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Probably the only Heritage model that looks better with its grills on, however the mid horn gives it the sound.

Very similar to the board I used in the local FM station for production. I did weekends for them for about 7 years. We would use it for commercials and Voice Tracking prerecorded shows. Had it connected to a pretty nice little pair of Tannoy studio monitors.

That can be factor, and sometimes an insurmountable one depending on the room. All about personal control and preference tailoring, much akin to buying a performance vehicle with a stick, or being satisfied with the preset gearing of the automatic. To each his own. On another note, the next TV you purchase will most likely require adjustment - they tend to like to ship them set up very bright. They are usually displayed in the showrooms the same way to catch your eye. Have had to do a fair bit of adjusting the last two sets LCD and LED).

But I’m sure you wouldn’t buy a TV that didn’t have colour, contrast and brightness controls. One would need to be pretty invested in the sound of an amp without any controls. Most folk like the ability to modify for the sound they desire. Many in fact modify thier actual speakers.

I think there are more of us than you think. I’m CDs most of the time with some digital radio through the Apple TV (Jazz FM), out of Toronto. Best Jazz station in Canada. When we lived in Ontario our dial rarely moved. Just don’t have the the passion or funds to go back to vinyl. Switched over to CDs back in the mid 80s and am more than satisfied.

I dont really have a huge desire for mono but tone controls are essential; I wouldn’t even consider an amp integrated or otherwise, without them.

I agree 100%. With the RB61 IIs I dialed the treble back one and the bass up one. Perfectly fine after that. Those controls are there for a reason, not all speakers respond the same to the same signal.

Great post one of those things that slipped my ever aging mind on a Sunday. Too many many fumes from cleaning products as we prepare for Pesach. A few bevies to assist with the process as well.My Rabbi would smack me in the head for forgetting this.

Although you addressed Oldtimer, My view is that nothing has changed, or ever will for that matter. Human nature is human nature. We evolved from and continue as a hierarchical species. The greatest advancement in free societies is that one’s role is earned ( if desired), rather than inherited as in some cultures both past and present.

Nice open looking room.

Brand new no less; I’d be chomping at the bit for them to arrive as well. Mazel Tov!

Yes indeed, the more extreme the view the more extreme the intellectual rationalization to try and back it up or lend credibility. Most people can either straight up see this or at the very least intuit it. ” There are some ideas so absurd that only an intellectual could believe them” George Orwell

My wife had a couple of her friends over for a gab fest yesterday so she gave me an afternoon pass to the Irish pub across the street. Popped into the variety store on the way and picked up the new Sound and Vision (buy a couple issues a year and the new Stereophile wasn’t out yet). Had a few Black and Tans and read it cover to cover. They gave the budget Klipsch Reference Theatre Pack a pretty good review. Four out of five stars for performance, three and a half for build quality and four of five for value. Not too shabby. edit: I also noticed that Marantz took a full back cover for their AV8805 Pre Amp.

I agree and feel the same way about my Ohms. In fact I had concerns about detail loss when I swapped out my RB 61IIs as mains. Fortunately it wasn’t the case at all. The presentation, imaging and soundstage were greatly enhanced. Really like both designs but the Klipsch I would really like would work better in a larger room where I could be farther back from them. Space and circumstance don’t allow it at this time. At some point they will...

A few factors: Americans have had a long history of what might be termed anti-intellectualism, though I think the term is not quite accurate. Independence of thought and action as well as a mistrust of anything approximating a class system (as is the underlying structure in Europe), has been a defining characteristic of American culture. There is an ingrained common sense aspect at play. This temperament along with the very obvious incorrectness and failure of various intellectuals over the years, has maintained a natural skepticism towards such things, more-so than anywhere else in my opinion. The modern trend to downplay or delegitimize classical western philosophers while at the same time promoting some pretty wobbly political extremist thought that runs counter to what we can see with our own eyes has not helped. For example the 300 “genders” or whatever the figure is up to this week. Popular culture is just that and is nothing new really. It just seems more so. At one point of time those who were interested in such things (intellectual pursuits), lived and worked with others of a similar bent. With social media and a more mobile lifestyle we encounter more and different people than we would have a few decades ago when people were more likely to remain in one area. Final thought, many philosophers over the centuries have pondered the human condition; as someone once said there is nothing new under the sun.

I’ve always been pretty happy with our mid level Lagostina stainless steel pots and pans. I like being able to sear on the stove and move the entire pan into the oven to finish certain things off. We do have a Paderno nonstick pan that is used almost exclusively for eggs. We get a lot of use out of a Pampered Chef heritage baker - more or less a clay Dutch oven/roaster which we use to braise. Sort of our go to for Friday’s Shabbat dinner. I can put a roast in it at lunch, let it go at low heat and we are are ready right after work. Great for brisket.

Interesting all around.

I occasionally get it when turning my system on. We have poor quality power here with a lot of fluctuation and outages. Throw in a very dry and static environment. From time to time I either turn off or unplug my power bar and it vanishes for a few weeks.

Actually the inwalls were the first thing I thought about when I read your initial post. Might make for a more seamless look.

Nice.

This peaked my curiosity and I have looked up the carver speakers. Interesting design and one I’d very much like to hear.

Cut the treble back one or two positions.

Have heard countless speakers over my life and have owned a couple nice pairs. When it comes to imaging , soundstage and disappearing into the room, nothing I have ever heard comes close the the effortless the way my Ohm Accoustics Walsh Tall 2000s do so. Period. Soundstage, realism and time alignment are the fundamental goals of this design, much the way efficiency , clarity and high DB from minimal watts are the focus and goal of Klipsch designs. There is not so much a sweet spot as a very wide sweet area where everything comes together in a very natural sounding way. That this seems to extend quite far off axis is an added bonus. Not for everyone, that’s for sure, but with my tastes and in my particular room they are spectacular.

As I mentioned I have always been sceptical, a speaker is not an old fashioned car motor, they are designed to vibrate millions of times for potentially decades. I have noticed that the average recommended break in time seems to coincide very conveniently with average placement adjustment and fidgeting time that most go through. Just my observation and 2 cents worth.

My personal view is that it is your own hearing acclimatizing to a new sound and the result of noodling around with room placement. More often than not a pair of speakers will be adjusted several times with regards to placement fine tuning over a week or so before they seem to “break in”. A large woofer might “loosen” up after a short period of time, although I have never experienced this.