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Sorry you are having this kind of trouble. Might as well see it through and then get it working and sell it. The Jolida is Chinese made but the company is here in Maryland and has good service.

A friend has forwarded me a link from a site known as Better Records. They have records for sale that they refer to as "Hot Stampers," which is a ridiculous sounding name in the first place. Only they are trying to sell a copy of Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" for $224.99, which is beyond insane. Is this whole site a joke, or what?

A friend has forwarded me a link from a site known as Better Records. They have records for sale that they refer to as "Hot Stampers," which is a ridiculous sounding name in the first place. Only they are trying to sell a copy of Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" for $224.99, which is beyond insane. Is this whole site a joke, or what?

You should take a look at the DECWARE amplifiers.

You don't need a 502B; the 302B, which I own is better regarded overall. It uses EL34 power tubes, which are nicer and more refined than the 6550 used in the 502B. I believe that the iron is the same, so much so that there are modifiers out there who will modify a 302 to run on either EL34 or 6550 power tubes. I had a 202B also, I liked the art deco look of the transformer covers. I began with a 102B also; nice little amp.

You all really want to get me started. Somebody posted this same article over on DECWARE forums and I flipped out. I am not going to repeat my comments here because it is too painful for me. You all should check out the thread that resulted from my post, as I believe it is a good read.

I have a Jolida 302B at the present time. I am considering jumping into an SET amp, probably a DECWARE.

I am seeking opinions on how suitable RF-82's these would be for use in a small room for 2 channel stereo only. The room measures 11 by 14 feet. There would be only 3 feet from the back wall and an equal distance from the side walls available as well. Would the speakers be able to image well enough given these limited spaces.

Never mind that fluorescent light looks like hell

Buy a Hickok and learn to use it. You will be able to judge the true merit of each tube and decide the best tube for whatever position in the amplifier. The tester is better than money in the bank.

I use a Marantz 2226B for its tuner and phono stage functions, then out through to tape output to my tube amplifier.

Anybody who believes that these crazy prices on ebay auctions establish value is seriously misguided. The prices do establish more or less what they sell for on ebay.

Do you mind stating how much you paid for the '82's?

I don't understand how these people market their Klipsch line. It doesn't seem that they have a sale ever. What is wrong with these people?

That's the name of the actor who played Fred on "I Love Lucy."

Forward any suspicious email to spoof@ebay.com so they can look into it. If ebay sent it it WILL be on Your Messages on the My Ebay page.

Could one of you experienced Klipschers help me on this?

Here in the concrete jungle of Southeast Florida Klipsch is sold at Best Buy and a small number of retailers. What would be a fair price be for a pair of Klipsch RF-82's now that they have been introduced and the novelty has worn off of them. Would going online be adviseable?

How would a Jolida 100 sound together with a Jolida 302B amplifier and Klipsch RF-82 speakers. I currently have a Cambridge 640 with the 302B.

Luckily I was able to listen to a pair of RF-82's in the Magnolia room at the Best Buy located in Sunrise, Florida. The speakers were spaced apart properly enough to allow a decent audition. The salesman played an Alicia Keys "live" DVD (clearly doctored up, as she was out of synch). We switched over from RF-62's to the RF-82's and back again. Then we popped in an Eagles DVD where they played partially unplugged. Clearly the RF-82 did a better job than the RF-62 or the Definitive Techs, which the salesman preferred, despite their veiled sound. This location has a horrible setup of the Klipsch Synergy speakers with the push button deals. The F-3's are probably around 12 feet apart but you can't back up more than around 8 feet; the configuration of the display prevents one from hearing what this speaker would do.

My listening room is 12 by 14 feet and presently I am using RB5-II's placed in front of the shorter wall. Bringing them close to the wall enhances the bass but narrows the depth of soundstage. Because of a cabinet along the left wall they can be placed only about 7 or 8 feet apart. The music lacks a "bottom end." I am tempted to switch to RB-75's and maybe add a subwoofer, but at that point, I might as well go floor standing. Which floor stander would perform well in a smaller listening room given the limits of placement the room presents. RF-5, RF-7, RF-63, RF-82; RF-83?

What did you say???

Klipsch is probably making only the new models now, since they have to recoup their research and development and promotion costs on them.

The info about the MSRP of the new bookshelf models is in the website. Frankly the new models smack of being dumbed down in both materials and specifications. Obviously Kklipsch is looking for a lower price point to compete with all the mass market home theater crap on the market. The tweeter in the RB-81 is smaller than in the RB-75, and the RB-81 has vinyl instead of wood veneer. It is inconceivable with all these cost-cutting measures undertaken that these new References would perform better than the current line.

I read that Klipsch is replacing the current Reference floorstanders and bookshelf models. Has anybody heard any of these?