Travis In Austin

I remember you telling me that they could be Tungsol, that is why I initially thought I had 3. Is there a way to tell if they were made by Tungsol? Travis

Hey, those look familar.[*-)] Thanks for stopping by on your way home and playihng two of these beautiful LP's. They look unplayed Luther, waht a great score. Like I said, that was the best I have ever heard Michelle sound on vinyl,incredible. Travis

I have 3 of these, NOS in the box, that my dad gave me, I am looking for a 4th so I can try them in the VRD's. Edit: Opps, I was thinking of something else, they are Raytheon. Travis

Cornman, I can bring my VRD's over and put them on that shelf, you can have a listen and see what you think about the "heat" or lack thereof. However, you better test that self for 60 lbs before I come over because I don't know what I would do if the thing came crashing down, not to mention what damage it would do to your stuff underneath. What type of floor is at the bottom of those shelves? You might want to consider taking the CD's and putting them on higher shelves, putting the AMPS on amp stands on the floor, then running the ICs from the VRD's up to the preamp which would also go on a lower shelf. Travis

I have two extra copies of Live at Fillmore East (no they are not pink label Capricorn), I believe one is trashed, but the other one the vinyl is in pretty decent shape except for one track. The cover is in Goldmine "good" condition, which means it sucks. You can have it if you want, just send me something for the postage and the shipping box when you get it if you think it is worth keeping. All I ask is if you find a better copy for your collection that you make the same offer to someone else on the forum. By the way, excellent choice by the way. My pink label LFE is one of my top ten all time favorite lps. If you want more Duane, get Layla and other assorted love songs as well, he was pretty impressive on that as well. If you are interested email me your address. Travis.

Cornman, Thank you very much for that gracious offer. I have a 224 NR Unit, and I think I need to have this hooked up to the 200 in order for that unit to work properly. You are welcome to listen to my system anytime you like, however, I sold my corner horns last month to Shinerman, and am in the process of getting different speakers in there now, and possible some surprises as well. I am getting requests to have a repeat Centex Klipsch meeting and I will make sure you are invited if we do that. Travis

Tommy Boy and Sunburn, Keep up the great work, makes me want to quit and suceed even more. Travis

I say to myself, "Self, sooner or later Michael has got to run out of room and can't take on any more stuff." But you just keep on going like the Enigizer Bunny. I think we need start a pool as to when Michael finally no longer responds to offers of cheap vinyl. Travis

Is a 240 a router? If so that would help a great deal, I could hook it up just to see if I can get things working right. Frzninvt is also going to get me some advice, hopefully, on the pros and cons between the 400 series router and the 200 series and I will decide on which one to finally go with. Travis

Frzninvt, No wonder you think it is so cold there, no way a Texas boy can survive in VT. I have been to Laredo numerous times, always for pleasure (Nuevo Laredo), but never on business. The dope that runs through there seems to end up being caught in Williamson County which is better from me anyway. Have not been down to Laredo in awhile, too dangerous on the Mexico side. Been a lot of murders and kidnappings of gringos like me. Gilbert is from Laredo, and he was telling me that people he knows, or knows of, who are hispanic and have lived in Laredo their whole lives in Laredo have even been kidnapped and held for ransom. My wife is Silcilian, so I would be afraid if I were kidnapped and she received a ransom she would try and negoiate with them for a lower price![:'(] The nicest bar there, the Cadilac Bar, with sports betting and the whole works, has closed down because of no business. They say they are going to try and go in and clean things up but it could be a long time before that happens. I did not get the email yet, maybe if you try a test one without any attachements we might be able to get it figured out. You can try tcwesq@texas.net or wedefendyourdwi@yahoo.com. But thanks for trying again. I will reply immediately upon receipt. Travis

Mallette, Marron is correct, my Dad did work at Ampex, for many years, and worked on the MR-70. It is an anomaly, it was an engineer's dream. They were told to make a cost no object machine as a sort of flagship for their professional recorder line. Unfortunatley, it was at a time that when the world was going from tube to solid state. Thus the reason for the nuvistors. They were made right at the cusp of the two. The machine was much more costly then the other machines in the Ampex line, and after the MR-70 they went to their really good SS decks, the MM's. No one seems to really know how many were actually MR-70's were made, some say as many as 100, I have also heard as few as 35. My Dad says that it was closer to 100 then 35, and he seems sure it was 75. He has loaned me his for to use and play with with the agreement that I donate it to the Ampex Library which is at Stanford University. They have all of Dr. Polikov's papers, along with exhibits, several decks and other Ampex artificats, but they don't have an MR-70-yet. The answer to the true number of machines probably lies in the 1000's of documents that are on file there. As to how good a machine it was, and why it is generally considered the finest reel to reel machine, all I can tell you is this: Willie Studer said that after seeing and hearing one operate he made it his life's ambtion to make a better machine. He said he was only able to equal it with the 801, but he never could suprass it. Ampex had no real compitition other then Studer and MCI/Sony. I have never heard anyone with as much authority or experience as Willie Studer say there was a better deck. There was certainly no better tube machine that Ampex ever made. So that is where the "world's best" came from. Now those Naga portables are a thing of beauty, so are the Stellavoxs. But if you really want a nice Nagra, check out the Nagra T-Audio below, now that is a beautiful machine, Swiss made, and only $3,500. The MR-70 on ebay did not sell, which I am very surprised at, given that he is selling a fully functional machine, minus some motor caps, plus spare parts to essentially replace the entire transport, plus the parts to make it a 1/2 inch machine, plus a lot of hard to find nuvistors. I have a good stash, but that guy really hoarded them. I have turned down $10,000 (didn't want to get disowned) for mine and people hunt these things down like sunken treasure (just ask Marron). Travis

Mallette, Are you sure you are not thinking of the ATR 700? The 700's were the last machines and made in Japan by TEAC/Tascam under license from Ampex and were fraught with problems. The ATR 100's were were the last US made Ampex machines and were widely considered to be some of the best they every made. They came in multiple variations, track widths, etc. They are so well regarded there is a company that does nothing but restore and service these machines including the relapping of heads (ATR Magnetics) for the recording industry to keep them going. By the way that thing from Easter shoud be to your place by Sat. or Monday. Travis

A couple of us on the forum got some 2 track tapes decks to play around with. I will posts some photos later on, I am actually waiting to testify before the Texas legislature, but they have not even recessed from the general session yet. I got mine so that I could do some more playing around with 2 track high speed and be able to do comparisons. I already own a 2 track deck, an Ampex MR-70, the finest tape recorder ever made, and certainly the best tube machine Ampex ever produced. A "loan" from my father, but I don't really have the space for it at home, and it is just way over kill so I got something more practical for home use. However, for those of you who wish to own the finest R2R ever made here is your chance, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150116254911&rd=1&rd=1 Travis

Well if you look at the stats on the Pifzer site it looks like it is well worth it, assuming they are only half way accurate. Compared to Zyban (Welbutron) and placebo people were much more sucsessful in staying quit after 6 months with the Chantix. The study group was, on average, a 43 year old who had smoked more then 10 cigs a day for 22 years. Not light weight smokers by any means. Which means, on average, they started smoking when they were 23. They better fire Joe Camel's *** cause he isn't working on the high school kids. I am going to get some and start one week before my quit date which is the Friday of Memorial day. Thanks for that Gary, I can use every little bit of help. Travis

I did one of those tests recently also, in December, and tested in the 90th percentile in all catagories. It even went beyone a typical stress test, on bicycle, with breathing tubes so it tests effeciency of the lungs relative to the heart. But I sure don't feel like I am in 90th percentile anymore. I hate to think how I would feel it I hadn't of been a swimmer. What is the story on this Chantix? What does it cost? Travis

Way to go Sunburn!

I'm right behind you Tommy Boy. Go Boy go, Keep it up.

Charles, Did you get my email? Travis

Thank you so much, I am sure that the jumpers is the problem. I am sending you my email so that you can get me that manual. Travis

Maybe he has a secret night time job so he can afford to keep his day gig?[] Maybe he is one of those guys who trouble shoots computer problems over the phone, but the twist is he does it for people in India who bought a Dell, and they can't understand him. Travis

Dtel I am shocked. I would not expect something like that from you. You know better then that, it is obviously being caused by having a 20 amp screw in fuse where a 15 amp should be.[:$] Travis

DC, What the Zen Master, Michael Colter, has told you is of course correct, BR means raw birch. The Herritage line was marketed with a raw birch option so that buyers could stain them themselves as either an economic benefit or to get an exact match. So unless you know a lot about furniture finishes, it will be impossible to tell what was originally put on them. The good news is that you will get a lot of great help on here as to how to prep and refinish them to look perfect for you. Travis

Lisa you need to do two things, and two things only. Well three things. First, you need to call your power company, and ask them if they provide home surveys regarding safety issues. The next time you get your power bill go through all of the stuff they enclose that you normally throw out, or the back of the bill, and they will usually tell you what types of service they provide. This is usually free, and from what your description of things, you need someone out there right away, and it aint the guy you out there before who didn't say anything about the box. Next, go to the local "high end" audio dealer there that you do business with, or call them, ask them if they have an electrician they reccomend that knows what he/she is doing when it comes to correcting electrical issues that apply to audio. There are a couple of guys here that are know by all the audiophile folks as really knowing what they are doing when it comes to reducing noise on lines. Third, look at your TV, if you stare at one spot do you see a horizontal line all the way across the picture that moves down vertically and then starts back up at the top? If so you have improper grounding issues that only an electrician can take care of. Travis

I am having trouble getting tape output through by DBX 200 route selector and was wondering if anyone else owned one out there that I could pick their brain. I have no trouble playing the source with the line/tape button set to line, but cannot get any of the tape decks to output through monitor. Thanks in advance, Travis

This was kind of all hashed out about 3 months ago. That Amazon seller is Vanns out of the Northwest. They are an authorized Klipsch dealer, and they sell them in single units. They have great deals on shipping. Travis