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  1. Nearly new pair Atlas PD-5VH CD's with a single new D-20GB VC- $240 Kustom Brand 18" x 9" Cast Long Throw Horns modified to fit Atlas CD's- $75 EV1824M CD's w/EV8HA Horns & EV35A tweeters (free) $75 These are mid-drivers & horns I progressed through on my SuperHorn Journey over the last few years.. Shipping: actual cost of postage & packing materials Email me: pocketchange () copper.net for pictures
  2. A Carver pre sitting on my bedstead for late night headphone listening. It's dead quietness keeps it from being moved for something else and I've reviewed a few pre's but nothing better for this purpose. It's nice that you can plug anything into it too and it has never given me any trouble.
  3. Same set-up here but added the JBL 2482 Mid 2" throat with Davids trachorn (thanks Dave for the home run), in EV KD2 corner horns. SWEET!!
  4. Looks like the only thing Georgian is the exterior. I've built a couple, none of them like your example. If you are wanting Georgians, KD2's are easy enough and worth the effort. I enjoy them daily. Thanks ALK for the new XO's. (I know you're lurking) p.c
  5. gagelle.. too bad you don't live in East Tx.
  6. Oscarear and I are on the same page but with different ALK XO's. My choice was two fold in choosing the ALK Universals. I simply don't have the funding for the steep slope unit (yet) and the Universals can be updated. I am the proud owner of David Harris' (to the best of my knowledge) first 2"horn. After having listened to many examples of mid-horn design, I am pleasently surprised with their audio presentation. My testing equipment is nothing more than the ears the Lord provided and 50 years of buying, building, trading and modifying corner horn design speakers. The proof, be it as thin as suggested, maybe less than approprate for a few of the participants (so be = it), but in light of the results, I for one am VERY pleased with the efforts of Mr. Harris and his resulting horn. Thank You David Harris, Gary
  7. As long as we are voting.. and i'm someone that has had the pleasure of extensive listening to both. I would cast my vote for the ALK Universal's. Reason being the components that are currently in place like the ALK's, especially with the JBL 2404H Tweeters which were a touch over bearing with the Crites A/4500 XO for whatever reason. Crites A/4500 or ALK Universals would be an improvment over a old set of AA by a mile (maybe more?).
  8. Both XOs do a very good job. I've keep the Universals and haven't looked back. The driver package I'm using blends better with the ALK's . I've also replaced drivers with Bob's offering and enjoyed the change (it's simply a better design in spite of their very reasonable price tag). Next change I make will be adding a zipper so's I can change things more easily.
  9. Denon 103R @ $200 from Comet ='s a no brainer. With my TD124 and fully modified Rega 250, will toss many of the way higher priced MC setups in the dirt. And I'm tight with my funding too...
  10. Hey Dave, Now you have hit the nail on the head, I record old disc's to tape because it does a excellent job of reproduction . Using a TD124 through a good phono stage and a Tascam R2R is the way to collect music that simply does not exist for purchase and other than the cost of the tape ... it's free. Finding the old recordings is a big part of the experience and pleasure involved in gathering a collection.
  11. If the purpose of adding wallboards is to improve the sweetspot location which comes into question when attempting to adjust/set a KHorn in a corner, why is it necessary to extend the backboard as far as (most) everyone has done? Seems the issue is getting LF energy past/around the backboard and from firing that LF into the wall is the issue. If so, would not adding 12" or so of back/wallboard, (say) out to the top hat forward return edge accomplish basically the desired result of pointing the LF energy forward? Or am I out of bounds thinking once LF sound waves get a change of direction, they are not going to modify their (basic) re-directed path without intercept. Where was it I visited a church and was witness to the whispering wall? Gary
  12. I've got a pair of KD2's with the port opening being in the front like the Patrician. Also seems the bass bin volumn is a touch smaller (based on looking at a open Khorn).
  13. I've heard some very positive things coming from owners of the Light Speed passive pre-amp. I'm sorry to say that I've yet to hear a demo, may be one day. Nice thing about them is the price... $450, not a misprint.
  14. Yes... Living in Houston, dealing with weather and a history of my tv being toasted by lightning and a PE friend suggesting it would be positive to use something to smooth the occasional trama that occurs from the typical sources... you bet I've got a Powervar 12 (in fact I have 2). I'm not exactly sure what they do but my Panasonic monitor and all of the other gear plugged into these things have never had an issue. The A/C on the other hand has been smoked along with the washing machine from transformer/lightning hits. Last time this occurred was a couple of years back, when the transformer (on a pole across the street) was struck (boy, talk about a bang) and the insurance guy thanked me for having the Powervar units in place as he presented me with a check for repairs. I would suggest checking your ground rod if you havn't in the last few years. As for the typical protection strip, if yours has been in place for a period of time, I suggest you open it for a visual inspection to insure it has not fried and continues to forward the impression of providing whatever service its reputed design suggested. Yes, they sometime function in spite of being toasted! Thank You
  15. 2.2uf 250V seems to be the preferred value for this situation. I mention this in lieu of suggestion's from sources better at dealing with these particular recievers over an extended period of time. Size, design criterial and allowable space are the main limitation. My inquiry hinged with design of the cap..which is a better design (axial or radial)? Most of the caps in the audio path used in XOs are typically axial. Since this bypass cap is being used as a power source bypass and not in the audio path, is it a concern which dersign to use if there is an option and if so, why, (or) is it simplier to just use whatever will fit at the desired value?
  16. Any suggestions for typing these (axial or radial)? Polypropylene Film or something else? Anything other than size limitations and keeping the bypass caps close to the PS caps? I'm working on a SX1250 changing the (4) 22,000uf x 80Vcaps and adding Dayton 2.2uf 250V bypass caps.
  17. TIME/LIFE Classic Collection(s) I've a complete collection and no complaints ...
  18. Somethings wrong. My TD124 does as good a job now as it has done for the last 50 years. $150 when purchased and worth every penny. Happy to say, "I've not heard a 'better' TT." Please bury me with it.
  19. Any thoughs of hanging a curtain behind the driver w/8 cu. ft? Would this be considered a open baffel w/port?
  20. Hi Dave, I do believe the bass bin for the KD2 is a smaller volumn than the KHorn after looking at your picture. Are you using the 19" horn? A couple of wedges glued together and screwed in place under the 26 lb 2482's did a good job for supporting the horn's. BTW, did I ever get you some pictures of the finished tops (my memory is toast)? Gary
  21. I-Beam fits the requirements. I've got a couple of 24"X14"sq @ 100 lbs. per that do an excellent job...
  22. Sorry you are not pleased with the audio from your SS gear. My meager tube system does a excellent job too (but) I'm also (very) pleased with the SX1250s output through my KHorns. enjoy
  23. For Grin's, Look at some drawings of establisbed designs. After building more than a few folded bass bins, I've found the tighter the fit and longer the path to the wall (within reason) makes for a more acceptable bin. Case in point, the difference in the bass bin volume of the 3 EV designs. Patrician.. 18" driver in a big set-up worked well in a accordingly large room but in a typical home environment is way too much speaker. Georgian.. 15" driver in a relatively smaller bin & room worked well etc.. KD2... 15" driver in a tightly fitted bin (same aprox. size as a K-Horn, may be even smaller) with 3/4" HDFB or plywood ends up being close to toast (for me). No overpowering resonance and it's a listenable system that can be enjoyed endlessly sans fatigue, which says a bunch for PWK's capability as a audio design engineer.
  24. I'd have a hard time subjecting a EV Patrician to DJ duty, when a pair of JBL 2220H's in the right box would be hard to beat.
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