Travis In Austin

Meth is nasty, nasty, nasty stuff. It is the most addictive drug and has the lowest rate of recovery. I have never been able to help, in the long run, someone with a meth addiction. If they are using it IV, it seems there is little to no hope. It is heartbreaking to tell parents what they are up against. I have had clients recover from smack, crack, powder cocaine, and go on to achieve great things and live good lives. Not with meth.. I have had clients as old as late 50's using it (get this, I had a client who was 55 last week says his son got him started on it?). It is nothing compared to these other drugs. Travis

Homemade, Not sure if I am allowed to do this, but here is what the Audiogon "bluebook" says about value. I have found their bluebook to be very low on other items, but this should give you some idea. Klipsch Lascala : Pricing info New $2800.00 $1720.00 High $1040.00 Last $550.00 Low Used $910.00 Jan 00 Sep 06 Klipsch Lascala released 1963, pr, 15in woof, horns, 250 lbs

Homemade, Not sure if I am allowed to do this, but here is what the Audiogon "bluebook" says about value. I have found their bluebook to be very low on other items, but this should give you some idea. Klipsch Lascala : Pricing info New $2800.00 $1720.00 High $1040.00 Last $550.00 Low Used $910.00 Jan 00 Sep 06 Klipsch Lascala released 1963, pr, 15in woof, horns, 250 lbs

Is it any wonder that all the world likes lawyer jokes? No, they are great, I enjoy them myself. Of course I have never really heard one when from someone who had developed mesothelioma because he worked in a brake shop, or some CEO or doctor sitting in jail after being arrested, or from parents whose son I just kept from going to prison. No one is in a joking mood for some reason. I can't understand it, I like to kid around all the time, but they just seem to want ot burst into tears, or jump for joy. Geesh, they just have no sense of humor. I just tell them "if you thought that lawyer joke was bad, wait till you hear how much this is going to cost you." Travis

Mark, consistent with his reputation for high quality and fast service, has advised me that my BBX is back from it's day spa treatment in Northern Cal., and should be arriving back any day now. Mark, if you see this, I know from our prior conversations that the Blueberry's Jensen step-up transformers match up very well with the Koetsu, and I asusme the same would be true of Shelter and Benz. I would think the Benz L2 would be fine with the amount of gain. Are you aware of anyother cartridge matching issues or benefits with any of the cartridges below. (I am not asking you to try and reccomend a cartridge, just wondering if you have received feedback or noticed yourself if any of these cartridges tend to mate really well with the BBX w/c and or if some were not a good match. So that means it is time to have my audio dealer bring some cartiridges over to audition. I just got off the phone with him and he is bringing a Shelter 501, 901, 7000, 9000, and 90X, a Benz woodbody, and a Koetsu Black and Koetsu Ureshi. Not sure how many we will get to listen to the first go around, but he said we will listen to all of them for as long as it takes for me to be comfortable and happy with my selection. I don't think I am even going to let him take that Ureshi out of the box. I will let you know how it goes and have some photos. Stay tuned, Travis

Who is that white haired guy? Thats Steve Phillips, Tech support Trey, I hope he was wearing ear protection. If not, we have a great (could not have documented it better myself) occupational disease claim when Steve has hearing trouble. At least you can put Steve on the TTY unit when he can no longer hear what customers are saying, or switch him to monitoring us rablerousers on the forum. Seriously, I know if it fun to push the envelope once in awhile, it's part of what owning Klipsch is all about, but I am trying to teach some of these younger dudes to be mindful of their hearing. I wish I had known what damage I was doing at concerts and at home with loud listening levels that only manifested itself in my late 40's. I get hearing aids before I'm 50. Great stuff. I did enjoy the photos. Travis

Greg, My wife has the crazy new idea that she wants a summer home in Maine. So how about I get you to build us a house up there and you throw in some Rosewood K-Horns for free, you can keep the crossovers, I will bring some DeanG's. Travis

This is great stuff to archive when it comes time for a member to sell his LS's. [] Speakerfritz, keep in mind you live in a major metropolis surrounded by numerous major citys. LS's probably come up for sale there 10 to 1 or 20 to 1 compared to where our good friend in WV lives. He could be dead by the time he sees a pair for $500, the good news is they are almost big enough that he could be buried in one and have one left over to give to his kin for a center. I have seen one pair come up for sell in Austin in the last year (Pop. 1,000.000 metro area). Its all supply and demand, I would not be surprised if you can find them for $500 in LA or NYC on a regular basis. Out here in the sticks they are basically $1,000.00. The diferrence being whether you can live with lesser condition in order to have the sound right away, or if it is worth the wait, and it can be a long wait, to have better apperence. Others have already talked about the convience of having them ten minutes away. That alone is worth 200 to 400 depending on the value of your time, etc. Last spring I put my 1990's (factory was unsure of manuf. date, 90 or 91) up for sale on the forum for 950, together with extra set of brand new K-400 horns, they were in average condition, couple of water rings on top, and even offered to deliver to Hope Gathering if someone wanted to pick them up there. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/thread/753583.aspx Only got one inquiry, and they wanted more like mint condition. So I put them up on Craig's list for $1,150 and they were gone in a day. I do agree with what everyone has said on here, from what little we can see, they do appear pretty rough. GIven my limited time and lack of woodworking/refinishing skills they would probably be a pass for me. However, if you are handy with those things, have the time, then $700, plus $200 for having them in your back yard makes em worth $900. The best part of all of this is that they can be viewed with no muss or fuss, and a determination can be made whether they are worth the effort or not. If there was any kind of seam split, water damage, etc. I would pass in a heartbeat. However, enough of that, I see this as a great opportunity to make some money. I think we should have a pool, 5 bucks a man, sorry meagain, person, whoever comes closest to the final selling price wins the pot. Travis Travis

Don't feel bad, I was looked at it for about 2 hours straight before I figured out they were substituting penguins in there. I am still trying to figure out how they get that other penguin to be able to time it so that he pushes that first penguin into the water time after time. You would think the first penguin would have figured it out by now, but he just keeps jumping right back up. I am sure there is a lesson to be learned in here someone, just not sure what it is yet. Travis

Travis, I believe she buys them at WalMart, since that's were she does most of the grocery shopping. But I'll ask her when she gets back and to let you know for sure. They beat the hell out of everything else I've ever used, including fancy-schmancy feather dusters and compressed air. Simply put, they're the best, most effective and safest way to clean your gear. 1 swipe and you'll be instantly convinced. No Doubts. Thanks, I cant wait to try it out. Travis

It depends on how you define sucsessful. My profession requires a degree, and I love my profession, and so in order for me to even enter into it I had to have degrees. If you are not planning on going into a profession, then I would say that a degree is not required. No matter what, hard work is required, and a little luck. The good news is, the harder your work, the luckier you get. Travis

They only use the plates on two tracks. Plate racing is just another way to race. Positioning, drafting, and pit efficiency play a bigger role. You have to rely on your brain more instead of the horsepower. OK, then what would lap speeds be today without the plates..........225-230 mph easily..........Plate racing takes away an advantage the best teams have and makes them all equal...........that's not racing.........If I have the Best driver, the Best engine, the Best chassis set-up, the Best pit crew, I should win..........not put on a plate to make us equal.................POPPY KOCK...........Let 'em Race.................... Probably more like 210 or 215. It took untill 1982 for Nascar to have an official lap speed of 200+ mph when Parsons did it at Taladega. 200+ wasn't achieved at Daytona until 1984 which Cale did it. Donnie Allision got up to 205 and then people started having wrecks and getting killed and Nascar put on the brakes. Safety could not keep pace with the speeds. In 1970, over ten years earlier, a Porsche 917 set a Daytona set track speed record of 233. It was much better when it was stock car racing, and they really had to be production cars that they could nodify to their heart's content. There is nothing stock about a stock car today except the outline of the vehicle (do they still make them do that? For Tech Inspection they used to have to drive the car up against a wall that had an outline of the stock vehicle and it needed to be within that line). The plates have nothing to do with equality, it has to do with safety. The fastest Daytona 500 I think was run in 1980 by Buddy Baker. I think the NASCAR market approach now is keep the speeds low, have lots of wrecks where people don't get injured, and the fans will keep coming back for more. Travis

Where do you get them?

No, I would say more like ostrich. Travis

Rob, Two things; First, when can I drop off my Khorns to you for their "missionization"? Second, when your wife is preforming again will you please let us know so we can try to attend? It would be a fun trip from Austin. Travis

Those are starting to look mighty pretty.

Speaker, Tip no 11 is fantastic. I cant even begin to understand No. 1, wish I knew how to work with wood. Travis

I don't think it will let you paste, you need to hit reply, when the reply to an existing message opens up you will see an options tab, click that and then it will allow you to upload a photo into your reply. Travis

Those Wave amps in your Avatar look familar? Travis

Yeah, What he said (and what Gary want's to say, but won't). Travis

They taste excellent!!! Kind of a cross between a California Condor and a Bald Eagle. Travis

Michael, I am sure you are already aware that Acoustic Sounds has Klipsch LSII's in their showroom in Salina, KS. I did a poll last year for Texas, asking any Texas members were aware of any Herritage dealers in Texas that had speakers on display and no one could name any. Travis

Welcome back, I am glad to hear that everything went well. Travis

I have one but I am in Austin. Are you looking to hear one? (did that on purpose) Travis

Beautiful!!!! So is that Vibraphone. What is the story with that squeez box? Travis