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Packers got beat by who? (a team that can't score)!!!!!
Colts finally won one!
Giants lost!
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I don’t know Mike or Paul or Maureen. Thanks for posting
your impressions. Yes, I look forward to the pictures of your new set-up. I
heard some awesome systems in my time. I am still impressed with the musicality
of tubes and Big Ole Horns.
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Six teams (6!) are 10 and 3!
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings
One could goooo alllll theeeee wayyyyy
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The longest winning streaks in the NFL right now belong to Green Bay at
18, with the unflappable Aaron Rodgers at quarterback; Houston at 6,
with third-stringer T.J. Yates calling the signals; and the surprising
Denver Broncos with Tim Tebow leading them to five in a row. Football is
a funny game. -
Jacksonville is horrible. Lions are fun. Why aren't Chargers doing better?
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amazing Dave! Which is favoroite and why? which is best value?
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Who can beat Packerts? Not Giants...
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I auditioned about a dozen tube and solid-state amplifiers on unmodified Cornwalls, LaScalas and Khorns in my living room for EnjoyTheMusic.com.
• There are always answers to questions. Sometimes though, the answer is I don’t know.
• Amplifiers CAN be considered in isolation from the speakers with which they are used. It is called a benchmark measurement. Current specs are merely a thumbnail reference, like saying a boat is a Proline 24 with a Merc 250 – it barely gives you an idea of the true handling characteristics. Tube amplifiers SHOULD be measured with a variety of popular speakers. All speakers should have their impedance charts on their backs. The results would be mouth opening.
•The best sounding amp with Khorns will be totally unacceptable with B &W 801s. The horns love the harmonic distortion of tubes and the B&Ws are impedance challenged; they require real horsepower to drive. (See Pass X250 review for EnjoyTheMusic)
• At the Arkansas Klipsch fest and my audio Meet up, we find groups of middle-age men like certain equipment for certain features, but that there is consensus on the best sounding equipment; it is often the outrageously expensive stuff. The really good stuff is often five, ten times the cost, but better in many respects than the next best performers.
• There is no need for custom amplifier when you are using stock speakers.• My all-time favorite tube amplifier is still my Bottlehead 2A3 Paramours (EnjoyTheMusic review).
• I picked this tube amplifier as my favorite because it never fails to please me with its delicate nuances on my Big Ole Horns or my winged Audio-Technica ATH-A700 cans with their Gazoo’s hoops (reviewed).
• Strong points are their imaging, sweetness, and did I say this? Delicacy.
• Weak points of course are their very low power output and the inability to drive the 15” woofers of my classic Klipsch corner horns.
What tube amplifier do you “wish” you could try in your system?
OMG, so many!• I heard NOSvalve’s VRDs briefly on Mike Lindsay’s modded LaScalas. They blew me away.
• Quads
• McIntosh
• Wellborne 2A3s
• Cary
• Nelson Pass’ First Watt
• Jonathon Valin in The Absolute Sound (September 09) gave a rave review to the $800 Odyssey Khartago Power Amplifier comparing it very favorably to much more expensive amplifiers.
• Art Audio
• Audio Research
I too find that in audio no 'one size fits all.' In particular, members of my local audio Meet up club have incredible systems. But often, they do not want to play them loud. Why? I think that the high volume reveals all the flaws; the system sounds horrible.
I am surprised that most tweaking audiophiles don’t combine the ‘sparkly, shimmer and long decay’ of 2A3 or 45 tubes with powerful solid-state mid and low bass woofers. But then, many of them don’t seem to get what makes horns and tubes sound so musical.
Personally, I would rather start with something that sounds so energetically musical - like horns do - and work backward to correct the honking, crossover hash, mid-bass punch and deep bass, than try to improve something seriously flawed from the inception – driving the huge surface area of cones so they sound as dynamic as music. -
Passive dual-amplifiers does not bring the all of the benefits
of active bi-amping, but it does bring a lot of them.
In my case, the crossover
allows the bass bins to run a full-range signal. This means that separating the
Khorn bass bins from the crossover allows them to be run with a solid-state amplifier.
Even a small solid-state amplifier has better impedance control over the woofer
than many moderate price range tube amplifiers. Therefore, matching a solid-state
amplifier with a tube amplifier of the PROPER WATTAGE RATIO (ten to one) allows
the listener to enjoy tubes on the mid and high horns with solid-state on the
bass.
This configuration sounds better with either my vintage Harmon Kardon
330B receiver ($5 at yard), cheap class T amplifiers, massive Pioneer class A amplifier
($250) or even small Trends tube amps. It most certainly IS worth the minor expense
of the extra amplifier. It comes close to sounding as good as a $4k Pass X250
on my Big Ole Horns.
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Another difficulty is the enormous complexity of selecting
just the right cross-over points when active tri-amping. There are endless permutations
available and I am not aware of low-cost tools to automate this arduous task.
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of course I love my horns, side reflectations might not be such a problem, but rear wall ones can be. I would also consider a slight tip forward in such a small space to angle the horns more directly towards your ear.
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true, but also see this:
http://www.amazon.com/Extreme-Audio-Line-filtering-ebook/dp/B0069QEE9W
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I auditioned about a dozen tube
and solid-state amplifiers on unmodified Cornwalls, LaScalas and Khorns in my
living room for EnjoyTheMusic.com. I heard Quads at Klipsch gathering years
ago. I heard VRDs briefly on Mike Lindsay's modded LaScalas. They blew me away.
My first choice would still be passive or active bi-amping with tube amplifiers.
My second choice for Big Ole Horns would be NOSvalves' VRD. (http://nosvalves.com/vrd.htm). The
likely very high resale value and cache' of the McIntosh equipment is quite
tempting though: buy it right and when you do resell it, you could own it for
free.
I suspect that is not your problem
though. If I were you (but still had my good looks!), I would seriously
consider adding a very deep, very high output sub-woofer to your system. Two
grand into a Epic or Parts Express kit will have far more impact on your system
(including TV) than a more rounded bottom in your tube amplifier! I auditioned
$6K Delta Studio 6s33s on my LaScalas (http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0306/delta_studio_6s33s.htm).
They have a boomy bottom end. An inexpensive 300B tube amplifier, with a powerful
sub-woofer, would be just as musical in the mid-range and have lot more bass.
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After shutting down San Francisco on Thanksgiving, the Ravens have
jumped from No. 5 to No. 2, their highest plateau of the season. The
49ers are at No. 3, with the Saints and Steelers rounding out the top
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Songs of the Revolution
A young boy asked his aunt about protesting the Vietnam War.
She said she would answer his questions, but first he must listen to these four
songs:Buy a Gun for Your Son
Tom Paxton wrote this Anti-war song in 1965 during the
Vietnam War era. In the video posted, Tom Paxton performed “Buy a Gun for your
son” on Pete Seeger’s (“American folk singer” and “iconic figure” in the 50′s
for the revival of American Folk music) PBS TV show located in NYC in 1965
called “Rainbow Quest”.http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/his1005fall2010/2010/11/23/buy-a-gun-for-your-son/
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
Written by Country Joe McDonald in 1965, supposedly in
less than 30 minutes[1].
"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" was was due to be released the
same year on the first album of the group, Electric Music for the Mind and
Body, but Vanguard Records vetoed it, and it eventually
became the title track of I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die[2].A solo live performance of the song by Country Joe McDonald
was given at Woodstock Festival. It is featured on the
documentary Woodstock, and on its soundtrack.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%22Fish%22_Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I%27m-Fixin%27-To-Die_Rag
Universal Soldier
Written and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter
Buffy Sainte-Marie. "Universal Soldier"
was originally released on Sainte-Marie's debut album It's
My Way! in 1964. "Universal Soldier" was not a popular hit at
the time of its release, but it did garner attention within the contemporary folk music
community. Sainte-Marie said of the song: "I wrote 'Universal Soldier' in
the basement of The Purple Onion coffee house in Toronto in the early
sixties. It's about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal
thinking kills us all."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Soldier_%28song%29
Agent Orange Song
In the 1970’s, Paul Reutershan, “a helicopter chief who
flew almost daily through clouds of herbicides,” went on the “The Today Show”
and stated, “I died in Vietnam, but I didn’t even know it.”Murial Hogan heard the line and wrote what has come to be
known as the “Agent Orange Song.”http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/01/27/agent-orange-song-paul-reutershan/
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No, I have not
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1009/klipsch_palladium_p_39f.htm
I think they corrected my of the flaws of Khorns, for a price:
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By adding a modern transmission line of three woofers,
the Palladiums are rightful heirs to the Klipsch crown. They retain
Klipsch's renown ultra high sensitivity and extra low distortion. The
Palladiums eliminate the narrow dispersion that so often plagues big ole
horns with a wide and square Tractrix eye and mouth. I
am impressed with Klipsch, their P-39F and A Sound Decision. If you
already have your sports car, if your new home has a room set aside for
HT, if this is the league you shop in; seriously consider a Palladium
system configuration like this one. It enjoys the music." -
http://www.soundideasstereo.com/
"audio store owner in Gainesville (Sound Ideas Stereo) can do
consignment, buy outright, or trade/swap. He is a straight shooter,
fair, and will get the best dollar for you. They own big delivery
trucks and could pick up & properly display them in his 14,000 ft.
store on proper amps etc.He
loves the K-horns (drove his personal home pair with low watt Quad II
mono amps, super), and has decades of clientele in Florida who could buy
them. He's an authorized Klipsch dealer
for c. 30 years, selling many other good brands for as long, like
Threshold, then Pass, Genesis, Cary, Paradigm, McIntosh, Music
Fidelity, Luxman, Kef, etc."The Suncoast Audiophile Society
(formerly known as the Tampa Bay Listening Society) is a group of
high-end audio enthusiasts, both young and old, with an eclectic mix of
interests. We hold meetings at least once a month (some weeknights,
others weekends) for listening sessions, gear demo's, audio chat, and/or
live music. Our goal is to foster comraderie, promote education, and
otherwise support local audiophiles, whether their interests be analog,
digital, solid state, tubes, or DIY (HT/surround sound too). We welcome
prospective members from the entire Florida Suncoast region.Please note that our meetup group is
PRIVATE, so we require all prospective members to register with their
real name. One of our Co-Organizers will follow up with you before
membership is approved. SAS members may later use a nickname, if
desired, once their identity has been confirmed. If
you have not received a follow-up email after requesting to join the
group, please double-check your email folder, as it may have
been inadvertently marked as spam.Here are some teaster pics from prior meetings. Group Members have
full online access for meeting details, discussion forum, and all
photos.http://www.meetup.com/Suncoast-Audiophile-Society/
Please join us! Need more horn lovers
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week 11 power rankings:
1 (1) Packers 9-0 If they survive a tough game in Detroit on Thanksgiving, the Packers have a real chance to go undefeated. (Clayton) 2 (2) 49ers 8-1 Alex Smith's performance against the Giants shows the 49ers can beat good teams without Frank Gore carrying the offense. (Sando) 3 (4) Saints 7-3 Bye week gives the Saints a chance to regroup before welcoming the
Giants and Lions to the Superdome for likely shootouts. (Sando)4 (5) Steelers 7-3 Pittsburgh's defense showed against Cincinnati that it still can close out games. (Walker -
thinking about doing a review, need to get some tubes to try, any suggestions for the best value?
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any sub makes a big difference!
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No, Pittsburgh didd all the passing and running, Baltimore won the game!
Why Payton won't play this year:
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Any amplifier is not THE amplifier. Manufacturers quote
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)
for at their amplifiers’ highest wattage output. But THD
is not the same for all types of amplifiers. Since big ole Klipsch horns actually
need only a few, generally three to six, but usually not more than 20 or 30 watts,
these watts – milliwatts most of the time - must have very low distortion. Because
of their own exceptionally low distortion, big ole horns are extremely
revealing of anomalies upstream, including the amplifier’s THD. If a component has lots of distortion at low
power, the speakers can sound harsh. Odd-order harmonic distortion
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_sound),
in particular, sounds harsh. Which types of amplifier have lots of odd-order
harmonic distortion at very low wattage? Solid-state.I have heard the wonderful $6K
Pass X250 (http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0202/passx250.htm)
amplifiers on my B-2 Cornwalls Is, and yet my 3-watt $550 2A3 tube Bottlehead
Paramours (http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Magazine/equipment/1202/bottleheadparamour.htm)
can sound just as sweet, when they are not clipping. Powerful
solid-state amplifiers do have headroom so loud passages at high volume have
considerable slam. They also have excellent woofer control so both bass and
mid-range sound solid. Yet not everybody appreciates the soft clipping of
tubes. But to me, all but the very best solid-state amplifiers on big ole horns
wears out my ears.I would get the VRDs in a heartbeat, otherwise the Mac is the one to beat.
Maximum Amp power for RF-82ii without damaging the speaker
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in the old days, the rule was never play the amp more than half way - that is when the power begins to distort