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Very cool shot. Great coloring and you caught the batter, your son and the ump, "in that moment". A big zoom?

How about when you are headed across the house for a Honey do and think of something else that you needed to do. Then at some point in your destination you have to stop and think what the original Honey do was..... Then about 40 seconds later you have to ask your wife, what was it she wanted done.... A mans mind works non stop, if we could just retain a little more with age

I think it comes down to what your ears like. I have had my 30's and my old Chorus set up in two different listening rooms and enjoyed the Chorus more. I did like the height of the mid and tweeter of the 30's, but I just have never heard a Klipsch Tower that I enjoyed more than the Chorus. The Chorus had bass that would hit you in the chest very close to my old Cornwall II's. I never got that with the KLF's and they just didn't have the smooth mid. It seemed to get raspy too quick. Maybe it was my placement that hindered the 30's. I have a set of the black KLF- 30's in the box, one owner that I will work a swap for a set of Chorus I or II's or a single Belle or LaScala, if anyone is interested. Of course cash involved either way depending on condition of trade.

It will help, but there are diminishing returns. RAM cant overcome a slow and outdated processor which most old systems that suffer from lack of RAM usually do..... not to mention bottle necks from the old CPU and Mobo's architectures which are always a future lost cause. If you are into overclocking or maxing out an old setup, check out Mushkin RAM. Some of their upper models will run at crazy speeds and keep things stable as long as you can keep the system cool. Good RAM is more important than gobs of Generic RAM that have to run at crappy latencies.

I would take the Chorus II's over the KLF's any day of the week. The KLF's mid sounds a little harsh to me and you don't have to worry as much about cabinet construction with the Chorus. I also like the bass better with the Chorus. I would agree that the bass is little tighter with the KLF's, but it sounds thinner and doesn't hit with as much authority. The KLF's are great all around speakers, just not equal to a Chorus IMO.

Well I have done Audyssey for a few days with and a few days without. I don't mind it as much for TV material, although I wasn't close to being sold on it. One thing is for sure, its a no-go for music with me. Maybe it was never truly intended for music. Maybe coloration and filters aren't what a decent source needs. I have read and read and read about Aud. and Im convinced that what it thinks is correct and what it thinks you should hear, doesn't always mean your system or room is corrected. Timing changes, filters, bass boosts and mid and treble boosts may add dynamics, buts it sure as heck not adding definition or resolution and clarity in my main listening positions.

The three-way Heritage Series Shorthorn 15 was first introduced in 1956 and manufactured by Klipsch until 1965. While no longer in production Shorthorn 15 model loudspeakers are still owned and listened to by Klipsch fans around the world as part of two-channel audio and home theater surround sound systems. To connect with other people who are passionate about audio and interested in Klipsch products visit our open forum bulletin board. TWEETER: Phenolic diaphragm compression driver, originally the University 4401, changed to the K-77 MIDRANGE: Originally the University SAHF Later the K-55-V 2" (5.08cm) Phenolic diaphragm compression driver WOOFER: 15" (38.1cm) Fiber-composite cone / folded horn-loaded ENCLOSURE MATERIAL: Plywood FINISHES: Walnut, Mahogany, Dark Mahogany, Prima Vera Built From: 1956 BUILT UNTIL: 1965 http://www.klipsch.com/shorthorn-15floorstanding-speaker/details

When I converted my K's, I crimped and soldered everything except the banana plugs for the outputs on my AVR....cant crimp the bananas. I didn't solder because I thought it was needed, but because of the thin gauge gold connectors that so many are selling these days. I do sleep a little better knowing I went ahead and soldered it all . However, I will say to watch out on soldering the banana plugs. Its easy to get too much solder in them which might cause some resistance. I had forgot how tough it is to solder a joint on speaker wire and not distort or "heat up" the insulation. I definitely got some practice in totally rewiring my K's and LaScalas. Yeah, I had to cut a few and start over, but I would consider myself a true novice at it.

What is sad is that probably 1 out of 50,000 of the general population of the US could actually read a tape measure on an 1/8" scale.........on a 1/16th scale...yeah, we can forget that.

Mine are soldered with the wire wrapped around the stud and the nut soldered too. It looks like it would take a lot of heat to try and remove them. Maybe you find someone to manu new plastic panels. Drill them and send them with some decent hardware and have a two piece K33 wire.

Diffraction is the issue when stopped way down. Different lenses will give different results. I have a sigma 1.4 prime that is pretty much maxed out at 5.6 As a rule of thumb, F8 is good level for me on my zoom lenses, unless you are going for some lighting effects. Im not all up on it, but there is a lot of info out there on this. Ken Rockwell Laypeople think diffraction is caused by light rays bending around sharp edges. Physicists know the limiting resolution is defined by the diameter of the Airy disc which is defined by the f/number, and astronomers and spy satellite designers know that angular resolution is defined by the diameter of the clear aperture. Diffraction is accurately predicted by both ray and wave theory. Theoretical maximum resolution is limited by f/number. A perfect lens can do this under perfect conditions. A lens this good is called "diffraction limited." Few lenses reach this level at large apertures. Most lenses meet these levels at small apertures, because the resolution limits are so low at f/22. f/ line pairs per mm 1.4 1,100 2 800 2.8 565 4 400 5.6 283 8 200 11 141 16 100 22 71 32 50 45 35 64 25 90 17 128 12 These limiting resolutions are the resolutions at which contrast falls to zero. The contrast is reduced as the resolution approaches these figures. If you have a system which only resolves 50 l/mm, you can still see a loss of sharpness if you stop a lens down to f/16 which can resolve 100 l/mm. This is because the contrast falls at the lower resolutions which the system can see. You have 0% contrast at the limiting resolution, and about 50% contrast at half that resolution. The percent contrast vs. resolution curve is called Modulation Transfer Function (MTF). MTF is similar to a frequency response curve.

I didn't run my wire over the crossover for the tweeter, I went around which made it longer, but I thought it looked a lot better. The wire was pretty heavy for 12 gauge anyway. K77 wire 36" K55 wire 20" K33 wire direct 52" I could have gone an inch or two shorter I guess your going to have to pick a wire and what routing path to take on the K77 run. Apologies on the phone pics, not much light in my room.

Looked like Barney was loaded If you have time to breathe...."ya got time for music!"

I can help out a little Dean. I just did this conversion when I added your Super X 's doing away with my AK-2's. I don't know cable lengths per say, but I can get some rough estimates. On my bypass for the woofer: I just removed one of the fuse housings and added a rubber grommet. Just snip two wires and the fuse housing un-screws and slips out. The wire I used (twisted round 12 gauge) fits snug in the grommet with no air leakage and gives a direct signal from the woofer straight to the Network. Losing the Fuse may turn some off, but I have never hurt a driver in any of my speakers since 1986 and even if you did for some crazy reason its not going to break the bank. Others may choose to bypass in a little more professional way with female banana jumpers. An easy method for this would be to cut some new dog house covers and then add your pass through connection through it, preserving your old stock cover with the fuses. Im not going back stock and a direct wire path was more appealing to me than adding more jumpers in the path, so I wasn't concerned. I will get a few pics and measurments tonight and post. I'm sure there will be some ideas thrown around that will help me improve on my current conversion.

Is the phone case blocking it? I think you can pick those up at a Best Buy. Something like this may work, unless the female output on your phone is worn http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=70618&sk=MC71419&gclid=CPGn1_X3jb4CFbTm7AodagwAow

Eat some fried Catfish, drink a big glass of Milk and watch it again. I dare you....

It can be done, but not with a modern factory car that has front struts. A lot of guys used to pull the front shocks off of their drag beaters to get more weight transfer to help with traction. The problem with this is too much power is being lost in this big weight shift instead of propelling the car forward. With modern four link rear suspensions and adjustable coil over shocks for the rear, racers can adjust how much squat they need without breaking the tires loose...(although its still a fine line). Pro Stock race cars produce 6 G's on takeoff compared to 4 G's on a 8000 horsepower Top Fuel rail. Even then, the Pro stockers don't want to pull the tires off the ground. A properly setup drag car doesn't want to pull the tires. http://youtu.be/dkF1qwnBIsM Why cant I embed this video?

Great reflection shot. Where was that taken? Maui. This one is in my good buddies back yard in Austin. Awesome! Big waves over there! I sure wish I had a little authentic Tex Mex from Austin tonight! Man that town has the best grub !

Well I never went through with the diving thing, just snorkeling. Which for me is best since I don't have to be responsible at depths I can just float along and I can enjoy cold buckets of beer. I would have to take diving much more seriously I can see from the top it would be amazing but I'm having fun. Your right Cayman is very expensive, we have only been on a cruise, the quick but cheap way. When we were there last there were some condos for sale with a big sign." Your next life upgrade, two bedroom one bath starting at 2.5 million". Even if I did have that kind of money, you know how many islands I could visit and for how long with that much and still buy a little place somewhere before it's over. The older I get, I figure we pretty much rent everything in life. The disposability of all of our Chinese built necessities these days just reinforces it. Why buy a lake house or Condo for that matter. Geez there are 1.5 Condo's for every resident in Florida! Most cars are traded before they are paid off, same with homes. Boats, 4-wheelers and all the other toys are rarely kept indefinitely unless they have sentimental value. I get bored too quickly. It may be a bad trait, but it does keep me from looking at things I want instead of what I need. Having said that, life is short. I say get out and see things and have fun doing it. I have lost so many friends and family in the past five years, it has made me really evaluate the beauty in things that aren't things that you take home other than the pictures and memories.

To get more punch, you're likely to lose a little of the lower extension. To get lower lows, you will lose some of the higher punch. Get them in the corners and experiment with different depths. IMO, this is your best solution short of a sub. The engineers work hard to get a relatively good response across the board. This is not saying you cant tailor fit the bass for your own sound, but its very likely they wont be as well rounded or correct on paper. Experimenting is fun, let your ears do the decision making.

Indonesia. Of course, NOT my photo. Its almost Alien like down there and oddball corals everywhere. It seems the less traveled areas are the one still teaming with life. Sudan. The Red Sea

Thanks dtel. Im pretty lazy these days and due to ear issues its hard for me to clear them when diving. Now I just enjoy guarding the cooler of Presidente and kicking around the shallow reefs. Hawksnest Beach has some 6-8 foot deep reefs which is one of my favorite spots to spend an afternoon. Caribbean coral, a rogue small octopus, giant parrot fish and a stray Barracuda or two are the norms.there Most of my pics are of St. John beaches (unless noted) and is always where we stay. You just cant beat paradise 3 hours from Atlanta. Caymen is for real though and diving pictures from the "wall" there can only be bested by the south pacific or Indonesia. Good thing for me Im too scared to go to Indonesia and Caymen is just too expensive.

Great reflection shot. Where was that taken?

Pictures from Savannah Bay on Virgin Gorda Don't mess with a French Angels den. They are aggressive and will let you know quickly

You have 16 of these.........meh