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Davecv41

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  1. I used to go to Shakey's Pizza in Yokohama on my way back from Akihabara in Tokyo. They served a thin crust, like their US parlors did, but toppings were different. The only one I remember is corn, which was pretty good.

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  2. 7 hours ago, NADman said:

     Hope they have absolutely beautiful pizza cause I haven't seen much beauty so far.

    They're just breaking in one of those new pizza ovens someone bought on Amazon.

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  3. 22 minutes ago, oldtimer said:

    I prefer a brisket, it provides more coverage and the tougher fibers more protection...

    My mom used to cook a pot roast like that, likely bulletproof to the projectiles available back then.

  4. I double checked a lot of the binding posts I have, and none of them like the ones pictured have removable caps. I could likely force some off, but no guarantee getting them to go back on without stripping or cross threading either the post or the cap.

  5. 21 hours ago, EpicKlipschFan said:

    Any input on these binding posts?  Someone has to have ran into this issue without actually changing the whole binding post.... 

    Need a picture of these, if you can get one. I have drawers full of binding posts, some going back to the early 20th century. Most were designed for the end cap or nut to not come off. So picture, major diameter, and thread pitch, if you can get them.

  6. 52 minutes ago, xo705cf said:

    What did you end up using for a center channel or are you running phantom?

    I bought a 1978 Klipsch Belle for a center. My flat screen TV sits on top of it.

  7. 8 hours ago, Frzninvt said:

    You just went down the rabbit hole.  You need to get a better matching center to the Heresy's then anything Reference.  A KG 2.2 or 2.5 would work as would a KV-2, KV-3 not ideal but better than reference.  An Academy would be a fabulous choice and obviously a third Heresy would be the coup de gras'.

    I ordered an Academy because it was magnetically shielded, my Heresy center was messing with my TV. I ended up selling it because it sounded too different (IMHO) from either my Heresys or Khorns. A third Heresy in the center would be the best match, that way the LCR is identical.

  8. It depends what you want the center channel for. For home theater, if you have an AV receiver, connect the center speaker to the CENTER speaker terminals on the receiver. To buy a La Scala, the usual places are the Garage Sale forum, eBay, Craigslist. I believe you'll need to hear the speakers playing to decide if you want or need a subwoofer. Each La Scala has a 12" woofer in it, so 3 speakers (Left, Right, Center) with their 12" woofers might be all you want. There's ways to test and measure frequencies depending on how complex your equipment is. All that comes after you have that third speaker in place.

  9. On 7/11/2020 at 11:43 AM, tigerwoodKhorns said:

    I had considered the Philippines, but it is a no go at this point.  Extrajudicial killings sponsored by a government and approved by the masses is a very bad sign.  Perfect environment for a dictatorship to pop up. 

    I lived there in the 80s for 6 1/2 yrs, the place does better with a strong leader that goes after corruption than one that doesn't. The targets have been drug dealers, which to exist, have been ignored or protected by local law enforcement or politicians. Getting rid of the scum that sells illegal drugs naturally has mass appeal.

    I intend to go back to Luzon in a few years, wife and I have a couple lots on a hillside in a gated community overlooking the South China Sea.

  10. 41 minutes ago, RandyH 000 said:

    you can still buy these new ,  from Rayban - here is the Bausch Lomb version that was made in Italy ,  very similar

    I saw a YouTube video a few months ago that showed how many brands Luxottica owns. They bought the Ray Ban brand when it was dying, likely the reason they're made in Italy now.

    My youngest went to college in Manhattan, and still lives there. Her 299 square foot studio apartment measures 13 x 23 feet, and costs $2100 a month. The thing is, there's always so many places to see and do, and new places to eat, that I wouldn't mind staying there if I could afford it. I wish I'd taken notes when a hobby shop clerk described how to get a rent controlled apartment. I've gone there on average, twice a year for the past 8 years, and haven't gotten tired of it yet. I have grass where I live now, and as long as it grows, I don't think too much about it.

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  11. 3 hours ago, Edgar said:

    Very nice!

     

    This is a very good way to get some serious amplification for not much investment in time and money. I've been furloughed twice for the pandemic, and each time I took an old power amplifier that had a good power supply but was otherwise dead and not worth repairing, stripped-out all of the circuitry, and substituted a Class-D module from 3E Audio. The results have been excellent, and now I have two working amps that were previously just gathering dust.

     

    Or, of course, you can do as @babadono did here, and start from scratch. Either way, it's worth the effort.

    I'm still furloughed under the pandemic excuse. It sux. Those 3E boards look to have some potential, especially the 3 channel. I'm not reluctant to ordering a switching power supply, but I'm wondering what current the TI 3255 board needs? I've got a NOS Stancor 24VCT 4Amp transformer that I was wondering about making into a linear supply. 

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