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EXACTLY! In1974 I tried to buy a Schwinn Paramount, but Nixon's wage and price freeze made it impossible. Schwinn (understandably) refused to sell Paramounts at the frozen price. Instead, I bought an Italian made Legnano, with Campagnollo components and a Reynolds 531 frame. It was almost identical to a Paramount (which I would have preferred). A friend bought a Schwinn World Voyager for less than half the cost of my bike. His Schwinn was Japanese made with Shimano componets. It was a very nice bike. As we went on rides in the ccountry he would ask, "How can your Legnano be worth more than twice the cost of my Schwinn?" I exchanged bikes with him for a few miles. He never asked again, but he did constantly pester me to switch bikes. I still ride the Legnano. His Schwinn is long gone.

In audio, like in many areas of life, a diminishing return factor sets in. With audio it presents as physical size and economic cost. Many folks can't justify the added expense and increased footprint of a Klipschorn over a Heresey (or Bose cubes). They're happy with 80-90% of the performance at a small fraction of the cost. To a few more, it's worth paying a multiple of the cost to get that last bit of increased performance. The most basic principle is you don't have to spend the money if it's not worth it to you. If someone were to suggest that a Toyota and a Ferrari will each get you to the store in the same amount of time at the legal limit, so why would you you spend many times more to get a Ferrari, it would be pointless to try convince them otherwise. Likewise, it's pointless to try to convince the Ferrari owner that he/she has wasted his/her money. To quote Boxxx, " To each his own."

HaHa...Thats my line. Used it just this sunday My late father also "rested his eyes" a lot. You could wake him from a sound sleep in front of the TV and he'd repeat the last few lines of dialogue to prove he was awake. In reality, he had been asleeep and "heard" it the first time when he repeated it. He must have had an organic DVR on a loop inside his head. My late Dad said the same thing, we still joke about it, it's been 15 years and I think about him everyday. I know what you mean dtel. I hugged my dad as we said good-bye; 2 weeks later he was dead from a heart attack at 64. That was 25 years ago.

Glad you found the bass! Bob was right. I think I'll save that as a macro for future use.

Caesar, a little Maltese dog, is returned to Clio, MI (home of forum member pimpmaynard) a year after a car accident (fatalities) in New Mexico. http://detnews.com/article/20110811/METRO/108110420/Dog-missing-for-year-after-car-crash-heading-home-to-Michigan

HaHa...Thats my line. Used it just this sunday My late father also "rested his eyes" a lot. You could wake him from a sound sleep in front of the TV and he'd repeat the last few lines of dialogue to prove he was awake. In reality, he had been asleep and "heard" it the first time when he repeated it. He must have had an organic DVR on a loop inside his head.

Just so there's no confusion, he told the police he'd gone fission. http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/swedish-man-caught-trying-to-split-atoms-at-home

When I was growing up in Cincinnati the B&O ran close by. They would attach small "bombs" to the track that would explode when hit by the train to signal the train. It's hard to believe explosives were attached to the tracks where kids could remove them. Of course, road construction sites were marked at night by small oil lamps with open flames. Who ever thought those were good ideas?

"The forum does not have a formal repository of information / articles but many of us here have archives from which we post." This is true, but you've done more than your part, sharing your library with the forum. Thanks!

If you're inclined to vote for Boris, it can be done repeatedly at 24 hour intervals. I just voted and I'll do so again tomorrow at this time. http://wildfireapp.com/fb/2940?/contests/125687/voteable_entr?ies/26981921 Your votes are appreciated!

Very cute indeed.

"I guess that would make him a St. Bernard & full sized Poodle mix. HMMM... Beautiful dog but looks like a whole LOT of maintenance to me." Boris is a great dog, but he is high maintenance. "Neil, is that you with the dog?" You couldn't pay me to put on the Paws costume. On a hot day the costume of the mascot of the Detroit Tigers is not the Paws that refreshes.

Please use the link below to vote for Boris. He belongs to friends of mine. In the photo below Boris is taking Paws, Detroit Tigers mascot, for a walk. They're seen near Woodward Ave., outside Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.. http://apps.facebook.com/petmedstvstar/contests/125687/voteable_entries/26981921 Do it Chicago style. Vote early and often (daily) until it closes 8/14.

"Remove the backs, there are braces on which the back panel fits. Make sure there are no "gaps". If there are, you can use caulk or "bondo" to seal them." WADR- I'd never use "Bondo" to seal the backs, unless you plan to never remove them again. I'd use something more compliant than Bondo and which will permit disassembly and reassembly in the future. In reality, a Heresy was never airtight from the day it left Hope. I doubt you'd notice any difference whether sealed or not, as long as the back panel is secured snugly.

Keller- Who's this Kelly person?

Perhaps the photo will help. It's also AA network (albeit in La Scala). The speaker leads from the amp are the two far right leads in the photo. Welcome to the forum.

"Is it one of those things where I ask 100 different people and get 100 different answers?" Yes. No.

Yes. Are those metric pliers? This reminds me of a system I put together with a housemate's $$ in college. His son still uses the Dynaco A25s and brags about the grille damage sustained on one when it fell on Brad Van Pelt's head (RIP). Speaking of dead Spartans, sad to hear Charles "Bubba" Smith passed today. I shook his thumb once. Never dropped stereo gear on him though.

Now that's hot! [Y]

Welcome. Doesn't Clio rhyme with Ohio, rather than Leo?

HT not in a box. They're cool. Were they made in Buchanan, MI or had EV already been swallowed up by the time they were made?

Would not the heat be spread across and down the metal rail rather than scorching the wood? My first cynical thoughts were like Mike's. Yes the rails would draw heat away from the friction points, but would it be fast enough to avoid any discernible effect to the wood? Also, the rail metal adjacent to the melted areas shows no evidence of being extremely heated; not the least bit blued. Notwithstanding the unexpected lack of supporting evidence of high heat, why would anyone go to the trouble to fake this?

Is there a way to view the photos without joining more forums? If so,how?

You're right about rust. Corvette bodies avoid the cosmetic rust but the steel frames of forty-year-old plastic bodied cars eventually succumb to rust. Detroit sits on a salt mine. Seems like a conflict of interest.

Which will it be? Are the panels also cut at 45 degrees?