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Were you planning on sleeping tonight? [:|]

Have you disconnected/removed the fan? No, he just has long wires running to it. His socks and undies stay cool now...[:#]

Wow, a Leica M8. Nice camera! I only have the older heritage products, all well broken in before I got them, lol. I, too, will be interested in how you like them and how long you think it took or will take for them to break in. And also... a big welcome to the craziness. We're mostly a bunch of nutcases here, but we enjoy it and help each other out the best we can. Bruce

That would be a nice balance between the LS and the MWM. Not too small...not too big.

What an incredible tribute! Thanks for finding this on Allen's website. Bruce

A set of 76 Rosewood Corns in Murfreesboro for $750... may be sold already http://nashville.craigslist.org/ele/623919142.html

Mike, Welcome to the forums and all the craziness. Good amplification is good amplification, whether SS or tubes, or even the newer digital chip amps. The LaScalas are very efficient, being fully horn loaded, so you don't usually need high power. You do need good power, and many SS amps are noisier at the lower end of their output range. Changing amps can change how your system sounds, and as you pointed out, how the bass is handled. I normally use a pair of 3.5watt 2A3 SET amps, and for MY listening, they are more than adequate. Usually around 70-80db at my chair, but sometimes around 90db or so. If you want to crank it up, you wouldn't be happy with the lower power. Mid 80s means they are getting on to 20 years old. Everyone will tell you to replace the capacitors in the crossovers, and that may be a good thing. They age and go way out of spec over time and will change how the crossover works. There are a few guys on here who can sell the parts for you to DIY, send them the crossovers for them to do, or sell you brand new ones. Cost is the only drawback. I built my own from parts that DeanG supplied me. A HUGE difference over my original ones. Never heard a Bryston before, so I can't help on that front. Bruce

Unfortunately, I can't make it to the pilgrimage. My youngest son, who attended with me last year, is leaving with the Valparaiso University Orchestra (he is principle trumpet), headed to Vienna and other points. That has taken most of the money for the year, and I still plan on meeting my girlfriend in Ireland in August.I have some medium format slides, but they aren't mine. The projector was one the school was getting rid of. They aren't too interested in the old technology. I ma going to check and see what other slides they may still have hiding around the place. I just couldn't pass up the Leica glass. Bruce

I have two carousels and a few of the round trays that go with them (hence the name 'carousel'). I have a Leica 2 1/4 projector, that uses straight trays, and want to get some trays for it that will hold 35mm as well. Bruce

Not sure what the horns are in the Belles you have. If they are metal, some folks use a rope caulk on them to halp dampen any ringing. The crossover is a different issue. What is the model of crossover on your Belles? They should be marked as Type XXX Bruce

You mentioned this before. What value is the 10W resistor? 4, 8, 100 ohm?Bruce

Larry, Your link indicates the file as a pps file, while it saves as a ppt file. If you change the extension to pps, it runs as a Power Point Show, standalone file. Double click the file and it opens full screen. Hit the space bar to advance through the file. This way all the fancy effects work and the titles work properly. You will actually still need the voewer, but you don't have to mess with it. Cool! Bruce

I have to agree with that 100%.

You know how you play and what your music sounds like. I am thinking you are playing a ballad... Dennis posted one time about a set of HIIs that he made pole mounts for, that a group has used for years as their P.A. I wouldn't hesitate to use my acoustic with a mic and a vocal mic. I am sure it will sound sweet. Bruce

Gary, Do you mean that the strings all seem mushed together? This is a problem that I find with many organ recordings... there is too much reverberant field and it all muddles together. I think it is hard to get the string sound, a little more close mic'd sound on group violins. To me it provides the excitement and dynamics of strings. Assume you mean orchestral works. I'll go through some of my recordings and see what I can come up with. Bruce

I wish you would try the porting. Easily reversable and you're already mostly there. It would be interesting to hear your take on the porting. Dennis says the K-43 works better (if I remember correctly) Might try 5-7" ports. You will retain the snap compared to the 10" ports. Bruce

I have some Yamaha horns that arebare aluminum with a clear coat of some kind. I would try them in something, but they are 1200 Hz horns. A bit higher than anything I want to use. Bruce

There's not enough good lakes in Minnesota? Hmmmm...[*-)]

Don't remember who these belong/ed to, but have a full grill on them. Nice looking!

A decent cabinet maker furniture refinisher could do a wonderful job. John Albright, here in Chattanooga, had a pair of his LS done by someone else, and they are beautiful. I've never snagged any of his pics of them, or I would post. You would need to remove all the drivers, etc., before you turned them over to someone. Might actually be rather cost effective. This is one of my 86s, factory lacquer birch. Bruce

Some of my family lived in Lousiana for a number of years. My Mother-in-law continued to have Community Coffee shipped to her home in Chattanooga as long as she was alive. If you decided to put cream in her coffee, it didn't turn light brown...it turned gray. And a former boss from Louisiana started having his fillings fall out. He went to his dentist, who had a look at his teeth. He asked hime, "Do you drink Community Coffee, by any chance?" Great stuff! Startbuck's Verona is a decent coffee, and some of Seattle's Best are ok (owned by Starbuck's) But I'm mostly partial to a local shop, recently sold, but still roasting and brewing mighty fine coffee. Bruce

The idea is to cleanly remove the paint and/or contact paper... Underneath should be the birch plywood. Birch ply doesn't really take stains very evenly, but can still look pretty nice. It might require sealing and putting a finish/stain over it, which can be downright gorgeous. Or you prepare the surface (get it flat and smooth, and apply a real veneer (raw wood or paper backed) Many here have done this successfully, but the LS is a more difficult box than Cornwalls or Heresies. Just getting back to the Birch can be a lot of work, but can make them very acceptable. Is there a wife/girlfriend/significant other involved here, who must approve of the look? Fancy veneers are more difficult and expensive to work with (burls, curly or flame) as the complex grain patterns tend to be more fragile to work with. Straight grains are easier (walnut, cherry, mahogany, even oak) There are different falvors of mahogany (African, Sapele, etc.) all beautiful, with similar grains patterns. Bruce

That's just too funny, Greg. My brother-in-law was on a business trip to Italy, a few years ago. He loves coffee, drinks it all the time, but had never tried espresso. He saw these guys on the street order an espresso at a stand... walk down the street a block and order another. He finally tried one, and immediately felt his heart rate go throught the roof. Now he understands... Starbuck over roasts their beans...[N] but I will still order certain coffees of theirs. Bruce

So I guess you wouldn't be interested in the Sonoma recording system, which does 32 channels of DSD at 2.8Mhz. Smooth and transparent is the way it is described.Bruce

Lots of work to do on the boat. What's the famous saying? A boat is a hole in the water that you throw money into! It is obviously a passion you are pouring yourselves into. You might still check out the Sonic Impact. It is a digital amp, and around 8 watts and can actually run on batteries. Current drain is very love for the output. Only around $60 from Parts Express. One of our members used one to power his Industrial LaScalas out in the desert. Way cool