DRBILL

---------------- A fool and his money are soon parted. ---------------- Actually, the bromide is "A fool and his money are some party!" At least, that has been my experience. DR BILL

Daughter and grandkids are in from Atlanta for a week. There is a futon (sp?) set up in the music room. Havent heated a tube in days. I'll admit that my hands get a little shakey about 7:00 pm. But the OTHER sounds in the house are more beautiful than anything that Klipschorns can do. It is like Great Lent. You do without some things, or substitute other things for them, and when you get back, it is more wonderful than you remembered. Maybe once a year we should shut down our gear for a week. DR BILL

There was another thread on this same subject a while back where I asked why the recordings were not made from the center, out, since the last movement tends to be the loudest. DR BILL

My son-in-law has a "turntable pillow" that works for him in an older house with pier-and-beam construction and wooden floors. I don't know what it is made of --foam or blow up or what. It was made for that purpose. I have no clue where he got it, but I will check. DR BILL

---------------- On 3/15/2005 7:06:14 PM Erik Mandaville wrote: Ok! Your point is well taken, Dr.! Your way is obviously the one to go with for one stop shopping at one's friendly Radio Shack store! Erik ---------------- Erik, please see me after class. DR BILL

I'm reminded of the story of the wealthy widow who "commissioned" a biography of her late husband. One line read: "He held the chair of applied electricty at one of our most famous institutions and literally died in the harness." I vote with David -- a D+. The book will be mildly offensive to those who knew Paul. DR BILL

---------------- On 3/15/2005 6:06:40 PM Erik Mandaville wrote: One can also wire two 30K ohm resitors in parallel -- if the other combo isn't available. That will net 15Kohms. Erik ---------------- ERIK, So true. But I was, for convenience, striving for one stop shopping at Radio Store, access to which most of us have. They don't have 30K's either! DR BILL

I can't improve on Erik's instructions. Thanks! I found a simple schematic for those who might find it helpful: http://diyaudio.8m.com/cgi-bin/i/Pasive_pa/shematic.jpg Double it, of course, for stereo! This, with Erik's step-by-step and my picture should get you through. Radio Store has everything you need. I often hand the clerk a list while I fiddle with other merchandise. They will be out of one item, but they will call around and send you to another store! Phono Jack 274-346 $3.99 (2 pkg) 100K Stereo Control 271-1732 3.29 (1) Rotary Switch 275-1386 3.29 (1) Control Knobs 274-407 1.79 (1 pkg) 10K 1/4W Resistor 271-1335 .99 (1 pkg)* 4.7K 1/4W Resistor 271-1330 .99 (1 pkg)* Aluminum Project Enclosure 270-238 2.99 (1) *Radio Store doesn't have 15K Resistors (!). Wire a 10K and a 4.7K in series. My unit has three inputs. The above rotary switch can accomodate up to six if you like. PM me if you get stumped. Enjoy. It ain't work! DR BILL

We never hesitated to say "Yes" to the massive sleepovers when our kids were young. We KNEW where our kids were, and that compensated for all the other aggravation. Feeding a crew like that could break the bank. I would chop up a bag of potatos and start the deep frier. As each batch came off, I would dump them on newspaper on the dinner table with the admonition "dig in --the spuds got done before the chicken!" By the time the chicken got done, the kids were full and one piece of chicken sufficed. Nobody caught on --or even seemed to care. If you need to whiz in the middle of the night, be careful where you step. With wall-to-wall kids, you can do some real harm. My kids now have kids. They tell me that some of their most cherished memories have to do with the monster allnighters. Mine, too. Just think how many young minds got introduced to the glory of KLIPSCH! See? DR BILL

I can do this, but the rest of you had better not try. How many Episcopalians does it take to change a lightbulb? Three. One to call a licensed electrician. One to mix the drinks. One to go on and on about how wonderful the OLD lightbulb was. FR BILL

Check out EBAY item http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5760518612 DR BILL

Of course, there is no such thing as a "passive" preamplifier. But what are you going to call "a channel-selector with an antennuator for line signals?" I knocked this one out in a couple of hours so forgive the aluminum project box for this prototype. How does it work? Very well, indeed. It has a sort of clean urgency about it --like washing your eye-glasses after mowing. Will it replace a standard preamp? No. In an ideal world with pristine, excellently-recorded CD's (which is less than 5% of my collection) it would serve nicely. But most of my CD's need some degree of tonal "adjustment". But for those few stunning CD's, it is a wow. It is good with CD's, Tuners, Tape, etc. No Phono. Am I going to build some? Nope. But I'll be glad to send parts lists and schematics to those interested. DR BILL

It is interesting that this came up when it did. I have copy ready to go to EBAY for a restored, 25 W amplifier of considerable quality. In the additional title information: "Excellent choice for Klipsch phantom center". Could this be construed as inappropriate? In a previous sale: "Auditioned for over ten hours on Klipschorns --my best test instruments". Is this different from mentioning that the tubes tested like new on a B&K 700? I hope that the above examples aren't even in a gray area, but I hope for your opinions before a click that send button tonight. THANKS

He was all that, and more. Klipsch and Associates wasn't his whole life. He and Belle were charming dinner guests. They were real human beings. They were our friends and we miss them both. DR BILL & DR CHARLOTTE

Good luck. I'm supposed to know what I am doing and I have a faint hum problem. It is probably within the allowed peremeters, but I expect perfection. If it was anything except K-Horns, who would know?! These things can be madning. Take a day off and try every permutation. When that fails, resort to PWK's reprise. "OLD BUSHWHACKERS" Irish. Then listen to some music instead of the hummmm. DR BILL

I hope everyone knows that this was never meant to be a cash-flow item. I wanted to expose a few to PWK's "Wall of sound". It wasn't much fun sitting a the drill press with interesting things languishing on the bench. But there is joy in Mudville. One of the Forum Brothers has become an Elisha taking up Elijah's mantle. (If you don't know what this means, you haven't spent you Sunday's very well!). All the working drawings, parts lists, and vendors have been forwarded to one of our own. He should have an announcement soon. Expect to PAY for this one! (Thanks, Craig!). I don't want to be premature, but his initials are Tom Mobley. Wart him until he gets up and going! DR BILL

The candle is lit. The photo business must be an anxiety producer in the digitial age. Got a backup in sight? The uncertainty may be gnawing away. There are a few good kids out there, but I think I know them both. Seniors could be a big help, both to your business and as nurturers. Don't overlook other help organizations. The SA often has "graduates" that are looking for new beginnings. In the meantime, you are in my prayers. DR BILL (aka FATHER BILL)

OK. I'm sure that you will get some advice involving expensive products and exotic proceedures. There is a lot of voodoo out there which prompted PWK to issue the famous yellow BS badges. In the age, shortly after the earth cooled, when I was a HS kid working a bench in a radio/(soon to be) TV shop, we had syringes and a pot of carbon tetrachloride that we spewed into noisy controls. It worked well until California determined that the practice would send us into a frenzy of self abuse or something. Now, I use a product from Radio Store. "Contact/Control Cleaner & Lubricant" 64-4315. It is excellent. WARNING, do not spray this product into a paper bag and put it over your head. DR BILL

I'm sorry. I really apologize to those on the waiting list. I have to go on to other things. This was a fun project and I hope that I introduced many to PWK's ideal of the "Wall of Sound". The sad reality is that my bench is stacking up and I was losing money. Look. It is not rocket science. If sombody out there want's to copy what I did --or improve upon it, you would have my admiration and endorsement. Or make your own (Dope From Hope v. 14 #4, 7/71). If you want to make them in volume for others, don't forget to factor in your time! (I can supply a parts list and vendors.) Me? I have some Anchor Porter and a couple of new CD's to audition. I'm the most fortunate man in the world. And on the bench is a Williamson (6SN7's with 6L6's in the final), being rebuilt like new, which will be a center channel for another fanatic just like me. It isn't spoken for! DR BILL

I have a pair of Boston Terriers (*****es). They are handsome little pups, comical, smart, rowdy, demanding, hard headed. I've often thought what they would be like if they weighed 100#. I would probably be afraid to go home at night! There would be a lot of behavior that would have to be discouraged early and often. Much of any dog's behavior devolves to the owner/trainer and probably too much is by default. Every breed has traits --some of which need to be optimized, and some extinguished. The Pit Bull probably gets a bum rap. The name itself is a trigger for newspaper stories. Here is my modest proposal. Beginning now, lets refer to them as Staffordshire Terriers and see if their behavior improves. DR BILL Sorry about the (*****es) above. I used the technical term for female canine which the forum police didn't allow. Hmm.

LOOKIT the "Skylark". Klipsch invented the BOSE WAVE RADIO! DR BILL

STOP! QUIT! DON'T! The little box is glued shut! RUN 1 was an ugly aluminum project box. Everybody said, "UGH!" So I went to the new design with an extra small footprint and crowded insides. I sez to myself, "if anybody opens this up and digs around, they are sure to short something or break something." So I used glue on some components AND the cover. DESIST or you'll ruin the box. GEEZ! I sent you a schematic! Use your imagination! Note to DADDY DEE: You weren't the first. "'sokay." DR BILL

Yeah. But try to top what's already been said. DR BILL

Well, yes. And a decent amplifier at that. And a decent center speaker. Anything less, and you would be better off with what you have. DR BILL