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So sad. Always read the stories come up about her. People magazine very recently published an article about her, just 4 days before her passing. There will be a special 100th birthday movie, now retitled to a celebration, coming to select theaters this year. Her third, last, and true love husband is buried in a Mineral Point, Wisconsin Cemetery about 85 miles away from me. Maybe her final resting place?
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3 hours ago, seasterl said:
I had been struggling with my Forte IV placement in a 13x13’ carpeted room. They’re in the corners (about 18” from front wall and 12” from side wall) and generating too much bass energy and drowning the mids and they sound too laid back and out of balance, IMO. After removing the grills, toeing in, and changing interconnects (to Kimber PBJ), they still sound laid back and with excessive bass energy. So I moved them to a different room (13x18’ carpeted) and placed about 7’ from front wall and 2’ from side wall. The excessive bass energy want away and the mids were now more present and they sound like a more balanced loudspeaker and with a little more of the signature sound I was looking for. But here’s the neat part… when I play jazz and blues at normal volume, they still sound laid back and engaging. When I play rock at the same volume, they still sound laid back, but when I turned up the volume (like we should with rock), the tone shifted from forward considerably and the bass stayed in check. At about 95dB, they really became the speaker I expected since I needed something for rock. In this room, I have it set up using the rule of thirds and I’d describe it more as near-field listening. I find this setup ideal for these speakers and the rock tracks I played sounded much, much better compared to the other setup where imbalance was killing the song.
I still plan to put them back in the smaller room (where they’re corner-loaded) and play more with placement the wall to manage the bass a bit more to improve balance. This is just my goal and preference. Others may desire the bass energy.
Your problem is your square room, not your speaker placement. Concentrate on adding acoustic room treatments to your space. While you are working on that, I provided you a link that you can use. Just toss in your room dimensions, and place your seats and speakers accordingly to reduce the quadratic cancellations you are experiencing.
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5 new seats for my theater. Fast delivery, ordered on Christmas Day. Black leather sofa replaces a red leather console loveseat. The settee came from an antique store. It's already restored, but I will reupholster it later anyway.
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5 hours ago, tblake10 said:
i sent you a pm.
Thanks. I replied to your inquiry in PM.
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On 12/26/2021 at 9:22 AM, Peerlessk said:
Have these sold ?
They are not sold.
All messages have been replied to.
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50 minutes ago, Big Herb said:
Oh see I don’t know that much other than the sound quality. I need to oil them?
Yes. Once or twice each year, apply boiled linseed oil and turpentine mixed 50/50. Wipe dry after 5-10 minutes. Hang your rags to dry before you toss. Most store bought finishes contain 30%-50% varnish, which was never a component of the original oil finish.
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Then one foggy Christmas Eve
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On 12/21/2021 at 7:48 AM, DonH said:
Hello,
I have upgraded my Chorus 2 with the A55G and the KP301 horn. I was able to find the horn on Ebay, hard to find. I initially mounted the a55g to the stock horn with an adapter, but the sound was not right. I realized that the a55g has the compression "bullet' as part of the throat of the driver itself. The stock chorus and forte mid horns incorporate the compression bullet as a plastic section of the horn throat, therefore you now have two compression bullets. ( pardon me if "bullet is not he correct term)
I can say that the a55g is a huge improvement over the stock driver. Just finding the horn with the threaded interface is difficult. But the kp301 horn fits right in place and from the outside you can't tell a difference.
I would not recommend the Crites crossover unless you just want to replace the original. For that purpose the Crites is fine, and can be improved with point to point wiring, replace the iron core inductors and sand cast resistors as well.
I may be a benefit in the very near future as I am planning a trip to GR Research in Texas. I am taking the Chorus to them to be measured. They will then design a crossover accordingly. (I currently have the Crites installed) He will then have the specifications and possibly a kit available for purchase. He did the same with a customer that brought in a Forte 3. Huge improvement. Video of this upgrade is on Youtube, GR Research channel. I'm thinking about taking a Forte 2 as well just so he can offer a crossover kit to the public.. I have a pair bone stock.
Be sure to update this thread when you get back from GR R. Tell them there are at least 6 more modified Chorus II crossovers waiting for him to build when he is done measuring, designing, and building yours.
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Posting your location would be great. Klipsch Forum members are spread all over, so you are likely to get a local bite here. If you decide to share your location, probably best to use the edit and drop it in your initial post.
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On 12/22/2021 at 1:01 PM, fini said:
Just thought I’d let y’all know Dec. 2 I celebrated 3 years of sobriety! Don’t miss the sauce a bit.
WOW! That's great @fini. I don't hear that everyday. Congrats. I really hope this holiday season sees you, as well as you see it.
It took me so long to successfully quit that I don't actually have a date I can go back to. Sometime in 2006...not a drop since. So lets see, I started drinking at age 15 and from that point on, was pretty much intoxicated everyday for 18 years. Living in the fast lane is what I thought then, but now that I'm sober, I realize that I'm trying to catch up to the world that passed me by.
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5 hours ago, Big Herb said:
Anybody interested in 1 quartet for use as a center with forte’s, heresies, or another heritage home theater? I have one I’m willing to part with pretty cheap
https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/forum/63-garage-sale/
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OMG Travis, why? ok...
Country drinkin was diiferent than city drinking. Like bar-hopping on the lakes by boat or sno-mobile. Harley-Davidson poker runs, Cornfields and bon fires.
Back then Milwaukee still had family owned bars on 3 out of 4 corners in residential neighborhoods. Some of them owned by my family or friends. The yellow pages had 12 pages of listings. I personally visited at least 250 bars and clubs for sure.
We had house parties 1-2 a week. 40-500 attended depending on location, and there were many to choose from on Saturdays, and what part of the city you wanted to hang out in. Sometimes strangers would just show up to crash. Fights happen. Neighbors seemed to like it though because we scared all the crime away.
Just 7 people on the weekdays could finish a quarter barrel (3 1/2 cases) in 2 hours playing cards, which was like everyday pre-21.
Usually on tap for us...
Original Pabst Blue Ribbon
Miller High-Life
And my favorite party drink
Wapatuli
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3fterm=wapatuli&=true
54 minutes ago, Travis In Austin said:I have been to WI many, many times, and the way they drink there, well we are all just amateurs, they are professionals, and they have an awesome time.
I love of names of the bars near the lake house we have gone for 50 years. 9 mile Bar, 6 Mile Bar. . . . They set it up where you can drink to where you are almost blind and still feel your way around to the next stop.
Cheese curds, sausage, brats, beer, beer, beer.
A pig in the basement and 17 legs. Which begs the question on which brand of beer back then.
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Congratulations on another successful sale. I ❤️ Synology products.
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17 minutes ago, SWL said:
Not sure about the pig in the basement though....
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What...? There was a rainout the day it was originally supposed to happen, so no roast that day. Farmer wouldn't take it back. Had to keep it fresh, so the basement became a barn for a while. Thinking back, I remember a lot of people weren't grabbing a plate, 😖 but with 500 attending it did get gone. Not our finest moments.
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57 minutes ago, jubilee333 said:
I just throw parties in my home 🙂
We used to have B.O.S. parties.
Bring Your Own Speakers.
Wall of Sound type stuff. Don't recommend doing stupid stuff like that anymore, but it was loud, and that was all that mattered when you had 500 drunk fools, 17 half-barrels, and a pig on a spit that had been previously living in the basement for a month before the big event. Amazing what $5 at the door could get you into back then.
🕺 🔊 🐷🍻💃
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2 hours ago, Marvel said:
I will add, the knuconceptz wire is constructed like zip cord, and the great fexibility may mean long term durability is less, but it's great wire. Best would be like a heavier gauge Belden I have for mic cables. Cord through the middle and rubber jacket, still flexible and working after 45 years. I just always made sure I was the one putting the cables away.
it's not rocket science if you use common sense.
Agreed that flexible high strand cables need replacement more often than wire coat hangers. Another check for 12ga. (durability). If you look at the spec sheet pdf's I posted here earlier you'll see that those 2 conductor cables are individually insulated and fully encased in a round rubber sheathing. Again (durability)
Walk into any hardware store. Pretty much everything they have comes in different sizes, colors, shapes, etc. There's a good reason. Applications vary greatly. I may have 2000 3" course drywall screws next to me, but if I'm hanging drywall on sreel studs I need to go get 1 1/4" self taping drywalll screws. Use whatever the application calls for. In a perfect world OP would have 12ga 50' speakon cables, Pro-Scalla's, Crown amps, dollies, lights, and a vinyl wrapped travel trailer. We are all responsible for helping him on the right footing. Will a extra few dollars well spent ruin the guy? No one is saying he should buy Kimber.
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3 hours ago, Marvel said:
Knuconceptz Kord... 12 ga. Super flexible, reasonable price, yadayada...
I used zip cord for 50 yrs... finallyy got this as I was doing sound for a party at a convention center, large room. The HD, Lowes, etc., all were too stiff and hard to handle.
Exactly. OP stated this for DJ purposes. Easy in, easy out. No need to have everyone tripping over an un-wielding stiff cable that takes hours to straighten out. High strand count is very important for this application. Rolls up tight when your finished, stores well, rolls out flat.
I wish everyone would pay attention and temper their 30 year old blanket responses to apply relevant information to the questions that are presented on this forum. Whatever speaker wire you have used in your basement system since your were 20 years (40 years ago) has nothing to do with this thread.
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1 hour ago, Woofers and Tweeters said:
Don't tell that to a whale, but whales aren't fish.
Fish can, but fish have no feelings.Don't tell that to the Cephalopod Molluscs and Decapod Crustaceans
Oh, and they can 'hear' too.
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On 12/16/2021 at 10:02 PM, wuzzzer said:
In all instances like this, it's much better to start a new thread instead of digging one up that's over 16 years old.
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High stand count 12awg. I would be looking for something with 500 strands or better
https://mogamicable.com/category/bulk/speaker_cable/conventional_configuration/
https://www.mouser.com/catalog/645/usd/1284.pdf
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Pictures of your Tube Amplifiers
in Talkin' Tubes
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My picture, but not my tube amplifier.
“Stella” Angstrom Audiolab
It's the one on the floor in the second pic I took
Here is a better pic, but not my photography