Tom Adams
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Thanks for the plug about the 2900 and no - I'm not the one that sells lots of beer. If I was I wouldn't be trying to sell off my audio gear for pennies on the dollar so I could make ends meet and the kids could have new shoes to go back to school with.
Just kiddin'. I don't have kids, but personally I think I'm selling these things for cheap. Honestly, I'm not trying to make any money. I just want them to go to a good home - not a Pawn shop or in the garbage. So I hope someone will at least consider making me an offer.
BTW - That was a good point that was made about the 2900. It is one of the Denon models that was specifically designed for SACD. It too is built like a tank.
It's weird with Denon that over the years you can't really trace the technology they used in their models by using their model designators. For instance, one would think that a DVD3900 or 3910 would've incorporated all the bells and whistles from the prior 2900 or 2910. But it doesn't. In fact, some lower model number units actually have MORE features than a higher model number unit. This must drive sales people and product support folks crazy.
HEY YOU DIY SUB BUILDING FOLKS.........BUY MY DANG CROWN AMP!!! LOL.......
Tom
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Hello folks - yes, yes, yes......it's been a long time since you've heard from me. I know.......Tom Adams who??? Anyhow......
I have for sale (2) Denon DVD players - one is a DVD-2900 and one is a DVD-5000. Both of these can be found at the Denon website so I'm not gonna eat up bandwidth posting specs and images. They both play and function just fine and are probably an 8 out of 10 due to some minor scratches - nothing bad though. Honestly, since these players are out performed in the DVD arena nowadays, I would suggest one would buy them for a dedicated CD player since they're both old school Denon build quality - read: heavy and rock solid (the DVD-5000 weighs 40 pounds) and have excellent transports. Neither of them have their original manuals, but they can be downloaded from the Denon site. Why am I selling? They are no longer being used and I just need to get rid of some things - the same holds true for the Crown amp that follows.
I'd really like to get $75 dollars each plus the actual shipping charges. I'm open to offers - but don't beat me up or insult me. I have a wife to do that job and she's more proficient than you.
I also have a Crown XLS-202 for sale. Again, you can go to the Crown website and read about it to your hearts' content. I had my heart set on using this for a DIY sub project, but life has gotten in the way. Don't ask, it's a loooooong story and you run the risk of me telling it and then you'll ask why followed by stabbing yourself in the eye with an ice pick.
I've seen prices in the $250 range for this amp, but it too needs to be GONE. So how about $175 plus actual shipping charges? Again, I'm open to offers.
Probably best to email me at work which is: tom.adams.iii@gulfstream.com and we can go from there.
Thanks for the consideration.
Tom
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Schu said: "it's a bucket list road but just not one that is really great."
You know.....I say the same thing as Schu when I get on a road that kicks my @ss. I guess Schu is either Mick Dohann or Joey Dunlap in disguise if US129 doesn't impress him. sigh......some folks. Anyhow........
As some of you, I've been on that snakey bitof road more times than I can count. Enough times that I can just about put most of the turns together in my head. Alas, me bones don't heal so fast and aches & pains remind me that I really am not invicible. So I take a slower pace and stop often to watch others and the scenery.
HDBR => He!! yeah!! That's what I'm talking about! Your BMW. R80RT?? A long time biking buddy of mine has an R90RT and I've ridden it many times. It's a nice mileage eater. My Ex had a K75RT and that was a neat scoot. I've got an FJR1300. Plenty fast for me.
Two years ago I went to an AMA Pro Series Flat Track race in Maryville, TN and we were staying in Robinsville, NC. After the race we went back the way we came which meant riding US129 IN THE DARK at 12:30 at night. The three of us decided in short order we couldn't ride together due to the headlight from the bike behind creating havoc with our "night vision". So we put some distance between us. OMG! Riding that thing in pitch black darkness is like being in another world. At one point I started getting a bit of vertigo from all the left/right/left/left/right and had to slow way down to get my inner ear right. That was a scary moment feeling like you don't know which way is up or down. And I wasn't the only one that got that feeling. But, we survived and it's a good memory. One thing all of us agreed upon was that you cannot have too much lighting on your bike in a situation like that.
sigh.......so many roads - so little time.
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Oh c'mon oscar.....thad was "just being ironic". Had you search through his post history and then did an analysis, you'd have determined what the true meaning of his post. Whatever...... [8-)]
Anyhow.....as for cheating, as far as I know, the only sport that requires you to NOT cheat (basically spells it out) is tennis. In that, The Code (as it's called) always goes back to the premise that you are to call not just your opponents shots fairly but YOURS as well. Many a time I have told my opponent that my shot was clearly out when he had no chance to see where the ball landed. Could I have accepted his call when he said, "I guess it was in. I couldn't see it" ? Absolutely. But I'm also a firm believer that God will get me back if I do. Sadly, not all have those ethics.
ETHICS: Doing the right thing when no one else is watching.
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Can someone give me the cliff notes version of this speaker?
http://savannah.craigslist.org/ele/3176527399.html
TIA
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"The following is in reference to pump gas.
Octane in reference to pump gasoline, is correctly called the octane rating. This is a comparison to, "2,2,4-Trimethylpentane, also known as isooctane" which is an octane isomer and defines the 100 point on the octane rating scale. Heptane is the zero point on the octane rating scale.
Octane rating is used to reference the compressibility of the gasoline. The higher the octane rating the more compressible it is, the lower the octane rating, the less compressible it is. As an example, an octane rating of 91, says this fuel acts like is was 91% isoctane and 9% heptane.
Higher octane rating fuels do not have more stored energy in them, and do not make more HP, they just allow for higher compression rations, (before detonation occurs), and the higher compression rations produce a bigger bang, which is where the additional Hp comes from.
Running higher octane fuels in a motor designed to run on a lower octane does absolutely nothing to improve performance, and doing so wastes your money." -
There seems to be a misconception of "octane" in describing gas. Octane is not a measure of gas quality. It is a measure of combustibility. The higher the octane rating, the harder it is to "ignite". This helps prevent detonation in higher compression engines. The additives it takes to make the gas less volatile is what makes the gas more expensive, although some gas companies also add detergents or cleaners to their high octane gas so they can advertise their "premium" gas as superior to their "regular" gas. Using a higher octane gas than what your engine requires only depletes the money in your wallet, which in turn makes you lighter, thus saving gas by not having to lug around the extra weight of all that money.
Don't bother......claims like his are always the same. Can't explain it, it just is. All the scientific and controlled experimentation be dam, by gawd my Ford XTZ gets 10mpg better when it's that time of the month for my wife. Why? 'Cause I says so. sheesh......
This is why when you see these commercials promising stupid gas savings by adding super duper slikity slick to the engine oil you say, "Who in their right mind would believe or buy that?" Whelp......there's your sign. They know someone will buy it swear their car went from 17mpg to 43mpg.
And "indexing" spark plugs......now there's some science. Let's see, the good folks at NGK (they design, test, and make spark plugs) say, "However, without running an engine on a dyno, it is impossible to gauge which type of indexing works best in your engine. While most engines like the spark plug's gap open to the intake valve, there are still other combinations that make more power with the gap pointed toward the exhaust valve. In any case, engines with indexed spark plugs will typically make only a few more horsepower, typically less than 1% of total engine output. For a 500hp engine, you'd be lucky to get 5hp. While there are exceptions, the bottom line is that without a dyno, gauging success will be difficult." Other performance engine builders info I've read over the years agrees with this - that the plug should be pointed at the exhaust valve. I know that's what the NASCAR engine builders do. Didn't you say that you pointed yours at the intake valves?? Hmmmm.......
Tom
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You guys have it lucky!!
We are paying, depending on time of day sometimes, 1,479€/ Liter in Germany.
That calculates to around $7,58/ Gallon
Still think you have a high price for gas???
But Europeans typically don't have to drive the distances that a typical US person does. Therefore the actual cost per year is about the same.
Tom
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Tom,
Lets be clear on the issue, What Maron is getting excited about is that fact that someone is stealing the design, and selling it on the klipsch website.
Buying a company's product used is different than stealing the design and selling the product. if you want Hertiage, it alot cases you have to buy used.
You may not like what Maron has to say, but he is correct.
Really?????? And you can explain this quote from you how?
"I'm not into cloners either...as trey said, "if you want to help, buy some new gear". Buy new gear..."
As for your comment about having to buy Heritage used......uhhhh.....have you looked at the Heritage product line? Looks like all models are there except for Belles.
Listen.....my only point is that some dude wants to build a bass horn speaker that's a non-production model FOR HIMSELF like a number of other folks have already done. And he makes an offer to folks that might be in his neck-of-the-woods to join him (I'm assuming) since he's got some woodshop lined up. Truth of the matter....he'll probably get no takers. Prove to me where he's selling the design?
Then along comes Maron with his "sky is falling" rant about how all the "sappers" are causing the Klipsch company to have to sell out and even tries to bolster his lame arguement by trying to draw a parallel to counterfeit Degas paintings. Gimme a freaking break. It's intersting how no one jumped in JWC's sh!t when he built his Jub whatevers and posted dimensions. Ohhhh.......JWC is a long time bud and distinguished member so he's off limits??? Boy, you guys crack me up. Oh - and for the record, I like JWC and have no issue with him. Would love to meet him sometime being a fellow Miss. State grad. I just like to point out the hypocracy.
Here's the facts whether you want to accept it or not. If the six or so folks that I have been able to find by searching this website have caused significant financial issues for Klipsch by building a Jub whatever you wanna call it, then Klipsch is in some deep doo doo. Personally, I doubt six "sappers" are gonna hurt Klipsch - especially since the Jubilee is not a production item - i.e. the production of the Jubilee is not factored in when doing profit & loss. If one IS built, any profit is over & above what was predicted - IOW's it's gravy. If the issue was the building of Khorn cabs or Cornwall cabs, there might be some merit. BTW.....this site is riddled with how to build's for Cornwalls and such.
And FWIW, I stand by my original post. Maron's posts, though not specifically stated, are riddled with comments that suggest that "sappers" are causing financial harm to Klipsch and taking money out of the employees pockets. To which I call BS. So let's go back to what you said Trey said, "if you want to help, buy some new gear". And that's my point. If someone is so cotton-pickin' worried about Klipsch employees being able to eat, I suggest you buy new and not used and not get wrapped around the axle about some lonely guy who can't find a date so he decides to spend his money on plywood to build a bass horn cab.
I shall leave you good folks so you may go back to fighting your windmills.
Tom
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No worries BigStew. [
]I'll save ya the guess work. Are ya ready for this?
The gun fired 4000 rounds!
Tom
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You guys are good!
Yep - the Colt 1911. And from an engineering design perspective, it is pretty amazing that a design conceived over 100 years ago (Browning developed the mechanism before 1911) is still in use today by many other gun manufacturers. A real testament to the design - especially how long the gun was in use by the military. And I believe I recall that depending on your rank, you can request one over the Beretta 9mm.
Ok - so without using the internet, how many rounds did it have to fire without a jam to pass the Army's acceptance test?
Tom
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So what contract did the Army sign for a weapon 100 years ago next month?
Tom
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Maron - just curious.......
When's the last time you bought a Klipsch product brand new?
Ever bought a Klipsch product used?
Ever had the chance to buy ANY company's product new but chose to buy used?
Just saying.....buying something new would support a company....just saying.
Tom
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There is no reason on earth these things couldn't be made into a movie.
The Kinetic Beast From He!!
Tom
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Hail to all things McIntosh.
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Another shot.
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Saw this on HGTV.
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(ooops - double post)
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Thanks for the nice words.
What was really cool was one the songs was a gospel tune (can't for the life of me remember what it was 'cause the day was a bit of a blur) and she managed to get most people to sing along. [Y]
Tom
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I too am sorry to hear about your Dad Joe. My Mom suffered (well....she didn't really "suffer" in the truest sense) with having to be on dialysis and alzheimers and was in a nursing home for almost 2 years when she passed away late last September.
As for music....she never really talked about it and it was the one thing my Dad didn't really think about when making funeral arrangements. Which is odd 'cause I come from a musical family of sorts. Anyhow, the day before the funeral service my sister asked my Dad about music and if he wanted her to sing at the service.
Mind you - my sister is a trained operatic sprano with many years of performing who now teaches and directs little theater productions and all that jazz. And she can literally sing anything. Her brain is like a HUGE rolladex of lyrics. Yes, I'm prejudice, but the woman has the voice of an angel. If any one you get goose bumps listening to Alyisson Krauss, you'd get them listening to my sister.
(enough of the bragging Tom, get to your dang point)
So my Dad tells her he would love for her to sing and to work something out with the organist. It was perfect. She stepped up to the mic and mentioned a few words about my Mom's love for certain songs especially the ones that she & Dad would always dance to. So that's what she did, she sang three songs and her last was Ave Maria done acapella. I'm tearing up now.
Tom
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Not sure which is worse - reading about this or not knowing what happened to him, [
]I too send my prayers and thoughts your way Marshall. That goes for your family as well.
Sheesh....what's going on? On this same day my department got notice that one of our employees had a serious car accident during a lunch time trip. [
]You guys be safe out there!!!
Tom
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Hmmmm.....my mind is starting to race now. LOL.... [^o)]
I've got a pair of Heresy's in the workshop now and it sounds pretty dang good. But I would like to have some serious bottom end to make the neighbors
madjealous. [6]Those bass cabinets - do you know if he built them or is that something he bought?
Tom
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Stopped at the pawn shop where my wife's son is a manager and found a Crown XLS202 power amp. He sold it to me for $90 out the door. Now I gotta just build me a sub for my workshop system, bridge that puppy to mono and let 'er rock.
Tom
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Underwater Audio.......
in General Klipsch Info
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Yeah.....if I'm alone, I usually face into the corner.
If I'm with my wife and there's folks in the elevator, when the door closes I say to her, "Yeah.....this is the one that fell last week a couple of stories before the brakes kicked in. I think they've fixed it by now. It's always been a screwy car." The looks on some folks faces.......
With my luck, I'd be swimming along with my ear buds and all of a sudden I'd hear that buuuuuu-DUM..............buuuuuu-DUM............buuuuuu-DUM....buuuuuu-DUM...buuuuuu-DUM..buuuuuu-DUM, buuuuuu-DUM, buuuuuu-DUM, dunta, dunta, dunta, dunta, dunta, dunta music from Jaws!
Tom