Marvel

Congrats, neo. That would be my opinion too. I just find the Cornies to be a little too thumpy. They are still both excellent, though. Let's face it, we are spoiled. While there are differences between the models, they all still beat out most everything else. It boils down to our preferences and what works in our rooms. Bruce

The pair that was set up in Indy last June sounded incredible. Hearing them was one of the highpoints of the weekend for me.

He sent a copy of the pdf to me, and I have sent a copy back making the first page have fields you can enter the data in, then print out. The rest of the form is a lot of little check boxes... which would be a real pain in Word. Richard hasn't responded to my fixes yet. []

I can edit pdf files too, and export to Word, but you had it under control. [:^)] Word doesn't do anything different on a Mac than it does on a Windows pc. I would be happy to work on it for Richard if he would send it to me. How many pages is it? Bruce

There are a few applications that can easily edit pdf files, as long as there are not passwords placed on the files (or other security measures). Have a look at this product... it is only $20. http://www.pdfill.com/ You can also find tons of pdf software here: http://www.planetpdf.com/ Bruce

I must be tired, Marshall, because I actually followed that pretty well.

Have you cleaned the contacts on the input selector switch? Some Caig Deoxit will probably work wonders. I can't get mine open at the moment, or I would tell you how to get to the switch. My 430 is driving my Heresy IIs. I have another that my son is using at college, mated to some JBL L46. I think it is a great receiver for the money. Bruce

Those plywood boxes are almost bigger than my daughters bedroom... It's no wonder she moved out.[*-)]

I would ask how much this cabinet is going to weigh? Most of us could sit on a ceiling joist or two for months with no adverse effect. I imagine we also weigh more than this speaker system will weigh. Using a 2x4, 2x6, etc. across those joist should work fine. We did something similar to hang 150lb projector screens in classrooms at the school where I work. There we used metal cross supports running through the metal trusses. A lot better than putting molly bolts in the wall...[*-)]

This is why I think it is a no brainer to upgrade your HIIs to HIIIs, and then build some Tangent 400 cabinets for your old parts. Sounds like a winning deal to me. Bruce

No doubt. Incidently, you're one of the guys that had an opportunity to do a head on comparison of two, new pairs of networks; an ever so slightly modified Type AA, and the same constant impedance DHA that Bruce (Marvel) uses. I got the impression that there was very little that you liked about the latter. Networks are like everything else in this hobby; one guy's "cats meow" leaves the other guy bored to tears or looking for an exuse to get out of the room. I am a little curious about your view on the DHA, what you didn't like about it. I built a DHA2, but I don't really remember the difference between the two. I had a pair of ALK universals in place, on loan from John Albright. With my system, at the volumes I listen at, in my room... YADAYADA... the y sounded extremely close. I did go back and drop the mids down a little. I was being very cost conscious and wanting a constant impedance. An A or AA might have worked. Anything was better than the AL that came with them. Bruce

You can place 2 x 4 (or other cross support) across the ceiling joists to distribute the load more evenly. Attach your rigging to that. Folks often end up changing light fixtures and add more weight than this cabinet will end up being. Full Sail in Orlando has a degree in live sound, which includes rigging and how to calculate hanging tons (literally) of gear over a stage.

Dean, the second reviewer puts rocks on top of his gear to stop resonance.... That is REAL Voodoo!

One way is to use a defunct tube and insert/remove a few times. If you have an old tube, you can wrap it with tape ( a lot of tape) so if you break the glass you might not hurt yourself. Or take an old tube and remove the glass and mount a wooden handle in it. You used to be able to get old octal and other bases for mounting your own circuits. One of those could be used the same way. Maybe you could just solder them in... when one goes bad you replace the whole assembly. Bruce

I'm in the NW burbs almost every weekend and check out Saturday's Audio pretty frequently. Thanks much for the invite.........I would definitely like to get a listen. In fact, I will be attending the AK (tube) fest next Saturday in Northbrook. I'm bringing my JM Peach, other members are bringing tube pre's, tube cdp's, tube amps and various speakers. I'm curious to check out the Dynaco ST-70..........seems like they're everywhere. Kev, I'm curious how you would compare the Wright's with your Moondogs. Maybe you wish you hadn't passed them on to someone else? Bruce

I couldn't agree with you more, Craig. I think that is one of the reasons my LaScalas are working so well with my Moondogs. The crossovers are a constant impedance, which the low powered tubes like. It works for me. That's why I am not sure how the Heresies would work, or the RB-75s. They have different crossovers, even if the efficiency is almost the same. I am sure they won't work the same on any given amp. My old JBL 4311s are only rated at 89db, yet JBL indicated they could be used with a 10 watt amp for monitoring purposes. It will depend a lot on the amp matching up with the design of the crossover. Bruce

I keep telling myself to hook up my Moondogs to my Heresy IIs, so I could give my own opinion/half baked/ partially qualified answer. The Heresies aren't as efficient as the LaScalas, etc., which I have my 2A3 amps hooked up to. Almost the same efficiency as the RB-75s (RB-75 is higher). I've not heard the RB-75s, so I don't know the sound of them. They are rated slightly lower in the bass than the Heresies. All that being said, I don't listen to my HIIs at a very high volume level. I might find it acceptable.

Of course I spoke too soon. I don't know the differences for the Khorn compared to the LS, which is what I have. Dean is right about just replacing the caps on the ones you have first. I think that will be a huge improvement for very little cash outlay.

You know that Bob can just refresh your crossover with updated parts, keeping the same specs. I built a set of DHA2 crossovers, a constant impedance type with fairly low cost parts (Dean sent them to me). I got the autoformers from Bob. I can look up how much it all cost if you want an idea. Bruce

As everyone is going on about how much they like their SET amps, I think the big problem will be the efficiency of the RB75s. After hearing the higher power on the HT system, using the lower power on the RB75s for two channel will probably come across as a bit weak. There are very good tube amps in all kinds of flavors covering a wide price range... just take your time and try some others out if you can. Bruce

If what you have is a push-pull, most SETs aren't going to be what you want. Does your MiniMax use the 6BM8 tube? This is pretty much the power you will get from a SET: A SET made with a 45 output tube is only about 1.5 watts, 2A3 tube about 3.5 watts, 300B tube 8-10 watts. You can get some SET amps made with higher powered exotic tubes, but they will cost you a lot more money. YMMV Bruce

I have two of the HK430 receivers. My youngest uses one at school on a pair of JBL L46 and I use one at home to feed my pair of Heresy IIs. Great little receivers. They are a good match and you certainly should be able to get one for < $100. Bruce

Welcome Stuart! To post pics (and we all love to see pics of our purchases...) you do the following" At the top of the reply window, there are five tabs. Compose, Options, Related, Preview, Smiles Library. On the options tab is a button for a file attachment, labeled Add/Update. Click on it and browse to where your pic is on your pc. Once you do that, you will probably have to scroll to the right to see the save button. Once is is saved, you can post it. Unfortunately, unless you host your pics somewhere else, you can only put one per post. Bruce

I would say that Klipsch built a lot of them, too. Andy, aka HBDR Builder, posted this, commenting on his time at Klipsch. Someone had asked how long it took to build cabinets. Heresys, mitered, chain w/clamp build: Normally one builder used. Everything running smoothly and not including prep time, about 7-10 minutes each. Heresys, mitered, pneumatic assembly jig: Normally one builder used, about 5-6 minutes each, not including prep time and provided everything went smoothly. Heresys, birch decorator, flush front style cabinet: normally one builder used. Provided everything ran smoothly, about one every 3-5 minutes, not including prep time. Heresy, birch decorator, drop-in front style cabinet: One builder, about one every 3-5 minutes, provided everything went smoothly and not including prep time...Often the builder had a helper to install the rear glue blocks, caulk them up, and then install the drop-in front. When Heritage speakers were the only home speakers Klipsch made, the Heresy was the bread and butter speaker, profit-wise...especially the decorator versions! The Klipschorn made Klipsch famous, but the Heresy, with its ease of assembly, low cabinet material costs, and HUGE numbers of sales, etc...made the company GROW! Not bragging, but I normally built at least 200 birch Heresys in a full day...SOLO!...and quite often built far more than that. With a good helper, that number regularly exceeded 400 in a day!

I believe Klipsch also did five tweeters on one of the MCM systems. Mostly for power handling.