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4 hours ago, Shakeydeal said:
The mind is a tricky thing.....
And my acoustic memory is even trickier, one might even say deceptive or deceitful.
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You're a lucky dog @Emile. Now i just wish Klipsch would get their shiit together and let all who want to purchase to do so. Instead of you might get lucky if you call on the right day and talk to the right person after doing magic incantations and howling at the moon properly. Who is running that company?
I'm happy for you, the rest of us can eat shiit i guess
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^so what do you use to add that low end rumble to your old jalopy?
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First off this has probably been talked about before but what the heck. I've only been around on this forum since 2011 and perhaps discussions predated my membership. I know there are other new members here also. I could just search but there wouldn't be any contributions from the newer members. So I have been a Klipsch owner since 1977 when I bought my LaScalas. I prefer horn loaded loudspeakers for their dynamics and relatively low distortion. YMMV.
What lead me to start this thread was another thread where opinions were being expressed about the worth(or worthlessness) of doing A/B comparison tests. Whether blind or not. So is there no merit to testing? Is it all subjective 100%?
Back in the day when I was a young adult but had already acquired the LaScalas I attended a few meetings of the Southeast Michigan Woofer and Tweeter Marching Society. I met Earl Geddes there and also met a Gent named David Clark. David and his associates had a small company called ABX (now defunct I believe) that made audio test switching equipment. Their equipment as you might suspect from the name was used to switch back and forth from two sources A and B and then randomly select X which was either A or B. Not withstanding the argument pro or con of A/B/X testing the part that I liked about their equipment is the switching was immediate and noiseless. So while still subjective and using human hearing as the measuring device it was using your immediate auditory memory. Not your 10 minute or hour or day (however long it took you to switch components) longer term memory. The idea of being able to switch immediately has merit to me. Not to prove or disprove anything but to help one decide which one sounds "better" to them.
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5 minutes ago, Delicious2 said:
I swapped 8080 to low watt amps then 4080 reconfigured from tr-amp to bi-amp output also to low watt amps looking for the quietest config. Nothing conclusive yet. Is there an ideal input level for the Xilicas? and why does my 4080 light up its level indicator green lights at loud levels but the 8080 doesn't from the same input even louder?
Both the 4080 and 8080 are XP? If so they are identical just with more parts stuffed in the case of the 8080 and the I/O connectors. So if they are doing different things with the same input then the set up of the units must be different OR you are wiring them differently even though you may think you are not.
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I have enjoyed some of this banter going back and forth about listening tests. I don't know if this is the appropriate thread for a thorough discussion of it though. I think I'll start a new thread. I would love have you guys learn me how to listen.
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1 hour ago, Deang said:
Well, that's the point -- sharing impressions, which usually goes beyond SQ.
Common sense should tell you that two things built using different parts, different topologies, and different measurements - will not sound the same.
Ever notice how there is nothing common about common sense.
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15 minutes ago, Shiva said:
Did you bypass the surge protector for a quick test without it in the loop? in case it took a surge hit and is not working properly,.
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1 hour ago, Moosee1955 said:
The one I have is yellow, and has 3 lights on end to diagnose wall socket wiring. You can pick one up at any electrical or hardware store.
One caveat about these, they will not diagnose if ground and neutral are reversed. Of course a wind storm could not cause a person's house wiring to magically change. Now back to the thread.
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@Delicious2 did you get your Xilica wiring straitened out?
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10 minutes ago, rockhound said:
Wait you bough a pair of K510 horn lenses for 40 bucks directly from Klipsch?
Yes we're all waiting to see what gets shipped and arrives at Emile's place.
Mumps? No mumps? Who knows.
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18 hours ago, dtel said:
It seems the older I get the more rest days I need.
Yea a vacation after your vacation.
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22 hours ago, mark1101 said:
Take your equipment outside for an afternoon and hear what it really sounds like.
Where a horn loaded system will outshine others IMHO.
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30 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:
For $19.00 maybe they're blowing out all the old mumpless stock.
Didn't catch that, Duh! Like the Prez says "We'll see".
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I would think if you're getting new ones they'll have the mumps.
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3 minutes ago, Emile said:
(Had to explain what a "horn" was
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Yes sad indeed
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1 hour ago, Mighty Favog said:
There will ever be another Pilgrimage in Indy?? Getting to Hope is not that easy for me....
Fixed it fer ya. Please do not be without Hope.🖖
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Which anniversary of your 39th birthday are we celebrating?
Happy BD Carl.
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As Moose said yes your 30 yr. old equip probably needs some TLC. Curious why you are turning your amp on before your preamp.
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1 hour ago, PrestonTom said:
Maybe I am foolling myself ...
Nope
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19 minutes ago, richieb said:
=== are those the PC equivalent of go F yourself —
Well....... If she signed anything she's stuck. He could put a lien on her house. Best to let Tarheel try to negotiate a more reasonable charge.
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Aluminum? or Beryllium?
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4 men(I assume men, sorry ladies) to put up a 8 sq ft tarp? Sounds like he doesn't know his business either.
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5 minutes ago, Tarheel said:
A roofing company that put a 2'x4' tarp on LF's roof ridge sent an invoice for $750. She was being too nice so I got on the phone. He said he sent 4 people out and that I must not understand business. I said maybe not but I do understand gouging.....it then got heated😑.
That's almost $100 a sq ft!!! Give'em Hell @Tarheel
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Mumps? No mumps? Who knows.
Where a horn loaded system will outshine others IMHO.
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