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The only critique I have is you dont have any sound treatment materials listed. Even the best gear wont get close to its potential without at least basic treatment. Some absorption panels strategically placed will go along way depending on how your room is set up and what your significant other will allow.

Interesting Combination here. Very Early K Horn with what looks like the wood mid-horn and an early vertical Cornwall. These look like they are in very good condition and the seller is willing to negotiate on a price. The veneer on the K Horn is especially stunning. UPDATE: K-Horn sold to forum member. Seller dropped price on Cornwall!!! https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/klipsch-cornwall-speaker/6243795889.html

I see what you are saying and I currently probably only have my room up to 60%-70% its full potential. Microphone measurements and software assistance for further treatment will definitely bring that number closer to 90%. That being said, for someone just getting into room treatments I recommend this as a starting point as it makes a dramatic difference and is easy to set up with a mirror and dollar store laser pointer. It is also all that some people with speakers in living rooms etc to get away with due to WAF.

These look really nice. Primary reflection points are the most important piece of room treatment in my opinion. When I firsts set up my LaScalas in our new house with no treatment I could barely listen to them. I hung some curtains with tacks at the primary reflection points and now all I hear is sonic bliss for a 15 min of work and know-how.

As someone who just bought our first home about a month ago I was sick to my stomach l reading this. Best of luck getting everything put back together and repaired. I dont really have much advice to give other than to make sure you read every word of your Home Insurance policy for the upcoming negotiations etc. Is your insurance through a Broker or direct to carrier?

When I was in UT (Just moved to CO actually), I lived in Utah County in an unincorporated part of the county that was still technically within city limits. I called the Sheriff to ask if I could shoot my hunting bow on my property as it was allowed in the county but not the city. His response was, "Well, I have my own opinion on all those city regulations. Anyway, it looks like you are technically within the limits but the local cops dont have jurisdiction... Lets just say if anyone calls in to report you on it Im sure as hell not going to go out there." I have had great respect for the Utah County Sheriff office ever since.

Pretty much this. Class D and Klipsch is an amazing combination. I currently run both my my La Scalas and office KG 5.5s with $20 Lepai amps and the sound is crystal clear. For anyone interested in HT I would use the AVR pre-outs and run a few of these or its big brother: https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-mini-amplifier-60-wpc--300-3800 https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-apa150-150w-power-amplifier--300-812 (You can bridge these as mono-blocks as well) Also, Class D amps wont **** the bed if you speakers dip into 4 or 6 Ohms too like some Class AB amps will.

Apparently Bose already has that figured out.

I agree. If the cabinet is enclosed then any fan will just circulate hot air and not actually help cool the unit. The best bet is to drill vent or hole in the back of the cab and get an exhaust fan to plug into the switched outlet of your AVR. That and $60 is a lot of money for a fan.

It depends on what type of music you listen to and the size of the room the speakers will go in. If you like bass heavy music like Hip Hop or Electronic Music then you will most likely want a subwoofer to go with the La Scalas or you will notice a fairly pronounced lack of bass compared to your KLF-10s. For acoustic music and even rock and roll I typically turn my sub off with my LaScalas as the clean sound is more important than the lowest octave. What you will gain is a totally new sense of how you experience music. If set up properly, you will literally be able to close your eyes and 'see' people performing in your living room and hear tiny nuanced sounds like fingers sliding on a guitar fret board. The best way to describe it is with other speakers you hear a guitar, with LaScalas you hear someone PLAYING a guitar. I used to be big into Home Theater but since getting my LaScalas I now have it set up as an exclusive 2 channel rig. I still cant find a movie as compelling as listening to music on these speakers for hours. As for tube amps, I would say they are not needed. Many here love the synergistic effects of the tube reverb from the high efficiency speakers but I have not jumped on that wagon. My favorite combo is a high quality DAC with an integrated tube and a quality Class D amp. Class D is crystal clear when not driven hard and with my 20 watt Lepai I usually cant turn it past 25% without going into painful SPL levels. Personally, I would keep your sony and use it as a Pre-amp and have it run any surround channels etc then use the Pre-outs to run it into a Class D amp like one of these: https://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dta-120-class-t-mini-amplifier-60-wpc--300-3800

Good luck on the interview, that sounds like a pretty awesome job. I am a big fan of military history. I would grab a laptop and watch a few hours of some of these channels first and you will ace it. A little trick I know from an old TED talk I saw is to go into the bathroom or private area right before the interview and hold your hands over your head for 60 seconds. Its a psychological trick that will make you more confident. When you first meet the interviewer, look him dead in the eye and give him a slightly firmer handshake than he is giving. Military guys are no BS and confidence is respected, this will go a long way showing you can match their level as a 'Civy'. Another important tip is to keep your answers concise and have impact by ending your statements rather than droning on looking for their validation in your answer. Dont be afraid to pause before each answer to think. People think its a sign of weakness to not answer right away but it will actually make you sound more deliberate and you can better think out your response. A trick I learned that has really helped me is the "Do you have any questions for us?" question that usually comes up at the end. NEVER dont have any questions as it makes you seem distant and not genuinely interested in the organization. The best answer to this is, "Please describe your organization's culture and how do you think I will fit in here?" If you have been confident and especially had a good handshake you have already primed the answer to this and it puts a lot back on them to describe how they operate and what kind of organization they are. One last trick is actually from Feng Shui and I use it in high level meetings all the time. If you can avoid it, when you sit at the table never, ever have your back to the door. Psychologically, it will make you insecure as someone can enter and surprise you at any time. Rather if you are facing the door, you have control over the room. If you dont have a choice just be conscious of the effects of the door and you can better overcome it. Anyway, I hope these help. I have never had a Military interview but I have been in some pretty high pressure ones like being grilled by 6-7 Brokers in a board room for an hour. Forgotten Weapons: C&R Arsenal:

Lol my buddy actually had a bumper sticker that said, "Listen to Vinyl, because you cant roll a joint on an Ipod."

I think the social factor of Vinyl is cool. Back in college I used to chill in my friends room and we would put on his records. I probably would not have come over just to throw on some random MP3 files. That and with Vinyl you have to listen all the way through instead of the usual fight over who picks the next song etc.

"Dude, lets move I cant see the band" "See the band? Dude I can TASTE THE BAND" -Best line from a sketch on a classic rock station I used to listen to. That being said, if you look at the massive EDM festivals, concerts and raves they have now I would put current drug use pretty close to on par with the 60's. The attitude and politics are much different though. That and MDMA replaced LSD and Adderall replaced cocaine.

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This happens to me. From time to time Spotify crashes for a day or so and I literally have no music to listen to in the format I have invested in. I have some Vinyls as a backup but need to calibrate my record player.

Personally I run Fidelify on my laptop into my DAC using WASAPI output then into a Class T amp and it sounds great. Class T or D amps are a good match for Klipsch because they are ultra low distortion as long as you dont drive the amp hard. Luckily with high efficiency speakers this is rarely a worry.

Where is your listening position? You might be in a null in the room. If you are exactly in the middle of the room, bass will be virtually non-existent.

That would not surprise me. The NSA actively recruits talented US hackers that are caught and made a job offer they cant refuse. IE Prison or 6 figure government job. The problem though is some of the higher ups dont understand what the young guys are doing and there is definite opportunity to get up to some sanctioned or unsanctioned mischief.

I agree with the HIII option as well. For HT, you will want subs anyway and typically will cross over the mains at 80 hz or so which is still in the Hersey territory. You will have more money for subs too with Hersey vs Cornwalls. In fact, you could even get another set of HIII's to use as surrounds. The other factor is the TV you will be using. Its not an issue with an acoustically transparent screen but with a TV it will be very difficult to use a Cornwall as a center channel without elevating the TV too high. Humans are designed to look down or straight and a high TV is very back for your neck. You could much more easily built a TV stand around a Heresy and the TV will still be at relative eye level.

From what I read, this does not come in through email or phishing but can hit your computer through your network at work etc. The best way to protect yourself is to get a portable hard drive and do a nightly system image backup while you sleep. That way if you get hit, you simply wipe your drive and re-load the system image.

If anyone jumped on these I figured you would be on it. @Cantilope Did you see these KP-3002s for $400? http://www.ksl.com/classifieds/listing/44040889 He might be honest, these have been sitting on the market for at least a week. UT has a slow market for heritage stuff.

I think this is an important factor when setting up your component chain. Audio components can only degrade the pure source so if you have an expensive DAC that is re-digitized into a AVR then it may be better to get an AVR with an integrated DAC so the digital signal is processed and converted to analog only once.

Its an interesting market out here. Heritage stuff usually languishes for a few weeks and finally disappears unless its a really good deal. There are also some KP-3002's sitting around for $400 with no interest.

Looks like a pretty good deal, they have been sitting on the market for a while and the seller lowered the price. http://www.ksl.com/classifieds/listing/43920343