Travis In Austin

Travis, Here's what Luther posted about it on AK. LOL, wow. Well I guess IT IS at my house again this year. Peter, you tell me a Sat in June when you can make it and we will have it then. Travis

You just bout CWIII's in Black? Are you kidding me? Where are you going to put them? Do you just sign your check and hand it back to Klipsch at the end of the month?[]

Mallette, While there is not a true correlation between the age of a record and how it will sound, there is an indirect one that is significant and I believe what Gary is talking about. You could have a still sealed 78 that is gong to sound fantastic out of the box. The age is obviously not going to effect it. But with 78's in particular, there were a wide number of needles that were used to play them, and depending on the type of needle, steel, saphire, etc. they can look pristine yet play awful. The age is important because that tells you what type of needle was in "vogue" at the time and if those needles were prone to cause damage. I am certainly no expert when it comes to 78's, but they are so varied in terms of what they were coated with, etc. The early 78's were made of a material designed to keep steal needles sharp! They produced a fine dust everytime they were played. I would say if you happen upon someone selling 78's along with their Rega P78 you are going to find the records in pretty good shape, but if they were played on the Philco "Hi-fi" and it has the original needle, none of those 78's are going to play well. Travis

There is a Central Texas Klipsch gathering in June? I heard something about that and they asked if they could do it at my house but I have not heard anything since. You guys know something I don't? Travis

I saw Les Paul at the Irdium (who hasn't?), sure wish I had been there ot see Hubbard, and with Joe Chanbers no less. Travis

Allan, That was a great find, I was not able to locate that at all when I did my search. After reading everyone's posts on that forum, I kind of gather that some of them know a little bit about what they are talking about, but that no one is really an expert on Columbia. It fits with what my recollecton was, that a "-1_" is a first pressing, and that the letter that follows tells the plant where it came from. However, the A/B, C/D we know does not hold water since mine has an A on one side and a J on the other. They also were saying that you can't tell on any record when it was pressed, and I disagree with that. I think if I gave you a matrix number and any notations in the dead wax on a Presige or BN you could tell me exactly when it was pressed. Travis

Mike, A few of us are going quit on Friday, midnight, of Memorial Day Weekend, you should joing us. (Notice I did not say "try" to quit). Hope you consider it. Travis

Luther, I knew you would be coming up for air at some point. I cannot believe the kitchen, it is night and day, and the white makes it look twice as big as before. Those cabs look great, your BIL does great work. Sorry I will miss the bottle heads meet, as you know I will be driving back from Ark. You might want to consider coming up on Sun, Timkidd on the forum, who lives in the Netherlands, is coming to Austin for a week with a few of his friends and I have having them over for some real Texas BBQ and to show them what boots look like. You and Rose should come up. I guess I better start working on some content for my website now that you are done with the kitchen. Now I have to get moving with that again. The 10.5" tapes are all in Washington, 6 tapes, and he said that he has no time and that he is going to send them all to the next person. I have to keep on him, I sent him an email on Sat. asking him if they have been sent but no response, I am giving him until tomorrow to respond. Travis

Most recent "splash" case. I am the tall one on the far right: Round Rock student not guilty of disrupting class in immigration protest Round Rock High School student Irvin DeLuna, 15, is congratulated by his attorneys Ernest Saadiq Morris, left and Travis Williamson on Friday in Round Rock Municipal Court after being found not guilty on Class C misdemeanor charges for disruption of classes. DeLuna and other students from Stony Point and Round Rock high schools were issued citations for curfew violations and disruption of classes by Round Rock Police for joining other students protesting federal immigration legislation last March. Friday, November 03, 2006 By Katie Humphrey AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF A jury today acquitted the first Round Rock student who went to trial after being cited for disrupting class in March during protests against federal immigration legislation. The jury of three men and three women found 15-year-old Irvin DeLuna not guilty of the Class C misdemeanor violation after deliberating about an hour and 20 minutes. "I'm just happy," DeLuna said outside the courtroom after hearing the verdict. He could have faced up to a $500 fine if convicted. DeLuna was one of more than 100 Round Rock High School students who marched to Stony Point High School and back on March 31 in protest of the proposed immigration legislation. Stony Point High School students had marched to Round Rock High School in protest the day before. Round Rock police issued 204 citations to students following the second day of student protests. Some students were charged with violating the city's daytime curfew, disrupting class or both. Since then, 49 cases of curfew violation were dismissed by Round Rock Municipal Court Judge Dan McNery at the prosecutor's request. Other students pleaded guilty in exchange for fines and community service. Throughout the two-day trial, city prosecutor Susan Camp-Lee had argued that DeLuna, in joining other students in the march, disrupted the regular classroom routines at both Round Rock and Stony Point High schools, which were in "lockdown" during the protests. "There's a lot of places to go and protest in Round Rock and they chose Stony Point High School," she said in her closing argument. "Of all the places they could go, they went to a school, so I think you can infer what their intent was: to disrupt." But defense attorney Travis Williamson, who voluntarily represented DeLuna at the request of the Texas Civil Rights Project, told jurors that any lockdowns or classroom disruptions were unintended. The students were exercising their right to peacefully voice their concerns about an issue they were passionate about, he said. "That's the only way a student can be heard" he said in his closing argument. "It's a protected activity. They can't vote. The only thing they can do is protest." DeLuna said after the trial that he knew the school might punish the students for missing class, but did not realize he would face criminal charges. In light of what happened, he said he probably wouldn't protest again during the school day. "I was trying to make it peaceful, but it was too much of a problem," DeLuna said. Juror Jon Silver, 41, of Round Rock said after the trial that the jury thought prosecutors did not prove that DeLuna intended to disrupt classes. The Texas Education Code says that someone can be charged with disruption of classes for intentionally disturbing classes or other school activities while on school property or public property within 500 feet of a school. "All the testimony said was that all the kids said they were going to Stony Point," he said. "Nobody said why." Forty-eight cases are still pending against students who participated in the protests. khumphrey@statesman.com; 246-0053

Well DB, After reading yours and Allen's post, they are now both open and I am playing OP first. Sounds mighty nice. Travis

Well DB, After reading yours and Allen's post, they are now both open and I am playing OP first. Sounds mighty nice. Travis

Jordon, It is not going to work for him, someone needs to jump on this quick! I am surprised it is still around. Do you have any more tubes for sale? Travis

Michael, Did you fill out Klipsch Form SDJ-3402/R2-4, in triplicate, signed by your supervisor, the Department Manager, initialed by the Divison Manger with a CC to the VP of operations before making claim to those pallets? If you didn't, next weekend your project will be filling out paperwork. I was hoping to see your project was moving stuff around to make room for more new stuff and hooking up new stuff, but not yet. As least it was a project to make moving stuff easier so when you do get new stuff your back won't be so bad. Travis

As of 6 pm CT the results are as follows: Yes, open them up. Music isn't to look at, it is to be played and enjoyed (81.8%) No, are you crazy, those could really be worth something someday, get the CD instead (4.5%) No, I don't care for Jazz, you should trade them for some killer rock (9.1%) I forgot the question, it was 420 appreciation day on Friday dude (4.5%)

Thanks Allen, I wasnt' sure on those numbers, I was not able to find much with google about Columbia matrix numbers. I think I will quit looking for the stereo KOB based on your impressions and it looks like I am going to pop the top on the KOB R2R.I love the sound of my mono lp as well. Not a pop or a click, dead quiet lead in, blows away the special edition CD. I sent you an email about a different subject Travis

I am no expert when it comes to Columbia pressings, but what I've learned from the late Leon Levitt and more recently from Jack Seaton, every time Columbia made a new stamper they changed the matrix number. The first pressing of any title would have "1-A" at the end of the matrix, second pressings would end with 1-B. So one of yours comes from the first run and another comes from the second. The true "First" pressing end it 1-A with no second letter. Every time a stamper was used they added a letter, so 1-A for the first run, 1-AB for the second, etc. Not sure how many in a run, but someone told me only a few hundred at most, so the 1-A pressing is like one of a few hundred--or so I've been told. What I don't understand is that you see some copies with 1-BA on one side an 1-BJ on the other, with doens't jibe with this info. Suffice it to say, 1-A pressings are "first" pressings and 1-B are second. But, as Miles might have said, "So What?" I thought there was always a second letter because that denoted the plant, New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, etc. You learn something new everyday. Travis

We have not planned anything for summer yet, I just wondered if it was cooler there, and now i know, avoid it for the summer. We are trying to think of something different then Vail for the summer, that is kind of our annual summer deal, Vail, and want to try something different. We were thinking about WI, a bit cooler there. What about Ashville, NC, I heard the mountains are cool there in the summer? Blowing Rock, Chimney Rock, I know it's a rock. I heard 60's in the summer at night, or colder. I am going to talk to Kelly about the crusie when she gets back later today. Travis

Jordon, Does yours have cream? I think I want this for a buddy of mine. Travis

You are a great looking couple, and that "Yeller" is the best looking YL I have seen in a long time. Travis

Now that is a great photo!

What is the weather like in the Smokies in the summer? Where do you usually go when you go? Travis

I can't relate to that (I always touched), do you have another analogy?

I think you are right, the enjoyment way outweighs any price difference, which with R2R is not near as much as with LP's. I don't really buy to collect anyway, I buy to listen. But, as I said in response to Allen, for some reason there was just some hesitation with these two for some reason. Travis

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Allan, Actually, it was your post a while back that prompted my post. Someone (thebes?) posted something alongs the lines of we needed to quit being soft and go ahead and be men about opening SS lp's. You posted a photo, I believe of your KOB that you had opened, and played countless times since then, without looking back. For some reason I had some hesitation in opening these two up. Not really a money thing, as I posted above, the premium is not nearly what it would be for an LP. By the way, I here is a photo of my mono LP., this was in near mint and has this in the trail off wax-XLP47325-1AA on side one, and -1AJ on side two. I have another copy that has XLP47325-1BA on side 1 and -1BJ on side 2. They are in blocked letter, not hand written. Can you tell me what the numbers mean? I am looking for a stereo now to complete things. Travis