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Thanks, Diz. I thought I was the only one left after the "rapture"! Just kidding. I would hate to offend anyone's metaphysical constructs. DRBILL

It is hard to say what went on here. There is either major apathy toward vinyl and vinyl accessories (don't think propane) or not enough experience/knowledge about the subject to make a commitment. Actually, I would rather have it this way. It is, at least, honest, rather than the uninformed pontifications we often see here. WIn/lose/draw, I bought an OLSON HF-171 professional stereo tone arm(NOS). It is supposed to be a drop-in for my turntable. It has all the bells and whistles we read so much about --viscose damping, anti skating, corn-popping wonders. When I have time to "drop it in" I'll recount my experience and the results. Surely I'm not the only person on the forum that has this interest. Or maybe I am! Perhaps most just bought something off the shelf. If that's the case, what are you going to do when it gets old and doesn't perform? Toss it? Or make it right? I have a jewel just waiting to sparkle. Stay tuned. DRBILL

The 6CA7 is in every way the same as the EL34. Try exchaning the two tubes and see if the problem follows the tube. It is not unheard of to get a new defective tube. Sometimes, the wire to a tube pin isn't soldered. You can fix that by heating the pin with your soldering iron and flowing some solder into the hollow pin. Also, I have found that many "Eastern" newly manufactured tubes have pins that are slightly smaller than the NOS equivalent. If you find that to be the case, you can use a dental pick to"unspread" the socket contacts. Finally, there is the possibility that your tube sneaked pass QC. DRBILL

Thanks, Scorpsfan, In my case, we are talking industrial. This thing is a beast sitting on a heavy walnut base. No spring mountings. It relies on mass for that function. However, the arm shape and configuration on the new-issues look the same as mine. I'm really grateful that you went to the trouble to research this. I have made the appropriate bookmarks. Best, Bill

I'm way out of my element here so don't think you are going to offend me by oversimplification. I have a REC-O-CUT N33H that I inherited from the estate of an old friend. It had previously seen many years service in a Dallas, Texas FM station. We are talking maybe forty years ago. It is built like a tank. HEAVY cast metal turntable, with a belt drive and a motor that could run a small washing machine. It has quality written all over it and is in pristine shape. Except for the arm. The gimbal bearings are wallowed out and one of the internal ground wires is open. There is no way to get to it to replace it. My question: is there a source for arms alone, independent of the turntable. What should I look for? What should I avoid. Any help would be appreciated. I have upgraded several preamps for some of my regulars lately, and they have been particularly anxious about the phono section with the new-found interest in vinyl. I have no way to test other than bench instruments. It would be nice to give a good listen. And besides, I have four feet of vinyl on a shelf that I haven't heard in perhaps three decades. It would be fun to see what I thought was important between 1957 and 1965. Anyone? DRBILL

Get a Boston Terrier. You'll never be ignored. You might wish a few moments with no scrutiny! DRBILL

I don't know if this counts, but my EYC at St. James' in Alexandria LA used to sing "The Puke Song" right after grace was said and before a bite was taken. It was not pretty. DRBILL

I presume that you have rented a carrel in the library. Don't lose sight of why you are there. DRBILL

DIZ, I have been out of the house for a few days and am just now getting caught up. I'll jot a few things down and try to answer your questions. Thanks, BILL

Pax, Max! Feel free to comment on our innovative spelling! DRBILL

I did the same thing that Daddy Dee did. It is the best money I have spent since I bought the Klipschorns. DRBILL

When Paul was going to the altar to receive Holy Communion, he would often step over the pews instead of melding into the aisle queue. Once, after receiving, he dropped and did a few quick push-ups. He meant no disrespect in any of it. Spiritual fitness was as important to him as physical fitness. They went hand-in-hand. And it gave the womens' guild some new material. And it gave me some relief from the subject of my Firebird. DRBILL

My wife has a H-P projector with the TI chip. She uses it in her work. She asked me to pick up a spare lamp in case one failed during a presentation. Obviously, I did not bring one home when told the cost. We decided just to toss the old projector and buy a new one when the bulb blows! The whole world seems to be going crazy. DRBILL

I just skimmed the posts, so somebody else may have suggested this. I would re-heat the tube pins. They are hollow and the wires that pass through the glass are soldered to them. On more than one occasion I have found "cold" solder joints in tube pins. Just heat the pin with your iron and flow a little new solder into the pin interior. It costs no more and what could it hurt. DRBILL

Dee, Funeral directors and clergymen generally do! DRBILL

Only the Holy one! DRBILL

OK! Actually, you are in the wrong forum for that question (although I hope you will visit here often). There is a whole forum section devoted to Promedia 5.1. Poke around in the opening forum pages further down and you will see it. In the section you are presently in, you will be walking with dinosaurs like myself! GOOD LUCK! DRBILL

Welcome, Peinbund! Tell us a little more about your system. What kind of speakers do you have? Do you have a separate preamplifier and amplifier or are they built together? How do you connect your speakers to your amplifiers? DRBILL

Here is another one on the home page for Klipsch: The speakers in the Reference IV appear to me as being wrong-side-out with the dust covers closest to the viewer. DRBILL

Very few people knew that it was Dr. Paul W. Klipsch. He called me one night to tell me about it. He assumed that it was bogus because it was honorary. Little did he know that most of us just jumped through a set of hoops and they handed out the degrees on the lunch trays after several visits to the bursar's office. Paul's degree was awarded because he knew something. He never mentioned it in public nor did he attach it to his name in any way. DRBILL

I suppose that has never been asked before on the forum --at lease not in those words. Anybody?

That is correct. And the punishment changing one's mind is swift and terrible! :-) As the Marx Brothers put it: "That's my story and I'm stuck with it!" DRBILL

Glad to have you aboard! Look at the short manufacturing run. It tells you all you need to know. I have a pair in the bedroom hooked to the TV. I'd give them a "C" for that application. I finally modded them with Heresy crossovers, mids and tweeters. That helped, but the bass is terribly uneven and boomy. Maybe a "B" in that configuration. I had heard the base exchange market as well. Probably some size and weight compromises for international shipping. Not Klipsch's finest hour. DRBILL

Actually the frequency of open organ pipes is (and these are rounded) at low "C" : 32' pipe 16 hz 16' pipe 32 hz 8' pipe 64 hz Very few organs are built without 16' ranks. The only ones I know are portable and used for continuo. DRBILL

I, too, have a recording that I don't like but use for test purposes: Chet Baker Quartet "Love Nest" (cut 1) Pacific Jazz CDP 7243 8 55453 2 0. This features a trumpet solo with the trumpet fitted with a really acrid mute. Close microphony. It goes through you like a hot hairpin. It is almost musical with the Crites tweeter but sounds like fingernails on a blackboard with the K-77. DRBILL