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Pete, I don't know how I got "Left" foot out of "Right" leg....anyway I digress...most of the pain is on the right side eminating down my right leg...sometimes the pain gets to the left side also.... I truly appreciate your comments...it has just become something that I live with.... I welcome any and all ideas and comments and i certainly do not want to Hijack your thread.....good luck with your knees, I know how painful it is....believe me..!

Pete, I've already had three surgeries, the lower three vertebrae fused and more pain block proceedures that I can count. I am on full time medication for pain and it is getting to the point where the medication is less effective. My Pain Specialist (really my PIA) has tried everything through Oxycodone and Morphine. I take hydrocone three times a day and "WE" are looking at alternatives. Nothing is really adressing the continious pain I am in. I stepped in a pothole three and a half years ago, at work", broke my ankle then fell down a 15 foot embankment hitting on my hip. It caused my sciatic nerve to go crazy and my back, right leg down through the top of my left foot is in pain up until I go to bed. the only time it doesn't hurt is when I am laying in bed. A side effect of the pain is my right foot stays numb most of the time. Yea...give him this note and see if he can come up with something.......[]

Never contacted him as I have a bunch of singles now along with three full sets of MCM 1900 four ways. All of mine have aluminum trim. If these had that I might be interested, but they don't. If I get any more the dogs are going to start to complain. It is a shame anytime someone canabolizes a set of Klipsch speakers for parts. Hope he doesn't destroy the cabinets.

Pete, Four of my employees have had it with two of them having double knee replacement within a year of the first knee. They all had to go through lengthy rehabilitation and three of them had to do the diet thing. Their weight was the primary cause of the bad knees. They have all said that the rehab is much worse than the operation. Thankfully they are all back to work and they are getting along fine. They all told me that the doctor said that the knee replacement last I think for about 10 to 15 years (please don't quote me on that....going from memory) if you exercise and keep yourself in shape. The key to their recovery was the rehab they all went through. Funny...two are electricians, one plumber and one grass cutter....go figure. The electricians and plumber said that it was from climbing ladders all of their careers the grass cutter had the worst weight problem. Good luck, have it done and get away from your daily pain. I am going through major back issues and they don't have a replacement for that yet....! W. C.

I have six brand new ones and they read from 3.9 to 4.3 ohms on a Fluke 27, FWIW. Hope this helps..... W. C.

Sorry Double Post

HogFan, You could probably get by with any cheap solid state amp check out amps at parts Express. You can pick up any numbers for a 100 bucks or less, check the Bay. I certainly do not understand the BLOW OUT test you are planning at home. All you will achieve is possibly blowing your speakers. What is the point of that? It is pretty obvious that your old Sansui amp is not very tollerant of the generator vltage pushing it or your speakers beyond their limit or clipping it serves no purpose. JMO

Your amp is very sensitive to voltage fluctuations (you did say it was an older model). One of the newer SS amps would likely be more tollerant (sp) to the voltage supplied. The generators are supplying square wave voltage and not a pure sign wave so some of the older electronics aren't really compatible. If you could get your hands on a pure sign wave inverter 2KW you would be in business but that is an expensive alternative. I would suggest investing in a newer amp and you should be fine. Your TV, CD and Dish don't seem to be experiencing the same problem, so it is kinda pointing to the amp. Your amp does have a two prong power cord, correct?

What else do you have plugged into the generator....? It isn't a frequency problem and you do not need the ground rod...(Would be kinda hard to drive one through the parking lot asphalt anyway) If you have additional load plugged into the generator the 2K honda might very well be having a hard time keeping up. You may be experiencing some type of voltage drop condition. What size is your extension cord and length? There are all kinds of possibilities. Most electronics don't like square wave generators.

Is it a pair of singles? if they are double bins please give me a link. Like i need another set.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, W. C.

Try This: See the PDF above............... MCM1900good.pdf

That's for a Double Bin, a Single would weigh half.......glad I caught that. The Fiberglassed Aluminum Trimmed Double bin weighs 305

One MWM cabinet weigh's 288 pounds. Good luck on the shipping...............!

Chris, The main reason I went with two is to balance the room out. It is large 32 x 18 and I also wanted them to make the riser for the seating. I am absolutely sure that one would have been sufficient. I at times really turn it up and listening to "Dance to the Music" can hurt you in the chest. I played a Blue Ray of Resident Evil the other night and thought the "off beat" base was going to do structural damage..! (See the signature line that I added a few days ago) They provide great low end at lower levels also. The two fill the room nicely as when I had one it seemed a bit directional, as to where the low frequencies were originating. If I could have got the one behind the flat screen I may not have needed the second. Actually, if you add up the cost of the lumber for building a riser, there is really not a whole lot of difference in cost. The shipping for the kits is very reasonable as Danley is just down the road. They way they are made, they can support a tremendous amount of weight and the ports are on either side of the listening position. I am pretty close to the airport and work across the river in Gaston County. If you are familiar with Charlotte you know of Gastonia....! A whole "nother" story.[] W. C.

Chris, I have built two of the kits and they are extremely easy to put together. If you can drive a screw with a screw gun you have it made. One of the criticle items is sealing all of the joints, I used construction adheasive (Liquid Nails Pro). If I remember correctly, you will have to order some hardware, they provide the T-Nuts but I think you have to provide the mounting screws for the speakers and panels. I have a list that I will be glad to share as I ordered mine through McMaster-Carr in Atlanta. Order today receive tomorrow. The kits are pre-cut to perfection and the parts are labeled with a router in large letters. All of the parts align perfectly and it is pretty much a No Brainer when it comes to assembly. "So easy as Caveman could do it....!" It can easily be put together in a day outside on sawhorses if you don't have the gagage space. You will need someone to help you "flip" it a couple of times as it is rather heavy when assembled. I found using the saw horses was much easier on my back rather than having to get down on the floor to assemble. It just depends on what you are comfortable with. The lengthy part is how you want to finish them. Some people veneer them (takes a bunch) or like me, I just stained them and finished with clear Poly. The two of mine make up the riser for my HT seating and are hidden so well you don't even notice them, until they go to work....! Hope this helps as you will not be disapointed if you go the Danley route. I think the kit is $975.00 plus shiping. You can email: jeff@danleysoundlabs.com Jeff can give you all of the details that you will need to order. The people at danley are great to work with and they make sure that you are happy with their products. W. C.

With ALL due respect, he has stated that there has been a Mid-Range problem with most of the speakers he has listened to, including but not limited to other brands than Klipsch. Different people have different taste in music. Is it possible that his ears are very sensative to the frequencies that he is having trouble with? Some people resonate at frequencies that sound normal to others. From reading all of these post, it seems like this is an issue with the listener, rather than the sound reproducing device, espicially if other brands of speakerrs and amps have produced the "Ear Bleed" of the listener. Klipsch are known for giving a flat response and they can reproduce the sound like you were there in the recording studio. Their efficiency is good to a fault as they reproduce all of the artifacts that are present in the Master recording. Shit in shit out...........I would certainly look for other sources than amps, room acoustics and HOT horns Klipsch's are known to reproduce whatever was recorded, accurately....! Possibly something to tame the midrange to HIS ears would be in order. I only say this as I have owned all of the Heritage line, played through numerous SS amps and consider Klipsch one of the finest speakers on the market for the price. I am presently taking the plunge to try valves on my Klipschorns, huge leap for me...! At present, I have a pretty impressive list of Heritage along with a lot of the KP/KI lines. Just some observations, W. C.

Michael, That's 115's in the link you provided. That's all I see is the two ported subs in the picture. W. C.

I feel soooooooooooooooooooooo....left out.......[]

Michael, I'm pretty sure that the speakers in the Bay add are KP-115's http://www.klipsch.com/kp-115 W. C.

On you new circuits, how are the breakers arranged in your panel? Are they across from each other or are they on one side of the panel, one right after the other. Did he use single breakers or did he use a piggyback breaker? If they are across from each other the two circuits are sharing the same "Leg" of the service and you really don't have two seperate circuits. Did your electrician wrap the wires around the screw terminals or sis he use the quick connects (the small holes next to the screws) on the receptacles? I find it strange that a licensed electrician would share a common neutral, in a residentiial situation, as it is a Code Violation. The NEC has even started requiring seperate neutrals on three phase circuitry (Commercial - Industrial Installations). Ground Loop was not your problem. The scenerio that creates a Ground Loop is much morre complex to explain than i can in a few sentenses. Common ground is fine, but the common neutral will carry the imbalance of the two circuits. If the loads are not balanced the neutral will be carrying the difference and there WILL be noise introduced into the circuit. At minimum, the two new circuits should be isolated, meaning one receptacle (sinhle or duples) with one hot, neutral and ground in each circuit. The main thing to insure is that your service ground is connected well and all of the terminal screws in your panel are tight. Hope all of that made sense......just asking some questions to help find the source of your noise. For some reason, I have a little knowledge of electricity as i have been working with it for 45 or so years. Most of all, if YOU are happy with what you have, that is the most important thing. What anyone else says doesn't make any difference.

This site lets you take the vaneer and arange it to get the best layout of the pattern: http://www.veneeronline.com/folio.aspx The problem is the numerous choices and getting pieces large enough to allow you to center the pattern or be able to wrap and continue the grain. Sometimes there can be a lot of waste to get the best matching. Good luck as there is no easy choices and it totally depends on the detail that you want tom put into your work. W. C.

Rob, I've used both and they are equally friendly and helpful. You wont go wrong with either one. Both go out of their way to answer questions and provide you with resources and what ever help you may need. W. C.

I would think that as a minimum, there would have to be dividers between the speaker ports. Isn't the four way the same thing that you get with ONE speaker in a corner? Again it looks neat as hell, but for what purpose...?

Would this design NOT defeat the purpose of the "Corner Horn" In my thinking, the overlap between the speakers would be distorted. This is just a thought and your milage might vary. Looks neat as hell, though....![]

Artto, I have over 600 feet of elevated rail and I use #12 THHN stranded wire. It strips very easily with a razor knife, solders easily and is very easy to insatll after stripping. Pretty sure that the Depot, Lowes and any electrical supply house should have it. As U said, I use #12, #10 is available at the same places but is much more expensive. You can terminate with compression lugs or solder. It is usually sold in 500 foot rolls. I'm running a Diditrax system with more locomotibes than I can count. My system is split across 12 circuits, each being a #12 run. Works flawlessly and no voltage drop problems. I buy my wire at the local Electrical supply house. 12 stranded is good for 30 amps, 10 is good for 40 amps according to Table 310-14 NEC for other than house wiring and not behind an oversurrent device. W. C.