Mighty Favog

If you decide to go with the bi-wire then you may want to look at Audio Advisor's site. They have a pretty good special on MIT Terminator series. The sale is something just short of half price and if you don't like/want them you can return them minus the shipping fee. I have the MITerminator 2 Bi-Wire. The bass never sounded this deep before, they also took some of the "confusion" out of the HF. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Mike- I don't like to be picky but I think it's www.deepdiscountdvd.com . Talk about expensive!! I saw the Carl Sagan "Cosmos" complete box set at Amazon for $169.95 (gee, discounted from the retail price of.....$169.95!) then DVDPlanet had it for $127.46! I didn't look too many other places because someone said it was limited availability. I believe Amazon probably has one of the best selections but, man, do you pay for it. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 06-06-2002 at 08:12 AM

On the MO stub you have there should be a 1-800 number to call if there are problems. It will probably cost more money to have them do this and probably take a few weeks too. At least they can tell you if it was cashed or not. If so, you'll have a lot more going for you when you do contact his local constablery. If he did cash it and if you can prove that he never had intentions on sending you the equipment, then that could be fraud. OR, it could fall under "Failure to pay a debt" but I don't think that one will fly. See Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A. 318 Pa.Super. 90,464 A.2d 1243, 1251 OR (and probably more applicable) Johnson v. McDonald, 170 Okl. 117, 39 P.2d 150. The terms "Bad Faith" and "Fraud" are synonomous and also synonyms of dishonesty, infidelity, faithlessness, perfidy, unfairness, etc.... ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Man!!! That 352 is gonna be a helluva lot of overkill!! ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Kenratboy- HAve you had (or heard of) experience audio grade cd-r's being able to be played in DVD (non-computer) players? That was pretty much the reason I bought a burner three years ago for the ol' Dell. Now the McIntosh (of audio ilk) says "na, baby, na". ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Justin- If your willing to help out your local (bank) that's fine but if your in it to make some kind of profit then you may be better off putting it under your mattress. I've always considered CD's in the same vein as U.S. bonds the government issues; low return but guarranteed. Sames goes for a savings account only the rate fluctuates from near nothin' to nothin' (1%/year?). ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

What is the sensitivity rating of an 850IL anyway? ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Just about the only ones I've seen are made for professional recording; i.e.- somewhere between 4 and 32 track. The list can go on and on of manufacturers when the open reel was in it's hay-day. We had an Ampex V-300(?) (they invented magnetic tape) 6 head deck that wasn't too bad. A couple of my favorites were the Pioneer RT-909 and few from Teac. The sky's the limit for price. I'd do a google search for 'em and see what comes up. It's hard to say if open reel recordings sound as good as cd's. I do remember the open reel phase dwindeling fast when cd players were under $500. But there is still that durability issue with the medium. I can see, however, the sound of an audio(fool) I mean audiophile vinyl having a smoother warmth too it. Equipment needed?? You probably already have it! A simple home stereo with a tape loop, turntable and a pre-amp, integrated amp or receiver with a phono stage will do fine. Just remember to keep the fingers of small children out of the reels on rewind (ouch). A long time ago I used to do that with cassettes quite a bit. Record it on tape, play the hell out of it then made another tape when it goes south. All from an album with only one playing to it's history. Making compilations was my main interest to play in the car. Being 19 years old in 1984 was a lot of fun! ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 06-04-2002 at 08:31 AM

Well Yeeee Haaaa!! Guess that means I can do mine too, ay Mr. Dillon?. http://www.blockbuster.com/bb/movie/details/0,7286,VID-V+++++6029,00.html? ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-31-2002 at 10:02 PM

Boa- That could explain the extra low end I'm hearin'. The McIntosh MVP841 may automaticly go into dts mode and since the rest of the system is two channel, well, that could be the reason. Or maybe that frequency of bass is just the right one that resonates the room the best. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Try www.audioadvisor.com and look under the manufacturers list for "Salamander". Or order one of their catalogs and see some good color pictures. Som eof it looks a little 1950's-ish which may not be bad pending on the decor. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Between the speakers and your ears, they will both need some breaking in. This will mostly happen with your ears though. The best thing you can do for now is keep any/all eq settings to 0db. No cut, no boost. Listen to them like that for a few months and only then decide if something else is needed. Also, try different positions with the speaker in the same general place; X number of inches from the side wall and X number of inches from the back wall. I'm assuming you have floor standing models. I don't think the bookshelf series really has a big change when moved around like that. IF you decide they need some sonic help you can get a hold of SPL meter (Radio Shack <>$40) and do a full room diagnostic test by rearanging the speakers. Remember, only use the eq as a last resort, and gently when you do. It's just so easy to clip an amp and take out a tweeter or two in the process. A few months ago I got a Sure V15VxMR cartridge for my turntable and in the beginning that thing had more bass than I could remove with any eq settings. After about two or three months the bass got very manageable and more neutral sounding. When I put on Manhatten Transfer's "Spice of Life" and "Mystery", well, it just about brought tears to the ol' peepers. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-29-2002 at 03:30 PM

O.k. How many of you played "Color My World" as your first song on the piano? My sister taught me when I was 8! We in the upper-East-mid-West region of the country should start playing their Greatest Hits album 24-7 so the weather will comply with this ugency of something called Summer. Here's another one I found real amuzing. From the Rolling Stone's "Some Girls" album is "Far Away Eyes". A little stab at Country music and televangelists but the lyrics are halarius! ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Hey!! We're about to get our 10,000th member as well! ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Seriously, if you can find a pair your compfortable with then you may want to look for some KLF-10's. Of course that is fit there is room for them. The person to chime in on this one would be HornEd. The man has more KLF's that the Klipsch warehouse ever did. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

I'm using a C33 SS preamp with some KLF-20's. I do have hopes of acquiring an MC-202 SS Mac amp; it'll probably run a little over $2,100 for a nice used one. Yes it's overkill but just betting on it being the last amp I ever get. That C33 even made my cheap factory car stereo in an 8-year-old Talon sound respectable. It also makes me give new respect to the Yamaha K-1020 cassette deck that resides in the cabinet as well. The Carver setup I was using before (and before I realized it) just made things sound too brash in the midrange and treble with not nearly the bass extension. As soon as the money becomes available I'll retire the current, one year-old, Rotel RB-1080 to my study for a second system. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-28-2002 at 08:33 PM

quote: Originally posted by Ray Garrison: Or, in an altogether different vein, the Avantgarde Acoustic Duo or Trio. I've never heard a pair but they appeared to me as a surreal carnival game. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

I would have to go with the JBL L300 Summit, with the woofer subsituted with Altec 411A's then bi-amped. Talk about loud!! ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

quote: Originally posted by Mike Lindsey: They all had the LT5 motor, which was developed by Lotus and manufactured by Mercury Marine in Stillwater, Oklahoma. I've always found that funny because the engine that went in the first Ford Taurus SHO's were made by Yamaha's Marine Division. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-26-2002 at 12:13 AM

Uh, I hate to rain on a little parade but the Pontiac had the same block from the 326cid to the 455cid. It was was just bored out a lot more and some of the bolt-on parts were beefed up to accomidate the extra umpf. Check out Edelbrock' site to see what I mean. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

To my Great(X4) Grandfather, Oakie Van Osdol Sr., who served at the age of nineteen in the Revolutionary War under Captain James Deboo as a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Nixon at the Battle of Bunker Hill (really it was Breed's Hill). Later he became an aid to General Washington. Lived from December 22,1757 to July 7, 1849. 91 years, 6 months and 15 days. Thanks grandpa, I'll be putting a flag on your grave Sunday morning. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-24-2002 at 05:48 PM

what? ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

quote: Originally posted by boa12: maybe coulda gone w/o "ohhh baby i love your way", but that's a clincher for the girlfriend. Did anyone catch a made-for-tv movie about ten years ago called "Shattered Innocense"? They used a bit of Frampton for the supporting music. A bit of a guy flick though. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit This message has been edited by tblasing on 05-31-2002 at 09:49 PM

Really like "Doobie Waa" from the same album. Don't know why that didn't get the same recognition at the time when it was the norm for radio play. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit

Maybe the people from the cable show "Junk Yard Wars" could help. They may have a web site, who knows. ------------------ Tom's Money Pit