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My wife just sent me the link to the R-41M speakers for sale at Costco. It probably represents a good value and if it helps sales for Klipsch I am all for it. Costco stands behind the products they sell and their marketing arm is long indeed. I remember when Costco started selling their own label wines and the vinophiles were all tut-tutting the idea. A winery owner was interviewed for the special on CNBC about Costco and said Costco was looking to buy half of his production in one fell swoop. He said only a fool wouldn't sell in what is a brutally competitive business. If Klipsch can sell speakers through the Big C and expand consumer knowledge of their brand and keep our favorite speaker company in the black, it is a win for everyone as far as I am concerned.

I own 2 Rotel Integrated Amps, a RA-1070 & a RA-12, along with 3 of their cdps. I think they offer great bang for the buck, very dependable. They are perceived by well off stereo geeks as "Entry Level High End" equipment. For me it has been money well spent. Give them a listen.

You would have to admit that you have a first world problem on your hands. Decisions, decisions....

I can only imagine they sound as good as they look. These would be at the top of my list, if I have the chance to buy new Klipsch speakers.

And for a killer deal, Four Roses Yellow Label Bourbon @ $20 might be one of the best values in the world of whiskey. Great for mixing and good enough for a glass on the rocks.

@Rivernuggets Ouch! that looks painful. I just dodged my own deer accident on Friday night, While driving out to our house on Friday night. I was on Montauk Highway where the spped limit is 40 and I was doing 50. Just had the idea to slow down, dropped down to 40 and that is when the deer decided to make a break for the trees on the other side of the road. To quote Maxwell Smart: "Missed it by that much." got a real good look at him/her. Good thing the brakes are good and the horn still works. Scared the crap out of the guy heading west at the same time, between the two of us that deer would have been a skid mark.

WVU gave you the short & sweet answer, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Nice miss on the scam. Glad your radar went off. As you can see, there are plenty of experienced sellers here on the Klipsch forum.

Grand Marnier, a/k/a "Agent Orange" which is what my old Vietnam Veteran boss used to call it.

Since this thread is about bourbon, I poured my self some Larceny and had some Old Forester while out, over the Veterans Day weekend.

That is a pretty typical response from someone who has never seen Richard Thompson. I have heard similar comments, i.e." How is it I never heard of this guy", "Greatest guitarist I never heard of", "Well I've gotten my money's worth" (after two songs.) "Well I am pretty depressed" (From a talented player.) Considering how masterful he is on acoustic guitar, if at all possible he is even more devastating on electric. As one reviewer said his playing is enough to send cocky guitarists back to their practice books. I have said before the best electric guitarist I ever saw was the great Allan Holdsworth, on acoustic guitar the brilliant Leo Kottke. On both, Richard Thompson stands alone.

I have given up on seeing concerts due to the outrageous prices. Having seen over 600 shows there are not too many bands I have missed or need to see. I saw legendary bands for $10-$15, Allman Brothers, CSN&Y, Stones, Jeff Beck, etc. To drop $600 on a pair of tickets to see a show seems ludicrous to me, very tough to justify.

As to albums to take with you, a couple of Gong records, Flying Teapot & Planet Gong would be essential. Songs like Mr. Spaceman by The Byrds, Hell I'd Go by Dan Hicks, Spaceball Riccochet by T. Rex, Victory In Space by The Good Rats & '56 Buick Roadmaster From Space by Arlen Roth would keep you company.

Welcome aboard, I run Rotel amps with 2 of my rigs, Forte I & Chorus II, and am happy with the synergy between these companies. Rotel and B&W fall under the same corporate umbrella and that is why you see them paired together. There are plenty of high quality amps in your price range, see what you can audition. Personally I have had success pairing my various Klipsch speakers with Rotel, McIntosh & Sony ES amps. Good luck and keep us posted.

I am an old busboy, so cleaning up doesn't bother me too much but yes, you are right, it is nice to have everything taken away from the table. tomorrow night my wife and I will grill up some pork chops, saute some broccoli in garlic and oil, and have a salad. Throw in a $12-15 dollar bottle of wine and we can have a really nice meal for less than $25 for the two of us. Restuarants in the city have taken to pricing wine 2 1/2 to 3 times retail. Having to pay $75 for a $25 bottle makes little sense to me. Tough to go to a decent place and get out of there for less than $150 these days. Forget "Nice" places, entrees start at $48 and move up from there. We are getting priced out of Manhattan.

I am with those who cook for themselves rather than bringing in or going out for dinner. Don't get me wrong my wife and I take advantage of the great dining scene in Manhattan, although mostly for state occasions, birthdays and anniversary. Going out has gotten prohibitively expensive. At our house we have a chest freezer in the basement which we keep well stocked. Meat and fish get wrapped in Saran Wrap, put in foil and then into a Ziploc bag, which is labeled and dated. I keep an inventory sheet of everything and try to use whatever is oldest first. It appeals to my German-Virgo nature. Yeah, my old man ws a child of the depression and it bugs me to no end to waste food.

Now I know why I never felt the need to purchase a sub-woofer.

2 recent sightings of Klipsch speakers. First at work, in the building cafeteria some big honking Klipsch outdoor speakers hanging from the sidewalls. Much larger than my AW-525, perhaps KHO-7? Secondly at my great nephew's baptism, an A/V setup with RP-280(?) floorstanders. Couldn't get a look at the center channel or surrounds. Good to see Klipsch products outside my place.

Something for everyone.

All three Weller's have disappeared as folks think they are buying Poor Man's Van Winkle. For Wheat Bourbon which I prefer, I have been buying Larceny, not in the same class as the Wellers but good bang for the buck.

Good luck, it has all but disappeared here in NYC. I put a little dash of water into it when I drink it neat, helps open it up.

Speaking of cheese...they also have Monty Python which is reason enough to invade, although not as much fun since Graham Chapman is dead and Terry Jones is suffering from dementia.

Heroes and Icons or H&I channel is great when the boob tube is dead. Starting at 8pm and running straight through until midnight all Star Trek. Less commercials than other channels, which is a nice touch. Too bad I am falling asleep halfway through DS9, that alarm in the am is rather rude.

With his Nehru jacket.

I had a splash of Four Roses Single Barrel on Saturday night as the temperatures have started dipping into the 50s at night. Four Roses makes consistently excellent whiskey across their product lines from the cheapest the Yellow Label bottle, which may be one of the great bargains in bourbon, around $20, to their high end bottlings.

Thanks for posting those photos JimJimbo, really enjoy them.