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  1. You're gonna love the Roku; I've had mine since they were first released, and you get approximately DVD quality from most content and better than DVD (720p) content for the HD stuff. Connection is easy-peasy and just the way you described it. Does your router also talk the older 802.11g standard, or N only? If you run in Wireless-N only mode, you'll want to spring for the HD-XR. Otherwise, you'll be set with the HD.
  2. How long has the unit been sitting unused? I'm an electronics novice, but I wonder if that sound might be the old caps inside trying to reform as power is applied? You'll want to Deoxit the dickens out of those push button switches; I've seen a HK430 and a HK75+ that got a lot quieter after that procedure.
  3. Consider me interested. The kit idea sounds like something I could accomplish even with my (lack of) woodworking skills. The stock Cornwall mid just seems like it could be better. Please let us know how the experiment goes.
  4. I'd like to second the suggestion of looking into a Cornwall tractrix upgrade. Khorns are never going to work in my room, and I'm never going to be handy enough to build Cornscalas, but I surely would like to partake of the improvement to the midrange you are describing.
  5. Those are flat out gorgeous. Sure makes me wish I was a woodworker.
  6. I'll second twisted on the second set of Forte IIs as surrounds. My setup used to be 4 Forte IIs with an Academy Center and it sounded mighty fine. Then I got a line on some Cornwalls, and...well, you can probably figure out the rest of that story. But I wouldn't hesitate to recommend that configuration to anyone. A step up from that would be replacing the Academy with another Forte II. Matching timbre is incredibly important if you're going to be listening to multichannel music. Yes, I am the devil on your shoulder [6]
  7. You can contact Bob Crites to order parts or brand spanking new crossovers from his website: http://critesspeakers.com Highly recommended, I just finished recapping a pair of Cornwalls from 1979. Great for bringing the tweeters and mids back to life!
  8. I've had one of these for about a month now. They are very cool. I run mine wirelessly to my home theater downstairs, wireless router is one floor up. You can also run them wired. I always get the highest quality (which is based on your net connection), and I can't tell the difference between it and DVD on my standard def TV. Supposedly surround sound and hi-def video are coming later this year, but Netflix will have to start ripping movies that way first. A couple caveats: Make sure you're cool with the available movies before you purchase. The available movies tend towards classics, foreign, documentaries, and crap. There's some really decent titles available though. Movies have to be put into your queue via computer. You can then choose movies from your queue on the Roku box. Some technical issues are still being ironed out. For example, I'll get crackly static in the audio every once in a while. Sounds almost exactly like vinyl! They think it may be related to the wireless antenna. But by and large, it may be the best $99 I've spent for my home theater!
  9. Not my auction, just curious about what this is: http://cgi.ebay.com/Klipsch-Walnut-speaker-from-the-1950s_W0QQitemZ250268960626QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250268960626&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318
  10. I recently acquired some '79 Cornwalls. Is there any advantage to hooking the mids up to a couple of Altec 811b horns (Eminence drivers, don't know which off the top of my head) that I have lying around? Any sort of crossover modification that needs to happen if I do so? Is there a driver that "works best" in the 811b when used this way? And should I dampen them with rope caulk? [:|] Just kidding on that one!
  11. Thanks for taking the time to type that up. With all the help I'm getting from you fine folks, I might actually pull this off!
  12. Now THAT is a thing of beauty. Thanks for the advice, and for posting that picture!
  13. Wow, thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed reply! I appreciate it.
  14. Just scored some '79 Cornies! They sound great now, even though I will be replacing the caps in the networks soon. They are listed as CBR, which must mean Raw Birch, finished with some sort of maple and about 30 years of tar and nicotine. My wife, who was already giving me the evil eye over the sheer size of them, is now pinching her nose when she walks in the room I've never veneered anything before, so let me ask all you knowledgeable woodworkers out there: is this a good first project? Should I strip these things and veneer them, or will stripping the finish make the birch unsuitable for veneer? Any special tools I need besides patience and a steady hand? Thanks for your help!
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