Tom Adams
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I really think i should stick with the RF's for now.... maybe sometime in the future i can upgrade to "the last speakers i will ever need to buy"..
My RF-83's are the "last speaker I will ever need to buy". Just finished watching a movie with my wife. Totally love them.
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Youthman.....looked at your HT build thread and you've done a fine job. One comment / suggestion I'd like to offer concerns your rear speakers. If I were you, I'd turn them upside down. It will get the tweeter down closer to the listener and get the woofer closer to the ceiling / wall junction.
Tom
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Tom, DIY is WAY fun if you have the time and tools. Doc, Jay and Michael H are warehouses of DIY info. You also appreciate the end product more. FYI, the new receivers have low pass filters only (crossovers) and you would need a high pass filter to protect your driver.
Well if they're such fountains of knowledge, why aren't they posting something to this thread? Can't they see that I'm stoopid and need help??? [:$]
Oh and thanks for that link to the Yamaha pro sub. I did look at it and the other pro subs on the Musicians website.
Anyhow.....I guess I'll run my A/V cables and my subwoofer cable and look into a DIY sub at a later date.
Tom
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It will also mark the end (hopefully) of Prez Obama's "reign".
Tom
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FWIW.....I've been having a conversation with a guy who's my closest supplier of EAW speakers and one of the things I learned was that the SB48zP doesn't have a passive network. However, since most new receivers have adjustable high / low pass filters that won't be a problem. I was told that the output would be decent, but dealing with a volume such as my workshop, there's only so much a pair of 8" speakers could do. So.....
It was suggested that I look at a couple of different Bag End subs. They too look promising, but again.....since my sub will have to be placed on a shelf of some sort, size is a concern
Of course all this has gotten me to wondering if I couldn't just do a DIY sub that was similar in design to the EAW SB48 but use a pair of 10's or a pair of 12 inch subwoofers. As I said, my goal is not some bottom dwelling sub, but one with excellent punch and decent output at 30Hz or so.
I'm suprised that Dr.Who or Jay hasn't chimed in here. It wouldn't take much encouragement from them for me to tackle my first DIY sub.
Tom
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http://www.eaw.com/products/SB48zP.html is this a possibility??
That's an excellent solution. Thanks!
Tom
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Oh - and you IB folks need not chime in. That's just not in the cards (not now anyways).
You cut me to the bone Tom!!
Sorry - I should've put a smilie face on that statement. [:$]
So can you guys give me some idea of what I should be looking for size wise? It's not a very big area at 20' x 24' x 9' and naturally there's a big roll up door on one end.
It would be nice to have a smaller version of this guy http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/kpt-684.aspx but not sure who would make something like that.
Tom
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I'm at that point where I need to run A/V cabling in my workshop before the drywall goes up. I've got the placement & cabling for the TV and speakers nailed down (pun intended), but I'm at a complete loss for where to put a sub. Ideally, I'd like to place it some where on the back wall up near the ceiling (sorry about the photo - it's the only one I have of the back wall at the moment).
The problem I'm having is that most of the subs I'm considering are down-firing and ported. Because this is a workshop, having the sub on the floor just ain't gonna happen. Could a Sub-12 be placed on its back with its driver firing towards the ceiling? Should I consider a sealed, forward firing sub that could be placed on a shelf? Should the sub be more in the middle or towards the side walls. Mind you....I'm not going for sound quality here, just decent ouput and thump.
Oh - and you IB folks need not chime in. That's just not in the cards (not now anyways).
TIA
Tom
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Or the A3 300 at $475. But then you HAVE to upgrade the driver for $25.LOL.....Lots a luck
OK.....what am I missing?? I see no mention of an A3 300 on their website.
Tom
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Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has made a startling discovery in finding
the heaviest element yet known to science.
The new element, Governmentium (Gv) has one neutron, 25 assistant neutrons,
88 deputy neutrons, and 198 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic
mass of 312.
These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are
surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.
Since Governmentium has no electrons, it is inert; however, it can be
detected, because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into
contact. A tiny amount of Governmentium can cause a reaction that
would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4
years to complete.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years. It does not decay, but
instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant
neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.
In fact, Governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each
reorganization will cause more morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes.
This characteristic of morons promotion leads some scientists to believe
that Governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a critical concentration.
This hypothetical quantity is referred to as critical morass deposits.
The location of Governmentium deposits is found in every state
capital, with a mother lode in Washington, D.C.
When catalyzed with money, Governmentium becomes Administratium, an element
that radiates just as much energy as Governmentium since it has half as many
peons, but twice as many morons. -
This makes me want to quite my job, jump onto the public dole and get bit by a spider.
Gimme a break Jackson. You only want a spider bite in order to get the medicine to reason away that yeast infection.
Tom
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I wouldn't mind making the trek. From the Savannah area it's only 3.5 hours to Athens and 5 hours to the North Georgia border. Trouble is......I don't exactly have anything "exotic" or rare to bring for folks to listen to. Besides, if I get anywhere CLOSE to North Georgia it requires I be on my motorcycle.
Seriously though.....it would be nice to put some faces with some names (avitar).
Tom
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I don't know about you guys, but that "oral thrust" side effect would have me gagging.
Oh........
Wait........
It was oral thrush.
Nevermind.......
Tom
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Since I live some what in between sunburnwilly and groomlakearea51, I'll leave it to you math whizzes to interpolate my weather.
Tom
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I agree but it might not be what you think.
I do some volunteer work for different associations, one of the program we have is to collect used cell phones for women in shelters. They usually left their homes because of spouse abuse, they are below the poverty level but having a cell phone can be the difference between life and death if they need help
Exactly! Which is why my feable brain can't seem to understand how in the world we ever survived without a cell phone. [*-)]
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I think we should give ourselves a collective round of applause for such a humanitarian thing as this.
https://www.safelinkwireless.com/EnrollmentPublic/home.aspx
Warms my soul to think that someone 135% below the poverty line "needs" a cellphone.
Hey.....all you (really) old farts (I'm only 52).......what the heck did you do "back in the day" when you didn't have cell phones and yet still went to movies and left your kids with baby-sitters? Or your kids went to school without any communication device to contact you? Etc., etc.? How in the he!! did your kids manage to grow up to be productive citizens??
Wait a minute.....I was one of those kids.
Sheesh.......cell phones. Can't wait for those cell phone zappers to be made legal here in the US.
Tom
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LOL....... Some years back I had one of these
http://www.rubberbandguns.com/Catalog_Pages/PISTOLS/MILITARY/SECTION-Pistols-Military.cfm
Where I worked we all had rubber band guns and once a week we'd have a war in the office. The boss was pretty cool only warning us to not leave the rubber bands on the floor for the cleaning folks to have to pick up.
Tom
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I too enjoyed the "piece". But now that I know it was recorded, I'm really irk'd 'cause while listening/watching (Direct TV HD) I kept thinking, "well I guess with it being played outdoors and the weather & all, I guess they just don't have the mic right for the clarinet 'cause he's being completely walked on by the other instruments." So now I know it was recorded that way. Good ged.....who could not have noticed the clarinet being lost?
Tom
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I post this link only because it was the first place I could find the excerpt of the email Rep. John Boehner sent out.
http://boortz.com/nealz_nuze/2009/01/more-on-the-democrat-stimulus.html
Additionally, the Congressional Budget Office (bi-partisan) has issued their report of this "simulus" plan and their % numbers of the amount to be spent per program per year have not been refuted by the present administration that is lobbying the American public to show support for the "stimulus". On the contrary, the present adminstration has done the "kicking the dirt and saying yeah......well.....you know....well....we're at least doing something" routine. Look at the numbers from the CBO and you'll see that only about 25% of that $800B will be spent in 2009. And of that, only a fraction will be for "infrastructure". In fact, the CBO says that under the current plan, there will still be some $8B dollars not spent as far out as the year 2015!! Please God tell me how this jumps starts the economy?
As for the "Live free or Die" concept. You know.....in some ways I agree and get the point. There's just one small detail. Just as there was once a time in this country when you NEVER locked your doors 'cause there just wasn't anyone who wanted your stuff, so it was after we kicked the British out. As time has gone on, this country has shown itself to be the "richest" country in the world. So now it's like having your million dollar home smack in the middle of a poverty zone. Keep your doors unlocked? I don't think so. My point here is that sure, we can cut our military, close our overseas bases, bring all troops home, and have a simple National Guard........and be a sitting duck for some country who decides they "want" America. And if you don't think that's possible - you're nieve. There's plenty of countries out there that want this land and would love to be known as the one who toppled the giant.
However, there's no denying that all of our military might didn't stop 20 folks from hijacking some planes or an inflatable boat hitting a destroyer or a truck full of explosives driving into an embassy. Sadly, the messages have been sent over the last 20+ years, but we really didn't listen. But on 9/11 it wasn't just our government that got the message, but the American people. And from that, our government realized that a change in tactics was in order. So all those "things" you cited Mark.....name me one that was purchased soley to combat terroristic threats. Not one. We, however, did start spending our military money on "things" that would thwart another terrorist attack. There's more than ample evidence both from here at home and abroad that documents that our recent methods of ensuring security has prevented additional attacks.
And you know what.....call this what you will, but America - being the most powerful & wealthiest nation in the world - I feel has the moral responsibility to make sure that people, in countries across this globe, are not oppressed by governments and regimes that would indescriminently kill people or threaten the stability of this planet. Personally, I believe America was given this "gift" by God and I feel the last thing history should say was that America squandered its opportunity to prevent global nuclear distruction because we "didn't wanna get involved" or we decided to just concentrate on ourselves. Like it or not, for whatever reason, we - this country - has been given the role of "peace keeper" and that comes with a price that we have, we do, and we should bear for as long as we collectively breath. If not us? Who will? And if my tax dollars are spent on a military that kicks somebody's a** because they tried or did kill off 1000's of innocent folks - so be it.
Lastly - I personally like the "stimulus" plan that a Rep. from Texas has floated around. And it's real simple - cease all federal taxes for 6 months. That total loss of federal revenue will equal the $800B the Feds wanna spend. Just one problem.....WE THE PEOPLE decide where to spend the money which relates to the market deciding who the winners & losers are instead of the government deciding who the winners & losers are.
Tom
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Yeah.....they're cute alright. And the pee'ing and poo'ing ain't nothing. Wait til he discovers that the legs of your chairs/table are awesome chew toys (for teething).
I only have two bits of advice:
- Kennel (crate) train him as suggested.
- Don't go see Marley & Me.
Tom
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HA! Enough responses and follow-on questions make me think I'm not so brain-dead after all!
OK - I slept on this last night and had the following revelations:
- Because the workshop is so far from the house, there will be no cable/SAT feed from the house and because I'm a cheap SOB, I won't install a SAT just on the workshop.
- The TV will either display video from the DVD player or the local OTA channels via an antenna of some sort.
So......I'm thinking that what I need is an HDMI cable from the receiver to the TV and an RCA stereo pair cable from the TV audio out to the receiver audio in. And that should do it.
Which now brings up the question of whether I can run a stereo pair 35+ feet without an issue. Hmmmmm........
Tom
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I know this post is a bit self-serving, but what can I say..........
My wife's son (Chad) is almost 23 and although he's never been to college, he's worked hard enough to have recently purchase his first home. Honestly, I wasn't all that crazy about him buying a home for Chad isn't the domestic type and he has some trouble telling which end of a drill motor is the business end (if ya catch my drift). I was also concerned that his euphoria of home ownership masked his understanding of the responsibilites - especially financial. And knowing how his Mom likes to "help", I saw the potential for me (us) becoming investors in the Chad experience. However, I did feel that him buying a house was a good investment and that it might teach him some skills that he'd might otherwise not learn. Thankfully, I was wrong about the former and correct about the latter. That is, he's not had to ask us for any financial bailout assistance and he's learning some valuable life lessons about home ownership - like when he found water all over the kitchen floor due to a leaking water pipe IN THE WALL!!! So.........
When Donna & I were kicking around ideas for Christmas gifts and the subject turned to Chad, I said that since he's really impressed me, I would like to buy him an inexpensive receiver (Denon 1803) and give him a pair of my Heresys (this was one of the 2 pairs I had in my HT room in a previous life). So the day before we left to see my parents for Christmas, we went over to his house, let ourselves in, and I set up his first "real" stereo (IMHO). He got home about the time I was finished and was blown away. He's heard my vert Cornwalls and experienced the HT room I had and has always talked about how great the sound was and bragged on me to his friends. So I felt him having the speakers was a fitting gift. As he gave me a thank-you hug, I told him to try and not blow them up on the first day. LOL......
It's my understanding that Chad has just about driven his roomate and friends crazy with "why Klipsch is the best". Oh - and he's now saving up for a Synergy Sub-10.
Hmmmmmm.......I wonder if his Mom will let me help him out a bit so he can get the Sub-12 instead.
Tom
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I don't know what's going on that I can't figure this out. Maybe it's like that dam math word problem that you read over & over and can't solve and some one comes up, reads it, explains it you, and you slap yourself in the forehead for being so dumb. Anyhow.........
In my garage/workshop I plan to have a simple system composed of a receiver, DVD player, TV, and a pair of Heresys. Now, I haven't gotten so stoopid that I don't know how to hook-up the speakers or the DVD player - it's the TV to receiver that's causing my brain cramp.
I'll have a HDMI cable from DVD to receiver and plan to have a HDMI cable from the receiver to the TV. Is that all I need to have TV audio playback through the Hereys if the TV is on and I'm watching cable/SAT/OTA broadcast or will I need an audio cable from TV to receiver??
Thanks.
I'm going to go take some aspirin........
Tom
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Some years back I gave my wife my pocket change.
It was the pocket change that I had been taking out of my pocket every day for a year! Wasn't sure what the total was, but when we did count it all up it came to over $300!!
The toughest part was packing it such that it wouldn't "jingle" inside the box. And man.....was that box heavy. The look on her face when I handed it to her and she just about dropped it was priceless.
Tom
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There's a used car dealership here that has a radio ad that concludes with.......
"And remember, everyone out there on the road is driving a used car."
Cracked me up when I first heard that because the truth was so obvious.
As for that buy American comment. Yeah.....the quality might be there, but the long-term value won't. Say what you will, but the folks who determine the Kelly Blue Book values say that, all things being equal, a 4 year Toyota or Honda is worth more than a 4 year old Pontiac or Saturn. And it ain't gonna get any better with the way the big 3 are dumping cars on the market. Just because you bought that new Chevy for $30K that had a sticker of $43K won't mean squat in 5 years 'cause the KBB folks know what you paid for it.
BTW.....interesting enough, the #1 selling vehicle in the U.S. for 2008 was.......
The Ford F150.
Sorry coytee for the hijack. I'll shut the hell up now.
Tom
Subwoofer advice for workshop
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Thanks fritz. Yeah - I saw that sub and it's on my short list.
The notion of doing a DIY sub never crossed my mind until I saw that EAW SB48 sub. Its "form factor", if you will, got me to thinking that that might be the ticket. IOW.....since I want the sub to be mounted up near the ceiling and don't wish for it to protrude too far from the wall nor hang too far down, a horizontally long enclosure of say 18 to 20 inches deep seems to be the answer. I'm also thinking that dual 12" drivers will get me the output I'm wanting. The Klipsch KPT-684 would probably be killer. But again, its dimensions just won't work for me. Sure would like to know what that KPT-418 cost.
Thanks again.
Tom