The Dude

hey folks, since i have got involved into this sickness the past year I have built my ht with something that i am happy with in the house that i am in now. The problem is that since everyone one eles has taken over the room for movie watching, and i recently got my turntable going alls i want to do is jam some tunes but i cant in this room. So i decided to build a second room for my listening pleasure, i Know i diffently want to give the seperates a chance. but i dont know were to start ive always dreamed of a mcintosh or possibly a marantz system. So if theres any one of these brands that someone recomends to start with i could use your advice. I do have a power amp that i think would work for know so ide like to start with a pre-amp something vintage that i could hook up my turntable and cassatte deck to. appreciate all the help i can get. Also my power amp has 1/4", balanced, and regular rca plugs on it so it has lots of options. duder

tonight something light, rolling rock extra pale ale. good old number "33" and heck yea for some burn notice, can anyone tell what year that charger is.

i have a 40 gb i bought a little over a year ago, i think its a great unit the only problem and its just with the 40 gb that i know of is that it doesnt have the memeory card slots and its only got 2 usb ports, but since the controllers are cordles that doesnt matter. And you cant play playstation 1 or 2 games on it which i dont have anyway. All in all im pretty happy with it graphics sound processor etc.

i know its the next day but i enjoyed listening to some jimi on my record player, while drinking some belhaven scottish ale.

I've seen a couple of you have hardwood floors in your listening room. I always wondered how this differed from a carpeted room i would think the bass would rattle the wood or it would sound echoy. nick

I have a technics sl-bd27 turntable. I noticed that the plug dosent have a ground, is that what the external ground wire is used for. Also if i can come up with shielded audio wires is it necessary to shield the power wire if so how could i do this with out a ground. If any one has any dos and donts on hooking up turntables could use any advice. Othere than a pre-amp i will just use decent wires i can get at a local store. Plus i am looking for a dust cover for this bad boy, if any of you have one laying around im willing to give a couple bucks. thanks nick also what can you do about scratches in the records. will they make a difference.

no thats my perse she actually smokes cheap cigars

thanks mark, and thanks to all for the compliment.colterphoto1 nice LSBR. James i just used some 1/4" oak plywood i hade laying around. and as for the reed garden i think it was a Christmass gift.

rooms a little messy kids play ground as well.

thanks for your help speakerfritz. still kind of new to the forums.

heres the after i havent glued the badges on yet didnt know what type to use. also i requested samples of the right grill clothe from one of the fabric companys that was recomended on one of the post around here.

Well peoples i haven't taken the time to call newfoam or any of the other fabric companys that have been mentioned on here. but as much as i'de like the cane grills I for now settled for less. I know how much you all like pics so are are some. Dont worry no good grills were used to make these, I made both grills from scraps i had laying around, tell me what you think. I know its not as good as some of the operations ive seen on the forums but its the poor mans way in my book and I am some what happy with them. well thats if someone can help figure out how to post pics i will be more than happy to. nick heres the before. not that i didnt like the black just like the lighter color more.

yes Bruce those are the same. nick

you guys are great help. for the recorded i never planed to put crap in the speakers for component wise. also the plans i have, have already been altered for 3/4" parts. so i am in luck there. I do relize that for the money i could almost buy a pair off line but i still have to consider cost of travel or shipping but atleast its the real deal. but then i would also have to recondition them seems that anything online that cheap is do to horrible cosmetic reasons.

does d and f have to be solid or can it be two strips of 3/4" but just the right width glued together to make a triangle. one of the cad drawings i have shows it as two piece glued up to make a hollow triangle. thanks for your help. nick '

Has any one ever assembled a pair of these with these directions. i have a set of plans that someone around has altered with an sb part to trims what looks to be the top of part A, i dont know what the specs are for this pieces or exactly were it mounts. also parts d and f gives the dimensions and that it is made up of pine but are they talking about stock pine or made up of two pices of the materials you are using. could use some help or advice on this. thanks nick

while were on the subject i found some plans for evs sub enclosure what could i get out of these. also i am kind of new to the klipsch community, and forums as well so if am going about the wrong of posting i applogize. thanks nick

yea i was watching them and the auction ended. does anyone know why would love to build something like this if know were can find plans.