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Use fabric glue. Sets up fast, drys clear, will not stay soft and migrate like 3M. Staples eventually stain the material, and the material's tension on the frame will slacken. My opinion. Analogman

In case I was not clear, my recipe is for cleaning, to be followed with the "straight" boiled linseed oil. Analogman

One part boiled linseed oil One part turpentine One part white vinegar Mix well(I use an old "Dawn" bottle) You will be glad you did Analogman

beer budget, I understood exactly what you meant. Your pal, Analogman

What is the platter made of? Nice table Gary. Did you get the PM I sent you a few days back? Enjoy. Analogman

beer budget, If you do not criticise "simply for the sake of it", then why did you need to make a call so that Melisa, Sherry, Yavonne, Lyle, Robert AND Alfonso could ALL, in their own way, tell you once again what I am sure you already knew, AND THEN run back here to tell us about it? Just an exercise to satisfy your intellectual curiosity, perhaps? Wonder how many customers were on hold while you exercised your "need to know"? Your friend, Analogman

You said it D-MAN! Analogman

Snap-On and Craftsman is a good analogy. I would be willing to bet Craftsman kicks Snap-On's *** with regards to sales in UNITS and DOLLARS, and their service and marketing is superior as well, (more consistent). I agree, over all, Snap-On product is superior, but the service you receive is only as good as the guy on the truck that stops at your shop and his inventory. It did not used to be that way. BUT Snap-On still F$%KS it's dealers and ultimately the mechanics with their ridiculous mark ups and franchise rules, and continues to market as if it were the good old days. Snap-On's tool quality "ain't" what it used to be. They get away with this S$%T because of a loyalty built LONG AGO, much like what I see happening with Klipsch, P.W.K. must be rolling over in his grave. Go to your box and pick up a twenty year old Snap-On wrench, then compare to a similar one you bought in the last year. I think you will get my point. No matter what things used to be, or what they should be, BLOZE, like Craftsman, EARNED THEIR MARKET SHARE AND CUSTOMER LOYALTY, regardless of the fact that there are CERTAINLY higher quality options. Klipsch had the head start on BLOZE, if they have lost it, it is their fault. You can fill a page with the GREATS that lost it because they did not get the game. Klipsch has some of the greatest product going, it is their responsibility to create and maintain awareness. I may be wrong, but the majority of discussions on this forum pertain to the Heritage models, which I have not seen lately at Best Buy or any where for that matter. Same sort of thing is happening with JBL. Maybe we could all learn something from BLOZE. As always, Analogman

An after thought: People that WANT BLOZE, (or think they do) have to jump through far fewer hoops to cop. It is, after all, a business activity as well. Regards, Analogman

Do you not have anything better to do than to keep flogging the stupid-***, worn out BLOZE issue? I think the response you received was a good one, if you don't like BLOZE, buy something else. It is as honest as one can get. I personally do not need to validate my choices by talking S@#T, constantly, about other people's choices. And just for the record, I bet you BLOZE owners are a HELL of a lot happier with their crap, use it MORE, and suffer far less anxiety and insecurity than we HIGH ENDERS do. They also piss away less money on tweaks, cables etc. too, and spend more time listening to MUSIC. It is something to think about, the pleasure of the "LOW-FI" Experience. As always, Analogman

Hey Guys! Did I ever tell you about my MINT condition JBL Apollos? Man, they really.... (OOPS,wrong thread)! Analogman

I bought the HTS 2000 Monster for protection and I needed the 12 outlets. It also offered good damage coverage. That is all the expectation I had. Once installed it was VERY OBVIOUS to MY ears and the wife's (she is happy with the speakers that came on her computer) that things sounded better. Lower noise floor and all things were just "smoother". Do not have anything video hooked to it so I can not say. Bought mine for $100 cash at Good Guys when it was superceded by the 2500(fancy box). Have noticed lately at the junk stores the HTS 2000 is back, the "improved" version, along with the original price of around $200-$250. Audio Advisor sells/sold this model as well. I was pleasantly surprised and pleased with mine. Have unplugged it on occasion, but quickly hook it back up, the difference is still there. I like what it does and have been looking for another "old" model for the television/dish. I also read that TAS liked it and that is unusual, it is too cheap relatively speaking, for those fools. Look around for the original cosmetics and make them an offer. I think you will enjoy it. As always, Analogman

Contact Scott Frankland at . Tell him Craig sent you. If he can not do the actual repair, I feel certain he can tell you who can/will. Analogman

Already posted in General, I recently acquired a number of "Golden Age" originals and plan to sell them. This is some batch, including an LSC-1806 1/S 1/S. Any seriously interested members PM me with a phone # and I will call you with a complete list of titles and condition. As always, Analogman All titles will be hand and machine cleaned and play graded.

Can anyone offer any input as to where I can find real world values for Living Presence Mercurys and Living Stereos, RCAs. I have recently acquired a number of originals including an LSC-1806 1S/1S and plan to sell them. All have been machine (and hand) cleaned and will be play graded. So far, things look good, AMAZINGLY good. "The Golden Age" for sure. Please advise. As always, Analogman

Gentlemen, Is there a forum member interested and able in repairing my Lehmann Black Cube (original type). It suffers from a dead left channel. I have contacted the current U.S. distributor for Lehmann product but have yet to receive a response. Feel free to contact me with your rate(s). Thank you for your consideration. With regards, Analogman

---------------- On 10/14/2004 8:01:01 PM bclarke421 wrote: BTW, analogman was always my favorite troll, even when he got me. ---------------- bclarke421, I was under the impression that I had apologized to you for any inappropriate remarks that I sent your way. If, in fact I did not, I do so now. I must take issue, however, that this dialogue with someone that obviously does not know how a CD player works could or should be considered "trolling". Your friend, Analogman

---------------- On 10/14/2004 6:51:32 PM thebes wrote: Bass, Balance Treble. Those magic knobs on the amp/receiver. Much more than an illusion of control but a defacto means to change what you're hearing. A lot of us still use gear withhout remotes, but even with digital equipment we still have the same three "knobs". Sure I fiddle around with them from time to time but basically they are set straight up, "flat" I guess it's called. Question is, is this optimum, or merely a starting point to musical nirvana. I mean, didn't the designers of these amps have that in mind when they "tuned" these things or was it simply designed to place their "zero" settings so it appealed to the greatest number of average joe buyers. I guess I'm asking how to you guys deal with these three knobs? ---------------- Use the balance control to achieve "balance" between the two speaker's outputs as heard at your listening spot. You can best fine tune this with a test tone recording and a sound level meter. If you don't have these your ears will work, use FM interstation noise and adjust so that neither speaker "sticks out" or appears to dominate your sound stage. As far as "tone" controls go, their quality and effectiveness will vary with equipment and design. To keep it simple, trust your ears, if the music's too bright for your tastes back off the treble accordingly, same for the bass control. Perfectly "flat" output, (if there is such a thing) probably will not sound correct to most ears in typical, flawed, real world listening rooms,(like in my condo).Set you controls where you enjoy the sound the most, THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY if you find the sound pleasing. Hope this helps. With regards, Analogman

---------------- On 10/14/2004 6:56:51 PM lynnm wrote: LOL I find Celine Dion frustrating because she does have a great voice but rarely sings anything below a shriek. I had the same problem with Arthur Fiedler when he led the Boston Pops.....everything at full throttle pretty much all the time! ---------------- You are right about that! Nothing subtle about those two! Analogman

---------------- On 10/14/2004 6:53:24 PM DrWho wrote: For what it's worth, I too have used materials to reduce the vibration of my CD player and have had only good results; though the best part of my mods was that the CD no longer skipped during bass heavy passages. My intent for disccusing any of this was to find a technical reason for reducing vibrations...not to argue if it sounds better as that is a subjective test. I really don't think jitter is the issue and I think most of the music industry doesn't understand what jitter actually is or how it comes about. If jitter was the issue, then you should also notice the existence of jitter when using the digital output on your cd player; which is something I'm yet to hear. As far as vibrating tubes sounding worse than stable tubes...I don't have enough experience with tubes to have experienced such an issue. However, I am sure there are REASONS for the different sounds that you get. ---------------- I gave you a technical example of vibration's deleterious effects upon the machine's ability to perform its task. Yes, you are correct, the perceived degree of sonic degradation is subjective, but that still does not dismiss the reality that it exists. Analogman

---------------- On 10/14/2004 6:37:11 PM bclarke421 wrote: A CD player's number two enemy: http://www.4kamm.com/products/Celine/celine%20mousepad-C30013.jpg" border=0> ---------------- MY machine will not even READ that C.D.'s DATA ! With regards, Analogman

Good point, bclarke, Vibration is CD playbacks #1 enemy, period. CD players ALL have "clocks" aka "timing crystals". Can you say PIEZOELECTRIC MECHANICAL VIBRATION? If you believe a device or circuit is completely defined by its schematic, then all CD players should sound the same, right? I do not think so, in fact I know so. And I also know for a fact that those players operated with as little extraneous vibration as is possible sound better regardless of price point, all things being equal. And yes, they were a Wanker band from the 90's As always, Analogman

Hello, Garymd and whell are correct, the receivers of that era are statement pieces designed to establish a market share. Kenwood, Pioneer, and the biggest "sleeper" of them all, the EARLY "made in Japan" Sherwoods like the S-7300. Wonderful build quality and design, good conservatively rated performance, these old flagships will kick the S$&T out of most of the black plastic IC based crap of today. If HT is what you crave try one of these "GOLDEN OLDIES" with an outboard unit like the passive one from Quad (under $50). Anyone who begs to differ is either a snob or deaf. Your pal, Analogman

---------------- On 10/12/2004 5:38:46 PM DrWho wrote: What's the technical reason that damping the cd player case causes a reduction in jitter? It doesn't make any sense to me because a cd player is just like a harddrive and has error correction and everything. Once the data has been read, it is stored in a memory buffer which just acts like RAM. It is then run through the DAC which is an entirely electrical process. I just don't understand how reducing vibrations would make a difference...If it did, then the sound quality on your walkman should change when you shake it a lot (even though it's not skipping). I just did a crude test and I can't tell any difference at all. Also, it would make sense to dampen the harddrives on your computer as well (which nobody does). ---------------- Eliminate or reduce mechanical vibration thus reducing the need for as much error correction thus reducing the the manipulation of the "original" signal preserving it's integrity as much as possible. Depending on your system and set up what you can "hear" will vary, but the benefits are real and measurable. As another poster mentioned, lead tape is EXCELLENT on digital devices, especially inexpensive DVD players. I have treated several inexpensive models with the lead jacket and the results were supurb! Most notably in the AUDIO output. My two cents worth. As always, Analogman

Hello Gary, Thank you for asking and hope this finds you well! To answer your question,convalescing,unable to sit at computer for any length of time (bad spine).PM me at your convenience regarding the "free" Klipschorns.I saw this mentioned in another thread.Sorry for the off topic post folks. With Regards, Analogman