HarryO

Rob is NOT able to sit at the PC. He can't get to his beloved Scott and Cornwalls. The situation is NOT good. He's pretty down right now. In his own words.. "I've hit a roadblock I can't overcome" "If I get to feeling better I'll get on the forum and let them know what's going on with me". He's grateful for the thoughts and well wishes. He doesn't mean to be "rude" but there's nothing he can do right now. Hopefully he'll be able to tell you himself in his own words. My advice: If you have any "pull" with "THE BIG GUY" it's the time to ask for some help for a great guy. Harry

I talked to Rob today for over an hour. I gave him our best wishes from the forum. He regrets not being able to reply and thank all who have shown their support and caring. He will himself explain all if he eventually is able to sit at the PC. Please keep the prayers and best wishes coming for our friend. Bless ya OB. My prayers are with you. Harry

Why females should avoid a girls night out after they are married.... . > > >The other night I was invited out for a night with the 'girls.'? I told my >husband that I would be home by midnight, 'I promise!' >Well, the hours passed and the margaritas went down way too easily. > >Around 3 a.m., a bit loaded, I headed for home. >Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock in the hallway started up and >cuckooed 3 times.? Quickly, realizing my husband would probably wake up, I >cuckooed another 9 times. > >I was really proud of myself for coming up with such a >quick-witted solution, in order to escape a possible conflict with him.? >(Even when totally smashed... 3 cuckoos plus 9 cuckoos totals = 12 cuckoos >MIDNIGH T!) > >The next morning my husband asked me what time I got in, I told >him 'MIDNIGHT'... he didn't seem p***d off in the least. ......... > >Whew, I got away with that one! > >Then he said 'We need a new cuckoo clock.' When I asked him why, he said, 'Well, last night our clock cuckooed three times then said 'oh sh*t.' Cuckooed 4 more times, cleared its throat, cuckooed another three times, giggled, cuckooed twice more, and then tripped over the coffee table and farted.??

My uncle got a vasectomy and put it on his credit card. When the bill came, he forgot to pay it and a man from the finance company came over to the house and knocked up my aunt!

Two best friends were watching a football game and enjoying a few beers. One guy leans over and asks his buddy, "if I had sex with your wife and she got pregnant and had a baby, would that make us related?". His buddy thinks for a minute and says "probably not, but it would make us even.

Tim, Welcome back and don't sweat the little things. You sound like me a couple of years ago. I'm still learnin' too. Hey, everybody was a virgin once. I'm sure you'll pick it all up as you go. Everybody gets better with a little practice. I personally have worn out the arrow on the backspace button on a couple of keyboards now. It seems to get as much work as any other on my PC. Harry

For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads. Most of us have naively thought this was connected with religion, or marriage, or something, but the Indian Embassy in Washington, DC has recently revealed the true story... When a Hindu woman marries, she brings a dowry into the union. On her wedding night, the new husband scratches off the dot to see whether he has won a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, or a motel in the United States.. If there is nothing under the dot, he must take a job in India answering telephones and giving technical advice that no one can understand.

I was so depressed last night thinking about the up coming election, I called Lifeline. Got a freakin' call center in Pakistan . I told them I was suicidal. They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.

As good as the sound is I've thought about using a new male and female off something else and eleminating the faulty connection. I'd probably bypass the existing mounted female and using a din combo off something else. It seems like the logical fix to cure this obvious weakness. It would seem to be the easiest path to less work. I just haven't had the time or inclination to dig into this yet though. It's another project for my boredom down time. When I get around to a "brainstorm" and simple fix I'll post it. Harry

A man and his ever-nagging wife went on vacation to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away. The undertaker told the husband, "You can have her shipped home for $5,000, or you can bury her here in the Holy Land for $150". The man thought about it and told the undertaker he would just have her shipped home. The undertaker asked, "Why would you spend $5,000 to ship your wife home when it would be wonderful to be buried here and spend only $150?" The man replied, "long ago a man died here, was buried here, and three days later he rose from the dead. "I just can't take that chance".

Careful with the 'Coons. Mean varmints. Being the consumate hillbilly that I am, I'm pretty knowledgeable with some of their traits. They can do some serious damage with teeth and claws. They can kill a large mean dog quick. They will usually run away when they can but if they're cornered they are a worthy adversary. When the price of pelts was up I used to do quite a bit of "coon huntin" and trapping. It takes a good seasoned (experienced) dog to deal with a 35lb coon in a scrape. I've had to sew up the bellies and ears on some pretty fair dogs over the years. Here's a good tip for caring for your dogs if "home surgery" is needed: Get a big plastic garbage can in the 40-50 gallon range (if close to Walmart) with good lid. You'll also need a can of "Starting Fluid" handy. Put the "slashed" up dawg in the big garbage can and put the lid on about 90% leaving just enough room to give the starting fluid a path for a couple of good shots. After a couple of shots of the Ether the dog will get woozy 'nuff you can safely work on it. I like a good 10lb monofilament (Stren clear blue preferrably) and upholstery needle to make the necessary repairs. The ether wears off quick so keep it handy if'n you want to keep your hands. 'Coons can do some serious damage to your home also. Curious worse than kids and'll tear up anything they get close to. Greasy critters if'n you're gonna eat 'em. Boil 'em down good and drain the grease. Good luck getting rid of the varmints. I guess if you ask nice you might get Amy to ban them. Harry

Hey guys, Old Rob isn't doing well at all. It's time for prayers and best wishes for our friend. Right now he needs all the good Karma and God's good grace he can find. I talked to him this morning and all is NOT well. We've become good friends the last year or so and as I write this I have a face flowing with tears. God Bless you OB, my prayers are with you buddy. I hope you can read this. I love you my friend. Harry

You sure thought about it!!! Well...Personally I'd rather reside on the side of caution than reside in lock up.Having no knowledge of anything criminal I shall gain knowledge and experience from the TV set and shuts my mouth and lets my lawyer yak. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

What got me started on this was... I saw an add on Craigslist Indy for a high end stereo system for $175 obo. It was in a small town about 60 miles south of Indy. Killer price and the $ signs are swirling around my head. I loaded up the kid, hit the ATM and headed south. I got to his house and he had a house full of systems. These included high end speakers, amps, pre's, and tuners, 5 HDTV's hanging on the walls. Three of which were hanging in the basement. Clue #1 was he was using the cheapest, thinnest speaker wire available. It looked like it came out of a Taiwan surround system worth less than $20. We went to his basement where the advertised stuff was located. I asked for a demo before I shelled out any cash and he agreed but wasn't sure how to hook it up. Nice guy, nice home, but.....Too much high end gear not to know how to hook up a preamp and cdp and using the cheapest speaker wire available. Ok, time to get out of "Dodge" and hope I hadn't left any fingerprints anywhere. Northbound in a hurry making sure I wasn't speeding or had any "contraband" in my truck. Just kidding on the contraband thing. Kinda. Now lately there's been a lot of media exposure to the issue and it's made me wonder if I had bought anything that might have belonged to someone other than the seller. I do log all purchases and serial #s for my insurance and accountant since I run a second business with used and repaired/restored audio gear. I've been "ripped off" myself and didn't like the feeling and wouldn't want to be part of someone's pain either. It's not that I would want the worry about getting caught with something hot but the odds of that being legit were slim to none given the specifics. I do "look a gift horse in the mouth" and I'll always avoid a shady deal "like the clap". And no I didn't report the "seller" and kept to my own business since I had no proof but mostly didn't want anything coming back to haunt me. Harry

When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take >> her someplace >> expensive....so, I took her to a gas station..... and then >> the fight >> started.... >> >> **************************************************************** >> I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light >> for $14.95. >> Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95. I told >> her the beer >> would make her look better at night than the cold cream. >> And that's when >> the fight started. >> >> **************************************************************** >> >> My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school >> reunion, and I >> kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she >> sat alone at a >> nearby table. My wife asked, 'Do you know her?' >> 'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's >> my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right >> after we >> split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't >> been sober since.' >> 'My God!' says my wife, 'Who would think a >> person could go on >> celebrating that long?' And then the fight started..... >> >> ****************************************************************** >> >> I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were >> alongside the road >> and slowly the other driver got out of his car.You know how >> sometimes >> you just get soooo stressed and little things just seem >> funny? Yeah, >> well I couldn't believe it.... he was a DWARF!!! He >> stormed over to my >> car, looked up at me, and shouted, 'I AM NOT >> HAPPY!!!' So, I looked down >> at him and said, 'Well, then which one are you?' >> And that's how the >> fight started..... >> >> ******************************************************************* >> >> I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some >> reason, took my >> order first. 'I'll have the strip steak, medium >> rare, please.' He said, >> 'Aren't you worried about the mad cow?' >> 'Nah, she can order for >> herself.' And that's how the fight started..... >

I was "playing around" with a pair of KG4s with no sound from the tweeters. The problem was in both polyswitches. I jumped the polyswitches for a quick check and tweeters came back on. I listened for a couple of minutes and the tweeters were brighter than I remembered them being on my old KG4s. The sound from the tweeter actually sounded closer to a K-77 in the Heritage line. It seemed as if the speakers as a whole were more "alive" with better upper details. My guess was the tired polyswitches added a nasty flavor to the tone quality. Just a guess as hearing memory is not exactly accurate. I liked the sound enough I wanted to check with the "PROs" before proceeding. If they were mine I wouldn't even worry about the fuse protection as I don't use higher volumes at all and I run a clean system with no issues to worry about blowing tweeters. Harry

Some of the later model Klipsch crossovers have a polyswitch tweeter protection built in. IF I replace the polyswitches with fuses is there going to be a noticable difference in resistance. Does the polyswitch have a SQ to it and will changing it over to a fused circuit change the SQ on the tweeter? Thanks, Harry

If you're looking for a super bargain on Craigslist you might make sure you get a receipt and save any information you can about your purchase. There's been a lot of talk about Craigslist lately as a prime place to "fence" stolen merchandise. I'm wondering if the "CHEAP" bargains may be the real "STEALS". There seems to be a lot of uninformed "OWNERS" of high end gear lately. A good friend of mine bought 3 guitars from a guy on Craigslist and sold them on Ebay. Turns out they were stolen and he's out $8,000.00 from Paypal account. On our local news last night reported a gentleman that found his stolen items on Craigslist and reported it to the cops. Busted!! Seems like there's a lot of nice gear floating around that the sellers know absolutely nothing about. Just a thought. Might want to make sure you get receipts and keep the info handy. Harry

Well done on the local acquisition. On removing some paint: Many of your Automotive grease and wax removers are very good removers of spray paints that some people use on everything. I've had excellent luck with the R&M (Rinshed Mason) grease and wax remover taking spray paint off speakers. With a soft toothbrush I've been able to even remove the paint from the grain. It seems to work best with spraypaint but I've also been successful in brush and rolled on paints depending on what it is. It can be messy but worth the effort and minimal expense in a lot of applications. Harry

The AT-14SA is indeed a nice budget MM cartridge I have one myself. Not sure why you purchased replacement stylus on eBay. Stereoneedles.com has the correct OEM ATN14 Stylus for $77.95 just in case you want some more backups. Craig That's a good price for the Shibata stylus. I was paying $97 for the ones for the 12 and 14. I'm bookmarking Stereoneedles.com for sure.Thanks a bunch, Harry

Yea, and if you talked about her behind her back you had to fill up the tank first.

I once dated a girl so fat... She wore high heels and struck oil.

The Denon 103 is well liked here on the forum. I think the cost should be less than $200. I've only heard a couple of cuts on one at a local Hi-Fi store and can't give a well informed opinion on them. I've got a couple of Grado carts that sound pretty darned good I paid less than $100 for new and I have no problem using them. One of my old favorites is an AT-14SA but the stylus are getting hard to come by. I bought 2 new ones off Ebay a few years back at a cost of over $100 each for the stylus only. I also like the upper end Ortifon carts. You can get a nice cart for that kind of money. Just my opinion only. There are a lot of vinyl experts here with a lot more knowledge than I have though. I'd listen to them before I would my thinking. Harry

How much is your budget for a cartridge? What condition is your vinyl? What are your music preferences? I have 5 headshells and cartridge combos set up on 2 different tables. One is set up for finer listening with my precious vinyl and the other is set up for some of my favorite music with vinyl that's not in super good condition. I won't use my high buck cartridge on average vinyl. Harry

Yea, I used to drag them out by the hair but they wised up.