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Bought it a few days ago. Wrapped it in cheese cloth and will make my own "dry aged" prime while it sits in the fridge for the next few days. Rotate the cloth with clean ones every 12 hours and I should be good.

Congrats on the getting the Khorns. Keep us updated:)

Running fine where I am.

Just tried it while using the ultra high powered leaf blower. It went from a howling scream to the lowest cool setting on a blow drier. VERY impressive. I'd say it cut the noise down by 90%. Went for a my morning walk while it was still a cool 58°. It was shorts and t-shirts kinda walk but keep in mind my body runs on the warmer side of neutral. Once I get going I have no need for sweats or cover. Having said that my ears were a tiny bit warm inside the ear cups but we're quickly out weighed by the musicality of the headphones. No ear fatigue after an hour and a half walk. Sweet! (Different story on a light jog. They became to hot to wear.) The ultimate cherry on top was the convenience of using the ear pads to swipe to the next/repeat song or adjust the volume instantly as some songs are louder than others. Much better than having to reach into my pocket and grab my phone and fiddle with those adjustments. I did find that while wired certain features didn't work on the ear touch pad such as forwarding or going backwards on tracks. Pause button did. Weird. Also there was the occasional "blow in your ear" effect from the wind going over the headphones which doesn't happen with in ear types. It was temporary but still there. So for those who want to save what hearing they have be it working in a wood shop or a noisy environment I'd highly recommend these as you can clearly hear the music while noise cancellation is working to muffle the outside sound.

On my Christmas wish list #1 on the list was the Klipsch HP-3's. Nope. "But..but"..nope. Then was the Master & Dynamics. But based on various reviews, emails don't go answered when there's a problem with a $550 pair of cans. Some had to resort to posting a YouTube video. That's a killer for me. Period. Finally after searching till my head felt like exploding I think I settled on a solid choice and received a early Christmas present today. Sennheiser pxc 550. Couple things that stands out. It has Bluetooth and hard wire options. It's ability to pair to two devices is a winner. I'm a hardwired kinda guy which is perfect for my Droid turbo 2. My wife has the iPhone (7?) w/o a headphone jack which she had zero problems pairing and with the second pairing my daughter can use it for her tv upstairs in the loft while I listen to my Bell's downstairs. In essence it's a 3 in 1 device. I also appreciate Sennheiser app they call "Captunes" which they made for both Apple & Android. This allowed my wife and I to dial in the equalizer to our liking on our respective phones. I haven't tried it's active noise cancelling feature which can be turned off manually whilst listening to music. Sweet. Add to that a monster 30 HOUR wireless run time it's truly a winner. Most importantly the sound. Very good and easily tweaked via the Sennheiser app. Volume can be adjusted via the "touch pad" on the right side of the headphones. Swipe up or down to adjust volume. Swipe forward or back to skip the music or go back to to it. Tap once to pause the music. Beautiful as I can imagine while working out this won't slow me down. Fit & finish is decent but nothing impressive. Lot's of plastic to keep the weight down to a lite 8 oz. Pretty respectable. I also have a big head which allowed me to easily adjust it accordingly. That's it. My first pair of headphones that aren't $20. While not a true audiophile headphone one day I'll own a pair of Klipsch HP-3's or the like for in house listening. Those are just sweet. Thanks for the read.

Hey, congrats! Sometimes as you said it pays to be patient.

20 trillion in debt and it's strong. Isn't that.... amazing! Go Klipsch!...(running away before mods get me..)

Excellent & congrats. Take a minute to get used to them and then make adjustments. Thanks for the pictures!

Hmmmm, Root beer float. Thanks for the late night idea. Off to the kitchen.

Wow. I bet that's an amazing pairing. I've always wondered how a Fisher tube would pair with Bell's. If I were to buy another receiver it would be one like yours. Not Sansui, Marantz etc.. Unfortunately, here in Sacramento I don't find them at all. Fully restored? Not a chance. You have an amazing receiver. Enjoy!

Very nice. Congrats.

Here locally for sale in Sacramento. Also a pair of Bell's for $1200. https://offerup.com/item/detail/261535344/?ref=Search https://offerup.com/item/detail/388123550/?ref=Search

I'll give credit to those high end showroom as it helped me become educated on proper sound for better or worse. It also helped me understand what type of speakers not to get. I think these shows will help you learn a forward sound vs laid back, dark vs bright sound, thick vs airy or light. Many years later it helped me formulate a plan on "The system" for me. I thought I knew speakers. Until I heard Klipsch. Music just breathes, vocals have air, and best of all it's effortless. It doesn't do everything well, no speakers can but it does do a great job of presenting the music as recorded and that's a double edge sword. So I'm happy with it's sound as is my wife who also has good ears. Even our son who has played at the Mondavi center likes it's low key sound. So just goes to show how one doesn't need a six figures sum to enjoy music.

Is it confirmed these are no go? Ideally I wish they'd set these up as passive and have the self powered "just in case" something in our audio chain like a receiver goes kaput. A simple bypass switch would have been great. Having options is always a good idea.

Well let me tell ya. Only did it really loud once. I have 3000 SF home and when I had excitedly brought home the Bell's I decided to test how loud they could get. I've heard stories.... Paired it to my Marantz 2500 turned up the volume to ear splitting level and proceeded to walk out the front door, close it and walk towards the sidewalk. Nooooooo problemo hearing it. Another time I hear the term "My speakers can shake the house"..ok, never had that before. I found a suitable song and went upstairs to shave. Boom, boom ,boom as I feel the music through the walls and vibration on the counter top. Insane in the membrane. Having said all that and while I'm impressed with it's massive attack qualities I particularly LOVE how it can play very nicely on low, low, low for late night sessions when everyone is asleep.

Phew! Managed to fight off the black hole that is Apple. Yeah, insane gravity that Apple almost swallowed the house. See my wife has an Apple phone and has lobbied the entire family to get one. Well the day came for all to decide on their own phone and carrier (except my young daughter who is staying with us on Verizon) they went with a crazy Sprint deal today. $5 each phone(x5) with "unlimited" for two years. $100 a month for all lines. I was proud of the research they did. Everyone went with Samsungs newest. Man I dodged a bullet as I've been an Motorola/Android user all my life so it's good to see little Android bots running around the house! It's good to win once in awhile. Today is a good day. DieApple! Suck on your no headphone jack. Muwhaaahaha!

Honestly reminds me of a hand cut jacket I had made. Looks sharp and tailored. Put a tie on that speaker!

I did it once in 2008. Fun them , not worth it for me now. So much has changed to tilt the advantage towards the consumer in terms of convenience shopping via online. Back then they had killer deals, not seeing them now.

Same here. I have a lot to be thankful for also. Inviting a few friends over and having a full house while having the Klipsch sounds in the background. It's been great getting to know some of you here. Thank you. Happy gobble gobble!

Having a bit of Irish cream and eggnog. My favorite time of year when this special eggnog is made only at this time of year. Loving it. Cheers!

Had to do a factory reset on my phone as the battery was dying too quick. This on a Droid turbo 2 phone with a 3750 mAh battery. SOMETHING was draining it and those damn cookies all 2256 would NOT go away. Some were super cookies. Data reset, browser reset, every settings that one could dive into just would not erase those cookies. Tried multiple cleaning apps too. Factory reset it is. Now my phone is running battery smooth. Yaay!

Solid. That was cool. Although those trees lining up was kinda creepy for me.

Start small. Buy a restored Sony str 7055. Full well rounded, laid back with a tube sound with fat bottom. No need to adjust bass. Then buy a Marantz. "Better" sound, clean, neutral, cool with a firmer tighter bass. Then buy McIntosh.... People never seem to go back to any suggestions once they buy a Mac. Lol. I wish I could advise you on the sound of a Mac but I REALLY don't want to leave what I have. I like them! Good luck.

Darn good looking speakers! Congrats. I have a pair myself hooked to a Marantz streaming Google play via the aux in the back. These speakers do so many things well be it loud or near field low, shhhh everyone is in bed late at night listening. I literally can sit for couple hour sessions just enjoying the music. Occasionally I'll come across a song or two that exhibits "beaming" or "honk" via the Bell's but it's the material. Crap music will be revealed quickly with horn speakers. Just their nature. I'm keeping these and wish you many years of enjoyment. Congrats!

Rat shack... um, no, I think we have a nice home. The usual 5/3 2800 sq ft with loft built in 2008.? Identical to this pic. But it's too big for us 3. Need to downsize. I know the above isn't the best looking single story home from the outside but the layout just flows. Also love the property and it's potential for a great landscape & pool. Meh, wife didn't like it so time to move on.