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Do you use bid sniping? If not, you should consider it. Send an email or PM if you want details.

Thebes, Your subject had me worried. In my past life I sent people to prison for amusing themselves with minors. The eBay exercise, on the other hand, sounds interesting.

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They're very cool! [Y] I'd not touch the cosmetics but get them operational. It'd be fun to see the surprise on the faces of the unitiated when they hear beautiful mnusic coming from those "old boxes." I'd keep the balancing networks as they are for historical value but build new ones for listening to music.

I'm guessing SHMBO means "She Who Must Be Obeyed." If I'm incorrect, what does it mean? JB- You're too quick. You quoted my comment about cranes before I had a chance to edit and correct the spelling. My only defense for the misspelling is my incorrect recollection that the bird is spelled differently from the construction equipment. I confused it with Crain Communication, a local business. I know people who've resorted to putting screens over their ponds to foil the birds. That's problematic for you and impossible for dtel. What's the season for herons on Pluto?

The opinions expressed on this forum are just that--opinions. As my late father often said, "knowing you're right should be enough. If you feel compelled to convince others you're right, that's a sign of insecurity." If the shoe fits . . .

Seriously. Does everyone see Right This Minute, Re: Right This Minute and Re: Right This Minute each time a new post is made?

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I too bought two of my La Scalas from a guy I met on the Interstate at a gas station. In my case, the guy was the forum's own Michael Colter and I demo'd the La Scalas by playing Take Five from my laptop. The guy and I then enjoyed lunch in the truck stop diner. Michael ordered meatloaf, I wasn't so brave.

If you scratch the speaker leads across the ends of a AA battery, you'll hear a thump from the woofers and scratching sounds from the squawkers and tweeters. The test can be done without getting to the individual driver leads. Not so with a multi-meter. I too have used 9 volts, but not anymore. One AA battery is plenty. New Crites woofers are an upgrade over old original woofers.

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Are cranes a concern where you are? I know several people who've lost fish to cranes. Cranes can spot a dinky pond from high aloft. That large pond of yours would be very attractive to the cranes here on Earth.[Y]

Am I the only one who sees triple? What's up?

http://anchorage.craigslist.org/ele/2501659200.html Make certain the tweeters are working. Stuff a rag in the squawker or use a carboard tube to isolate the tweeter to confirm output, I agree that the price seems high for anything but the best looking La Scalas in the lower 48. The market in Alaska is another matter. Some here caution against using even a AA battery (1.5 volts) to test voice coil continuity. I've done it without problems, but I'd never try it with a 9 volt battery.

Keith Jarret also makes a lot of noise while playing the piano. I don't know which is worse, grunting in tennis or groaning at the keyboard.

"The woofer should be a 4 ohm and should read a little under 4 ohms when you measure resistance. Those look like Klipsch K-33Es which would be right, but often someone has them reconed and end up with the wrong parts inside. A real common mistake that recone places make is to use an 8 ohm voice coil in them. With an 8 ohm voice coil, you would lose 3db of output from the woofer and the crossover frequency would be messed up." Bob Crites It seems to me that Bob hit upon the problem and, therefore, the solution. The woofers appear to have 8 ohm resistance where 4 ohm is called for. The other suggestions regarding proper phase, sealed backs, room placement and even new caps are valid but won't overcome having incorrect woofers.

Looking very good! [Y] Keep the photos coming.

artto said," But yes, I'm wondering how legitimate the whole thing really is. I'm sure we're not getting the whole story from that video. Fascinating none the less." artto- I've no doubt 3-D printing is real, but I still don't understand how a tool with moveable parts can be scanned and "printed" without first disassembling the original and scanning each part individually, then re-assembling the printed components. The Z-Corp white paper (an attempt to attach it failed due to file size) doesn't answer my questions. The white paper can be downloaded at the Z-Corp site (http://www.zcorp.com/en/forms/3DP+Tech+Whitepaper+-+Website/form.aspx). Perhaps I'm dense. The machine shown in Jay Leno's garage is one from Dimension http://www.dimensionprinting.com/ . The video at that site is interesting but doesn't explain to my satisfaction how an original with moving parts can be duplicated with operating parts. In the Jay Leno segment of My Classic Car, Jay fingers a gear cluster that he "printed" and a power transmission chain he'd printed. Apparently, Jay went cheap and bought the $14,900 version that doesn't print in color. According to the Dimension's site, the color printing version is $19,900. Do I think Jay Leno and several companies are part of a giant conspiracy to propagate a hoax? I do not. Nonetheless, it still surprises me that Z-Corp would use an obviusly flawed video to promote it's prroduct. Explaining that a lengthy process had been compressed for a video is understandable, but "printing" a wrench that is unlike the original is inexcusable. That's just the kind of opening conspiracy theorists love to exploit.

I've seen this before. Jay Leno has one in his well stocked garage, as seen on Speed Channel's My Classic Car (Season 15: Episode 18). The Z Corporation's website (http://www.zcorp.com/en/home.aspx) seems legitimate. Despite my total inability to understand how it can replicate 3-D moveable parts without first disassembling the item and scanning each individual part, my inclination is to believe this until it's proven to be a hoax. That said, the YouTube video in Artto's OP, is deceiving. The wrench scanned and the wrench "printed" are not identical. Note the scanned wrench has a round hole in the handle; the "printed" wrench has a wire ring attached to the solid handle. Why would the producers of the video make such a mistake? Perhaps the process was speeded up for the purpose of the video and the wrench that was originally scanned was unavailable for the filming so they scanned another wrench. Without disclaimers, such obvious discrepancies open the door for doubt.

Mas hasn't posted in three years. I forgot how much I enjoyed the sarcasm.[]

I look forward to seeing pictures.

Does Bob sell titanium diaphragms for K-77s?

Arash- If you're using a K-33, I suggest not changing the balancing network (except modern capacitors) and don't eliminate the port. IMHO you should keep the cabinet volume and port configuration as close to the CW as possible.

OB said, ". . . I just pray we get through our present brain fart, and we bring our Armed forces Home....God Bless America." He was commenting about the decision to have US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He did not refer to the 2007 President as a brain fart. OB was slow to dish out compliments.[]

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