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  1. Please excuse my ignorance on this subject, are you saying you were limited to 54,000 songs? I have had the Sonos system for about 4 months and have been satisfied with the service and easy of music management, but was unaware of the "limit". tk49
  2. If you're not in a hurry and willing to spend $500-600 a George Wright WPP 100 C will knock the pants off most anything in that price range and more. I had a JM Blueberry, phono and it was good, but not in the same league as the Wright. They pop up on Audiogon every so often, usually gone the same day. t
  3. I found this at 6moons, is this something along the lines of what you are discribing? It even has pics davis http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/roomlens/roomlens.html tk
  4. RockOn, since the tophats are the same my plan was try them in the Khorns. Dave said they should work fine. Email me if you want to visit. WMcD, if I'm following you, your concern is the sound hitting the opposite wall before the listener. My first concern was the listener distance to speaker relative to the speaker spread but as I do the geometry the 45 off the long wall should put the line of fire just behind the listening position. Right now my La Scala's are at 14' spread and toed-in to intersect just in front of the listener, the imaging is great with a wide sound stage. Guess I will find out when I get them moved in. t
  5. Peter, this is all good info, I would rather use the long wall and was hoping with the closed backs I could do this. The center channel is very inviting, but that may have to wait based on finances. The sale of my La Scalas was going to subsidize the Khorns. The 27' spread just seems too wide to run with out a center channel, but won't know until I try. I really appericiate all the input, all of this comes down to what one like in personal sound, room accoustic playing a big role. I had a pair of Cornwall's, along with my La Scala's, the Cornwall's were great but I perferred the La Scala sound, sold the Cornwall's to a friend, went to listen to his placement, he loved it I thought it was a disappointment, bottom line personal taste. Looking forward to trying all of it.
  6. This pair has the backs closed, I did the mod for a friend a couple of years ago, he's down sizing and I'm the lucky new owner. I'm hoping that the closed backs would allow me to shorten the spread. I'll start on the long wall and go from there, lots of options to consider.
  7. Thanks for the input, the wide spread of the long wall is my major concern and the fact I will be relatively close. I have looked at the center channel option, and read a few of the threads. My understanding is and additional amp and then some way to properly mix the center channel. I will need to revisit the threads. I will play with the false wall approach as well. Tom
  8. I'm set to get a pair of beautiful oak khorns and looking for advice on placement. Basement room is carpeted with dimensions of 14' 6''X27' and 8' ceiling. My current la scala set-up is along the long wall, speakers are toed in and spaced at 14' to center of speakers and my seating is against the opposite wall, putting me about 11' away from the front of the la scalas. Seems to me putting the Khorns in the corner of the 27' wall will leave me sitting too close and the khorns too far apart. I'm thinking they will sound better on the shorter 14' 6" wall, which has a pair of 5' French doors off center, leaving a 3' wall section on one side and 6' on the other side of the doors. Other than that they are good corners for a tight fit. I know experimentation is in order, looking to hear from those who have already dealt with this. One other thing to consider is the Khorns are modded with the closed/false backs. Tom
  9. Yes they are worth $100, I ran mine with my Forte II's for a number of years. The C 12 is heavy on the bass side. I have an owner manual some where, give me a day to find it. 60 wpc. Here are a couple of links. http://cygnus.ipal.org/mirror/www.passlabs.com/citation.htm http://www.ampslab.com/bi70mk2_hk12.htm
  10. That is all very unfortunate. As I said earlier I bent my Zu before mounting and spent a week of frustration with tracking and skipping problems. Fortunately the boys at Zu could undue my screw-up. Still sounds great after a year and many hours. I bought one of Comets 103R's 6 months ago and now I see they are running a new batch, I should send it in.
  11. I had Forte II's and KG-4's side by side, there is no comparison, you will never regret it. Still have my Forte II's.
  12. tk49

    Saw Stop

    I've used the Woodworker ll, great for rip and cross cut, Chopmaster, for the miter and the Finger Joint blades, been impressed with then all. Here's the link http://www.forrestsawbladesonline.com/category_2_Woodworker_II.html Tom
  13. tk49

    Saw Stop

    Dave, have you tried any of the Forrest line of saw blades? Excellent blades, pricey but worth the quality. t
  14. I have to say I had the same problem when I first mounted mine, Didn't seem to mater how careful I was, bent it and sent it back, fortunately they were able to straighten it. As far as surface noise, I can only compare the Zu103R on a VPI Scout to a Thorens TD 160 with a Grado Gold cart, I felt there was a major improvement in all aspects. t
  15. Thebes, how many hours before you tip stared to fall off, I've had the Zu103R for about a year and play maybe 20-25 a month. I bought another 103R from Comet last spring and was planning on sending to Zu. Now with your limp tip experience I'm wondering if or when I will see the same. As far as surface noise, I haven't felt it was all that bad, just figured it was all part of the vinyl game.P.S. Are you frequenting those DC bars again? t
  16. Dave, great thread, is the khorn fastrac horn the same as the lascala fastrac horn? In to the second week with your Fastrac's in my lascalas', really enjoying the open, smooth sound, gives the piano and guitar a full more natural sound over the K-400. t
  17. tk49

    Saw Stop

    Dave, As MechMan and AL said fear is health, but I would one further an call it respect, 38 years ago I lost a finger to miter saw accident everytime I fire up any power equipment I think of the dangers, you are no dought doing the same. I'm glad to see you are back at it, to the rest who work with power tools and have never bitten take heed, like any accident it's only a distracted moment away. A personal side note, the horns arrived,are installed and sound great. Open, uncluttered, detailed sound. Tom
  18. Thanks Greg, I was really happy with the way they turned out. The caining isn't true Klipsch, but very nice. Thanks to those here that gave advice on reinforcement of the bass bin. Tom
  19. Beautiful machine Greg, Felder is well respected. Let us know what you think after a few days of use. Tom
  20. I got my Forte II's first then a pair of Heresies, and pair of Forte I's then on to the Lascala's, followed by Cornwalls. I still have the Forte II's and the Lascalas, sold of the rest. If you have the room keep a pair of the fortes, trade and cash for the lascalas. I agree with Dennie, the Lascala are wonderful speakers. Welcome to the forum. t
  21. This is a great thread, informative and educational. I know very little about the inner workings of the tube world and this info has helped alot. I still know nothing relative to the rest of you, thank to all that have contributed. Tom
  22. Bruce, or anyone who is thinking about the Merlin upgrade, do it. Major improvement, I had the BBX and the Merlin at the same time and the little brick comes really close w/ the upgrades. The RCA plugs are worht the extra. Tom
  23. I've had both, still have the Forte's,get the forte's and you will never regret it. t
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