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    During our weekend visit from Dr. Who & Michael Hurd...

    in General Klipsch Info

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    I'm loving all of this dialog! Our hobby truly is a huge melting pot of genre, just as Detroit has been throughout all of these years. How does a city like Detroit embrace so many different types of music? It's amazing; jazz, blues, soul, Motown Sound, gospel, rock, rap (just to name a few) and now we're the techno capital of the world. I love music and it's great to have been born right in the nucleus of much of it. What a great hobby we all have! -Glenn

    During our weekend visit from Dr. Who & Michael Hurd...

    in General Klipsch Info

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    LOL No, Best Buy really didn't recommend anything to us. We simply went there to buy some Dub Step CD's for Doc and to get an Adele DVD. When we walked through BB's winding, check-out line, we spotted the Hello Kitty headphones on the shelf along with the other last-minute, marketing push items and decided the pair them up with some hard core Dub Step for the photo. I actually became aware of deadmau5 (Deadmouse) on my own a little over a year ago and knew that I liked some of his work. But Doc wanted to introduce me to Dub Step so he bought the deadmau5 and Skrillex so we could see how my Reference system performed with it. The results were pretty amazing as my room easily goes down to 13 Hz. I may pick up these CDs in the near future. I like some of the cuts on them. There are a few that; not so much. This morning, Verna asked me, "After you guys finished watching the Peter Gabriel concert last night around 3 am, what on EARTH was that crap you guys were playing?? It was SO repetitive!" Doc, Hurd and I got a huge laugh out of that! LOL. Great times with my bros! We were sorry to see them leave for Canada this morning. I want to thank them for a great weekend together. It's been a blast! Thanks for coming out you guys! Have a safe trip! -Glenn

    Left to right below: Michael Hurd, Picky, Dr. Who:

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    Just when you think you're an expert...

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

    Posted

    The other day, while we were entertaining company out on our deck,

    I noticed that the left Heresy III in my garage wasn't sounding just right. It

    seemed to be lacking in either mid or treble output and I began to suspect that

    I'd somehow blown the tweeter or the squawker even though I have never done

    anything to this system to abuse it for such a thing to occur. A couple

    of days later, I got up on the ladder and placed my ear near the drivers while I

    played a CD and I could hear output coming from all three drivers. I run the

    Heresys with a 1961 EICO ST-70 integrated power amp I bought on eBay a few years

    back and had rebuilt by fellow forum member, NOS Valves. After noticing the

    drivers were working, but in a diminished capacity, I began to suspect either a

    wiring issue or maybe one of the vacuum tubes was on its way out. I went to the

    back of the EICO and swapped the speaker leads left-to-right. The problem

    migrated to the right speaker. So I knew the issue wasn't with the drivers,

    crossover or wires. I began flipping the toggle switches one at a time on the

    EICO to ascertain if perhaps there was some oxidation in the switches thinking

    one or more might need cleaning. But, everything worked as expected. Finally,

    closer examination of the front knobs on the EICO revealed the source of the

    problem: Most of the control knobs on this amplifier are dual-concentric which

    can make it difficult to read their settings. I discovered that the right

    channel treble was set to +2 while the left channel knob that sits directly

    behind it was set to - 6. Bringing the left channel up to +2 to match the right

    channel made all of the difference! I was completely relieved to discover that

    nothing was wrong with the system. And I also felt pretty dumb, too. LOL -Glenn

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    Quadrophenia

    in General Klipsch Info

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    I can remember when 'Quadrophenia' was first released: I bought the two-tape, 8-Track set, which I nearly wore out. I was amazed by the innovation of the manner in which the songs were written and performed. "Sheer genius!" Although, my 8-tracks are long gone, I still have my 2-disc (or is it 3?), vinyl album in my collection in near-perfect condition. Great stuff from those punks! It's a keeper! -Glenn

    Is Bose worth the price?

    in General Klipsch Info

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    It seems that those prices listed in the Bose system article are similar to what Pioneer Elite was charging for plasma displays when they exited the display business. The difference here is that the Pioneer Elite displays were the best in the business, while there's currently no performance benchmark established on where the Bose-version stands. With so many other, great displays out there at more reasonable price points, I seriously doubt Bose will have much success at those prices, unless they are permeating the air in their salon stores with hallucinogens in order to dupe customers in to buying this crap. As PWK would say: "BULLSH*T!" -Glenn

    RSW-15 Subwoofer: "The Adventures of Picky"

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted



    Well
    now, THAT was scary: Let me start from the beginning.



    Two weeks ago, before Verna and I left on the road to Indianapolis for the 2012
    Klipsch Pilgrimage, I went downstairs to our HT and switched off the main
    switch to our power line conditioner. Everything in the theater that draws
    110-volt power, draws it from our Tripp Lite LCR2400 Line Conditioner. Or, so I
    thought. So, we left town on our merry way, had a stellar time with all of our
    Klipsch Forum friends and returned home to find that our house was still in one
    piece, but there had been a brief power failure in the neighborhood while we
    were gone, according to our next door neighbor. Everything seemed fine.



    One week later: I'd been very busy with school so I had not had
    the chance to use our theater since we got back, but since Thursday, June 21st
    was our last day of class, I invited my lab partners over to the house for a
    lunch BBQ and a theater demo. Therefore, the night before, I went downstairs
    and switched the system's power line condition back to "on".



    The next day, my lab partners, Verna, Ms. Rose and I all had a
    great BBQ lunch and then it was time to demo the theater. My pals eagerly tried
    out the comfy theater seats and got ready for the exciting debut. Except.....not
    so much! Oh, the sound was incredible...to them...but I could tell something
    was VERY wrong. There was NO SUB!!! My RSW-15's cone was not moving and there
    was no indicator lamp lit on the front.



    Closer examination revealed that I did not have the sub's power cord
    plugged into the special protected power outlet, but instead, it was plugged
    into the un-protected, standard wall outlet next to it. This meant that when
    the power failure had occured that the sub was still energized, even though it
    was set to "Auto On". RATS! Anyway, I ran the remainder of the demo
    for the guys and they all said it sounded great, but I knew it was nowhere near
    as exciting as it normally is.



    The next day, last Friday, I started investigating what was wrong.
    I checked the power cord connections at both ends, the input cable, the switch
    positions and finally the fuse. The RSW-15 uses a special, 6 Amp, Slow-Blow
    fuse that is available from Radio Shack (part # 270-1028). You get about 4 of
    them for less than $2 bucks. But when I checked the one I removed from the sub
    with my volt-ohm meter, it measured 0 ohms, which meant it should have 100%
    continuity. I put it back in and the sub was still dead. A bad fuse should
    theoretically measure infinite resistance, or Infinity which means No
    continuity. But, again, this one read 0 ohms (no resistance).



    So,
    now suspecting that the internal, BASH power amp was in jeopardy, I contacted
    Klipsch Customer Service via email. Since I purchased my sub in 2004, I already
    knew it was past warranty. Sure enough, they got right back with me. It was my
    old buddy Steve Phillips. Steve suggested that, although it did not make any
    sense at all, to go ahead and buy some replacement fuses at Radio Shack and
    just go ahead and try replacing the fuse just for grins. He said, who knows, it
    might just work?? I must admit that I doubted it would do any good, but I trust
    Steve so I went ahead and tried it.



    Guess what? IT WORKED!!! The sub's indicator lamp lit up green and
    we had a signal! WOO-HOO!!!! But the good fuse reads the same as the supposed
    "bad fuse": 0 Ohms??? I immediately threw the bad fuse away and now I
    have some spares. But, I also switched the power cord over to the protected
    outlet to avoid this scenario from happening again. I can't thank Steve
    Phillips enough for his expertise and for getting back to me so quickly.
    Klipsch truly does have the best customer service department in the business.
    Steve said that he stopped trusting the ohmmeter reading on fuses a long time
    ago. LOL



    So, for those of you out there who suddenly encounter a dead sub
    for no apparent reason, just try changing the fuse even if you think the fuse
    is okay. It could save you time and it could save you some bucks in repair
    costs. Mine blew because the fuse was protecting my sub's amplifier from harm.
    In other words, it did its job as designed

    Thanks Klipsch and thanks Steve Phillips! -Glenn



    The Picky Report 2012

    in Forum Meetup Planning + Past Klipsch Pilgrimages

    Posted

    artto: I am very thankful that after all of these years I finally got to meet you and speak with you for a while. It was certainly my pleasure and I really enjoyed our conversation. I look forward to seeing you again. Thanks for the kind words. I've been shooting photos since I was 6 years old and it's always been one of my favorite pastimes. I enjoy writing, too. Perhaps you're right? :)

    Stanley Cup Playoffs

    in General Klipsch Info

    Posted

    Congrats to the LA Kings on thier first-ever Stanley Cup. Those boys really earned their title in the playoffs and deserve to hoist the cup!

    Goaltender Quick is MVP and should be! He stood on his head for those guysthe entire playoffs! -Glenn

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