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You would then be able to use this argument about most horns. The main flare rate is a tractrix, as in the exponential for the K401, etc. I don't think most have room or want to accept a round horn in our rooms (although I like the way they look). Bruce

I've been to two of Barbara's HS reunions. We have had a blast, and they have been great fun. Never have made it back to one of my own reunions. m00n, The 70s were full of all the equal rights/feminist stuff. My wife was very pro everything. But our relationship was pretty stinking bad. Not that we didn't care for one another, or have some good times, because we did. But we were 'modern', and not into the old fashioned stuff. But it ended up in divorce. Part of the reason was a mutual friend who told her he could show her how to find god (I'll make that a little 'g'). He isolated her from everyone, including her own family. I didn't know where she was living, even though it was only a few blocks from the home we had shared together. He beat the crap out of her when she didn't play by his rules. Broke a rib or two. Broke an ear drum. She got down to 95 pounds. Said he would kill her but she wouldn't know when it was going to happen. She finally ran away. We remarried after each had a specific religious conversion (so to speak). I saw the guy a few times after that. I had to let it go. He faded into the past. A sexual encounter it was not, but we both knew more of our past that I'm not willing to share here. But it became just that, something in the past and not nearly as important as the present. The question might be to ask you if you had a relationship with someone else. It cuts both ways. Bruce

Andy, I didn't think I said which ones came first. I bought my 4311s from a studio equipment dealer. This was before there were the online stores selling everything under the sun. The 4311s went through a few different iterations. Duke, How the esurrounds holding up on the L36s? They are foam aren't they? I repaired the foam on some L56 woofers that belong to a friend of mine, thanks to some advice from Dennis. They sound great! Bruce

The L100 was a great speaker. I have the 4311s, the studio version. Cloth surrounds that are as good as the day I got them in the early 70s. Other parts can deteriorate. The flat foam around the tweeter used to reduce difraction effects. Crossover parts break down, and I am wanting to rebuild the ones I have.. The LE5 for the midrange is a bit harsh and distorts to some. Depends on the year you got them on just which version is in them. As I have pointed out before, my JBLs sound very close to my Heresy IIs, just not as efficient.. The bass on the JBLs is way better. The L220 has the awesome catseye ring radiator tweeter. I would love a pair of the 220s. Certain JBLs are among the best. Bruce

That is not a problem for me. I'm thinking of other options too. I appreciate your looking into them for me. Bruce

benz there -- done that

Dana, John Albright emailed me about his Peavey FH-1 horns. He said those actually get up close to 1Khz. Still lack in the bass like the LS do though. The design is simpler as the doghouse is a simple three sided affair compared to the LS doghouse. Bruce

Cool idea! Reminds me of freezing mr. foster's tears.

Bill, I've responded to your PM as well. Cheers, Bruce

Wish I did have the Belle and KHorn done. The KHorn is a lot more difficult, especially since I don't use the software all that often. The Belle wouldn't be so hard, but I haven't had the measurements for it. I also wanted to put the drivers in but never got them modeled. In my spare time? Klipsch probably has these in cad files, and could do these in a heartbeat if they wanted to. Bruce

Maybe I should add that the last trip to Orlando cost me a transmission, so IT wasn't a cheap trip. []

John Albright had his LaScalas done by a furniture dude in a beautiful cherry finish. There are pics on the server somewhere, but who knows the file names? I should have bought his second pair while I had the chance (which weren't refinished!). Bruce

I could make St. Pete pretty easily. I would love to see some pics. Bruce

Hamish, Loved the pdf. I can't agree more. A very good friend of mine is an historian, mostly of the American Civil War, and has a couple of books out. It is the lives of the people and not just the names and dates that make it interesting. I have been trying to compile stories of family, as it is what is exciting. Bruce

Hamish, That would be quite the drive, even in June after the snow melts. [] I wouldn't mind an 8 hour drive. Sure is pretty up there though.... Hmmmmm... Bruce

If anyone gets an upgrade/new purchase bug and wants to sell a pair of LaScalas, please let me know. I can drive a bit of a distance to pick them up. Finish quality is not too important a factor (would have liked Mike's though). I would rather not do the ebay thing. Cheers, Bruce

Places like Walgreens will store your images long term, for free, unlimited number of files. That means they are also probably getting backed up. The only problem is that their regular upload program has a max. file size of 1536x1024 pixels. That really isn't too bad if you are going to make 4x6 or 5x7 prints. I have an excellent scan of my wife at that resolution. I actually have it at double that, but that makes the file size four times bigger. I usually scan very high and save as a tif, and then make a smaller preview file and save as a jpg. So I end up with a 16meg file and a 150k file of the same shot, for indexing. No special software, so I am not tied to any particulr viewer. Some of the banks in Missippi had their vaults fill up with water, so they are having a hard time recovering paper goods. Stop bath for B&W prints us a diluted mixture of acetic acid and water. The print I have that is getting yellow spots is from about 1985. In the lower res attached photo you can see some of the yellow around the candle sticks. I have cleaned up the tif quite a bit already, but it is way more apparent in the larger file. I hope she finds her negs and they are okay or another print that may not be having the same issue.

The labs are the problem. IF they are done correctly, color and b&w prints will last a long time. Like the print of my mom, that was made by Olan Mills back in the day. We will have to wait and see how all the snapshots last, that were printed by someone at the one hour photo stuck in the corner of the grocery store. Bruce

Film and print paper aren't really very durable and long lasting either, unfortunately. Of course that depends on where they are stored too. I have a wonderful picture of a friend at her wedding, with my daughter as a flower girl. The print we have is deteriorating, looking like the print wasn't washed long enough. There are yellow spots showing up all over it. I asked the friend if she has another print or the negatives, so we can get a new print made. She hasn't had time to go through them yet. I have some very old burned CDs that are still holding up well, but replicating them again isn't a bad idea. Bruce

Clue, Always a good reminder. Many of Barbara's photos from her high school years were destroyed in a fire in a storage area where her parents lived. This is one of the reasons that I started scanning photos and slides this Fall, to get them all on CDs and out to different locations and family members, safe deposit box, etc. What a tedious task that is though. Brings back lots of memories as you start going through all those photos. We have been very lax at labeling the pictures. That is an important thing to get done as well. Plus separating out all the friends from the family pics. Bruce

Great job Neil. Even easier than Dennis' way to check. This whole thing is getting pretty sketchy. Bruce

Ironwoods, I did the LaScala in TrueSpace, and used some nice woodgrain for the surface mapping. The only thing I copped was the Klipsch logo. I've got some done in walnut as well. Perhaps I should email Amy about getting some of these done, even if I have to put some other info at the bottom of the page. Bruce

Last year I emailed him and he was putting in new parts, but not what Klipsch uses. Let's see... he doesn't claim that they ARE Klipsch speakers, uses diffeent parts in a cabinet design the the patents have expired on. Makes a few a year. I would guess it would hurt more in the PR department if Klipsch did anything at all against him. Bruce

Neil, I think djk showed a temporary brace that was a 2x4 or 2x6 with a "v" notch to match the doghouse point, and then used a pipe clamp to hold it in place while you turned up the volume. Here's a quick sketch of the idea:

Beppe, There are quite a few on these forums who have built their own LaScalas, Khorns, and Belles. Even though they weren't built by Klipsch, most will still call them by their factory name even though they are really clones. These are so old the patents have run out. There are a couple who have posted here who actually bought some of Gary Shinall's speakers and been very satisfied with them. At least these guys aren't making Bose clones and telling you how great they are. Bruce