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James Moved back to Phoenix from Denver and took your suggestion and called Klipsch Parts and got some little badges, now comes the selection of the grilles and I have to find someone here to assist me with redoing my veneer. Considering they've lasted since 1982 with the Walnut veneer which looks good but up close you can see where it's begining to lift in places, there's no water damage, or mold and the speakers sound excellent, but it sure would be nice to give them a little cosmetic facelift. Like most of the LaScalas, or Klipsch Horrns if you don't drive the snot out of them they will probably outlast you!

Thank God I have thousands of CDs and can just wait, the only thing is I just never do trust our good ole' postal service. They tend to have a way to screw up a wet dream sometimes and lose something, I got mine today though here in AZ. so everyone should be getting theirs soon also. Thanks...Tom FRED[]

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Now C'mon! Nothing here in AZ. either I understand there was personal issue involed here, but I will keep my fingers crossed and not fdile any complaints yet,but I'm still looking in my mail box daily with much anticipation! FRED

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/ele/165538272.html I've already got a set but this sounds pretty good. FRED

Pink Floyd; Dark Side of the Moon. 20th Anniversary Special Edition Box Set. $20<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /> Pink Floyd; The Wall. 2 CD Set with booklet. $20 Iam interested, please let me know what to do. FRED

Shelf space depends on how tightly packed your records are. Mine are about 77 LPs per linear foot. A record and its cover together will weigh approximately half a pound. 2000 LPs = 26 feet of shelf space = 1000 lbs In my former career I was promoting Records, as well as being a Music Director for several radio stations and handling some 15 different labels of product, with all sorts of genre. I would inevitabily wind up with an extra copy out of 25 or so they would send every day from the major labels. Not to mention, my own special interests that I would tend to collect. I can claim no favorite, because I listen to everything from Frank Sinatra to Butthole Surfers and everything in between. I did cut down my collection from nearly 30,000 to just under 15,000 but the main thing I always did was stack them in alphabetical order in rows on their sides because shelves were just way too fragile "bowed" under the stress and after having them up and down the hall ways and the listening room, I tore the shelves out one day and returned back to my old ways. Thank God my floor supported the weight just fine![][][] FRED

Come to think of it now I didn't ever keep them on shelves, only stacked in alabetical rows. Now my 3,500 CDs that's a different story all together. And the assorted Box Sets just sit on the side. I got one on those little handy dandy CD/VIDEO TAPE Storage shelves nuthin' fancy, but it does the trick. I used to have one of those 100 CD Changer until I learned quickly that 1) I couldn't remember what was in my machine. 2) What the @#$%* did you do with all those empty covers, so I got rid of it and went to the old trusty Sony 5 Disc which has been tough as nails![] FRED

LaScala's with I know before you roll your eyes and puke on your shoes by reading this post, an Aiwa AV-D30 rated at 75 watts RMS peak @ 8 ohms. with total harmonic distorion of 0.9% and of course using nothing except my Monster Cable. I'm still in search of that illusive tube amp. But until then, I think this will do the trick. My CD player isn't junk either, my turntable as well as my 15,000 records are in storage. Any opinions? FRED

James: Will do that first thing Mon. Morn. I tried to post a picture of the speakers as they are now ( my avitar) and how I'd like them to wind up, but they wound up as little dots. I guess I'm not the computer geek after all. thanks! FRED

As per sugesstions I have made a post in this section, to try and locate some logo badges. I have a concept of what I want to accomplish in the end of my work. My speaker cabinets are circa 1982 and when I complete them I would like to wind up with some along this line.Which somebody had on your site. I like the the cloth grill over the horns.

Michael: Actually my avitar is really a quick n' dirty snap shot of the "trusty old LaScala's". The little cane insert grills are just push in things to keep rodents and other no good things from encroaching into the "Dog houses". When I redo them I am going to do a total make over of course tastefully! FRED

I'm in the process of redoing the cabinets, and I was consisidering adding a nice grill on the upper horn section, does anyone know where I might be able to locate a pair of nice "82" era logos that I could get to match with my Cornwall IIs, and Hereseys' . Thanks. Fred[]