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Not me...I would think that most epoxies would break down with the heat. Maybe some jbweld... [:|]

Are you related to the McDermotts from Peoria, IL., by any chance?Bruce

Gary, The Klipsch K-69 driver is the same as the P-Audio BMD-750. You can look it up on their web site or at http://www.usspeaker.com

True- they often suffer the same symptoms as their patients, requiring counseling themselves.

Not at all. The sound seems very full and cohesive. Perhaps due to the 100x50 dispersion pattern of the horn. The center of the horn is 7.75 inches above the tops of the LS. I made an arbitrary decision to make the baffles 12x12, and placed the horn at the top of the baffle with an equal distance top and sides (not sure if that makes sense...) The 12x12 sits on a 3/4 inch base. I had already swapped out the K-77 for Bor Bob's CT125s. Since the actual driver is the same, I will say the sound is similar but larger. I find the Eminence driver to be very smooth sounding, and not nearly as harsh as the K-77. I am using the DHA2, from John Albright. My LS came to me with the AL series, which I found to be very harsh (to my ears). I did drop the mids down a notch on the autoformer, and the balance sounds good to me (and to others who have been able to hear the system).I am using SET amps to power them (Moondog 2A3), with a Juicy Music Merlin front end. My CD player is an old single disc JVC, almost 20 years old. Bruce

Time Bandits Big Trouble in Little China

That is a superb focal length for a 35mm lense. I had one on my old Pentax, and it was terrific. Huge lense, and let in a lot of light. I was happy with the 1.9 aperture, and in the early '70s, it was pretty nice. A 1.2 is one of the ones to drool over...[]

I believe Marvel has done that with his Lascalas, but I'm not sure that is the answer to your problem. You are probably getting ceiling bounce, floor bounce, and wall reflections. Sit at your listening position and have someone take a mirror and slide it along the walls, the floor and the ceiling (get one of your tall friends for that). If you can see the tweeter in the mirror at any point, those locations are where absorption will need to be placed. Sonex panels, egg cartons, heavy carpet, or drapery are all good absorbers of unwanted HF energy. I probably get some bounce, too, but I am also probably ignoring it. [:^)] For a while I placed some absorptive material on the top of the LS cabinets, in front of the tweeters (Eminence APT150), but I really couldn't tell the difference with or without the material in place. The sound seemed more precise, though, with the drivers aligned. My ears are also slightly lower than the tops when I am sitting on my couch, which could explain my not hearing the reflections.

You double check for having the phase correct?

The approx. $9,500 is a bit steep. The drivers themselves are pricey.

Nice work... he used a CNC machine to make the horns.

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This is from a guy on DIYAudio who was building his own (and selling them), from this year...

You can credit the producers for most of the quality recording and the mix.Quincy Jones and Bruce Swedien crafted the records and made them technically successful.

What do you do for snacks, then? []

At 60, I am ready to marry again, after a wonderful relationship with my first wife. Losing her to melanoma in 2005 was hard. I just don't want to be 80 and wonder "what if I had only...?" We take risks in a relationship, opening ourselves up to being hurt. We have to, both sides have to for it to work. I would rather take that risk and be vulnerable than wonder at the end of my life.

The slot is approx. 7/8 x 7". I think for living room audio, you won't push enough air to get objectionable distortion. Maybe, but it makes me wonder. I have a pair that I got from JWC, but I have yet to get some 2" drivers. JWC and I thought some K69s would work well with these. They aren't any more outrageous than some 402 horns... Bruce

The Chorus, either the original or the II would win in my book. More balanced sound over the Cornwall, and the footprint makes them easier to integrate into your room. They rock! Bruce

Here's the technical manual for the 730 HK730_sm.pdf

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I'll be waiting on pics taken with the new film camera. Makes me want to get out my own Nikon, although yours is far nicer. Bruce

After having just returned from visiting my finacee in China, I have an observation. MOST, if not all of her students do not understand logic or understand reason. They only know the present, do not know what is happening around them (partly because they don't read or listen to the news, partly because of media restrictions and blocking of information, partly because they just don't care). Sheer numbers don't necessarily mean anything. Bruce

We have a photography class at the small school where I work. The instructor has the students build a pinhole camera and take pics. They have done some real works of art. He also has them mix their own chemicals for prints. After they have done thier homework and worked in the darkroom for a while, they create some beautiful photos. Through the process, they have learned to be better photographers. Bruce

Richard, I think you are confusing the time delay with the vertical searation between the drivers in the two different cabinets. When I had my LaScalas on my long wall (21ft), and I was away from them, probably only 8ft. My room is pretty much the same size 13x21. I moved them to the short wall so I could sit father back from them. Now the sound from the woofer/mid/tweeter hit me as one 'sound'. Up closer, I her the bass lower and the tweeter higher, not in frequency, but in position. I also moved my tweeter outside the regular cabinet and have it acousitcally aligned with the mid driver. This made a huge change as well, the the distance thing helped first. Bruce

With superglue...