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I saw these posted over on Audiokarma in the Bartertown section. Klipschorn bottoms located in NY. Other parts available. No affiliation http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/custom-klipschorn-bottoms-empty-150-w-wo-ev-15-wk-350-speakers-only.847718/#post-12196033

I own the previous model to the Rotel A12, the Rotel RA-12.I have zero complaints about it and think it offers a great deal for the buck. A built in excellent quality DAC, plus multiple input options, RCA, Optical, Coaxial, a phono stage and a USB input on the front for hooking up your Ipad or phone. Plus you can bridge it to a power amp if you feel the need for more power. (Which I have done and now dispensed with). Look at the used market for either and you can probably save yourself enough money to buy a Rotel power amp as well. Something to consider. I own multiple Rotel amps and 3 of their CDPs and think they offer excellent quality for money spent. Certainley worth looking into, good luck with whatever you buy.

AP Vin makes some fine vino, I have been on his mailing list since he started a few years back. Another guy who dropped his day job and took the plunge. His wines have garnered some good scores over the years.

I am in agreement with you Jim regarding Pinot Noir, such an incredibly wide variety of styles within one particular grape. Some I would describe as feminine, soft and delicate, that I associate with Oregon Pinot and producers such as Adelsheim & Shea Vinyards. Then there are the bigger Central California styles, much fruitier and higher alcohol content. A lot of plonk is produced in the name of Pinot, but there are a few gems on occasion. One year a while back McManus, a Cali value producer, was rumored ot have bought the entire production of a high end Pinot Noir producer who deemed the end result not worthy of the winery name and declined to release. it. A great buy for QPR seekers like me as A usual $40-$50 bottle, even if it was not up to snuff, was being sold for $8.99, needless to say when the word got out it was snapped up by the vino geeks. I was able to snag some before it was wiped off the shelf. French Burgundy is WAY out of my price point, and one could devote the rest of their life to studying the production out of that vaunted region.

I would imagine these will be standard issues on cars in the near future. For me I was lucky in that several people who were crossing with the light were nice enough to stick around and talk to the police for me. The funny part was when the accident started I was in one police precinct and when I came to rest I was in another. The first cops who arrived didn't want to do the paper work, "Hey your in the 103rd precinct now."

I have a Pioneer SX-750, with a Sony CDP and a pair of Klipsch KSB 1.1 speakers in my laundry room. There, I feel better after confessing. Nice shop set up Pat!

That's what you get for living in a prarie, JimJimbo.

I NEVER drive without my seatbelt on, it is ingrained to say the least. I was in a hit and run accident where a jerk jumped my green light. I went from 40mph to zero in about 10 feet. I hit him so hard I broke my seat belt, even with it on I had back surgery. Without it I would have been spitting teeth and who knows what else. the annoying part was I veered left to get as much of my car between me and him and slammed him right between his doors, he was able to limp away leaving me for dead. His car looked like a dolphin slowly crawling down the block. Some consolation with the fact that a man walking down the block came up to me and said one of the kids got out of the car and was bleeding like a stuck pig. I showed the cops the blood trail leading into the house but they said they could not prove he was in the car and that the car was called in as stolen by now. Sorry for the rant, condolonces on the loss of your friend. Wear you seatbelts.

I have been a big consumer of Spanish wine over the last 20 years. I find that they consistently overdeliver for their price point and represent real value for monies spent. I am lucky that here in NYC the wine store I use is the largest seller of Spanish wine in the nation. If they say buy it, I wave it in. here are a couple of recent purchases that have outstanding QPR. (Quality Price Ratio.) https://www.pjwine.com/34393/niel-santofimia-garnacha-blend-almansa-2014-750ml/ https://www.pjwine.com/36560/filon-real-garnacha-2013-90pts-vinous-750ml/ https://www.pjwine.com/26162/bodegas-ateca-garnacha-de-fuego-old-vines-calatayud-2014-90pts-vinous-750ml/ https://www.pjwine.com/33177/filon-garnacha-2014-750ml/ The wife and I are on our 3rd case of the Niel, just a killer value. The Filon Garnacha may be the best under $10 bottle I have had in recent memory. Good luck in finding them in your neck of the woods.

Does the old comforter come with the obligatory black light so folks can play guess the stain like they do on CSI?

A handtruck doesn't complain too often. The dolly for wood floors, the hand truck for going over tile and gravel driveways. I actually had to change the tires on mine!

I am not an audiophile. My reasoning is simple, I cannot afford to be an audiophile.

In Savannah Georgia I have seen bumper stickers that said: "Thanks God for sand gnats, otherwise we'd be up to our a$$ in Yankees!"

Welcome to the forum, I am a fan of Rotel amps and Klipsch speakers as well. Plus that Rotel RCD -1072 is a killer cd player, I own two of them. Enjoy.

I think that is the right move, Joe. $1400 on a flyer is a lot to drop on cds sight unseen. The lots you put up by genre went pretty quickly around here. I know it is a PITA to type out all of those titles, and package everything, but it seems to be the only way to go. GLWTS.

That wine is a steal, especially if you like big reds like Petite Sirah. The bad news is that I only have 3 bottles left.

That looks beautiful USN. Since I don't have a smoker I have to rely on Greenberg's smoked Turkeys from Tyler, Texas to get my fix!

Big Stew Man needs to catch a break, let's hope his brother is strong enough to carry this burden and that his biopsy comes back clean.

I think every first baseman used to flinch when he swung at a pitch. He was a monster. RIP.

https://www.google.com/search?q=roger+waters&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS820US820&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivhIeUxbPeAhWBhOAKHc_hCa8Q_AUIDygC&biw=1455&bih=755#imgrc=dTmXZ7q4JIB9ZM:Tarheel is really Roger Waters!

I like the juxtaposition of Elvis the King & King Crimson!

Some "Damp Rid" in the summer might be helpful.

"Young Girl" by Bobby Goldsboro or "Too Young To Go Steady' by Nat King Cole.

I was trying to keep it above the belt, so to speak.

Soon enough they will refer to her as his "drool nurse."