Dave_H

Pilot's headsets with active noise reduction have been around for quite a while now so the technology is fairly mature, particularly where the noise spectrum of aircraft is concerned. Most pilots I know either have them or want them. A friend of mine has owned a Bose ANR headset for a few years. It is well made, comfortable, and performs well. At $1000, it is also roughly twice as expensive as other well made, comfortable, well performing headsets. Dave H

Shouldn't someone intervene here? Check out the description. He lives about 30min. from here. Maybe I should. P****Whip - not just a desert topping for cats. Dave_H

They have already been deleted. What were they? Dave_H

I will never pass up an opportunity to frag......Rushmore Dave H

Put him in a room with the father for 30 minutes. Whatever is left they can do with as they please. Dave H

Where exactly are they? They look like they would be a bear to pack but at least you wouldn't have to worry about scratching pristine woodwork. If there is no rush I may be able to help out. PM me with details if interested and you win the bid. I live 25mi south of Boston. Dave H P.S. OR - you could sell me the REDS :-) ( just kidding - too much stuff already )

I bought one at Radio Shack and wound up returning it so I would have to give it a thumbs down. When I tried to tin a wire it acted just like the strand across the battery in Lynnm's post. Cherry red. The tip is made up of two conductive ceramic? elements separated by a thin insulator. As noted before you basically short out the tip and generate heat in the component being soldered. I tried it on a ring terminal also and the heat buildup was too gradual - the insulation on the wire began to melt. With a conventional iron you are transferring heat to the joint and have better control of it. I suppose I could have played with it more and maybe got better results but it did not look very promising. Be aware that I have been soldering electronic gear for 40+ years so it could be an old dog/new tricks issue. Dave H

---------------- On 6/23/2005 4:54:51 PM Dylanl wrote: So far 1st listen I am not very impressed. I also PM you. ---------------- Forgot to mention - there were tantalum input caps on mine which I replace with jumpers. My tube pre has output caps so they weren't needed. Probably helped but I made the change before serious listening so I can't say with any conviction. Dave H

---------------- On 6/20/2005 3:55:18 PM Dylanl wrote: Have any of you ever listen to or seen this SS amp? It is supposed to be 200 watts per channel. If you have what are your thoughts? ---------------- I have owned a 410 for a number of years. Mine was either factory wired or done by a competent tech. Haven't tried it on my Klipsch speakers but it is able to drive electrostatics quite well. I haven't used it for a while due to a bad power switch (and the availbility of other amps) but I remember being a decent amp. Dave H

Avoiding the cost and frustrations of theater going is a great way to rationalize the expense of new HT gear to SWMBO. Dave H

---------------- On 6/21/2005 11:34:42 AM Daddy Dee wrote: ---------------- On 6/21/2005 10:22:28 AM Dave_H wrote: It does have manual transmission- name 5 women who can successfully drive those. Both my daughters drive stick, and quite well I might add. In fact they hate automatics. Dave H ---------------- My wife can drive one. ---------------- Daddy Dee: The first line was a quote from Colterphoto1. The second was my reply. New to the forum - just figured out how do do the "quote" thing. Dave H

On 6/21/2005 10:22:28 AM Dave_H wrote: Both my daughters drive stick, and quite well I might add. ---------------- Oh man Fini where are ya!?!? I just can't type here what I am thinking...if only it were a forum member I knew better. Yeah, I had second thoughts about that as well. Sounded a bit like the "looks like Willow doesn't drive stick anymore" line from BTVS. Then I thought - well we are all mature adults here, sage Klipschaholics whose minds are pure:-)

Dave: My wife drives a Laser Red, 1996 Mustang SVT Cobra. It has a 5-speed and she loves it. I drive our truck. You got me there. My wife breaks out in a cold sweat at the sight of a clutch pedal. I do, however envy the Mustang. A friend has an aluminum bodied AC Cobra (not Shelby) with a 5L SHO and five speed that I maintain. When the girls get back from college the first thing they want to do is drive it. My friend is OK with that!!! Dave H

It does have manual transmission- name 5 women who can successfully drive those. Both my daughters drive stick, and quite well I might add. In fact they hate automatics. Dave H

The 1292 is a very good projector according to the folks on the AVS forum. If the tubes are in good shape (little phosphor wear, no burn in, etc) then they are worth repairing. With two you should be able to make one good unit. The only consistent complaint I have read about is that they sound like a hovercraft. Go the the CRT forum on AVS and be prepared to spend some time on the learning curve. Their proponents are as passionate about them as we are about Klipsch. Personally, I don't need another time consuming hobby so I went with a DLP projector for my HT after spending acouple of months browsing the CRT forums. Dave H