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We love to beat dead horses around here!
Make no apologies!
I have a short memory so it's all new all the time to me
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Looking for a Niles AXP-1 rca switch (or "auxillary input selector" as Niles calls it) if anyone has one available.
Thought I'd try here first.
Thanks!
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Hmmm... I could use something similar in reverse. One input switched to 6 outputs.
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That is a little worse than I imagined. That makes me hesitate more but you might be able to close that up.
20 minutes ago, Dave A said:Experience is a good teacher and I guess there is one way to find out who is right.
I don't consider you wrong and I'm right... I'm just giving some things to think about and a person can decide for themselves what is right for them. How often are used Cornwall III's available in his area? I don't often care about resale because I just almost never let anything go. By the time I do if I lose a couple hundred that is a pretty fair trade for 10 years of use. I've bought dinged speakers and kept them that way and I've also repaired and installed new veneer which is a lot of fun for me. I agree that most people would want Special Edition to be in excellent and original condition. Your veneer job would have to nicer than the original which could be difficult. I always have at least one flaw somewhere.
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1 minute ago, Dave A said:
Limited editions mean only ones in pristine unaltered condition make the $$$ grade. ANY changes harm value and this is how the OP is being talked into these I believe. Believe me after selling dozens of sets of Heritage speakers I can tell you that buyers pick on any cabinet alteration or damage and hammer you to death over them.
If you are buying these just for sound ones in top shape are selling for $2000 to $2300 according to a guy who tracks these things here and have no damage.
Might not be a bad idea to lay these things down corner by corner and flow glue onto them just in case.
I'm pretty picky but I'd consider them. Are the grills in good shape? Looks like a bit of a mark on the left one.
Buyers often try to talk you down as much as possible and will come up with any excuse possible. Screw 'em! They can go elsewhere unless you are desperate or just don't want to mess with them anymore.
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These might not have as much value as special editions but I would consider them. I like the idea of corner protectors otherwise I'd factor the cost of epoxy wood fill and a complete re-veneer job which I would NOT want to do.
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On 5/18/2019 at 3:36 PM, Mila1924 said:
Hi,
Is it a good idea to leave a vintage tube amps on/off/volume knob ON, and just turn the unit on and off with a surge protector? i know these knobs can be pricey and hard to find and have a tendency to break.
Thoughts?
That's what I do with vintage equipment. I turn the volume all the way down before I power off with the power strip.
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Here is another way to go... Thanks @thebes and @michael hurd (and others)!
I made one of these myself but I made it a bit shorter which put it a bit closer to the tubes than I intended. To improve the heat flow I made small black acrylic footers for the case so that air could flow freely under the case from both sides. Raised it only about an eighth of an inch but was much cooler.
It was my first project with acrylic and took way longer than it seemed like it should. Drilling the holes was quite tedious but I managed to not have any cracks. The secret is to practice on scraps first so you know how much pressure you can exert (or not).
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On 5/4/2019 at 9:32 AM, mikebse2a3 said:
As I was telling Travis I'm very excited to own these Klipsch LaScala ME AL-5 because I have always loved how the LaScala reproduced music and these will bring me back full circle to were I began with Klipsch Loudspeakers which started for me with new LaScalas I purchased in 1987.
When I first saw these very beautiful Klipsch LaScala ME AL-5 they brought to me many good feelings and memories from the past to the present and by my purchase of them it is my way to show my deepest respects for PWK and my good friend Roy. I'm so excited to have a specially tweaked pair of LaScala by Roy..!!!
I also asked Travis to please convey how very special it is to me to have all the signatures of the people involved in the building of these very special LaScalas. Through the many Pilgrimages I have been fortunate to meet and talk with several of you who have signed them and it really does mean a lot to me.
I also asked Travis to please convey to everyone at Klipsch and the Vendors that my purchase is also to show my deepest respect for how they have shown support for the Klipsch Museum of Audio History and the volunteers who run the Museum please know that I truly respect all that you do and this is one of my ways to join you in your efforts.
I also told Travis there is also one other very important person I wanted this to be in honor of and that is my Dad. I fondly remember as a child of about 10yrs watching my Dad (who had taught himself through a electronics course by mail) build a tube amplifier from scratch punching the chassis holes and tweaking it to sound like he wanted and then installing it into a console stereo cabinet he designed and built himself. Watching all of this sparked a life long passion for me in audio and the amplifiers and loudspeakers used to reproduce music.
A heart felt thanks to all involved with these Klipsch LaScala ME AL-5.
miketn
My Dad’s Amplifier
I love the labels he used for the amp! My dad labeled just about everything with that stuff
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3 hours ago, willland said:
Ever since I bought my first cast iron skillet(Lodge no. 8) for Christmas two years ago, I can't seem to put it down....
Wow, your strong!
Seriously, nobody likes to eat rust so a little refurb sounds like a good idea.
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I can't tell time anything!
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24 minutes ago, Shakeydeal said:
Diminishing returns kick in pretty early with cables. But there are returns to be had above zip cord and throw away interconnects. The above example is extreme for sure, but there are some very good sounding cables at reasonable prices.
If you can't hear the difference, don't buy it. Some people have systems that will resolve details that better cables can provide. And they have better listening skills. No shame if this isn't you. But it is someone.........
Shakey
I would add that "better" isn't always better... sometimes it's worse or sometimes just different. It's all about synergy.
That said, it wouldn't have even occurred to me to worry about what wire I'm using to demo a pair of speakers to sell. Depends on what all the other components are I guess.
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Yeah, that's some nasty stuff! Not sure what it starts out as but it turns into black tar of some sort. I scraped it all off and replaced with 1/8" thick gasket tape
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1 minute ago, HDBRbuilder said:
Nope....I have cinder blocks on the floor behind my audio equipment...I just lay the barbed wire across those...cinder blocks are FREE EVERYWHERE in Arkansas TOO...huge stacks of them, sitting by concrete slabs...free for the taking!
uhhh... yeah... the Brick Supply place has been looking for you. Did you see it next to that big stack of "free" lumber?
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1 minute ago, HDBRbuilder said:
Personally, I use barbed-wire for speaker wire...it is FREE in Arkansas...they even have it along-side roads everywhere...raised up on short poles so that cutting a couple of strands is easier than pulling it out from under the overgrown grass there beside the road! Gotta just LOVE the Arkansas Freebies!
See! Even they know it needs to be elevated!
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12 hours ago, Schu said:
Seller wrote me back...
Actual unit. I am going to pass for now as I thought it came with a wood case.
Tom Keady can build one for you!
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If the drivers work and crossovers are untouched I'd say 600. Maybe more if there isn't too much fill work on the cabinets.
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hmmm.... "tweete, woofers, upgraded already..."
What does THAT mean??
I bet they had some fun with that Pioneer on top!
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A Technics 1200 in good shape is going to last a long time! See KAB (https://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/m1200.htm) for some worthwhile modifications (some more worthwhile than others).
Tom here on the forum ( @tk49 ) made a beautiful cabinet for my 1200 a few years ago! He made it slightly taller to accommodate the footers I installed. I'll bet he still has the measurements... mine came out perfect.
I had the Shure M97xE which is a basic but good cartridge that was pretty cheap. They stopped making them so they jacked up the price on the remaining stock. Google will find you a bunch of opinions on cartridges for the 1200!
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Pulling air through your amp could cool the heat protection so that it doesn't shut down when it should. I'd suggest that you pull the hot air away from amp to keep the ambient temp surrounding the amp cooler.
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I kind of like the patina you are starting with! I had some old Adirondack chairs with green stain that had weathered quite a bit and the finish was completely gone in places. I simply sanded them lightly and gave them a bunch of coats of spar varnish or maybe it was poly... don't recall now. The look was great! They had that weathered patina but were now protected from the elements. (not suggesting varnish or poly for your speakers)
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The fix for mine was when Craig went through and started reheating every solder joint. One was probably broken or had a bad connection due to being slammed around in shipping.
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Gotta keep 'em clean! Store bought tapes require a cleaning after one play it seems.
I now have everything I need to repair the Speaker Terminals on one of my Heresy speakers!!
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"100% adequate"
I love that phrase!
Some dumbazz (not me this time) decided to put nice speaker posts on the Heresy 1's I now own... He put them smack dab in the middle of the mid driver location so when he went to install the back on the box again he had to turn it upside down for the posts to clear. DOH! No matter I guess but I could seal up the holes and move them. The original terminal strips are still there.