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I think FMC would discourage you from hot-rodding an old Mustang if it kept you from buying a new one. Any manufacturer that does not sell product ceases to exist.
Well, Ford recognizes these as different markets. That's why you can buy almost everything you need, including a new body and frame, for a 1966 Mustang, FROM Ford, and drop in a new crate 5.0 engine. FMC actively supports DIY enthusiasts because they know that fervent body of supporters: A) buys new Ford product,
buys parts, C) acts as their best advertising spokesmen. KAT's support of the Heritage line doeas much the same ($20K Palladium or $10K KHorn?).
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Plus really? Did we really need to drag Clinton and Bush into all this? Must everything have to be turned political?
For my part (and I'm sure PM's) it had nothing to do with politics. He's the world's most prominent Hope native (there's the relevance), and the set-up was too tempting... I'm only here for the laughs!
Not politics at all. Just looking for some humor at a dark time.
For the record, I like both Bill and Dubya (being as they are now friends, it would be senseless to like one without liking the other).
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Regardless of how all of this ends up, my only real concern is for the Klipsch employees in this country keeping their jobs. We don't have anything vested in this at all with the exception of our love for what Paul W. did over the years for the industry and the listener. I'm glad I purchased my first set a couple of years ago, I'm glad that I have acquired many sets since that time, I'm glad I got into the heritage line, I'm glad I found this forum and a ton of great people that have helped me on this journey.
Amen.
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Do we really know that the higher end Klipsch products aren't paying for themselves? And keeping the Heritage line available hasn't required a lot of R&D and improvements but the Heritage models basic desgin hasn't changed just evolved to get better and better.
They don't. I was at a Pilgrimage one year and even Hunter (I think it was him) said that the Heritage line doesn't keep the doors open. It's the lower end stuff that does.
I would say their biggest expenditures are labor and materials. Not to mention the cost of shipping those monsters.
But going back to something, I think, PWK said about small speakers sounding better and his famous BS reply "My opinion will change when physics changes." (paraphrasing)
The Heritage line can exist because the Industrial line provides the opportunity. If Audiovox keeps the Industrial business (and keeps it in the USA/ARK), then the Heritage line can continue. I personally consider this doubtful, as tthis is a whole channel Audivox has no experience in. If Audiovox decides to abandon Hope, the probability exists that they sell it. The Arkansas politicians better get busy.
Maybe former President Bill Clinton (and Hope native) could buy the company. I can imagine some great product testimonials: "Get blown away by the Heritage line."
...or maybe the Rockefeller family, and get the plant added to the Washington Arkansas Historical District.
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Hoping for the best, especially for the employees in Indianapolis and Hope.
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A toast to God in the stable, and all it implies.
Merry Christmas!
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I'm still using my 25 year old Nakamichi AM/FM clock radio (passed on the stereo module).
I would recommend the $300+ Tivoli Model Three, configured as you like (up to $700).
Or the $400 Yamaha TSX-130BL.
...but I'd probably buy the $25 KODA iP915 at Wally World.
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Mr. Kalin, thank you!hi--i,m new at this. was really looking for a bozak site.was feeling melancholy for my musof the late 50'? I'm 81,getting on My son was over today and asked me if i minded if he sold some of my life in sound , which is a major rememberanceand and memory of my youth.told him it would break my heart----and to please sell after ipass away.i'm now a serious watch collector thanks for letting me vent myself. bob rksamoyed@aol.com
My son-in-laws are already eyeing my LPs (and my Klipschorns) lustily... but not to sell. To keep!
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The (we) vinyl lovers all hang out at Needle Park.
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Happy Birthday, Glenn! Thanks for all you do and have done here (and elsewhere)! Have a great day!
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Anything more than an AR-XA is overkill.
...speaking with just a touch of hyperbole.
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The wife and I are shopping for a new home, one that will A) accommodate her aged parents, and
be at least 200 miles closer to the grand babies, and C) be affordable on the forced retirement/occaissional consulting income I am expecting.So we're going on day-long tours with realtors, while I try to explain to the nice realtor lady that I need corners for my Klipschorns. Newer homes don't seem to have been built with Klipschorns in mind.
Suxor.
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Great place. You are right on all observations: huge selection, a bit pricey, excellent condition, you get what you pay for.
I hate buying a used LP, paying a decent price, and then having to clean it as if it was a garage sale buy. At Forever Young, all the LPs are pristine. Great place.
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It's sort of an old-fashioned idea (except for unamplified performances like symphonic music and The Spankers
), as most music you hear "live" is actually amplified (and often not well). Of course, I don't think Paul was talking about Led Zeppelin anyway.It's not the amplification that buggers everything, it's the jigglin' of the material in the studio/post-production. That's where the sound falls into the realm of fantasy.
Looking at the CDs the Klipsch staff likes to play in the Hope demo-room (pretty typical stereo showroom stuff with lots of sonic 'wow'), I'm sorry to say they may be in danger of losing touch with real REproduction as well. But then it's a business afterall, and not a mission.
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There may have been a nadir. But things came back.The company went into a broader range of products, like home theater. The old timers should not decry this. There is a market for price points and performance points. Who can blame the corporation? -- you serve a market and make money, or do it the old way and go broke and have nothing.
The newer speakers do sound different, in my experience. Part of what is going on is a lot of attention to directionality and interaction with the room. I would not buy into what any salesman has to say about superiority one way or the other.
There is a lot to discuss in technical issues. However, I think we live in a good world. The Heritage is still around. The new units have great technical merit.
Wm McD
Preach it, Brother. Amen.
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Frank, allow me to throw you a curve ball.
There was only only one speaker manufacturer/design Paul Klipsch respected: Jack Frazier.
There's a pair of Frazier Sevens on your local Craigslist for $375. They are amazing speakers, and that's a steal of a price (for what you get). They were $1200 in 1983. You ought to give them a listen.
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Golly I miss San Antonio Pearl as a daily drinker. It was a damn fine beer. A small amount dribbles out of the Miller brewery in Foat Wuth now... cans only. An honest lager that consistantly won blind tests.
I heard Schlitz had returned to their old ways, but I haven't had any. I need to grab a sixer, if I can find some.
Here at Casita Verano, we tend toward the Spaten, Rahr & Sons, Shiner Blonde*, Summit, Weihenstephaner and Hacker-Pschorr beers. MaiBocks and Marzens preferred.
BIG GREAT NEWS! Shiner is bringing back their Shiner 96 brew, which is as good an Oktoberfest/Marzen Bier as I have ever tasted.
* Do not like Shiner Bock. I'll drink a free one and not compain, but it's a poor excuse for a bock-style beer.
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Ha, I started reading this and wondered what the heck I posted lately on another forum!
Happy 4th to you, too, and as always, send me an email if you're having trouble with the forum!
I was HOPE-ing to meet you this year. Have a fun and SAFE 4th!
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I got these bohemeaths home and was blown away. Not only does everything work, they sound incredible. The warmth the Cornwall puts out compared to my RF-7's is something to talk about.
Unfortunately I dont have the room for these things though. My buddy is happy for that...
You should ALWAYS have room for Cornwalls.
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recently acquired Monte Carlos (first generation) hooked up to the
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That wouild be correct.
Awesome photos and write up, as usual, Picky!! So glad you all had fun.
But I must echo James' question...
By any chance, does anyone have a total group shot?
I don't remember a group shot being taken. The groups were fairly spread out. In fact I don't remember seeing everyone at any one given place or time.
Ewps.
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I got something to go with my "Bullshit" button. ;-)
buys parts, C) acts as their best advertising spokesmen. 
), as most music you hear "live" is actually amplified (and often not well). Of course, I don't think Paul was talking about Led Zeppelin anyway.
Audiovox to purchase the Klipsch group
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WTF, F?