InVeNtOr
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i think that would be a good first course of action changing the switch. when i had my house built i paid the electrician (on the side) to run a 12awg romex dedicated 20a circuit to my living room. i don't think i got any sonic benefits, but i did have the piece of mind i didn't have my refrigerator on that circuit! lol!
i know of a few select people on here had power cable/amp issues where the amp had an active ground pin, and the cable was a stock cable that was a true 3 pin. so even though the amp didn't need a connected ground, since the cable had one, it created an issue. all they did to fix it, switch it out with a custom with no connected ground. they still had a shield to ground pin, just not connected from the amp to the wall.
maybe the switch box ground is feeding back into the system, it's really hard to tell. you isolating all the cables/ speakers should quickly lead you to the main issue.
like i said earlier, i have way too many cables to even know what to do with. i can ship you out any/ all of them and see if some of them that are 100% shielded or different ground pin set ups help/hurt the issue.
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i honestly thought i was the ONLY one on here that liked power cords, interconnects, connectors, and wall outlets! nice! at least i'm not the only guy now!
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dude....man....i like it!
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http://www.canare.com/ProductItemDisplay.aspx?productItemID=65
http://www.performanceaudio.com/item/canare-4s11-star-quad-speaker-cable-4-x-14-gauge-/535/
http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=4039
if you want to save a just a few dollars, here are two another star quads. i am going to be using the cardas cable because i am broke. i can not afford the cost of a new Furutech star quad at this time. i found the Cardas for $1.16 ft/ free ship. the cardas is a 3N purity and the Furutech is a 5N. Monoprice is a 3N as well....or 99.95%. so either one will diffidently produce sound, one just may sound better. the monoprice is less than half the cost of the cardas, but i like the jacket and how tightly the cardas are twisted as compared to monoprice. again, would i be able to tell the difference in a blind test....odds are i wouldn't. it will however make the voices in my head quiet.....lol.
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yes. it's set up for just 1 speaker. i know a "low hum" has been discussed on this forum to death....what some of the issues have been.....power cable with a ground, rheostat switches (like yours) in the circuit, and home wiring ground issues. those have been the main reasons that i remember. in your case, i would switch out that switch with a standard one and see if that's it. that would be a super quick easy check. the reason i went with a star quad is i wanted a shielded speaker cable but i didn't want to have an shielded cable. i'm a fan of Anti-Cables and just having a pure twisted wire (in my personal set up) sounded the best. yes with these Furutech i have the added jacket, but my only other option was to buy VH Audio's star quad at $9.49 ft. i'm sure it would have "sounded" better, but i'm way too cheap to have a small gain at that price! i tried a DIY star cable and it simply wasn't going to work. i ended up using it in my Furman 20PFI power cord. i then later switched that out for a braided power cable to match all the other braided power cables i made.
if you are interested in these, i can also ship you a few different power cables to test out. maybe one of them will work better or sound better, or simply be better. when you done, just ship them back. if you can give me a dimension of the minimum length you need and your preference in how you like your set up, as in "bright", "Warm", "neutral", i'll see if i have a power cord that matches that. i have quite a few to choose from....
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ah, yeah then, sounds like a perfect miss match! lol!
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curious, what were you planning on using it for?
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it's not bad. traffic/people are less. i just traveled back to move a bunch of stuff from the house there, and i simply forgot how many people are there! even driving around OKC it's not that bad.
my new home is death to HT, it's going to be just a 3.1 from now on.
i do like it here, but i would wish some of these OKC people would simply stop "hating TX". it gets old. it goes beyond sports, and really seems childish. not everyone is like that, but i have ran into my fair share.
i miss a few resturants...lol (of course a fat man would say that!)
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long day....
1ea @ 30 x 14
1ea @ 46.5 x 15 (there is a huge chunk about in the middle on the edge)
8ea @46.5 x 20
8ea 49 x 20
of course i rounded down slightly.
if you are super serious and you give me the dimensions of what ever you want to use this on, i can check and see if there are enough pieces with the machine laqure on it. that way, once you are all done, you won't have to apply that first dreaded coat. i guess i should tell everyone that...the reason why some of these sheets are shiny and others are not, is because the first coat of polyurthane is done by a machine so it's perfectly applied and uniform. so there are no waves. my bad everyone, i just didn't think about it.
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ok. when i get home i'll put a tape measure on them. the quantity is easy....18 total sheets. 1 of those sheets is much smaller (again for the front of a RC-7). the dimensions are all about the same, within a inch or so. basically each sheet overlaps the side of the RF-7 by at least 2".
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it's in the top for me as well. the reason i picked this specific veneer, the lighter grain, matches the copper cones perfectly. i thought it would give them a stellar look. top that off with all the mod work (despite what a specific person thinks) i was planning on have a super custom great looking set. i was going to have the mains, center, and sub all done. i was going to keep all 4 RS-42's original.
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i believe. it's supposed to the best you can get. it's wood backed as well.
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i have several sheets of Aircraft Grade A Ebony veneer. i cherry picked these so that i could re-do my RF-7's. as you can tell, there are plenty to do 2 towers and even a RC-7. there is 1 sheet that i picked so that i can do the front of the RC-7 (it's the smallest piece in the pics). there should be enough to do a sub (Sunfire 12") as well.
i'm open to offers....
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decided to keep these cables. i just can't replace them for anything less than $30 a foot.
i have 3 cables for sale. i moved and now these are too short. i don't mind keeping them, they will make great power cables later, but i'd like to try and pass on a good deal. i purchased these at Sonic Craft in TX so these are 100% legit. 2 cables are just a hair shorter than 6' and the other is just shy of 4'. the Furutech bananna plugs are not included. Fyi, the pic of the bent Furutech bananna plug, that was all that happened when the glass ET stand fell and my LPA-1 amp was being held up! those were also purchased at Sonic Craft.
the link will provided all the nice detals, but the simple version....
it's a Star Quad design, so it's an EMI protected harness with out the need of shielding...
4 x 14awg wires, you can bi-wire or not. if you don't, it's 11awg...
edit: Sonic Craft just got back with me. Jeff said it is 5N copper.
$50, i'll cover PP and Shipping. (the break down is $2.50 per ft and $10 for shipping)
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Thanks!
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did i miss the RF-7 diagram?
also, does anyone have the RC-7?
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i did a complete mod on my 7's back in 2010. i wonder how they would test....based on what you found, just looking at mine, what do you think the results would be....
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119273-rf-7-rc-7-cabinet-mod/?hl=%2Brf-7+%2Bcabinet
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119525-upgraded-rc-7-crossover-wpics/
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119526-upgraded-rs-42-crossover-wpics/
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/119183-rf-7-and-rc-7-horn-mod/
i'll need to find someone who has the same equipement so i can test them out....
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i use a 3.1. works great. i have modified speakers and my imaging is great. i usually trick people by asking how the center sounds....then i pick it up and hand it to them....quite funny....
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RS for SIDE
RB for REAR.
i have 2 pair's or RS-42's and they keep up just fine with my RF-7's. (all 7 of my speakers are modified, so it might not be a fair argument). the reason i have 2 pair's of RS-42's and don't use a RB for the rear, is because the seating position was with in 4'.
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i'm in pretty much in the same sitution. my first choice is a pair of RB-81's and a RC-64 for a 3.1 set up. not sure if you want to do a 3.1, but it does do a great job. i currently have a 3.1 with RF-7's and RC-7 powered by a UMC-1 and XPA-3. if the 81's are not small enough, you could go with the 61's paired with the RC-62. i really like the look of the 64, so i am hoping the 81's really work out.
a small part of me really would like the G-42, but i can't see spending that much money for a really nice soundbar.
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i use to have a set of these. i really liked them. they even sounded better after a crossover upgrade. i would think the price you are asking these would be bought quickly.
good luck with the sale.
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i'm an Avionics Tech. been doing it since 95. (military then private). same basic job as Scrappydue. i am currently working on the E6 which is the second most top secret aircraft the US has. the first....take a wild guess....lol! i have a Top Secret clearance just so i can be on the aircraft when we power it on. that clearance still does not cover what stuff does! i need to go a few levels higher to know that stuff, which honestly, i don't want to know. it's a fun job, i really enjoy it (it's also the reason i build all my power cables and am into Mods so much, i do it day in and day out).
my favorite place to work was AAC in dallas. we built custom private Airbus A318/A319 for overseas royality. these jets were amazing! anything and everything went into them. it was neat to see that half the aircraft was just their bedroom!
the wife is a bank teller, but she does so much more than that. it's a small community bank and she is one of their top 3 tellers (out of all the tellers in all 4 banks). she will be moving up in the company, they love her that much.
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pm sent.
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A1UC,
so if you don't mind me asking, what did you try to sell yours for? am i asking too much? they haven't changed the 20pfi since i bought it, and i'm assuming that design has been in production for a while.
if i can sell the 20pfi, i'll be using it's smaller brother PST-10D (or M10HT-PRO from Panamax).
i guess it's not that big of a deal if i can't sell it. i'm more interested in selling my extra surrounds and LPA-1. i'll have to get off my butt and post some good pics and see if anyone is interested.
Furutech 4T / KEEPING IT!
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no worries....it's all good!