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Price? What were your impressions of this amp? Thanks.

Would you consider trading your fine bridge for a home located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in D.C. ? It includes all of it's contents and occupants, a home office, and basketball court.

Rick- What are Grippers?

Great gear Kaiser. You guys have fired up to put some type of rug down in the front. I don't want to cover it all though. That floor is actually salvaged mohogany bleachers from a high school in St Louis. It has graffiti, carvings, seat #'s and all the rest that comes with kids using them for 70 years. It's quite a conversation piece.

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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions guys. I appreciate it. This room is the audio equivalent of a pin ball machine. This weekend I'll throw down a rug in front and see if there is an improvement and go baby steps from there. Here is another view:

Daddy Dee- It is an RH-84 DIY design that was assembled by an AudioKarma member. I really do not know a great deal about it as this is a very recent purchase. This is the beginning of my education right now. My impressions of it so far are quite favorable. It throws deeper , richer soundstage for certain. The Sansui AU 20000 is impressive and very detailed but a perhaps thin sounding by comparison. The RH-84 is less detailed but more engaging if that makes any sense. One thing is certain, the LaScalas sound like they were made for this amp.

CECCAA850: I do indeed need room treatments as this room is an acoustic challenge. The problem is I do not want to ruin the aesthetic in order to do it. There is always a piper to pay in any comprimise. Likely I will put some throw rug down and possibly some removable panels. I originally was going to put my Khorns up there but short wall is only 11' 10" wide and the sweet spot would be about 8' infront of the wall. The LaScalas sound very good at moderate volume.

gear close up:

Sansui AU 20000, Denon 2900, Music Hall DAC25.3, Squeezebox Touch, Miracord EL40, Juicey Music Blueberry Xtreme, Single Ended Pentode amp, and LaScala's w/ CT 125 tweets and Crites Crossovers. BTW the ***'s in above posts were not the F bomb, it was aversion of "dang" for the record.

If not for stumbling upon this forum a couple of years ago, I wonder what other compulsive curiosity would have held hostage my free time and confiscated my wallet. What landed me here was remembering my uncles stereo gear of the mid '70's and how fascinating it was to lie on the floor listening to records while reading the album covers. Having grown tired of home theater I was desperate to get back to 2-Channel audio and getting lost in the music. Reading forum members gear suggestions, reviews, and stories have guided me into this wonderful and punishingly expensive hobby. For this I am both grateful and resentful. If not for you what other obsession would have me scouring the dark corners of the internet for 25 year old gear and being wryly evasive when my wife asks me " Why a guy named Sam just returned your call about some speakers?" So here's where I'm at now thanks to you, it's your fault. My current set up with my first tube amp. It turns out you folks are right about tubes and amps, damn you.

Bump for congratulating you on the birth of your daughter and welcoming Gopher to the forum. Close up and in focus photos always draw in interested parties for excellent gear. There are excellent detailed instructions from a couple of members you can find by searching. I believe HudsonValleyNoah has them as a link in his posts. Just also wondering what you are replacing it with or are you selling off your system? Cheers and good luck with your sale.

Welcome to the forum. Someone is going to be the new owner of some great gear. What a beautiful set up you have. You will likely be gently asked to provide pricing as it is customary in the Garage Sale forum. Good luck with your sale.

My goodness those are beautiful. Absolutely drool worthy. My Cornwalls are a thousand miles away from you so I am unfortunately out of the running. Did you make those grills or are they from Klipsch originally? I have never seen those. Also, what type of wood veneer are they? Good luck with your trade but as gorgeous as those are I doubt it will take long.

I'm thinking SpeakerFritz is none too fond of Alerts posters. I personally am ambivilant but can see where Alerts can spoil a deal in the making for a member. I am just guessing though.

I am going to play with placement and treatments and see how well I can make them sound. Although my goal is to make these Khorns work up there I think there is a limit on what is reasonable to do so. If they work well and compliment the room in a way that looks great I will be thrilled. What I am not interested in doing is having to trip over them in a never ending quest for perfection while leaving the aesthetic and comfort of the room in shambles in the process. I do have La Scalas that can be pressed into duty. In fact I bought Crites CT-125 tweeters and A 4500 networks for these and might just install them this weekend. Thanks for ideas and comments guys, I am learning alot.

Chris / Cut Throat / Tromprof / Dtel: Thanks for all of your input. There is much for me to consider here. I had never thought of going the false corner route but it may come into play. One decieving aspect to the photos is it seems to exaggerate the length of the left ( south ) wall. In reality it is only 10' or so and the wall ( east- 1st pic ) I intended to put the Khorns on is 11'10" as I just measured when I got home from work. The room is more like a very wide hallway with dormers to make it feel larger. In order to get them even 15' apart I would have to place one nearly in front of the wrap around white bookcase. It would really dampen the asthetic of the room. Likely it will take some combination of ceiling / wall treatments, false corner(s), and placement. I'll have to ponder on this while I finish my punch list of jobs to finish the room. It is really very good of all of you to weigh in with such fantastic detail on what will improve the acustics. Forum members like me are lucky to have such a wealth of information shared so willingly. I am very gratefull.

Thanks for the kind words Boxx. When we bought this house 7 years ago ( at the top of the market = idiot me ) there was just a scuttle hole in the garage roof to stick a ladder up and peer into this interesting space. It had not decking, just joists and exposed rafters. The thought of leaving it hidden and inaccessible when it had much potential would be criminal. By the way I enjoy your posts ( not just this recent one ) on right this minute. Joe

Cask05- Thank you for the detailed suggestions. I have spent quite a few hours reading this forum regarding treatments and I am aware that trial and error will likely dictate what works and what will not. You have given me starting points and I am grateful for them. I should have also stated in my posting that I have La Scalas to fall back on but really want to tryout the Khorns as I have never even heard them in corners! Thanks again. Joe

pic of south side of room:

pic of east side of room:

pic of north side or room:

After hacking away on nights and weekends for 1.5 years with plenty of help from friends I am finally at the last stages of completing a room above my garage. This space is accessible only from a stairway within the garage ( not from upstairs of the house ). My intention was to have a "studio" style place for the family for homework, art projects, reading, listening to music etc. While this project was ongoing I had picked up some pieces of audio gear that included Khorns. My hope was that the they would anchor a really nice system in this new room. Now that is almost done I am doubting that the Khorns will perform well due to the only location they will fit in corners is the short wall 11'-12' wide. My hope is that someone will chime in as to whether it is worth the effort of hauling them up there or perhaps not. In short will these sound terrible because of all the angles etc.? Room specs: room length 31"; width 12' plus three (3) 60" x 60" dormers on north length and one 11' x 5' shed dormer on south length; ceiling ( 32" across ) and is approx 9' high; the roof is 12 x 12 pitch - 45 degrees. west wall where the Khorns could go: