MitsuMan

A good friend of mine has an AU-9500 integrated, SR-838 TT and Forte's with upgraded crossovers and it sounds very nice indeed. []

This will only work if he has an equalizer. []

Allow me to revive a VERY old thread. [] I remember both of Flip's stores in Crestwood. I bought my original Mitsubishi DA-A10DC amp and DA-C20 tuner/preamp, along with my Mitsubishi MS-20 studio monitors from Flip in 1979. I used to spend hours in that place, and they were always willing to let a young kid ( I was 17!) have the run of the store. I listened to just about everthing they had in the store, and they never made me feel like I was bothering them. My first installment loan was not for a car, it was for the Mitsu stuff mentioned above. My dad co-signed the loan for me so I could buy it. I still have the speakers, amp, and tuner/preamp. I was feeling a bit nostalgic today, and was searching the innernets for Flip's Stereo and came across this post by Sheltie Dave. Thanks for posting this Dave, and giving me the opportunity to remember the good old days.

It's getting deep in here. []

So far I'm very happy with my RIA 1911 A1. I plan on upgrading a few internals but all-in-all it's a very nice shooter right out of the box.

I understand your dilemma, it's just that mine sing so nicely with a vintage power amp and preamp. Good luck with the new gear.

So are you totally against the idea of a vintage amp/preamp? [^o)]

It just seems to me in the threads I read, that most of the references are to what CD was used for a gear comparison. Many people's sigs seem to list all kinds of CDP's and DVD players. I don't see many with TT's in them. I was just thinking out loud. I've started a thread about Grado cartridges before and got not one response. I saw only 16 replies to the thread about "best bang for the buck turntable." If there is a great deal of threads about vinyl, I'd love to read them.

It seems the majority of the posts I read here make reference to CD's. I have my fair share of CD's too, and some of them are quite enjoyable to listen to but my serious listening is almost always from a vinyl source. Am I in the minority here? [*-)]

Agreed, I run my RF-3's with a Mitsubishi DA-A15DC power amp. 150 wpc @ 8 ohms.

I'm gonna take that as a "no." [:|]

Having been a Grado user for years, I can't believe I've never tried Van Alstine's Longhorn mod. Any current users? Please give me info on what deck/tonearm and which cartridge if you would. [] I bought the brass U channel, and just need to finish making it. Is it worth it?

Well, deep down I know I should just refoam them. If they were going in any of my 4 main systems, I wouldn't even ask and would just buy new surround kits. Since they're going to basically be a garage/workshop speaker I wasn't going to bother. But on the other hand, they would be good candidates for my first DIY surround project as I paid less for them than what the new surrounds cost. [^o)] I think I'll try the repair first, and go ahead and order the kit. Again, thanks for the input gents. Craig

Thanks Bruce. I appreciate your comments. I found the weldbond at my local Tru Value so I'll be trying it this weekend. [D]

Thank you for the suggestion. [] It's not the money, more the time, as they will probably end up in my workshop system. I just hate the idea of the hole being there.