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I agree with DizRotus. Our dedicated music room is a shoebox 18' X 24'. The K-horns are on the long wall with a Heresy center. The seating is one small sofa opposite the Heresy. The "sweet spot" is big enough for only three people. But "how sweet it is," to quote the late J. Gleason. It is stunning. Be brave! DRBILL

"The weird thing was they cut out about 15 minutes of the movie. I'm not sure why, but about halfway through the movie I realized that certain scenes were shortened up quite a bit from the original theatrical release." There is only one projector. Everthing has to fit on one "reel". Our IMAX offers tours to see the equipment (or did when it was new). If an opportunity presents itself in your location, take it. Everything is HUGE. DRBILL

We have a SONY HD tuner (SAT/HD300) that has coax input for dishes and off the air antennae. The channel directory (which the owner programs) automatically selects dish or antenna. the output to the TV can be IR, coax, 3 "RCA's" or a rather fat wire that looks like a printer cable. We use that one. As you have probably gathered, I bought and installed the first HD system that I had ever seen! Which isn't new for me, having built the first color TV that I had ever seen (Heathkit)! I'm very satisfied with the SONY tuner. It feeds an huge, super wide CRT-type SONY TV. We are never at a loss for something to watch in HD. All of the local (Dallas/Fort Worth) stations have their digital transmitters up and operative. Directv has a smattering of HD offerings. But even the analog signals are stunning due to the way that the SONY equipment processes them. Good luck with your experiments. Never, never give up! I hope this helps. You box may have none of this. DRBILL

Back in the '50's, when I had a bench at a radio shop after school, we squirted a few drops of carbon tetrachloride into noisy pots and switches while turning them back and forth vigorously (which probably explains a lot of my subsequent aberrant behavior). I have never seen anything that worked better or quicker. I now use a RadioStore product (64-4315) called Non-Flammable Contact/Control Cleaner & Lubricant in a spray can. It works, which is faint praise. I can walk over there in five minutes or drive in fifteen. Nothing to order. Some of the brothers on the Forum use products that are several times as costy. How much better, if any, I can't say. DRBILL

There is a GEORGIAN (Klipsch license) corner horn on e-bay (item #5846502888. Twelve bids up to $180. DRBILL

Welcome! Look at klipsch.com. If you poke around in there long enough you'll find a page of technical information on Cornwalls in the "discontinued" section for instant download. DRBILL

I gave my son my single '55 Klipschorn to use where his band practices. It is a plywood theatre model, stained brown. It has the resin and wood mid and a retrofitted EV tweeter. The crossover chokes are wound with double cotton and parafin wire. It might not be the oldest, but it would be sure to win "most ugly". I can't vouch for the date. There are no SNs but 1955 is written in pencil twice on parts in the crossover. I inherited it from a retired priest when he closed his home and moved to assisted living. It sounds remarkably good. It was paired with a 15" Jensen bass reflex enclosure and had a multi-cell Altec/L mid and a EV tweeter. The crossover was from a ShortHorn. It, too, was hard ugly but a remarkable match with the horn. They moved out when my Klipschorns moved in (to my wife's glee). DRBILL

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Welcome! You are off to a running start! You will never go wrong listening to Bob Crites. The forum is very fortunate to have him as a resource. He has the parts if you are brave enough to install them. Or you can send gear to him and he will do the job for you. I have never heard of anyone saying that they were dissatisfied or overcharged. Look around the forum. There is much to command your interest. We have a few "contributors" who are "all hat and no cattle." Read them, too, just for the laughs! DRBILL

Right after the earth cooled, I found myself a student at The University of the South, which was at that time not coed. We wore coats and ties to class and to the refectory and the upper classmen and graduate students and professors wore academic gowns. I couldn't make this up. An all male campus could go pretty raunchy pretty quick with that much pent-up testosterone. Any time things were getting close to the tipping point, a wise upper classman would say, "Boys, M & M," and things would calm down immediately. This was before the days of the popular candy. In our setting, M & M meant manners and morals. We stopped being beasts and rejoined the human race. KT88LOVER deserves our apology. Some of us have treated a newcomer in a very shabby manner. I am sorry for him and embarrassed for the rest of us. I wouldn't say a word if this was the first time this had happened, but you are all well aware of other episodes. "Boys, M & M." If you know any thing that works better than being civil, I would be glad to hear from you. Having been exposed to the Klipsch ethos and its perfection should ennoble us. Here endeth the lesson. DRBILL ANYBODY ELSE OUT THERE FROM SEWANEE?

I can certainly vouch for the iron that Craig provided me. It exceeded every expectation. I stand in awe every night as I have my music fix. Someday, when I replace the Curcio curse (boards), I will probably go blind from the splendor. DRBILL

DD, I have a pair back in the bedroom as L&R for the TV. I got them at a pawn shop for maybe $20. I wuz robbed. I bought them because of the Klipsch name on them. They were truly awful with a highly exaggerated, boomy bottom. One story I heard was that they were engineered to be the right size and shape to be shipped to base exchanges and were a nightmare of aural compromise in order to fit. And I don't know if this is true. I replaced a lot of parts. I used Heresy crossovers and Heresy mids, mounted outboard on top (not enough depth). I used the Tangent tweet and woofers. It sounds like a Heresy with adequate bass, although the bass isn't very smooth and booms on certain frequencies. It is certainly good enough for the bedroom TV. DRBILL

Yep. And the poorist person in town is the tooth-fairy. DRBILL

The thing about my brother Texans is that they appear not to notice evil weather and continue to drive in their usual fashion, which is none too exemplary. Sunday, on the way to Matins, we passed two overturned cars several neighborhoods separated. We are talking city streets, beautiful weather. It must have been some party. There are notable exceptions. Visitors always comment on the difference between Fort Worth and Dallas drivers. I'll leave the rest to your inagination with one clue. The population of Fort Worth is far more indigenous. Yep, Texas is a whole 'nother country. DRBILL

Go, Julie! DRBILL

www.d8apro.com/heath1.htm He has all of them! Prompt and inexpensive. DRBILL

The sad truth is that very few of these ss products are even designed for repair. I have a sign over my bench stating that I only look at vacuum tube equipment. And as I write this, I have a ss Fender amplifier on my bench! Rules are written to be broken. You may find a tech who is willing to undertake your job. Just be prepared to pay several times over the value of your unit. DRBILL

This must be the time of the year that they prop the old guys up on stage. Last week were were treated to a concert by Blue Lou Marini. He played with the One O'Clock Lab Band at UNT, Denton. You could still see shades of greatness, but he sort of tired early in his segment and didn't always pull of the high notes. But I'm glad he was there. I had never seen him live. "In those days there were giants on the earth." DRBILL

WOW! I was forced to play ball with the dogs; argue economics with my wife; babysit my new grandson; read a technical paper on parasitic RF noise from diode rectifiers; repair a Fender amplifier; fix the sagging front door; listen to some neglected CDs; enjoy the spring-like Texas weather . . . . . . . DRBILL

Does the Peach have diodes in the power supply? If it does, you may need to install RF snubbers. When diodes cut off they radiate a blaze of harmonics that can be picked up on associated gear as a faint hiss or whine. Try hanging 680pf 500v ceramic caps across the diodes. DRBILL

The yoke is a set of coils on the neck of the picture tube that move the electron beam back and forth and up and down to "paint" the picture on the phosphor surface. It produces a fairly strong magnetic field. DRBILL

Welcome, Math, Your English is fine. The members of this Forum should do so well! Magnetic induction from the "yoke" on the picture tube is causing your problem. You may not be able to place your speaker directly on the TV. Could you perhaps mount it on the wall above the TV? DRBILL

Sylvania 1940's Black Base, short glass, large gettering These are very rare NEW (NOS)/Used Sylvania 1950's, early 60's Large brown colored base, Large gettering. These do differ quite a bit from the 6SN7W's listed above. They, too, meet milspec ratings for shock and vibration which should result in improved microphonic performance. The above quotes are from Michael Marx website: www.vacuumtubes.com Hope this helps. DRBILL

"not much real info above 3000 hz anyways" The trouble is, that is where the most important stuff is, scant though it be. It is the difference between a fiddle and a Strad. Some people can hear it and some can't. It is wasted or actually painful on those who can't and essential to those few who can. From my years as a pipe organ builder I can tell a repeated story. A church has a Baldwin electric organ. They get a new Casavant pipe organ. The young people in the parish think "WOW!" The older folks carp on and on with "It is too loud and harsh. We liked the electric organ better." The difference? The young people could hear the blaze of harmonics that a real musical instrument produces. The oldsters, due to hearing degradation hear the same harmonics as painful distortion. The moral is --Klipschorns, et. al. will sound harsh to some and glorious to others. It is important how you take care of your ears. Coffee and tobacco, and anything that constricts the blood flow to your head are bad. Unprotected ears in loud environments are bad. I'm 67 and I can still tune to the top C of a 2' principal, the fundamental of which is almost 9000 Hz., not to mention the blaze of harmonics above the fundamental. I have never heard a harsh heritage Klipsch speaker. It is because of what I can hear, and not because of the garble of distortion caused by what I can't hear. Here endeth the evening lesson. Sorry about that. DRBILL

My wife (who has a subscription to Le Monde) says to continue with your plans. The French have too much to lose if they seriously jeopardize the tourist industry. You will probably be safer in the usual venues than you would be if there was no unrest. There is plenty to see without slumming. There is every chance that you will pick up some serious bargains. DRBILL