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Yamaha HTR-5540 flat NAD 3150 flat HK 430 flat

My HK-430 is on loan to my little brother with a set of sansui sp-50's as his dorm stereo. It's a great sounding little amp and for the way less than $100 that I got it for I'm really happy with it. However I think my Yamaha receiver(HTR-5540) sounds more controlled and less sloppy at high volumes(100+dB) when played through my Heresy 1's. The HK unit does have a nice phono preamp and a great tuner section. in my college days it served as my computer speakers paired with a set of JBL L46 and many a night was spent(after homework was done) sipping scotch and listening to the local jazz station while browsing the forums here.

Maybe your tube amp didn't like the B&K preamp that you were using. Could have been the preamps fault as much as it was the tube amps fault.

Maybe you should go back to your Sansui speakers. I jest.

I have a Gerber EZ-out that has worn enough over the past 10 years that I can momentum it out one handed about as fast as anybody I know with an assisted opening or switchblade style knife. usually at work I keep a Spyderco Delica clipit in my pocket though. It's a bit slimmer than the gerber and doesn't feel as bulky. I can also flick it open very fast with the thumb hole in the back of the blade. also closing it one handed is fairly quick, I flip the knife so the handle is betweel my thumb and forefinger and I depress the lock with the side of my middle finger, then a slight flick of my wrist and the blade is closed. Anyways, I think the build quality on the spyderco is a lot nicer than the gerber.

There was Tele before there was Strat. I love my breadboard. []

It's an A4. []My yamaha was a good first bass for the amount of money I was willing to spend at the time. But I was able to get my used Fender for not a whole lot more than I spent on the yamaha. The Fender is a '70 something with block inlays in a maple neck and a refinished (un)natural ash body. In it are Seymour Duncan Basslines active pickups with an internal 9volt preamp. http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/n/invidiosulus/images/gallery/josh'sfender.jpg Looks better in the pic then it does in person although it really has a lot of "character". I also have a Fender Tele Plus from '91 that's american made with the lace sensor pickups in it. A few years ago(2001) I was really lusting after a telecaster and after shopping around for a while I came to the conclusion that the new american made tele standards were not near as nice as the 10 year old tele plus my friend had finally decided to sell. The fit and finish of the older guitar was nicer and the fretwork was much smoother and overall more finished looking. If I were going to consider getting another guitar or bass(I'm satisfied with what I own, amazing I know) I would probably look at used instruments before I considered a new ones.

I have a weakness for a good jazz drum setup, such as Rashied Ali playing with John Coltrane. Or Cello, Or Elvis.

Thanks for the offer. at this point I seem to have pretty much all the parts I need. The main thing i'm lacking is the daylight hours to work on them. Some of the mods on the station wagon, It has a Garrett T3 that I added along with bigger injectors and a dodge 4bar fpr. I converted it from an automatic transmission to manual out in the driveway with no power tools. Front mount Intercooler from a ford powerstroke turbodiesel, a very efficient IC that keeps my intake temps nice and cool. New Bilstein HD shocks/struts with custom adjustable camber/castor plates up front. The wagon is running Megasquirt N Spark fully programable standalone engine management, So I've got a serial cable hanging out of my dash that I plug my laptop into that allows me to change fuel, ignition, rev limit, overboost limit, etc... I sourced a Euro/Canadian spec cam for it that has about 2mm lift over stock. It's got upgraded swaybars to help with the body roll. To further help with the jelly suspension i've got these, I also picked up some adjustable torque rods to go with that stuff when I finally get around to installing it. Marvel and I also have a Triumph Spitfire in the garage that needs a bunch of work. Maybe that will be this next summers project.

1984 Volvo 242TI and 1983 Volvo 245DL

Bob, http://mysite.verizon.net/vzepjij3/ The Forum software is being kinda stupid about appending extra "http://www" on the link.

Two JBL 4636 12" subs powered by an Alesis RA100 amp. Only 75 watts per sub but the 99dB sensitivity makes it not too bad.

First time I shot her I shot her in the side Hard to watch her suffer But with the second shot she died Delia's gone, one more round Delia's gone

---------------- On 7/27/2005 9:10:09 AM Amy Unger wrote: Does the frequency response include the brown note? ---------------- Kan any Klipsch speaker hit the brown note? //Josh

To keep from spending more money on the stereo I take all available funds and spend them on my car. Hmm, I may have something with this.

Oooh, You have one of them there roundy round transformers. Nice looking amp. I always enjoy shots of equipment guts.

Walnut Street bridge, Chattanooga TN. Elevation marker, Lookout Mtn TN. Turbo GC8 Impreza.

Yeah, we're runnin' a little bit hot tonight. I can barely see the road from the heat comin' off of it.

I really love them. I have been wonderfully happy with them and have not felt like upgrading the system for a good while. That and my ducats have been being spent on automotive play things. I was spinning some old Zepppelin vinyl last weekend and was reminded how good they sound really cranked up. Almost tempting to put a pair in the back of my wagon Anyways, I'm rambling as usual. Peace, Josh P.S. anybody know how cluless' pet giraffes are doing?

They were for your birthday. Not that it matters.

Reading the forum convinced me to get my first pair of Heresy's. I loved the sound. Then because of reading this forum I got the urge to modify my speakers. So I front mounted the tweeters and dampened the horns and doubled the thickness of the back. The sound only got better and I think it's got a long way to go but I love it. Peace, Josh

Peace, Josh

I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT as my daily driver. I also own and am hoping to convert to daily driver status by the end of the summer a 1983 245 dl Volvo station wagon. Too bad people think volvo station wagons are slow. While mine is the NA model I installed the turbo manifold with a T3 turbo running about 14psi. So basicly I have a wagon that can keep up with a stock WRX Unfortunately the weak auto transmission decided not to hold up to double the stock horsepower Once I get that thing running again I'll be taking it to the track for some 1/4 mile times. Peace, Josh

It's good to see that there is still some humor left on this forum. Looking at that pic it looks like our dear friend Baffled Bugs Bunny(or maybe it's Helmholtz Resonator Bunny, but than the initials wouldn't work out right) is wearing a different avatar than his normal(not that he is really normal) self. As to who the original owner of the giraffes is I am truly cluless, I do remember that their previous owner was worried about where to keep them as the do seem to take up a lot of space on account of the long necks,I have been told that if I drink enough longnecks I too will take up a lot of space, so I had best stick to my scotch. The giraffes spent some time in the addition that Dale was putting on his house but it is rumored that they headed south once the winter set in. Peace, Josh