Professor Thump
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A picture is worth a thousand words and a movie is worth... ah you get the idea. Please refer to this link:
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2009/10/02/different-strokes.aspx
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Thanks for all the great shots Picky.... I wish I could have been there but I am busy working on the next line... And that's all I am going to say.
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As an aircraft type guy (nothing to do with audio) fresh is better due to lack of corrosion. We use environmental splices, etc. If the contacting conductor corrodes it plays havoc. Just because it ohms out as good doesn't mean it can carry any load. So my non-technical thought is, if it makes good contact then it's good. I have put several high dollar sets of speaker wire on my system (never bought them, just borrowed to hear) and I still use lamp cord from HD.
I am starting a recycling center for stale cables. All you guys that have old stale, mouldie, corroded cables, please send them to me and I will find a good home for them after I get them fixed (spayed or neutered). A high end cable is a terrible thing to waste. Some cables have not been played with for years and are stuck in some dark box in the closet. It that any way to treat a cable? Why no! They need to have a hook up every now and then just like anyone else.
We are a green company at Klipsch so we are trying do our part to save the world one speaker cable at a time.
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In case you are not keeping up in the blogs I have been writing, here is an Index of the key links for Rock n Roll Gig Gear and Backstage behavior:
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/04/30/Van-Halen.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/04/15/the-red-rocker-shines-on.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/04/13/your-rock-candy-baby-the-epic-journey-of-mont-haglen.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/03/31/the-killers.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/03/16/ok-go-do-what-you-want.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/03/11/celebration-of-women-rockers.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/03/09/joan-jett-rock-n-roller.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/02/23/thump-s-rock-heart.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/01/25/p-thumps-daily-seattle-grunge.aspx Nirvana
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/01/22/p-thump-s-daily-rock.aspx Zep
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/01/21/thump-s-rock-of-the-day-carlos-santana.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/01/20/rolling-stones.aspx
http://community.klipsch.com/blogs/markb/archive/2010/01/19/king-for-a-day.aspx
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I replied in your other post but will mention here that Ebay is a very good judge of current prices. It is a bit more like the stockmarket because it is realtime. Thus the Sunday prices may be higher than the Monday prices but the average price can be determined from there. Use the completed sales sorting to find the prices. I use this a lot to find vintage prices. The more rare stuff is popping up in the last year with the recession. Really expensive stuff doesn't usually sell on Ebay or takes many times to sell. Some of the premium vintage stores do better due to the fact that you can try it out and they may be more trusted.
That head is a nice amp by the way. Sounds good on a guitar also but I tend to like 10-12" drivers instead of the 15" due to the HF shooting at your knees instead of your ears because it is so directive. I have one of these amps that is probably a 1952-55.
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Hmmm.... It is worth what you can get out of it. If it was mint (like new) $2500-3000. I think you would only get 25% of that. Of course this depends on the chrome and electronic condition also.
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Ronnie Montrose has been missing a 1959 Les Paul for some time now. Well it looks like it has shown up at Gary Moores house.
Here is the full article...
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That is how I came ub with it Bill... Not!
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The utility patents are coming next and those took about 4 years. Much more important though.
What pray tell are utility patents? I know nothing about patents. My first guess would be more utilitarian use of the ear gels (I think I've seen in some documentation about using for hearing protection, stethoscopes, etc) but that'd be too easy.
Anyway. Congratulations!
That is a great question Ben. I am glad you asked. A design patent is simple and straightforwards. Please look at this design patent below:
In this design patent you will see that there is only figures or drawings. There are no claims in the patent other than the SHAPE of the invention. It is simple yet easy to defend.
In this utility patent you will see a complex description in words along with numbers defining key components or areas of the intellectual property or IP in the drawing. Each component is describing effects of the design to yeild utility. At the end of the patent are claims. These claims are the most import area of the patent along with the drawings. Each claim is listed starting with the broadest claims and then narrowing the next claim to a more focused area of protection. When the lawyers word each of these claims they spend a lot of time with each word in the claim, because they may have to defend that particular claim in court.
When we submit the initial application for a utility patent there are usually more claims then what gets finalized because the patent office strikes out claims with statements that refer to prior art, (earlier inventions). As you can see from the dates the Utility Patent takes many more years to get approved than the design patent. This is because there are more details to go through and argue with the patent office. We had two major sets of refusals to defend. There were at least two sightings of prior art in each of these denials. We were not confident that the utility patent app was going to go through, so later on we filed the design patent. We couldn't understand why they were seeing prior art issues. Then it finally was evident to me. The problem was primarily that the USPTO was citing the wrong axis of the design for prior art. Once they saw the light we got the approval. Ironically we almost didn't get the design patent, but once the utility was approved the design patent was accepted with flying colors.
What a relief!
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Thaner,
Could you send me a PM with a picture of the nozzle (front part of the headphone) with out the eartip gel attached?
There is a retention ring on the design. If you fully engage the ring the design will snap on. Rotate a bit to be sure. It should not come off.
Also read my blog "Getting the Most Out of Your S4's"
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I had a 73 P Bass in that natural color. I traded if for a new 12 Fender acoustic... I wish I could trade back now... I miss that guitar.
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Wow!!! YOU STOLE THAT GUITAR FOR $100!!! Is that a walnut body? I remember when they did a walnut body in the 70's. I guess I could look it up in my vintage guitar blue book.
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Those are some wicked basses Dude, but what is upOld pic. Will update when I finish remodeling my man cave.
with that "hi fi" "loud"speaker?
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The utility patents are coming next and those took about 4 years. Much more important though.
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Look what I got in the mail saturday folks... A design patent!
Check out all the references that we were compared to and had to fight!
This one is for the dual flange version of our Klipsch Oval Eartip. More to come...
So why don't you..... "Stick It In Your Ear!"
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I still have one of this fully automatic.
I find this useful for opening beer cans
Too stinkin heavy. My brother and my buddy both have one, and even with a 30 round stick they are too heavy, let alone a 50 or 100 round drum, alot more accurate then one would expect from a .45, but there is a reason you hardly ever see anyone shoulder one in the movies.
Roger
Now you are talkin! That is a nice black rifle...
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Hey Win, It does indeed look like the Oammo drought is over. Although primers are still in demand. Andy W. found Wolfs, so we went in on a "lifetime" supply. I have found that the SPP's are very tight in 9mm brass, but the .45's I loaded tonight fit well in Speers and CBC brass. Thanks to him I am loading 45's now. I would hate for my baby to go hungry from lack of nutrition.
I shot a Kimber pro carry .45 a couple of months ago and was uber impressed with it's accuracy even though the barrel was quite short. I had an original stainless Kimber in my hand the day I bought the Sig. It had higher miles on it. The ramp looked like it had been feeding Golden Sabers incessantly because it was all chewed up. When I racked the Sig it felt much more precise in the lapping of the parts. It was used but looked brand new so I bought it.
I had been carrying a Sig P6 before and an XD9sc. The P9 carrys nicely but it needs the ramp fixed for hollowpoints otherwise it tends to jam. The 1911 is much heavier to carry but one heck of a thumper!
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Hey Win! You will be please to know the I have been expecting and now have a new baby girl! She has taught me a great new way to thump. Sig 1911 .45 Cal. Just don't confuse it with a pair of headphones and try to stick it in your ears. It will go thump but....only once.
The important thing is to keep the noisy thumpity end away from where you and others are standing. I am so excited about reloading for this thing that my exuberence can be felt all the way over to Amy's cube. Why she might even want to rap off a few rounds with us this weekend.
Truth of the matter... I have been quite busy here and abroad cooking up some new magic brownies in the shape of headphones. Wait till you see them! We are excited! The Klipsch Headphone Team is moving forward full steam with some new and exciting toys for everyone to play with. Don't expect the usual here. We are breaking all the rules and starting over.
More to come...
And hey everybody, I am really touched that you missed me. I promise to entertain you all soon with some explosive new magic tricks and FMJ projectiles.
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What you may not know AuD is that each armature is a custom design which includes a "K" number on the driver. I specify ports, spouts and motors. EQ us also done with crossovers on duals and acoustic filters on ALL models. So it is not as simple as you are stating.
Did you know that the nozzle and eartip also impacts the sound signature of the product?
Sonion and Knowles do the hard lifting but please don't trivialize our jobs as engineers at Klipsch.
Thanks...
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No rumor, X10i was announced at CES...
Time to call meagain.... Tell her Thump says "Hi".
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It is hard to say what is at fault. We do have a 2 year warranty on S4i. If you want to exchange the headset you can. It may also be your phone.
Usually you can tell where the intermitant contact is occuring by tracing the noise to where you are wiggling joints. Rotate the jack to the iPhone and see if it occurs there. If so, you may have a bad iPhone jack. If it is in the mic section you should be able to tell by isolating movement only to that part.
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Yes... Any X10 in the new packaging is the new material.
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"i" versions will work exclusively with Apple latest Generation products only. Some samples work with Blackberries but this is rather hit or miss. If you are using a NON-Apple latest Gen product, then I recommend X2m.
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What generation iPhone are you using? 3Gs? Has the product seen a lot of moisture? Did you happen to pull on the cable accidently when this defect occured? How were you using it when the mic failed? What other symptoms can you tell me?
with that "hi fi" "loud"speaker?
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I picked this up today... 67 Blackface with original speakers. SRV here I come!