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Perhaps it's coming from the recording. I've owned Speakerlab SKhorns, Cornwalls, La Scalas and Heresies (as well as many non-horn speakers) and I know what you mean about occasional harshness. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Lately I've been primarily listening to my single driver rear horn DIY speakers with Radio Shack 40-1197 drivers and they sound harsh occasionally. Similarly, the high school band director to whom I sold La Scalas has occasionally mentioned concerns about sound quality, although generally he thinks theyre fantastic. Horn loaded speakers in general, and Klipsch in particular, will faithfully reproduce the input signal, hence the term high fidelity. IMO, many recordings have flaws that are revealed by high fidelity speakers but masked by mediocre speakers. The band director agrees that excellent recordings sound great from the La Scalas, whereas some cheap recordings sound awful. Excellent high fidelity speakers will exacerbate the flaws of poor recordings. The high sensitivity available allows the poor quality to be magnified. If it sounds bad at low volume, its going to sound worse at high volume.

The listing includes: Bidding & Buying: I will not go into listing alot of rules and regulations and just use your common sense. For bidding I only allow up to three consecutive bids in a row at a time in a row when you are the high bidder and bid "padding" is not allowed.. You can bid as many times as you choose but no consecutive multiple bidding over 3 bids please when you are the lead or high bidder. You can bid multiple times in a row if you are trying to overtake or outbid the high bidder. If you bid multiple times in a row over 3 as the high bidder then I may remove your bids and you can no longer bid on my items. For International bidders I have certain country restrictions so you need to contact me before bidding. For International purchase I allow Paypal or Western Union payment only and no other payment methods accepted. Stated shipping costs in the descriptions are for the continental U.S. shipping only and other U.S. states or territories will need to contact me for a shipping quote before bidding. What am I missing? Is bidding against oneself common? If so, how does it hurt the seller? Now I may never get the chance to experience "bid padding."

I've attached (see edit below) the discography compiled by resident jazz expert Allan Songer; it's not short but it's sweet. Two must haves, in my opinion, are Kind of Blue by Miles Davis and Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Anything by Sonny Rollins, Art Tatum, Jimmy Smith, the list is endless; just listen and enjoy. There's so much great music out there, listen to jazz on line (see FM Radio over the Net at http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/687474/ShowPost.aspx) or check out the library (see CDs sound better than vinyl . . . at http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/696095/ShowPost.aspx and then buy what you like. EDIT: The forum would not allow an MS Word file as an attachment so the whole file has been pasted into the post. DISC ONE John Gilmore and Cliff Jordan Status Quo from Blue Note 1549, Blowin in From Chicago Clifford Jordan, tenor sax John Gilmore, tenor sax Horace Silver, piano Curley Russell, bass Art Blakey, drums Miles Davis Walkin from Prestige 7076, Walkin Miles Davis, trumpet Jay Jay Johnson, trombone Lucky Thompson, tenor sax Horace Silver, piano Percy Heath, bass Kenny Clarke, drums Charlie Parker Parkers Mood from The Complete Savoy Sessions Charlie Parker, alto sax John Lewis, piano Curley Russell, bass Max Roach, drums Billie Holliday Day In, Day Out from Verve MBS-6021 Songs for Disengue Lovers STEREO Billie Holliday, vocals Sweets Edison, trumpet Ben Webster, tenor sax Jimmy Rowles, piano Barney Kessel, guitar Red Mitchell, bass Alvin Stoller, drums Lester Young All of Me from Verve MGN-1037 Pres Meets Teddy Lester Young, tenor sax Teddy Wilson, piano Gene Ramey, bass Jo Jones, drums Lionel Hampton & Stan Getz Cherokee from Norgran MGN-1037 Hamp meets Getz Lionel Hampton, vibes Stan Getz, tenor sax Lou Levy, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Shelley Manne, drums Coleman Hawkins La Rosita from Prestige PR7156 Hawk Eyes Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax Ray Bryant, piano George Duvivier, bass Ossie Johnson, drums Art Blakey Wee Dot from Blue Note 1522 A Night at Birdland, vol. 2 Art Blakey, drums Lou Donaldson, alto sax Clifford Brown, trumpet Horace Silver, piano Curly Russell, bass Sonny Rollins That Old Devil Moon from Blue Note 1581 A Night at the Village Vanguard Sonny Rollins, tenor sax Wilbur Ware, bass Elvin Jones, drums Art Pepper Begin the Beguine from Omegatape The Art of Pepper, vol. 1 Art Pepper, alto sax Carl Perkins, piano Ben Tucker, bass Chuck Flores, drums Charlie Parker Orinthology from The Complete Dial Sessions Charlie Parker, alto sax Lucky Thompson, tenor sax Miles Davis, trumpet Arv Garrison, guitar Dodo Marmarosa, piano Vic McMillan, bass Roy Porter, drums Chet Baker That Old Feeling from Pacific Jazz PJ-1222 Chet Baker Sings Chet Baker, vocals and trumpet Russ Freeman, piano Jimmy Bond, bass Peter Littman, drums DISC TWO Helen Merrill Youd Be So Nice to Come Home To from Emarcy MG-36006 Helen Merrill Helen Merrill, vocals Clifford Brown, trumpet Danny Bank, baritone sax Jimmy Jones, piano Barry Galbraith, guitar Milt Hinton, bass Osie Johnson, drums Wardell Grey Twisted from Prestige PR7008 Wardell Grey Memorial Album, vol. 2 Wardell Grey, tenor sax Al Haig, piano Tommy Potter, bass Roy Haynesr, drum Dexter Gordon Daddy Plays the Horn from Bethlehem BCP-36 Daddy Plays the Horn Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Kenny Drew, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Lawrence Marable, drums Sonny Clark Deep Night from Blue Note 1588, Cool Struttin Sonny Clark, piano Art Farmer, trumpet Jackie McLean, alto sax Paul Chambers, bass Philly Joe Jones, drums Bud Powell Cleopatras Dream from Blue Note 4009 The Scene Changes Bud Powell, piano Paul Chambers, bass Art Taylor, drums Thelonious Monk Well, You Neednt from Riverside RLP12-242 Monks Music Thelonious Monk, piano John Coltrane, tenor sax Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax Gigi Gryce, alto sax Ray Copeland, trumpet Wilbur Ware, bass Art Blakey, drums Hank Mobley This I Dig of You from Blue Note 4031 Soul Station Hank Mobley, tenor sax Wynton Kelly, piano Paul Chambers, bass Art Blakey, drums Teddy Edwards Billies Bounce from MetroJazz E1011 At Falcons Lair Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Joe Castro, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Billy Higgins, drums Jimmy Smith Back at the Chicken Shack from Blue Note 4117 Back at the Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith., organ Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Kenny Burrell, guitar Donald Bailey, drums Lee Morgan A Night in Tunisia from Blue Note 1577 The Cooker Lee Morgan, trumpet Pepper Adams, baritone sax Bobby Timmons, piano Paul Chambers, bass Philly Joe Jones, drums Howard McGhee Sunset Eyes from Contemporary S7596 Maggie Back in Town Howard McGhee, trumpet Phineas Newborn Jr, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Shelley Manne, drums DISC THREE Tina Brooks True Blue from Blue Note 4041 True Blue Tina Brooks, tenor sax Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Duke Jordan, piano Sam Jones, bass Art Taylor, drums Bill Perkins & Richie Kamuca Just Friends from Pacific Jazz M401, Just Friends Bill Perkins, tenor sax Richie Kamuca, tenor sax Hampton Hawes, piano Red Mitchell, bass Mel Lewis, drums Johnny Hodges Perdido from Norgran MGN-1091, Perdido Johnny Hodges, alto sax Shorty Baker, trumpet Lawrence Brown, trombone Arthur Clarke, tenor sax Lenny Lovett, piano John Williams, bass Louis Bellson, drums Duke Ellington The Swingers Jump from Columbia CL8241 Blues in Orbit Duke Ellington Orchestra Ben Webster Soulville from Verve MGV-8274 Soulville Ben Webster, tenor sax Herb Ellis, guitar Oscar Peterson, piano Ray Brown, bass Stan Levey, drums Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge Algo Bueno from Clef LP MGC-641 Roy and Diz Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet Roy Eldridge, trumpet Oscar Peterson, piano Herb Ellis, guitar Ray Brown, bass Louis Bellson, drums Herbie Nichols The Gig from Blue Note 1519, Herbie Nichols Herbie Nichols, piano Teddy Kotick, bass Max Roach, drums Grant Green and Sonny Clark Moon River from The Complete Blue Note Grant Green with Sonny Clark Mosaic Records box set Grant Green, guitar Sonny Clark, piano Sam Jones, bass Louis Hayes, drums Ike Quebec Loie from Blue Note 4114 Bossa Nova Soul Samba Ike Quebec, tenor sax Kenny Burrell, Guitar Wendell Marshall, bass Wille Bobo, drums Gavin Masseaux, percussion Hampton Hawes Groovin High from Contemporary C3545 All Night Session, vol. 1 Hampton Hawes, piano Jim Hall, guitar Red Mitchell, bass Buzz Freeman, drums Sonny Criss The Man I Love from Imperial 9020 Go Man! Sonny Criss, alto sax Sonny Clark, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Lawrence Marable, drums Curtis Counce Love Walked In from Contemporary C3574 Carls Blues Curtis Counce, bass Harold Land, tenor sax Jack Sheldon, trumpet Carl Perkins, piano Frank Butler, drums Clifford Brown and Max Roach Swingin from Emracy 36037 Study in Brown Clifford Brown, trumpet Max Roach, drums Harold Land, tenor sax Richie Powell, piano George Morrow, bass Baby Face Willette Swingin at Sugar Rays from Blue Note 4068, Face to Face Baby Face Willette, organ Fred Jackson, tenor sax Grant Green, guitar Ben Dixon, drums Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt John Browns Body from Verve V6-8468 Boss Tenors in Orbit Gene Ammons, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Paul Weeden, guitar Billy James, drums DISC FOUR Miles Davis If I Could Write a Book from Prestige PR7148, Relaxin Miles Davis, trumpet John Coltrane, tenor sax Red Garland, piano Paul Chambers, bass Philly Joe Jones, drums Red Garland Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year from Prestige PR7148 All Kinds of Weather Red Garland, piano Paul Chambers, bass Art Taylor, drums Bill Perkins & John Lewis Love Me or Leave Me from Pacific Jazz PJ-1217 2 Degrees East and 3 Degrees West John Lewis, piano Bill Perkins, tenor sax Jim Hall, guitar Percy Heath, bass Chico Hamilton, drums Modern Jazz Quartet Django from Prestige PR7057, Django John Lewis, piano Milt Jackson, vibes Percy Heath, bass Kenny Clarke, drums Stan Getz Shine from Norgran MGN-1032, West Coast Jazz Stan Getz, tenor sax Conte Candoli, trumpet Lou Levy, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Shelly Manne, drums Shelly Manne and his Men Moose the Mooche from STEREO S-7007 More Swingin Sounds (a division of Contemporary Records) Shelly Manne, drums Charlie Mariano, alto sax Stu Williamson, trumpet Russ Freeman, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Art Pepper Straight Life from STEREO S-7018 Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section (a division of Contemporary Records) Art Pepper, alto sax Red Garland, piano Paul Chambers, bass Philly Joe Jones, drums Leroy Vinnegar Sextet Walkin My Baby Back Home from STEREO S-7003 Leroy Walks (a division of Contemporary Records) Leroy Vinnegar, bass Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Gerald Wilson, trumpet Victor Feldman, vibes Carl Perkins, piano Tony Bazley, drums Sarah Vaughn Lullaby of Birdland from Emarcy MG3604 Sarah Vaughn Sarah Vaughn, vocals Clifford Brown, trumpet Paul Quinichette, tenor sax Herbie Mann, flute Jimmy Jones, piano Joe Benjamin, bass Roy Haynes, drums Donald Byrd Lover Come Back to Me from Blue Note 4007, Off to the Races Donald Byrd, trumpet Pepper Adams, baritone sax Jackie McLean, alto sax Wynton Kelly, piano Sam Jones, bass Art Taylor, drums Duke Jordan Flight to Jordan from Blue Note 4046, Flight to Jordan Duke Jordan, piano Dizzy Reece, trumpet Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Reggie Workman, bass Art Taylor, drums Jackie McLean Lets Face the Music and Dance from Blue Note 4024 Swing, Swang, Swingin Jackie McLean, alto sax Walter Bishop Jr, piano Jimmy Garrison, bass Art Taylor, drums Helen Merrill and Dick Katz Looking for a Boy from Milestone 9019 A Shade of Difference Helen Merrill, vocals Dick Katz, piano Jim Hall, guitar Ron Carter, bass Elvin Jones, drums DISC FIVE Horace Silver Song for my Father from Blue Note 4185 Song for my Father Horace Silver, piano Carmell Jones, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor sax Teddy Smith, bass Roger Humphries, drums Cannonball Adderly Who Cares? from Riverside RLP9433 Know What I Mean? Cannonball Adderly, alto sax Bill Evans, piano Percy Heath, bass Connie Kaye, drums Dizzy Gillespie On the Sunny Side of the Street from Verve MGV-8282 Sonny Side Up Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet Sonny Rollins, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Ray Bryant, piano Tom Bryant, bass Charlie Persip, drums Sonny Stitt Easy to Love from Verve MGV-8324 Personal Appearance Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Bobby Timmons, piano Edgar Willis, bass Kenny Dennis, drums Sonny Rollins You do Something to Me from RCA LSP-2527 The Bridge Sonny Rollins, tenor sax Jim Hall, guitar Bob Cranshaw, bass Ben Riley, drums Jay Jay Johnson Turnpike from Blue Note 1505 The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, vol. 1 Jay Jay Johnson, trombone Jimmy Heath, tenor sax Clifford Brown, trumpet John Lewis, piano Percy Heath, bass Kenny Clarke, drums Bennie Green We Wanna Cook Now from Blue Note 1599, Soul Stirrin Bennie Green, trombone Gene Ammons, tenor sax Billy Root, tenor sax Sonny Clark, piano Ike Issacs, bass Elvin Jones, drums Thelonious Monk Bright Mississippi from Coumbia CL1956, Monks Dream Thelonious Monk, piano Charlie Rouse, tenor sax John Ore, bass Frankie Dunlap, drums Duke Pearson Amanda from Blue Note 4191 Wahoo Duke Pearson, piano Donald Byrd, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor sax James Spaulding, alto sax Bob Cranshaw, bass Mickey Roker, drums Freddie Hubbard Youre my Everything from Blue Note 4115 Hub Tones Freddie Hubbard, trumpet James Spaulding, alto sax Herbie Hancock, piano Reggie Workman, bass Clifford Jarvis, drums Lee Morgan The Sidewinder from Blue Note 84157 The Sidewinder Lee Morgan, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor sax Barry Harris, piano Bob Cranshaw, bass Billy Higgins, drums Jimmy Smith Judo Mambo from Blue Note 1525 The Incredible Jimmy Smith, vol. 3 Jimmy Smith, organ Thornel Schwartz, guitar Donald Bailey, drums DISC SIX John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio Soft Lights and Sweet Music from Prestige PR7123 John Coltrane with the Red Galrand Trio John Coltrane, tenor sax Red Garland, piano Paul Chambers, bass Art Taylor, drums Johnny Griffin The Congregation from Blue Note 1580 The Congregation Johnny Griffin, tenor sax Sonny Clark, piano Paul Chambers, bass Kenny Dennis, drums Kenny Burrell Birks Works from Blue Note 4021 On View at the 5 Spot Café Kenny Burrell, guitar Tina Brooks, tenor sax Bobby Timmons, piano Ben Tucker, bass Art Blakey, drums Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Moanin from Blue Note 4003 Moanin Art Blakey, drums Lee Morgan, trumpet Benny Golson, tenor sax Jymie Merritt, bass Bobby Timmons, piano Kenny Dorham I Had the Craziest Dream from New Jazz 8225 Quiet Kenny Kenny Dorham, trumpet Tommy Flannigan, piano Paul Chambers, bass Art Taylor, drums Joe Henderson Blue Bossa from Blue Note 4140 Page One Joe Henderson, tenor sax Kenny Dorham, trumpet McCoy Tyner, piano Butch Warren, bass Pete La Roca, drums Herbie Hancock Succotash from Blue Note 84147 Inventions and Dimensions Herbie Hancock, piano Paul Chambers, bass Willie Bobo, drums Chihuahua Martinez, percussion Miles Davis Footprints from Columbia CS9401 Miles Smiles Miles Davis, trumpet Wayne Shorter, tenor sax Herbie Hancock, piano Ron Carter, bass Tony Williams, drums Roland Kirk Three for the Festival from Mercury MG20679 We Free Kings Roland Kirk, flute, stritch, tenor sax, penny whistle Richard Wyands, piano Art Davis, bass Charlie Persip, drums Lou Donaldson Alligator Boogaloo from Blue Note 84263 Alligator Boogaloo Lou Donaldson, alto sax Melvin Listie, cornet Lonnie Smith, organ George Benson, guitar Leo Morris, drums Lonnie Smith Slouchin from Blue Note 84290 Think! Lonnie Smith, organ Lee Morgan, trumpet David Fathead Newman, tenor sax Melvin Sparks, guitar Marion Booker Jr., drums Pucho Brown, timbales Willie Bivins, conga Norberto Apellania, timbales DISC SEVEN John Coltrane Out of This World from Impulse A-21 Coltrane John Coltrane, tenor sax McCoy Tyner, piano Jimmy Garrison, bass Elvin Jones, drums Jaki Byard Searchlight from Prestige PR7397 Out Front! Jaki Byard, piano Booker Ervin, tenor sax Richard Williams, trumpet Bob Cranshaw, bass Roy Haynes, drums Charles Mingus II B.S. from Impulse AS-54 Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus Charles Mingus, bass Eric Dolphy, alto sax Booker Ervin, tenor sax Richard Williams, trumpet Rolf Ericson, trumpet Britt Woodman, trombone Quentin Jackson, trombone Jaki Byard, piano Jay Berliner, guitar Danne Richmond, drums Eric Dolphy Hat and Beard from Blue Note 4163 Out to Lunch Eric Dolphy, bass clarinet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Bobby Nutcherson, vibes Richard Davis, bass Tony Williams, drums Ornette Coleman Lonely Woman from Altantic 1317, The Shape of Jazz to Come Ornette Coleman, alto sax Don Cherry, cornet Charlie Haden, bass Billy Higgins, drums Andrew Hill Refuge from Blue Note 84167 Point of Departure Andrew Hill, piano Kenny Dorham, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor sax Eric Dolphy, alto sax Richard Davis, bass Tony Williams, drums Larry Young Tyrone from Blue Note 4187, Into Somethin Larry Young, organ Sam Rivers, tenor sax Grant Green, guitar Elvin Jones, drums Grachan Moncur III Air Raid from Blue Note 81453 Evolution Grachan Moncur III, trombone Jackie McLean, alto sax Lee Morgan, trumpet Bobby Hutcherson, vibes Bob Cranshaw, bass Tony Williams, drums Wayne Shorter Night Dreamer from Blue Note 84173 Night Dreamer Wayne Shorter, tenor sax Lee Morgan, trumpet McCoy Tyner, piano Reggie Workman, bass Elvin Jones, drums

What is the center speaker? It's an interesting story, but the price seems unrealistic.

I just noticed that today is the fourth anniversary of my arrival on this forum.

Bumped to give more an opportunity to see the great photos of planet Earth. The night photos are especially interesting. It's surprising to me how much of India is lighted at night. I guess when you cram that many people into that amount of space there will be light from friction, if nothing else.

Thanks.

Despite my intro to the contrary, this has turned into a CDs vs. Vinyl debate, whereas it was my intention to only compare the two formats as available from public libraries. Can anyone seriously dispute the superiority of CDs from a public library as a way to audition music? I doubt that many, if any, public libraries still circulate vinyl records, but when they did, the sound quality was abysmal.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> After I posted this, I got to thinking about the topic that lead to An interesting blind test at http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/696191/ShowPost.aspx. That thread does address the relative fidelity of the two media.

sfogg- You're a man of few words. Thanks for that interesting article. Too bad it's from 1984, but imagine how much better the digital recording/playback process has become.

As has been discussed ad nauseum, it is difficult (read impossible) to set up a blind A/B test that will satisfy everyone, whether comparing wires, capacitors, SS vs. tube or CDs vs. vinyl. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to record good vinyl recordings played on SOTA equipment by burning them to a CD and then compare the vinyl to the CD recording of the vinyl.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Id wager that most people could not tell the difference.

Who remembers VHS Hi-Fi, and did anyone else use it to record audio? Before the days of CD burners, I'd borrow CDs from the library and record them in VHS Hi-Fi. It's surprising how easy it is to check out Christmas CDs in June to make a tape to be played in December. I also made compilations of jazz and classical recordings. The recording quality was superior to casette, but I always got tired of hearing the selections in the same order. Unconsciously you memorzied the order; it was annoying.

Not to hijack the thread, but another great show in a small venue was the Steve Martin Mull show at a converted grocery store in Atlanta c. 1972(?). Do you believe that Steve Martin ever opened for Martin Mull? Steve was very funny and Martin played a mean electric guitar.

. . . from the library, at least. Its not meant to start a flame war. One can actually check out CDs from the library and listen to the music. Did you ever try to check out a record? If you weren't the first person to get to it, you might as well drop the stylus on the turntable's mat. At best, you might be able to hear enough music through the dirt and scratches to decide to buy a clean copy. With CDs you can actually hear the music. As I type Im listening to disc 3 of Miles Davis Chronicle the Complete Prestige Recordings, from the public library, they sound great even though Im not dragging a semi-precious gem across vinyl. Personally the vinyl horse left the barn and took my TT (modified AR/SME/SHURE V-15 III) with it, and I don't miss the hassle, but Ill defend anyones right to prefer good vinyl to CDs.

Sun Ra and Jerry Lee Lewis; not often in the same paragraph, and, if Sun Ra were to be believed, not from the same planet.

Glenn, Do you have Duel on DVD? Wasn't Weaver's character driving a Dodge/Plymouth Aspen/Volare?

I know what you mean, but it's the buyers who ultimately set the prices, not the sellers.

Small ensemble jazz is best in the intimate confines of a lounge or bar, small to medium auditoriums and theaters are OK, but large auditoriums and stadiums are too big even for The Stones. We are blessed with Baker's Keyboard Lounge, a great jazz venue, as well as a few other clubs, here in Detroit.

Wow,beautiful space.Would love to hear music there! I enjoy the smaller older venues here in the midwest that were designed for sound,sure beats the stadium scene and you even have a comfy chair to sit in. Greg The era of stadium concerts is a sad one. I still regret passing up an opportunity to hear Roy Orbison in a bar in Milwaukee.

I hope you're able to view the photos in the MS PowerPoint file. The satellite photos are incredible. If you have MS PowerPoint on your computer, save the attachment to your hard drive and you will be amazed. It's worth the effort. The Earth looks great from afar. It deserves better treatment from it's tenants.

Are you replacing these with BEC's new offering? Have your auditioned both? If so, I guess we know the winner.

Colin, It's not clear to me whether you genuinely liked the review or are being sarcastic. It seems to me that most of the positive comments could be applied to any good horn-loaded system and at a small fraction of the cost.

I don't know which of his movies contained "widget," but the term existed long before Don Knotts. "Widget" has been in the dictionaries for many years.

You were right to limit your maximum bid. I wouldn't have paid $1475 for those. It might be worthwhile to contact the seller to notify you if the high bidder fails to pay. You could then offer $1,000, or so. I wouldn't go much higher than that.

He was superb as Barney Fife. It's unfortunate, IMHO, that he got involved with Three's Company, which was a pale imitation of the BBC sitcom, Man About The House. I remeber the first time I saw Don Knotts on The Steve Allen Show. There were some very funny people involved with that show.

These are over the top IMHO, but it would be fun to hear them. I originally posted about them in 2-Channel at: Can You Say Horns Overkill? http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/694011/ShowPost.aspx, but this might be of more interest to the DIY crowd here. A pdf of a review is attached. The link to the website is: http://www.magico.net/products.html.