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    Japanese Made Tube Amps/Pre-Amps

    in Talkin' Tubes

    Posted · Edited by kev313

    Does anyone know what happened to Almarro? Their gear was very highly regarded, but they have no US distribution and none of their listed dealers carry the brand anymore (or have gone out of business like Venus HiFi). I also tried to send an emailed l to them, but it bounced due to a full mailbox in their side. The website is still online.

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    Japanese Made Tube Amps/Pre-Amps

    in Talkin' Tubes

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    But if you believe that hobby BS I have a bridge to sell you :)

    How much do you want for the Verrazano??? :lol: Yes, I had to laugh when I read that. But one never knows. I knew a guy about 20 years ago who, in his spare time, made custom fishing rods. When he got laid off from his corporate job he turned it into a local business and supposedly did extremely well with it. Here's the page from Tone Imports- read the last paragraph for grins!

    http://www.toneimports.com/leben/aboutLeben.html

    Maynard

    Good advertising speel if I ever heard one..I state something similar but never portray my business as a hobby endeavor.. I support my family with it very meagerly...

    Cheers Craig

    It's actually true. Sorry to disappoint the conspiracy crowd. Leben is backed up for about a year on orders. Way way WAY more interest in the product than actual product.

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    Best two channel preamp?

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by kev313

    Some great suggestions here. Of those mentioned, I've had the Cary Slp-98 and loved it. A beautiful looking and sounding unit. I regret selling it. I'd love to hear Craig's pre. Is he still making it? Currently, I've got a Shindo preamp and the original BB in the house. They are in very different systems and are in different price ranges but, honestly, I could happily live with the BB. Plus, opinions may differ, but I love the looks.

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    Contacting Aletheia

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by kev313

    Dean, I don't come around much anymore (now that you guys aren't raging aholes like 10 years ago or so, the place really lost its charm), BUT I stopped by and saw this thread. I don't know how new your business venture is, but congrats and good luck. It's nice to see all of the business sprout out of this place.

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    Passing down a legacy to our young ones

    in Home Theater

    Posted · Edited by kev313

    NICE pic, Kevin! How's that room with all the glass?

    My dad wasn't interested in audio at all, but I got into it through my love for music and playing guitar. Late in high school and after, I was visiting a small coffeehoue in Pekin, Illinois and ended up touring with a brother/sister act. Started visiting the local recording studio in South Pekin. I bought my JBL 4311s through them, as the studio was really a demo setup for selling high end studio gear.

    Much later (1980s), I ended up knowing DJK's younger brother. Dennis loaned us some LS bass cabs to use for a PA at a church conference, and I became aware of Klipsch. Now, all the way to 2001 and I have a wife and three kids, all who love music. Still had the JBLs, and my older son asks abut the LS cabinets. I found this site in and joined in 2001, looking for plans so we could build a pair of LS. Never did that, but my son gave me a pair of HIIs as a present, and I later got a pair of LaScalas.

    So the kids are Anna Grace, plays piano, but is trying to break into writing (husband and young son), Joshua (Invidiosulus on the forum), who plays guitar and bass (has a wonderful wife and five kids), and Zachary, trumpet and keys, doing composing, after graduating from Valpo with a degree in music composition.

    I chalk it all up to having good playback systems in the house and being will to listen to about any kind of music.

    Okay, I've written another novel...

    Bruce

    But a lovely novel. Five kids. Wow! Congratulations to all!

    To answer your question, the room is less than ideal. That's ok. The window treatments help, but it's very long and goes to 18 ft with an open hall on the second level. But it is not the main listening room. It's my family room where everyone enjoys. Actually, by that measure, it IS the main system.

    Anyway, That pic is a few years old and I've changed to something more period appropriate for my house: JBL Metregon and a vintage McIntosh MA 230 integrated. evetagyr.jpg

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    What do you do for a living?

    in Lounge

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    I remember my trip to kev313 house in Chicago to pick up the oris 150 and the jbl bass bin, if memory serves you had just had the first of the 3 kids, We have had 2 since that trip

    originally went for the horns but then offered a good price on the bins that I could not pass on

    very enjoyable trip and a nice meet

    Yep...nice meeting you in person. That would've been just about after my first. Congrats on yours!

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    What do you do for a living?

    in Lounge

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    When I joined the Klipsch forum I think I was still in law school!

    I still have the Moondogs... ;)

    You have more kids now? We haven't seen you around much.

    Bruce

    Hi Bruce, Good to hear from you. I know those Moondogs have found their life home with you. :) I still remember when I bought them from Thom Mackris off of the gon way back when.

    Yeah, I don't get around here much. Between work and now three kids (9, 7, and 3 already....man they grow up fast!!), my leisure time seems pretty limited. Still, though, to me this still seems like the best forum around. If I still had my Klipsch speakers, I'd probably come around a bit more. And, if I was being completely honest, I probably could've just stopped buying speakers with my Cornwalls and been as satisfied as I am now.

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    What do you do for a living?

    in Lounge

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    I am a galley slave on the sea of law.

    The good part is that while I'm pulling on my oar, I listen to the world's best classical music station, WFMT, on the Forte II's.

    These are the ones I brought back from Milwaukee on Amtrak; a story I've told rather often.

    WMcD

    And I live a few short blocks away from WFMT!

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    What do you do for a living?

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    I'm a partner at a regional law firm based in Chicago. My primary area of practice is workers' compensation defense, representing insurance carriers, self-insured businesses, risk management associations, third-party administrators, and municipalities across various industries including transportation, health care, food service, and manufacturing. My practice also includes matters related to general insurance defense including consulting with clients on a wide range of risk management issues along with the enforcement of clients' subrogation rights and Medicare Secondary Payer compliance issues.

    When I joined the Klipsch forum I think I was still in law school!

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    Oris horns versus Sousa Horns - Capital Audio Fest

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted · Edited by kev313

    Funny. I knew John Kalinowski and his brother In high school in Wisconsin. He's done extensive horn building. I almost bought a pair of a Oris 150s when Ron W. Was selling them. I still buy small parts from Ron.

    You still buy parts from Ron?! Great...if you happen to speak to him tell him Kevin in Chicago wants the $2000 back for them amp he never sent to me.

    I had the Oris horns for several years with AER drivers. Really liked them.

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    Cable Myths Continued

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    I think we're talking at this from two sides, so I just want to clarify - does the following sound like a fair summary?

    1) My Perspective: If someone identifies a grainy sound, then I believe we can find a measurable attribute of the device that explains the source of the grain. Then if we change the magnitude of the artifact (as observed from the measurement) then we see a corresponding subjective change in the description of the grain's magnitude.

    2) Your perspective: I want a set of measurements that identify the presence of grain.

    I don't think #2 is feasible, let alone possible because there are too many attributes that might be perceived as grain. is that the point you're trying to hit home? That maybe we're measuring 999 attributes, but that 1000th attribute that we don't know about yet is the source of the grain?

    When selecting equipment (or designing it), I think there is value in understanding the 999 known attributes and using that to guide your decision. If nothing else, understand the compromises at play and choose which metrics you feel to be most important to you at the time (and nothing wrong with changing your mind down the road). I just don't understand the need to defend the mysticism of the unknown variable....especially when people go back and attribute differences to the unknown rather than the known.

    I've been doing a lot of research on cognitive biases since this thread came up....it's really quite a fascinating subject.

    I'm not sure 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive. A few steps away from each other, but not necessarily totally different.

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