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Yes, the 1/8" mini supports TOSLINK output as well. I love these things. Paul

Good Luck J. Mals are awesome dogs if you can handle them. I am on a K9 SAR team and we have one on the team. Kona has great drive and an even better nose, but her Dad worked with her to get her there. check out www.atsar.org I love puppies. I hope you get one. Paul

If Mark can't pick them up, I can...let me know. Paul 404-245-1610

Hey everyone, While I am more of a lurker than a poster, I did want you guys to know I am heading down to Mississippi or Louisiana to help out in the aftermath of Katrina. I am a member of a Canine Search and Rescue team (www.atsar.org) and we have been asked to deploy with the Georgia Task Force. I will be going as a support member - radios, navigation, etc. If you can, please donate blood and money, both are critically needed right now. 73's Paul

Bruce, Thanks for the update. I hope your wife begins to feel better soon. I think a positive mental attitude helps a great deal. Keep her spirits up! My father, age 72, has been fighting cancer of the esophagusfor 3 years. He had it beat for about 2.5 years, but in the past 2 months that cancer has turned aggressive and the outlook is not good. He has been undergoing stronger and stronger doses of chemo and it is taking it's toll. At the beginning of August, I got the call to go home as he was not expected to last out the week. He pulled out of it when he heard his family was coming to see him. She is in my thoughts and prayers. And the offer of a place to stay is still open, I'm only about 25 miles from Emory. Paul

Marvel, I am sorry to hear about your wife's illness. You are in my thoughts and prayers too. I live in Smyrna, so if you ever need/want a place to sleep, you have but to ask. Paul

Guys, These are only 225 miles from me and I am going to call and try to take a look at them. I was going to do it tonight, but the forums were down. I'll post what I find out. Paul

I like Peets coffee the best (http://www.peets.com/)and definitely grind it then brew it immediately. Folger's Gourmet supreme is good too! Paul

I'll add my .02 Carnegie Mellon is an awesome school especially for electrical, computer and robotic engineering. I'll also toss in The University of Texas at Austin, my alma mater. Consistently one of the best engineering schools as rated by US News and World Reports. Paul

Nicholt, I live and work in Hotlanta and today was HOT about 92 with 95% humidity - what some would call "close" and I call near miserable. Buckhead isn't bad, just mostly clubs and resturaunts so if you want music you need to go to either Little 5 Points (L5P), Virginia-Highlands (intersection of Virginia and Highlands Aves.)or maybe midtown. I'll second or third Dante's down the hatch. If you want good pizza, I'd recommend "Mellow Mushroom" I think it is the best. For BBQ, head out to the burbs and go to Williamson Brothers BBQ in Marietta and you can see the "Big Chicken". If you go to L5P, you have to go to "The Vortex" for dinner. You might also want to check out Fernbank natural history museum and the Atlanta botanical gardens. Also, a Six Flags park, White Water park and Stone Mtn. (a county park) worth visiting. Feel free to pm for more info. and Welcome! Paul

Great topic! And I've enjoyed the responses. I think I'm lucky because my girlfriend had been over to my place about 4 times before she noticed my La Scalas! She asked "What are those big black things in the corners, speakers?" I said yes and that she had been hearing them everytime she was over. She hasn't said anything else about them. Paul

Ken, Try this: put an RCA Y onto the sub out cable feeding into both channels on the amp - use the aux input. Then feed both speaker outputs to the sub if possible. If that isn't possible just use one output. It seems that what you are trying should work. Paul

I use Charter cable and am very happy. I have had 2 outages - one after a storm when the cable got cut and once when they added a new subscriber to my neighborhood hub and dropped the level too low to receive - but the real problem was an RF splitter installed backwards-it was attenuating the signal too much. My problem is I don't have or want a home phone, so when it is down I can't get to klipsch.com FYI: looking ahead there could be a speed or a price war between the cablecos and telcos. Digital cable will win in a speed war, but hopefully the prices will fall and we will win. Also, on digital cable systems they are starting to not send unwatched channels out to a neighborhood hub and use the new bandwidth for data (internet access).

Well, here in Atlanta there are several excellent restuaraunts and you don't have to dip into the "next-pair-o'Klipsch" savings account to dine there. Burger and bar food: The Vortex http://www.thevortexbarandgrill.com/TheVortex/index.htm (check out the photos of the Little 5 Points location - great people watching) BBQ - Williamson Brothers in Marietta - my favorite BBQ restuaraunt in GA. http://yp.bellsouth.com/sites/williamsonbros/page2.html if your hungry get the All you can eat special (not on the menu)for about $8. "EATS" - you have your choice Pasta (6 noodles and 6 sauces) or Jerk Chicken http://atlanta.citysearch.com/profile/2998967/atlanta_ga/eats.html?specialty_id=65 This place is great and you can eat a huge meal for less than $7 Mexican/Tex-Mex: Nuevo Laredo Cantina http://www.nuevolaredocantina.com/home.php try the chicken mole great thread by the way!

Thanks guys, I'll look into the Monarch. I thought I had read about that on here some time ago, then Craig and his VRDs took over

While searching Craiglist, I found 2 interesting posts - 1 was for a Monarch SA-30 Tube amp and the other was for 2 Luxman B-12 mono power amps 120w min. rm/s 0.006% thd with real test sheets. Any thoughts on price, how would they match with la scalas? Thanks Paul

Guys, Thanks for the tips...I had a great time and really enjoyed the EMP. I really liked Seattle and am planning a return trip, I can't wait to hike Mt. Ranier. Paul

Yes, the optical is good out to 100m or more - it depends on the strength of the LED (transmitter) and the photodiode receiver. Just be sure you don't pinch the cable, try for gentle bends for any curves - try for about 10 times the outside diameter of the cable at any curve when you install it. Also, check the package for directions - often they will have recommendations like 20 times the OD for installation and 10x OD installed. They may also have maximum tension both static and dynamic - and you can actually stretch the fiber. Paul certified fiber optic installer

Tom, Please go see DEVO and let me know how the show is. I want to go, but I have to work (of course) Paul

Win, sorry to hear of your troubles...I am interested in a McIntosh for my first foray into tubes. Please let me know where you are and price. I am in Atlanta. Cheers, Paul

Blackmesa - actually ESPN broadcasts in 720P. TNT broadcasts in 1080i. Paul

Hey guys, I'll be in Seattle next week for training and was looking for recommendations on Resturaunts and sights to see. The training is in Tukwila and I am staying at the Marriot Courtyard Lake Union. I am planning on going to the Space Needle, the Rock museum. What else should I do? Thanks in advance, Paul

I would recommend doing a C/Ku hybrid if at all possible it will give you more options. Go to www.lyngsat.com and select you continent/area and it will show you all the satellites viewable from that area - they are color-coded as to their type. You can click on a satellite and see what services (channels) are on the satellite, which transponder, the up and down link frequency and the type of encryption the channel uses (if any). If you have a long cable run use the best cable you can find - we use Canare L7CFB (http://www.canare.com/index.cfm?objectid=95B0E09A-3048-7098-AFD41C5858826F77)for our runs from the LNB to the fiber transmitters and from the fiber receivers to the receivers and splitters. Belden 1189 is good too for shorter runs. If you have to bury the cable between your dish and the house, use large conduit with smooth bends to facilitate pulling in a new cable at a later date. Are you going to use a service provider or are you looking for free channels? Do you already have another dish (Ku)? I don't think that there are too many free HD channels. If you can give me more info as to what you have equipment wise and want to do, I can help you more. I work in satellite transmission and would love to help. Paul

Fini, That's awesome you want to say thanks to a special teacher. I like the idea of helping with an instrument rental for a gifted student. Another thought is if you can get a few more parents involved an iPod. Just my .02 Paul

Gramas: Glad you got your Heresys. I hope you like them but if you decide to sell them let me know, I could use them for rears. Or another system