[Large Klipsch and Mcintosh Item Sale]

Cue the sharks...

[Dynaco pas tube preamp for repair or donor]

There appears to be one tube in there, lol...

[Belles in Vancouver BC $2000 cad]

Better deal without the drivers imho.

[Raw Birch..... What’s your finishing secret sauce?]

On 10/23/2019 at 8:01 AM, Dave A said:

My vote is for satin spar polyurethane. I like a dull finish that allows all the beauty of the wood to come through and not be distracted with glare from a shiny finish. Birch will darken a fair amount with this and polyurethane will also help strengthen the wood at the sharp corners and be more resistant to chunks picking out on the edges. I like Watco for Walnut and Oak and it is recommended by Klipsch if you have oiled cabinets from the factory.

 

I agree with this 100% though if they were mine I would likely use shellac instead because I think it looks more natural on birch.  It's not as easy to work with though.  I would not recommend an oil finish on birch as others have suggested.  It is a soft wood and could benefit from some protection as Dave A mentions.  Also, an oil finish will not protect from dirty fingerprints. 

[Cornwalls, Maumee OH]

These actually don't look too bad.  Birch is hard to stain that dark evenly.  

[Altec MR-42B HF Horns -$350. TX]

Gotta be from a stadium.

 

[Harman Kardon Citation II Tube Amy with Heritage]

On 9/18/2019 at 2:15 AM, justinsweber said:

GOOD LORD!

 

[Practically stupid Klipsch downgrade sale]

Are you moving to a country without speakers?  Why would you ship them?

[SOLD: Danley SH50s]

I love that Cowain audio site.  I stumbled on it a couple years ago in my audio journey.  I would love a pair of unity horns to play with.

[Tubes for Heritage speakers]

Best I ever heard LaScalas was on a Decware SE 84.  Gave me goosebumps.  My buddy bought the LaScalas and I was so impressed I couldn't leave without the amp.  I don't really use very often as I prefer other amps on my Khorns (ive got quite a few- beware they're addictive), so if you are interested PM me and maybe we can work something out.   Be advised it is only around 2wpc though.  You'd be amazed what your speakers can do with that amount of power though.

[SOLD Placette Passive Pre, Remote Volume Control]

I get it.  I pulled my tube based pre to upgrade the tubes and made the mistake of using my DAC as a pre temporarily.  I assume you, as I, are running efficient speakers as are most folks on these forums and don't need the gain of an active pre.  The only thing I lost was a considerable amount of noise-  even with my turn table.  To be running 100db+ speakers and hear that needle drop come out of an inky black background is intoxicating.  Needless to say, the pre hasn't made it back into that system.   I'm currently beginning the refurbishment of some vintage amps, otherwise I'd be all over this deal at $500.  The amount of work that must go into 125 step attenuator is mind-boggling.  GLWYS. 

 

[SOLD Placette Passive Pre, Remote Volume Control]

Nice deal.  If I may, why are you selling it?  I've been contemplating such a solution.

 

[Sold! Empire 598 Turntable]

I would love one to go with my vintage gear.  In the middle of a refurbishment project, or I'd be all over this deal.  

 

[DANLEY DTS10 Tapped Horn kits]

On 8/30/2019 at 10:21 PM, filmofreddy said:

They're headed to Ohio.

Keul-  I'm in Cleveland area and would gladly bring records, beer and chips in exchange for a listen  

 

[New Dynakit ST-35 Build]

Love my Mullard powered ST35.  Hate that the RCA's are on the opposite side of the chassis though.

[Edgar Horn Titans In MI, Looks like great deal]

Ugh.  Not so far from me....  Too bad I'm just starting a refurb on a pair of Scott 210fs.

[SOLD: Danley SH50s]

Those are too big?  What high efficiency horn are you going to get that's smaller?

[1967 Vert Cornwalls $500, Milwaukee]

What woofer is that?

[Tubes and DSP]

And by many, I mean just you @LTusler, lol.  I think I'm headed in a similar direction you are.  I originally got the minidsp HD to ad a bit of eq to my system with the thought of getting another one and triamping the khorns at some point.  I'm nearing that point, but I should probably give REW a shot first and I'm wondering if rather than a second minidsp HD, I should go for something like the 88A.  

 

[Tubes and DSP]

I pulled my preamp after temporarily hooking up my phono pre directly to my Minidsp HD when I had the preamp out to change tubes.  The absolute lack of any kind of noise was stunning.  I put the preamp back in for about a week before I pulled it again.  I'm running Volti-modded Khorns so it doesn't take much line nose for it to become audible.  I do get the feeling that the Minidsp is doing some aggressive noise reduction however and that concerns me about the high frequency fidelity.

 

Since so many of you are running a similar setup, what are your feelings?

[FB Marketplace: Forte IIs - Cedar Rapids IA]

I got $650 for a pair in black a couple years ago.  Took a couple months.  Grills are an easy fix.  

[Check out these Klipschorns!!!!]

I really want to like them, but somehow they seem even busier than my pair in Ramblin' Rose.

[Custom Ebay Khorns]

Proof that talent without taste is a dangerous thing.

 

[Decware & Cornwalls]

I have an SEUFO on my Khorns.  It's awesome.  Really transparent.  If all I listened to was jazz, it would be enough, but I listen to quite a bit of electronic as well and 2 watts is 2 watts.

 

[Peach/pCATS with Telefunkens]

33 minutes ago, Macho Kiljoy said:

Does anybody have Mark Deneen's email? I want to see if he can do a repair to my Blueberry. Thanks.

 

I don't believe he is in the audio game.  He has not responded to my email from more than a year.  Craig at NOS Valves is familiar with the Blueberry.  What is wrong with yours?  I believe there is a known issue about the heat sink loosening on the rectifier IIRC.  It led to a failure in my buddy's.  It was a cheap/easy repair.