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Well, It looks like I'll be forced into driving. Northwest wants $900 to $1000 to fly to LIT or SHV. I guess that means I'll drive; probably on Thursday.
John
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It seems my Acurus ACT-3 operates quite differently from most receivers. I run all 4 La Scalas with a crossover at 70 Hz to both VMPS Larger Subwoofers. The sub loudness settings are somewhat different in stereo, DD and DTS, but the crossover point is the same and the subs work in all modes. Originally, I ran the La Scalas full range and the subs rolled in below 50 Hz. It was great! However, through experimentation, 70 Hz sounds better and has more impact, or thump. My front La Scalas don't sit in a corner or near a wall.
John
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http://www.audioelectronicsupply.com/products/AEHTML/kits/se_5kit.html
Tubes can be, but you'll want very high efficiency. BTW, that's about how much I have in my Parasound amps.
John
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Actually you are not really biamping the speaker. To do that, you remove the passive crossover and use an active crossover between the preamp and power amps.
I wouldn't expect much difference in the sound unless your amps are lacking in power and biamping provided more power for head room. Your Acurus amp is a quality piece that doesn't need the help of a second amp, so your results are not surprising.
John
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The common Klipsch impedance curve is another reason I favor Al Klappenberger's networks. An independant lab test showed admirably flat impedance except for the normal bass resonance peak.
John
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With the possible exception of bass drivers, break-in occurs in your ears, not the speakers.
How many back and forth movements do you think would be required to "Break-in" a driver? 20,000? How many seconds is that with a 5,000 Hz cymbal crash? How many seconds (minutes) of about 100 Hz bass notes?
John
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Gil,
I've yet to book a flight, but I'll fly into Shreveport or Little Rock and you're welcome to ride with me.
John
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The tube amp's response to impedance is one of my concerns. A K-horn's impedance varies from 4.5 ohms at 55 Hz to 42 ohms at 2155 Hz. My La Scalas will be about the same.
Which tap do you use for that?
Heresies hit 70 ohms in the midrange and Cornwalls probably get up to 48 or 50 ohms.
John
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You've got a dead short through the fuse to ground. In my experience with my old Yamaha, it would not close the speaker relays with a failed resistor in the power supply. That failed resistor took all of the output transistors in one channel when it went. You may have similar problems. You need a service manual and/or professional help.
John
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Stevie Ray Vaughn!
Tinsley Ellis
Robin Trower
The Edge
John Hiatt
Jeff Beck
Santana
Jeff Baxter
See a pattern?
John
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Very high frequency oscillation? Say 15kHz?
John
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Four feet will work just fine. Mr. Paul's design for false corners are 4 feet horizontally from the corner to the outer edge. He uses a pair of those false corners in his house, now.
John
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/clipserve/B000002LT2001004/002-8568572-4373635
That picture gave me a vague feeling of a song by Loreena McKennitt. It turns out I thought of the name just before I read John's last reply; "The Lady of Shalott"! I guess the painter did his job.
John
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Either Dynamat of rope caulk will work. Rope caulk will be cheaper and easier. I've done both.
John
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Try Cornwalls first and Forte/Chorus second. Heresies will have to have a subwoofer to be satisfactory. I use 2 big subs with my La Scalas, even.
John
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Tony,
I'm glad to hear you've got news. PLEASE post and send out an e-mail if you get a firm date and time. You have a recent e-mail with the fan klub's attendees and a couple of others that tried and couldn't make it.
John
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http://www.mrspaulwklipsch.com/
Plans are being made as we speak
concerning a book signing day in Arkansas, and the latest is
to schedule it to be at the Aerospace Museum in Little Rock
with the governor Mike Huckabee in attendance. It should
prove to be an exciting time for all! The date of this book
signing has not been finalized but if all goes well with the
printing of the book we are probably looking at somewhere
around the 18th or 19th of March.
ROADTRIP!!!!!
John
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When is Mr. Paul's birthday? I can't find it in my notes. Won't he be 96 this year?
John
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Listen to them for 6 months before you make changes.
Change only to solve problems you hear.
John
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My front La Scalas were done professionally with a Minwax stain and satin polyurethane. I'll bet he used a "sealer" to keep the stain from looking blotchy. Home Depot has it in Minwax and other brands.
check out the pics on my site.
John
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You will need another power amp. If you search this site, you should find a schematic of the circuit Mr. Paul recommends for generating the center channel signal.
John
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Just flush your electrons! It only Hertz a little!
John
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It takes time to flush out all of those bad electrons.
John
ANTIQUE SOUNDLAB AV-8 Wave
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What say ye of this amp? What is an integrated tube? Wonder how it sounds.
John