics and negligible horn honkiness. I was very impressed with the terrific image focus and palpability on "Love Me Two Times."

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    Congratulations Craig!!!!! And with the Doors no less, doesn't get better then that. But I have a problem I hope you can help be with. I was looking to see what version of VRD's I had. I wasn't aware that there was a "dash 45ST" or any other designation, so I looked all over the outside of mine to see which one I had. I wanted to make sure I had the most up to date VRD's. After making a very carefull inspection on the outside I couldn't locate a number anywhere, so I took one of the amps apart. Took off the bottom, no number, took off all the wood pieces, no numbers, thought they might be under the iron so I removed the trannys, no number. Then it dawned on me, you sell them in pairs , mirror image of each other, so I figured you only put the numbers on one of the units. So I took apart the other one, down to the bare chassis, no numbers. I guess I am not looking in the right place. Any hoooo, I forgot how I got them apart and I can't get them back together. Can I put the pieces in a box and send them back to you for reassembly? If so, when they are there can you locate the number and make sure I have the latest version? If I don't have the 45ST, can you let me know what the cost would be to upgrade to the latest version? Also, the person I bought these from second hand would not give me the special one of a kind NosValves screwdriver for bias adjustment so I have been having to use my thumb nail to adjust the bias. Would it be possible to get one of those? If so, which version is available? I would post photos but I get an error message saying that there is no bandwidh available to post any more photos on the forum becasue of over usage in of photo storage space by an unidentified user in Maryland.

    I look forward to your usual quick response and informative response,

    Travis

    SORRY ABOUT MY PICTURES!!!!

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Are there really people on dialup left in this country anyway? :) They came up pretty fast for me though I must say the photos turned out to be kind of a let down. No semi-naked men?

    We have a lot of Forum members on dial-up. No fault of their own other than the rural or remote areas they live in do not offer DSL. If they unknowingly click on this thread their computers can be locked up for minutes or possibly require a reboot.

    No one needs to look for a bridge though.

    They can get higher download speeds then DSL via sat/direct tv.

    Travis

    SORRY ABOUT MY PICTURES!!!!

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I like Gary's size better then Michaels's photos, I can read the date of release and all the fine print on the label without reading glasses. Gary, in the future, please post at least that size, and preferably larger. Anybody with dial up can just skip over any post of yours. There is no excuse for being limited to dial up, it is not rural vs. city. Anyone in North America can get high speed internet via sat.

    Travis

    How much time do think you have left?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    You have as much time left as GOD allows you to have..............When he's ready for you, he will take you........I am closing in on 59 years old, that's kinda' way longer than I would have guessed, judging my mis-spent youth, and after the past 4 years, I Thank God for everyday I wake up, So, I can't waste time thinking about how much longer I have left. He's had 2 major chances to take me, and he didn't, it's either, not my time, or he doesn't want me......Another good day today, I'm up and posting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ..............."You have as much time left as GOD allows you to have..............When he's ready for you, he will take you........"

    Buck,

    It can not be said in a better way. We can watch our diets, not smoke, stay away from physical things that are bad, drink 25 gallons of water, and run 100 miles per day. BUT, when it is your time, when The Man pulls your plug...........No matter how much you run or watch your diet,......Your a$$ is out of here and I don't think that we will mind the results.

    Check out Dtel's signature. As my extended age makes this theory more difficult to live, (I try) he has nailed it, and I will continue my quest to "not leave anything on the table". Better burn out than fade away........?

    Regards,

    Terry

    Just a side note about the water. Driking 25 gallons of water in a day would probably kill you. You can die from drinking too much water, believe it or not. We always hear about 8 full glasses, but depending on the climate, amount of activity, gender, this can be too little or too much. On average an adult male needs about 12 cups of water per day. Your body actually needs more then this but we get water from other sources such as fruits, vegies, etc. The ideal situation is for your input to equal or slightly exceed your normal output. Depending on the indivudual this can be between 1 to 2 liters per day. Since no one is going to measure that the other way to tell is that your urine should run clear or slightly yellow.

    Travis

    DOORS REMASTERED

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Love the sound of the tape. Question is, How do I properly store my tape to keep it from going bad. I still have a good collection of tape from the 60's and early 70's. Most has been played but I still have quite a few sealed up. I've always kept them away from my speakers, upright, dry, and handled the boxes carefully. What else can I do. I was the only one of my small circle of audio friends with reel to reel. I sold my last deck a few months ago and I've missed not having it around. It got little use, but it was always a "Part of the Family" so to speak. The system just seems naked without it now.

    HarryO

    Never, and I mean never, store you tapes in a refrigerator. The humidity is usually way too high. The ideal storage is vertical, in between 60 to 70 degrees, with 50% humidity or less. For more information the National Archives has commissoned studies on tape life, best conditions, etc. There website has tons of information on this along with the results of the studies: http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub54/5premature_degrade.html

    Short of a climate controlled room, you want them in a dark closet, stored vertically. If your home has AC, and not prone to big temp varations of 15 degrees or more, they will be in pretty good shape if you keep your house at around 70.

    Hope this helps.

    Travis

    hey deano (snipers and the jub envious, STAY AWAY)

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Dean: I've yet to figure it out. Perhaps it is a compliment as you're a respected member of the forum or perhaps some simply want to bust your a$$. I am happy for you & glad you are enjoying your investment.

    I'm going to venture to Hope this summer & see if Roy will give me an audition. I'll be packing ribs.

    no ribs required....just come on down and lunch will be on me.....

    have a blessed night,

    roy

    Roy,

    I sent you an email

    DOORS REMASTERED

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Another shot. Yes Virginia, there was a time if you were an Audiophile you went with tape instead of vinyl and looked down your nose at folks with lp's. One generation closer to the master, no eq. back and forth, and no issues with trying to get more out of the grove wall. Alas, the evil record companies started going to high speed duplication at only high speed, and the quality suffered, and the poor R2R nearly became extinct. Here is another view of what they looked like:

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    DOORS REMASTERED

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Now that I think about it, even on vinyl, I've never heard a bad sounding Doors album, always great sound. It might be time to go through my Doors, and restock.......Strange Boy that Jim Morrison.........Elektra was the original label they signed with, and their recordings, be it LP, or Tape, were always well done, quality sound..............

    Glad to hear about the remaster, but I heard there was a lot of new stuff, as many as 10 bonus songs on one of the CD's, an early take of Strange Days that was omitted from the LP, only to be the title of the next LP, etc. I am curious to hear what they sound like. As of now I prefer these, 7.5 IPS original Reel to Reel tapes. This is my back up set, all still sealed, which I keep around in the event I wear out one of my working copys. While I agree with Gary, the red label Elektra's are nice, these blow away any vinyl copy I have ever heard.

    Travis

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    Audio is an illness, just bought a pair of NOS Valves VRDs

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Keith,

    Congratulations, I am anxious to hear your thoughts once you get them set up. There are a few threads on tubes, I think if you search for "VRD" and "Running" you will come up with a lot of responses.

    A very good reccomendation I got early on was to run them with the stock tubes for awhile before you to any rolling. I think you will find what Mark101 has stated, it is very difficult to get any noticiable improvement over the stock tubes.

    Travis

    Put a face behind your username!

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    This was taken year before last on the back porch of our mountain cabin. The lovely lady on the left is my wife Debbie, whom I freely admit I do not deserve. I am on the right standing in front of the refrigerator. Judging by the looks of me, I obviously do this quite a bit. Now the young man frantically escaping down the steps is my sons friend Corey. He was standing next to me seconds before this picture was taken. Based on the puzzled look on my face and the horrified look on his, I would have to say I must still have been releasing noxious emissions into the atmosphere from the Roasted Garlic my wife prepared the night before.....[:)]

    Jorjen,

    Man you really are a die hard 49'ers fan. Do you own anything that is not red and gold? I grew up in the Bay Area, a Raiders fan, and (hold on for this one), a Rams fan. You poor guys had Brodie and I think the Rams won the West 8 years in a row, maybe longer, until y'all got Joe. One thing is for sure, going to Candlestick (tickets were easy to come by back then) in blue and white sure toughened me up, worse then being a boy named Sue. I sure prefered when we went to home games in Oakland.

    What area is your Cabin in? We did the same thing growing up, your kids will thank you big time for that later on.

    Travis

    R2R Resurrection

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    Dave,

    Glad to hear that you are going toi be ready for the Easter Bunny's delivery. I am really impressed with how much you were able to do on that thing. I don't think I would have attempted half of what you were able to get in good working order.

    I will let you know when the package flys.

    Travis

    Wanna show off your racks?

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Thanks so much for the kind words guys, it's been a long journey, but well worth it. The room measurements are 20x23x10.5 and the room measures +/- 1.5db and the decay measurements are incredible. The tubes weren't that hard to make, and really weren't overly expensive, if anyone wants a hand drop me a line and we can hook up by phone. If you're ever in the DFW area, please feel free to get ahold of me and come by for a listen, it's pretty cool. Up next for it is 2 of those tube lights you see in the picture, but that change color on a slow phased cycle, I kinda want a light show sometimes [6] We'll probably do infinite baffle subs this summer as well....

    Arthurs,

    What part of the metroplex are you in? I really want to talk to you about those prototype speakers. I went to their web site, some beautiful stuff. I think it is beyond my DIY ability, but would love to talk to you about them some more.

    Travis

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