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Yes, the indignation was in fun. Being a drummer, I have developed a hard crusty outer shell that is virtually impenetrable....and I love a good drummer joke, or a bad one for that matter.

I'm a little confused about your experiment as well. I would expect the bass response to be terrible with the bottom removed. The doghouse should be sealed in order to properly load the back of the driver. Am I missing something?

I've been a drummer for over thirty years, and I find these disparaging comments to be offensive, insulting, and completely accurate ;-) The definition of a good drummer is one that compliments the music by using such tools as dynamics, space and self-restraint. That said, I've heard some great bands that consisted of kids without a thimble-full of technique, but plenty of heart and creativity. They somehow still manage to make great music.

I thought I'd chime in with my support for the Wrights, as well. I have a pair of the 3.5s running my LaScalas and haven't yet wanted for more power. As Erik mentioned, these are surprisingly quiet - in fact the quieter than any other amp I've run so far. Detail and resolution in spades, very natural sound, top to bottom.

...and he stormed off in a puff of talc.

I prefer the Scalwalls myself [8-|] . I've owned both, and listen to all kinds of music. I still own the LaScalas, can't beat the midrange or that folded horn bass (extension aside).

His wording is a bit vague, "No remote and phono option." I would interpret this to mean that the unit has no remote, but does have the phono option. Otherwise he would say "no remote or phono option". I would want clarification, though, to be sure.

Don't you mean up and down?

Yes, I have some 242 that'll do the trick. I think I'll throw some lockwashers on the wood screws as insurance. Instead of dynamat, I went with the parts express version. I looked through some of the old posts, and the old style dynamat seemd to be preferred. Since it's not available, a few suggested the parts express version, as it's similar (seems like an asphalt based compound)....also it's a bit cheaper than dynamat, and who doesn't like cheaper?

Good suggestion, I will most definitely do that. Slightly off topic, I removed the K-55-V from the horn (prep/clean-up for applying damping), put my mouth up to the horn, and sang a few notes. I was surprised at how much that horn rang. I imagine when it's mounted, the plywood might provide minimal damping, but I see now that this is a very necessary tweak. Has anyone figured out what the approximate resonance of the k400 is?

I'm in the process of updating my La Scalas (rewiring, damping the horns, replacing the X-overs with ALK Universals), and noticed that the K33 was mounted using only 4 of the 8 mounting holes. This had led to what I like to refer to as the "potato chip" effect, i.e. waves in the basket edge. Everything looks stock and original, so am I correct in assuming that this was a production decision on the part of Klipsch? I know....picky, picky...

You got me on the Pickneys, were they ska? I love the 60 stuff myself, rocksteady mostly. The Cables were great, "Baby Why" is one of my favorites. What a great era, Slim Smith, Jimmy Riley, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Pat Kelly, Heptones, Techniques, Ethiopians, Cornel Cambell, Ken Parker, Delroy Wilson, The Termites, Carlton and the Shoes, Dawn Penn, on and on. If you like 60s soul, I think it's manditory to like rocksteady.

My memory is a bit rusty, but King Tubby was one of the major producers of the 70s, along with Lee Scratch Perry. Tubby's proteges were King Jammy (then Prince Jammy) and Scientist. King Jammy became the largest producer in Jamaica when dancehall hit (computerised rhythms). In fact, Jammy produced the first of these rhythms, the Sleng Teng rhythm (still my favorite). Tubby was famous for his unique sound, of which his modified effect boxes had a lot to do with. He was a master at squeezing an instrument. If you like Rocksteady (still my favorite style, succeded ska and preceded reggae) check out anything produced by either Coxsone Dodd (Studio One label) or Treasure Isle label (Duke Reid). Coxsone produced Marley's first album, The Wailing Wailers (Bob, Peter, and Bunny), but the band was the Studio One house band, not the band most are familiar with: This band consisted of Aston Barrett on bass, and Carlton Barrett on drums, (previously known as the Hippy boys, became the Upsetters). They were members of Scratch's house band. When the Wailing Wailers left Coxsone, who's greed was notorious, and went to Scratch, Perry put together the famous group that everyone is familiar with. End rambling.

Definitely King Tubby, who incidentally was also a whiz at electronics, had a EE if I remember correctly. He built and/or modified a fair share of his equipment.

I think what people have an issue with is the fact that the Shinall speakers look so much like the Klipsch line. You might thinks it's trivial, being that the speakers are different underneath, but others may not. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. If it was me, I'd try to change the appearance a bit, just to separate myself from the Klipsch line. I think some may assume that's precisely why Mr. Shinall's speakers look like Klipsch, to get the business of those who think it's less expensive Klipsch copy. I'm not saying that's so, but unfortunately perception counts for a lot. I can understand why some are upset, especially considering this is a Klipsch forum.

Good advice. A decent shop will let you borrow equipment to try out. I'm not sure that your local chain store would even consider that, though.

OK, now I'm with you. Yeah, I do the same, and always post on weekdays, when most people are in for the night. I don't know how many good deals I've missed because the auction ended either during the workday or in the early hours of the morning. Of course, if it ended at a convenient time, it wouldn't end up going for such a low price.

Thanks Tarheel. From what I've seen so far, this forum looks to be full of stubborn, deviant, know-it-alls. I should fit in nicely

Being new to the forum, I was completely fooled for the first half of that story. Hilarious! The open sores were a bit of a give-away, but IMO, had to be left in.

The problem with 11 PM PST though, is that it's 2 AM EST, a lot of your bidders have already gone to bed.

A beautiful piece of furniture and a subwoofer? Can't beat that!

It's more likely your cable (from the computer to the HT input). Try a new cable and see if the hum goes away.

The passive radiator loads the cabinet, makes the volume of the cabinet seem larger to the active bass driver. If you use a different passive radiator other than original, it may have a different compliance, thereby affecting the load on your active driver. In other words, the bass quality may change for the worse. Hopefully I've gotten it right.