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Mikey likes it! James

The ONE I keep going back to night after night is Patricia Barber's "Verse." I don't like the intro to the 1st track, but after the first 142 seconds or so, CRANK IT UP! This is a Jazz recording that will Rock you! James

Did it! Just found a fourth B&K 2 channel amp to round out my separates system. Got a ST1400 II (125 wpc) which I think I'll use for my Cornwall rears and delegate the ST140 to center channel duty. Now I'm done - Really.... James

This doesn't quite fit and it didn't happen to me, but it's a great story. http://www.billsworkshop.com/P928S4/h5toh4/full_story.htm James

fini: I don't have a picture, but it's the same 3" x 1/2" logo that's on all my other Klipsch from the '80's. Someboby was selling a "NOS" pair on ebay awhile back that "came with my La Scalas" and some idiot bid them up to 35 bucks. James

They're baaack! The same pair of Heresys have been relisted. I guess the seller wasn't satisfied with the insulting bid of $811. James

Rob: I'd be happy to do it for you. However, are you sure it's going to be any cheaper? I recently ordered a pair for myself. They were $2.26 ea. plus $4.52 shipping for a total of $9.87. I'm guessing it's probably going to be another $5.00 or so to mail them to Canada (unless you just want to have me stick them in an envelope and hope for the best). Let me know. James

Thanks Todd: Wow, that looks like a major project - far beyond my skills. What I am really curious about is how the woofer is positioned. It appears that it is in the "doghouse" with the magnet facing towards the peak and firing to the rear of the cabinet through a rectangular shaped opening. Is that correct? Is there something to be gained by firing through a rectangular opening rather than a circular opening? I'm trying to get a handle on the folded horn concept - I'm sure I'm going to have to explain it to the first "audiophile" who hears my system with the new La Scalas - and frankly, I don't have a clue. James

Oops - my mistake, the Rogers/La Scala was a single. Guess I should read the descriptions more carefully. James

On the other hand, a pair of black La Scalas WITH built in Rogers Amps went for $455 within an hour or two of this sale! Go figure... Of course, they were in Salt Lake City. James

Does anyone have a diagram of the La Scala bass bin. I recently acquired a pair and I'm curious how the folded horn is laid out (but not curious enough to tear my speakers apart to look at it). James

Anyone know what the approximate MSRP was for a pair of '88 KG2's with oak finish? James

On a more basic level, a pre-amp is needed to control "separate" amplifiers - whether it's a two channel amp(s) or a seven channel amp. An "integrated" amp includes a pre-amp in the same chassis with the amplifier. A "receiver" usually includes the pre-amp, an amp, and a tuner in the same chassis. The advantage of "separates" is that, since each component has it's own chassis and power supply, each component can be optimized for it's intended purpose and there is less chance of "cross talk," interference, or feedback between the various components. James

rplace: I also use separate 2 channel amps in my system, except I'm using four, one for the fronts, one for the surrounds, one for the rears, and a fourth for the center channel. The physics of it are that to achieve an equal 75 dB reading from each of your speakers, you're going to have to give your least efficient speakers more power than you're sending to your most efficient speakers. No two ways about it. Basically, what you are doing is "zeroing" the system. You're still going to have to equalize an 8 dB difference (if that's what it is) between the Heresys and the Khorns. A 75 dB SPL is going to take "x" amount of power for a Hersey and "y" amount of power for a Khorn. It doesn't make any difference whether you think of it as boosting the surrounds or cutting the mains. "0" dB on your pre/pro is just a baseline number. James

NatGun: I'll be listening to Bose speakers long before I use anything from Micro$oft. James

Try this: http://home.earthlink.net/~ivol/klipsch_cornwall/klipsch_date_codes.htm Edit: Oops. That gets you the same thing you already have. James

This one goes up to 11. James

I spent about a half day cleaning the La Scalas. Used something called Howard "Restor-A-Finish" that I picked up at the local hardware store for some other project. The lacquer on the top surfaces of the speakers had turned white and chalky and it looked like a lot of the top was bare wood. I thought I was going to have to completely strip and refinish both speakers, but they cleaned up real nice. I can hardly believe these are the same speakers I dragged home! The deeper scratches are still there, but they look pretty damn good, if I must say so myself. Of course, they also sound much better now. fini: Considering what corners cost in this neck of the woods, I'll be sticking with what I've got for now. James

The procedure I use in setting up my speakers with the B&K pre/pro is to put the SPL meter on my camera tripod in my listening position at ear level, set the distance in feet to each speaker, and then point the SPL meter at each individual speaker and set each to 75 dB. The B&K allows you to send the test signal to one speaker at a time. Very convenient and only takes about five minutes to set up my seven speaker system. Just did it this morning to dial in the new La Scala fronts and the Cornwalls that I moved to the rears. James

I'd recommend staying away from the lower end Denon stuff. The "made in Japan" Denons are good, but the lower end stuff is made in China. When I decided to make the jump into HT I tried to do it on the cheap and made the mistake of buying a Denon 1804 avr - which, IMHO, really sounded like crap - of course I'd been used to separate amps. I ended up taking it back and trading it in - which began the upgrade escalation.... James

With my B&K system (which has a test tone) they tell you to use a SPL meter set to C weighting and slow response - and then set each speaker to 75 dB - which is the THX reference level. James

Pick up a pair of Heresys for now - you can always add to your system, but you'll never regret buying the Heresys. Dr. Who is right, if you are patient, you can find Heresys in the $3-350 range (I just bought a nice pair locally for $290). James

fini: Just don't have the corners for it. Really. James

Well, maybe one more B&K amp to replace the Haffler, but that's it! Really. I just scored a pair of La Scalas off craigslist right here in Santa Rosa! 84 LS BL's for $725! Not as good a deal as capo's free Cornwalls, but still a score! The cabinets are a bit rough, but nothing a little elbow grease can't fix, and they came with all the dust and spider webs anyone could ever want, but they ROCK. I moved the Cornwalls to the rear and put the La Scalas in front, with Heresy surrounds and an RC7 center (I know, I know). I'm sitting in my home office typing this, and I didn't even have to fire up the home office system (Carver TFM45 & Heresys) Just listened to Patricia Barber's "Verse" and now Cowboy Junkies' "Lay it down." Sweeeet. James By the way, anybody want a pair of KG 2's? I have a pair that are just taking up space - oak finish, a few nicks and scratches, but not bad. Prefer local pick up (don't want to have to deal with packing and shipping) $125 obo.

Olorin: What are you asking for the Heresys (I assume that two of them are the famous "$50.00 Heresys" from San Jose - yeah I tried to score them too) and where in central CA? James