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How about Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen "Live in Dallas" - has just been nominated for The 2007 Grammy's!

The Oppo is a nice surprise. Well worth the money.

For $2,500 a used McIntosh MC-275 MKIV would work just fine. If you decide not to keep it, it would be real easy to recoup your cost.

Now we can say we heard the Palladium speakers!

Check this out: http://www.audioclassics.com/Patent.mov or http://www.audioclassics.com/Patent.wmv McIntosh and Klipsch, and even Roy!

Very nice job!

I watched it in 2-channel also. Nicely done. Guess I should give multi-channel a spin.

Seems to me someone near Bay City has Jubilee's. That's just a couple of hours from Detroit.

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Bob, Nice job. Working with veneer is fun. I have a pair of boring black LaScala's that are screaming for attention. Bubinga would be too busy for them...considering oak, walnut or maybe rosewood.

I've used Klipschorns for home theater for several years now. I use an Outlaw 990 preamp mated with McIntosh amps. Side speakers are LaScala's, rear speakers are Heresy's. Using a Heresy for the center, SVS PB12 plus/2 for the subwoofer. Sounds great. Many of the HD-DVD concerts allow you to listen in two channel which I normally do. Tubes and Klipsch...not bad!

MSU beat Purdue!

One thing this thread did was motivate me into using my Watco rejuvenating oil on my speakers.

Aw, the 990 is not ugly at all, just big. It does a terrific job mated to my McIntosh amps. I feel it is a better deal than the latest McIntosh's, until all the various issues with HDMI and audio formats shakes out.

I'm taking a close look at tendon interconnects. Quality and price look good so far. Giving them a good test the next few weeks.

Klipsch is sold on the idea, starting with the 2006 models.

Nope. I have reveneered a couple of pairs of Heresy's for my amusement in Bubinga.

Repairing the veneer would be no problem: Clean the chip with a toothbrush. Fill the chipped area with a good wood filler (for example Famowood). Fill slightly raised above the surface and extend out over the veneer a tiny bit. Smooth the filler with a razor blade to rough it in, then 400 grit sandpaper to finish. Stay within the confines of the repair area. While sanding stop frequently and feel the surface. You will see the edges of the filler become transparent as you sand closer to the finish. DON'T REMOVE ANY OF THE FINISH AROUND THE REPAIR AREA. Mask the area within about an 1/8 of an inch all the way around. Spray on a few coats of color toner. Mohawk makes toner. Try to match as close as you can. Custom mixing is probably the best way to go. Apply as many thin coats as needed to bring it to the right tone. Use your finger to remove toner that is getting on the original finish. After it is matching, use a needle to draw in the grain. Draw lines and dots that make up the grain. You get to be artsy! After you are satisfied with the grain, take some flat black spray and put some on a paper towel and color the grain by rubbing it with the paper towel. One more quick light shot of toner. No masking tape this time! Finally you need to get a uniform sheen as the rest of the speaker. Use steel wool. I suspect your speaker was finished with boiled linseed oil, so a light coat of BLO. That ought to do it. Of course you could hire someone to do the repairs.

Greg, Don't you need 4 more rubber seals to seal the top part of the bass bin to the wall? This was discussed at the 2005 Hope Pilgrimage. I even have audio/video of the discussion.

Sonnie, You might consider Heresy's. The Heresy III is a wonderful speaker. Three across the front would sound terrific. Lesser cost alternative would be to go the used route, Heresy I's and II's go for $350-450 a pair. They are 2/3 the sound of K-horns at 1/3 the price (seems like that was an old advertising slogan).

Nice work. The plants look kind of busy and distract from your marvelous work.

BTW the fellow on page 8, Dr. Keng, is the proud owner of the cat piss Cornwall's! When he brought them home him his wife remarked, "You got more speakers?" His reply, "They are even bigger than you!" She only weighs about 90 pounds soaking wet. He even used his Radio Shack SPL to measure her yelling at him...only 80 dB's. I gotta get him to join the forum[6].

Please read this about Foam by Mail before spending money on their product.

If they were the ones from Aubrey, TX. Looks to me someone clicked on the BIN price of $2,400. Why didn't you do the same before they sold?

Uni-solve by smith & nephew works well. It is an adhesive removal wipe used in hospitals.