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[Y] -Kelly

You are seeing correctly. From bottom to top the order is foam, tile, tile. The only thing between the two tiles is adhesive. I attempted to lay the adhesive on thick, in hope of creating a second absorbing layer, but I have no idea how effective that was. The EMI shield is a great idea, seeing as my TT sits on top of my SS tuner, which sits on top of my SS amp. [Y] My father was considering building this after he saw mine, maybe we will integrate that into the plans. -Kelly

It is/was the same guy. I saw this post last night before he was deleted by a moderator. As a mod for a local automotive board, it always amazes me when people get butt-hurt and want their user profile, all their posts, and any reference to them, deleted. My personal opinion, and what I will often tell them is "Sorry you are upset, but if you don't like being here, by all means go. No one will beg for you to stay. Have a nice day." I've received many "interesting" replies over those comments. [] -Kelly

Thanks for the compliments guys! Now that I've proven the thoery, I'm going to look for some garnish type moldings to cover the edges of the tiles, as those aren't especially good looking. Maybe even stain them mohogany to match the KG 5.5's. [H] With a lighter CD player on top, as opposed to a heavy TT, I think I would go with the standard foam. The high density stuff really doesn't compress as much as I thought it would. Like, almost none at all. -Kelly

Wow! Yeah, that is some amazing work!! Congrats and, uh, hurry up so you can enjoy listening to them AND looking at them!! -Kelly

Well, before, I could get the volume contol to roughly 10:30 before the vibration affected the TT. Now i am able to take it as loud as I dare (slighly past 1:00) with no issues. I'm a happy boy!! [] -Kelly

Sorry if this is in the wrong area, I know this is not very technical. [:$] I was tired of not being able to listen to my vinyl properly, due to vibration resonaces being transmitted to the turntable. I decided to build a stand that would hopefully eliminate any resosnaces from getting to the turntable. I read somewhere that people were attaching foam rubber to the underside of concrete paving blocks, and that effectivly qwelled the vibrations. I decided I wanted to do that, but with a slightly more asthetic outcome. After looking at my local Home Depot, I selected two 20"x20" ceramic floor tiles. Then I found a 17"x15"x1" section of high density polyeurathane foam at the local Joann Fabrics craft store. A little adhesive and black paint later, I have a solid turntable stand. This thing is heavy, right at 17.5 lbs. Materials and tools: (rounded to nearest $1) (2) 20x20 tile- $3 ea 17x15x1 foam- $5 marble adhesive- $5 caulking gun- $2 throwaway brush- $1 flat black paint can- $1 Total- $20!! Note that I got a building permit from the SWMBO before proceding [], and used the dog's blanket to keep the kitchen table clean. Painting the foam is unlike any other painting I've ever done. Normally you would start with a few light coats prior to the heavier coverage coats. Not with foam. Bascially I threw as much paint at it as I could, emptied the can, and I still don't have 100% coverage. But oh well, it will be basically hidden. The entire process only took 30-40 minutes, and that's with me being all OCD. [] I'm not good with building things at all, so the fact that I could complete this says volumes about the simplicity of this project. Hopefully this is something you could build and use (if needed obviously). I'll post up vibration dampening results results here shortly, when I'm confident everything is dry. -Kelly

Correction. The distortion was a dirty speaker select switch on the Kenwwod (should have known). I now rate the KG 5.5's 87/100. Looking into getting Mr. Crites Ti diaphrams. [] -Kelly

Congrats!! That is awesome!!! -Kelly

This is absolutely gorgeous!! Good job on the resto. [Y] -Kelly

If you have time, try to get a quote on repairs from a (trusted) cabinet or woodworking shop. Then you have a good idea what you can ask for in discount, and the dealer will have no "haggling" room. -Kelly

Oh, my. Yeah, those are VERY good looking! Congrats!! -Kelly

The 'best' thrift store find I can think of, is the Pioneer CT-F1250 my Dad picked up at the local Desert Industries. (borrowed web photo, not the actual one he found) -Kelly

That looks great, I'd set it up... -Kelly

The KG 5.5's need some crossover work I think, sometimes I get a higher end distortion at low volumes, so... 65/100 RF-82's 85/100, RC-62 75/100 (great for smallish center), RB-61's 75/100, RW12/10d's 55/100 (noisy cabinets). -Kelly

Yeah it's an addiction. The wife and I went on a serious debt reduction plan as of New years. Do you think that has stopped me from looking at CL and the local new classifieds website?? NO. [] -Kelly

What weren't you happy with about the auto setup's recommendations? -Kelly

Interesting, I like Chevelle, even saw them once at an outdoor all day type event. Thanks for the heads up!! -Kelly

Thanks!! I too love the color. Yours look good too!! Not too many audio guys around here... -Kelly

Here are my recently purchased KG 5.5's. I'll not bore anyone with pics of stock Reference IV stuff... lol. -Kelly

For that price, pickup the XW-500D and run both, IMO. -Kelly

My iTunes tells me: 2377 items (songs), 7 days, 67.18 GB. All of which is in Apple lossless .m4a. -Kelly

I have to agree, cats are trainable. Both of my cats are snap trained. If either one of them are doing something they shouldn't be, they get one snap. 99% of the time they stop what ever it was. If not, a stern and loud "HEY" stops them in their tracks. With my recent purchase of my KG 5.5's, the male decided he wanted to jump up and sit on the right hand one. I saw him getting ready to jump, and snapped, he decided to ignore that, so I yelled. He grumbled and whined a little, and then walked away. He hasn't tried to jump up there since. I also have both of them trained that 2 snaps means come here, so when ever I do that, the nearer of the pair jumps up into my lap. -Kelly

You could in theory put everything you have now on the latest iPod Classic 160gb. That is what I have, and it currently has 100gb worth of music and Top Gear episodes on it. Actual stroage capacity is 148.Xgb, so with your current 120gb, that would leave ~28gb free for future additions. http://www.apple.com/ipodclassic/ -Kelly

Hello, I recently picked up a set of KG 5.5's for my 2-channel system. After looking in the support section and online, I am unable to find an Owner's/user's manual to download. Does it exist? Or am I blind?? Thanks!! -Kelly