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I found some Maggies on the local craigslist. He wanted $225, I got them for $175. Perfect shape. Original boxes and documentation. Year 1987. I love them. They have a dramatically different sound than my KSF's. It takes a while to get used to. They have a huge soundstage. The "tweeter" sections are currently on the inside making for a focused soundstage. Apparently, if you swap positions so the tweeter section is on the outside, the soundstage becomes even larger. These are going to be fun. Now I just need a 200 watt 4 ohm amp and a good CD player...

I've changed my mind. I decided to skip on this one and wait until I can buy something better. I want my first 2 channel system to feature a tube amp. One problem... I don't know anything about them. I like the idea of integrated amps. I don't want to spend thousands on anything yet. Maybe $500- 800 depending on what kind of market there is for that price range. What can I get for the money and where should I look?

I found a Marantz SC-80 stereo pre-amp and two MA-22 40 watt monoblocks, champagne color for about $450. Is this a good deal? I haven't found much information on the MA-22's. I'm about to buy them, but is 40 watts enough? Right now I'm running KSF 10.5's but I'm looking to eventually purchase a three-way klipch system (KLF-30's or heritage). Currently I run a Harman/Kardon AVR 135 with about 65 watts/channel. Eventually I want a dedicated 2-channel system. Is this a good start or should I keep looking.

Good job on the buy. Better you than me. Sigh... I'll just keep looking.

I'm waiting authorization for an audiogon account. I hate waiting.

I'm having a hard time justifying driving that far though. We drove 2000 miles for a funeral last week.

I was looking at some KG 5.5's that are nearby for $300, but these would be great. It's an 8 hour drive though. Is it worth it? I have KSF 10.5's right now.

Great job on the site. I like this version much better than the old. In the 3 minutes I've looked at it, I have learned much more about the different styles and models Klipsch carries than the years I've looked before. It's intuitive and satisfying. I like how the MSRP's are right there in front of you and you can compare, say, reference to synergy. Maybe some of these features were there before, but I didn't see them. Good job all.

I've got some KSF stuff, but they're pretty rough. Can I take a picture of just one? KSF 10.5, C5.

I sense a "Funniest Caption" contest coming.

It's 8:11PM Mountain and It's still 100F out. It rained today. I took a screenshot of the temperature widget for you to see. This isn't even the hottest month of the year. We've had it easy so far.

Let's not forget the Audiobahn AWT34X 34 Inch Subwoofer or Clarion SRW8000 32 inch subwoofer

The RT-12d seems like a lightweight. WEIGHT: 71lbs (32.2kg) That seems a little whispy for something that large with that many drivers passive or not. Maybe I'm up in the night, but my Velodyne weighs in at 100+ lbs and it has only one 15". Weight has little to do with performance however, and would not sway me to purchase one; that thing looks like a snarling beast.

Today July 1, 2006 my wife and I celebrate our first anniversary! And it's Canada Day. And the first day of the new fiscal year for the govt. (I think).

How high are you talking? Wilson Audio is in Provo if that's high end enough. or AURANT 2209 HIGHLAND DRIVE SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84121 www.aurant.com Try the Find a Dealer part of the Klipsch website and search for the 84101 ZIP code. I hope that helps. I haven't been to any of these, but I'm thinking of moving up there and I was researching this kind of stuff last night. Good luck.

Quick question: how do the Belle's differ from the LaScala's? Also, he is a great guy to work with. I took one of his three big Velodyne's off his hands a little while back and he was really nice and great to work with. Too bad I'm not in the market yet. They'd be a bear to ship too. Good luck.

That's cool! I remember when my wife told me it was OK to get a new subwoofer. I was floored! She does remind me though that she wants a full size pedal harp. I guess it's her turn.

This is close to what was mentioned before. "What you see pictured above is a Chrysler Air Raid Siren, the most powerful siren in the world. It's the size of a car, measuring near 12-feet in length and standing more than 6-feet tall. It also weighs twice as much as today's typical car. This gigantic siren is powered by an 180-HP Chrysler Industrial V-8 HEMI gasoline engine. The super-duty engine directly drives a three-stage compressor that blows 2,610 cubic feet of air a minute, at nearly 7 PSI, into a giant siren rotor. The compressed air screams through the chopper and out through six giant horns with an exit velocity of 400 miles per hour. The result is an incredibly loud 138 dB sound (measured 100 feet from the siren). The loudness of this siren is unmatched by any other warning device ever sold, ever. It's also considerably louder than the largest steam whistle or horn. As if that were not dramatic enough, the whole unit, engine and all, slowly rotates one and one-half times a minute on its iron turntable base. You can hear it four miles away."

Picture saved. I bet the wife uses them to signal dinner time. Seeing those reminds me of the time I was on the bow of the Queen Mary II when they sounded the foghorn. They say you can hear that horn 50 (EDIT: website says 10) miles away on a clear day. Parted my hair right down the center. I loved it.

So, about those new RW subs. I hear they're pretty good.....

Ahhhh... I remember the day a few summers ago when I moved a bunch of gravel around a new duplex with my neighbors 4WD Deere (not the hydrostatic model our other neighbor owns). It was a lot of fun. Keep in mind that I live in the desert, it was 118F outside, and I did it for 18 hours straight. I only (nearly) got stuck once in the deep gravel. I've got a picture around here somewhere...

So for those of us who do have tone controls, is it better to leave them at the neutral (12:00) setting? I know it's all up to me in the end, but if I wanted to somehow bypass the tone controls, would the neutral settings be closest to, well, neutral?

OUCH!! That hurt. I can sure hear it. It made my ears hurt. I listened to it on my Promedia 4.1's. Most older people certainly can't hear high pitched sounds. Think of hearing aids. If the wearer covers their ears while wearing a hearing aid, it produces feedback and squeals like crazy inside their ears, but they can't hear it. My grandma's do that and sometimes it's really loud but she can't hear a thing. EDIT: Can you imagine if this ringtone caught on? Think of a roomful of college or highschool students with their cellphones all making all with the same ringtone. They'd all go nuts. At least I would. That's why my phone is on vibrate all the time.

I got a velodyne sub from Frzninvt a little while ago. I'll be looking for some floorstanders in the future, but nothing right now. Why do you ask? Maybe I can help you get rid of something.

I'm closer to the west coast than not, and I thought most of the audio gear sold on here came from the east coast. I guess it's where you look. I'm not in the market for new speakers right now, but when I am, I bet most everything I find will be in the east. Oh well.