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Great picture! I don't know the band...is it yours?
Here's a closeup I took on my Olympus C-3020Z without the Macro feature! Can anyone name the tubes?
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Yep...nothin' worse than getting up in the morning after a wet dream, and your bed sheets stick to you as you walk to the bathroom!
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Okay...I now just saw the second X-ray. Reminds me of the steel plate in my dad's left forearm from his Harley-Davidson accident in '78.
And it's still attached to his arm to this day. You can see it bulging underneath his skin...feels icky!
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That's no Erector Set...there's a grasshopper in your wrist!
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You won't be winnin' any beauty contests with that ughly apparatus. Good news is your doctor feels your wrist is mending much better (and maybe faster than expected), so you won't be needing that nasty pea-green fiberglass cast...Good for you, ol' boy!
The sooner you mend, the sooner you can get back on that ladder to finish your HT!
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...I always have wet dreams!
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All I gotta say is...to hell with providing music to nuke Baghdad. Those nasty Iraqi soldiers don't deserve to hear any music blasting from our warbirds as we're dropping bombs over their rag-top heads!
As far as our military is concerned, they can listen through earbuds from their MP3 players the following selections:
Freddie Mercury: Mr. Bad Guy
Lindsey Buckingham: Go Insane
Robert Plant: Shaken 'n' Stirred (the whole damn album)
Phil Collins: I Don't Care Anymore
Boston: Don't Look Back
Kansas: Song For America
These have probably been mentioned already throughout these hundreds of posts, and there are obviously more desirable selections to choose from, but anywho...I like 'em!
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I'm working Sunday, but I'll catch a little bit of the game while on my lunch break at the cafeteria.
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I've played "Tribes 2" off and on as well...networked throughout all four computers in the house so everyone can team up. It was fun and frustrating (I'm not a "gamer"...I have a PS2 and only one game, "Gran Turismo 3"). Now I enjoyed playing "Redneck Rampage" by Electronic Arts, but since having WindowsXP Pro as an OS for my PC, I haven't played it in over a year!
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TBrennan...I stand corrected! I didn't even think about the other more established horn speakers from Tannoy, JBL, Westlake Audio, etc. You're right, of course. It's just because the Avantegarde stand out physically...it stuck out in my mind, plus the fact that I just read up on their brochure my brother received from them recently.
I'm still somewhat "new" to the hornies world (having traded up from Magnepan over a year or so ago), so I'm still learning all the time...that's why I'm here at this forum, to learn all there is about being a Klipschan, something my dad understood way back in '79 when he purchased the very Cornwalls I possess today!
Thanks for your reply!
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Dale's right. And I apologize for the stupid "retard" remark. Let's move on, and keep this great forum from closing its doors to all of us for such child-like behavior.
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Dean,
I don't know why I didn't read this thread sooner, and when I finally did, my heart sank down to my feet! I am so sorry to hear what happened to Austin and his friends. I'm glad that everyone's alive, and I hope and pray that your son makes a speedy recovery soon.
It reminds me of my dad's accident in Sept. '78...he was riding his Harley-Davidson FLH1200 down a quiet, wooded country road near Essex, CT, when at a "T" intersection, a drunk behind the wheel of a Jeep sitting at the stop sign, claimed later that he never saw my dad's headlights on. He proceeded to pull out right in front of my dad's motorcycle, clipping the front tire and forks, which took an immediate nose-dive, and throwing my dad like a rag doll over his bike, the hood of the Jeep, and onto the other lane (thank God there was no oncoming traffic)! My dad landed on his head first (his Bell helmet looked like a popcorn kernel afterwards), proceeded to break his fall with his left arm (his forearm cracked in half), and as his body hit the pavement, his left leg broke in 3 places (and all open fractures, with muscle and bone ripping through his Levi geans and high-top leather riding boots)!
Luckily, an off-duty nurse was driving behind my dad when the accident occured; she stopped, looked over my dad, got the drunk's license plate number, and drove down the road to the nearest house to call for help. Within minutes, local police and an ambulance was there to scrape my dad off the road and rush him to the nearest hospital 5 miles away, and take the drunk into custody!
My dad received a steel plate in his forearm, and 3 steel pins through his left leg to hold together what was left of it! Because of so much bone loss and muscle/nerve damage, his leg got infected and was almost amputated! He pulled through, but after 3 operations, his leg was shortened 3", but was saved! He spent 3 months in the hospital/physical therapy, and 5 months at home recooperating in a rented hospital bed (in our game room) with a leg brace to keep his leg elevated.
Today, he services/tunes/maintains pipe organs in churches throughout New England, NY, and PA. He walks with a major limp, his leg continues to swell up if on it for too long, and has to wear a 3" elevated shoe. He's more active now then he was 30 years ago, and still going strong!
I don't know about your son's loss of his spleen and how that will ultimately affect him the rest of his life, but with a father like yourself who'll push him to continue his therapy, he'll be back to his normal self in no time! Keep the faith and pray for a speedy recovery, and let Austin know that you, your wife and kids, and all his family and friends (and Klipsch Forum members) are with you and yours in this difficult time!
God be with you!
Jim Tidwell
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...Out to dry like a load of sheets on the clothes line!
This is sheer madness!
The Stingray is phat (as the kids say these days)...its specs are out of this world, and that Anna Marie Manley is a hot lil' dish...meeeooooooww!
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It's there on top as a reminder to us all. The Moderators want us to read it and learn from our mistakes. To keep to the subject matter at hand, and not to blast those that we have a difference of opinion with.
Newbie hornsandtubes was a very hard-headed individual who liked to play hard ball his own way. Granted, he had his opinions...we all do concerning what we like and dislike about certain loudspeaker designs...but he shouldn't have knocked what others liked simply because he hated them. I love my Cornwalls, and no matter what others may think of their boxy, old fashioned appearance or their sound quality, I won't knock someone for not liking their style or harsh sound. Just like when I looked at the latest Reference offerings by Klipsch, I personally don't care for their appearance (as I stated in another thread), but I'm not going to spew forth mean and nasty comments just because they're not my cup of tea! I'm sure alot of R&D went into the design of these newest loudspeakers, and they probably sound spectacular...if I ever audition them, I might just love the sound they produce! If ol' thornsandpubes had been a little more open-minded and not critized everyone for what they liked, then maybe the thread would still be open for more critical and insightful discussion.
To err is human, I suppose.
If hornsandtubes is still out there, then please read this fast 3 times:
I AM REE TODD DID.
I AM SOFA KING REE TODD DID!
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When I had my tube preamp, between the preamp and my CD player was a meter pair of Modern Audio Design (MAD) Pearl 1 interconnects:
http://www.modernaudiodesign.com/
The Pearl 1 is a flat configuration (Nordost-style) silver-plated copper wire with a 1" thick Teflon coating, and terminated with four rhodium(?) locking gold-plated RCA connectors (also balanced XLR). This interconnect is extremely detailed, with thunderous bass and perfectly articulated, endless treble. They're an outstanding value, and as soon as I purchase another vacuum tube preamp to connect my CD player to, the Pearl 1 will go back into my system once again!
Check 'em out!
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HDBRbuilder...Thanks for the tip! Before this thread, I didn't realize just how many Klipsch horn speakers were out there with PWKs signature scrolled on 'em, so I assumed they were extremely rare...my bad!
I understand where you're coming from concerning the judging, and the judges were a diverse group indeed. We all have our favorite stories (and I think I should've received an HM...ha ha...see Jim Tidwell of Lakeland, FL if your interested), but even though Ray's sad story of love found and lost, and how a pair of Klipsch played a role in his life during this time, I guess it wasn't commercial enough like mine and others written. In any event, you, my friend, wrote on your experiences with Klipsch loudspeakers during your college days, and it was a fascinating read worthy of the recognition you received by the judges. I'm glad you at least got an HM and a nice new pair of Heresy IIs to boot.
My hat's off to you! You're da man!
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http://www.photographyreview.com/
Regular consumers who own their cameras write their own reviews. Same as:
http://www.audioreview.com/defaultcrx.aspx
...for reviews on audio equipment that consumers own (if you were not aware of it).
Good luck.
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Yeah, Drew sure had a way with words. He could describe a BSR 10-band graphic equalizer/spectrum analyzer, and you'd think you were buying a Tascam M600 Series high-performance multitrack mixing console! What a salesman! I still have an SAE A205 Dual High Resolution amp that I bought from DAK that powered my sub after I disconnected the Carver M-400t (due to a buzz that came through my Cornwalls...the Carver's Magnetic Field coils were the culprit).
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If it was me, I'd buy the Canon PowerShot S45...Canon's specs are damn good for the price, and their optics are up there with the best!
I own a 3.2 Megapixel Olympus CAMEDIA C-3020Z, by the way.
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Stephen328, I just gotta know...
Did your 15" passive subwoofer from dbx come from DAK Industries of Canoga Park, CA? In '94 I ordered the Model db-SW15 Plus, and replaced the cheap dbx driver with a JL Audio 15W6 dual voice coil driver at 6 ohms. I installed more internal bracing and kleats to stiffen the rather crude 3 cubic foot sealed enclosure, added more foam insulation, and ditched the clunky passive crossover. I powered the subwoofer with a Carver M-400t "cube" Magnetic Field amp, using an AudioConrtol Richter Scale Series III crossover set at 70 Hz and below (at the time, my mains were Magnepan MGLR1 planar loudspeakers).
Just curious...
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Ray, thank you for your help. You are a true scholar and a Klipschan!
By the way...
Just wanna say I wish you had won the Storyteller contest. Regardless, I think all us readers of this forum and of Klipsch as a whole are the real winners...your devotion to love and to Klipsch shows us the mettle of which you're made of, and I (we all) salute you for being a part of our world!
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rjb294 said it best. Unfortunantly, it doesn't end after graduation.
Distractions continue to keep you from doing what has to be done in life as well. I'd rather be on this forum, on eBay, playing music, having sex...then to be at work, or paying your bills, or going grocery shopping or to the dentist's office!
Anytime I get a bonus or a raise, I'd rather spend the money on a great tube preamp or new turntable, or replace all my interconnects, then to put the money away and save it for fixing up the house or paying the property taxes.
I learned the hard way; to make a long story short, I filed for bankruptcy because of my champagne taste and beer budget!
I learned my lesson! I have to save for a rainy day (or an emergency). I force myself to do what has to be done, and I shut down the stereo system or stay off the internet until the task at hand is done. I think, the sooner I get the job done, the sooner I can relax and enjoy the things I like to do!
It can be done if we're determined to get it done.
Hope this makes sense.
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Thanks, colin...I couldn't have worded it better myself (really, I couldn't)!
I'll save a cold one for you, too!
I appreciate it.
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I would love to see a high-end consumer model with exotic real hardwood veneer become a reality! It would be a perfect audiophile loudspeaker for those who want to grow beyond the venerable Klipschorn, a perfect horn speaker in it's own right.
I have nothing against Avantgarde (I admit I like the Uno 2.0), but if the specs are similar for the Jubilee and the Uno (or other Avantgarde models), then I'd love to see the Klipsch Jubilee give Avantgarde a run for their money! Why should Avantgarde be the only extreme high-end horn speaker on the market? Let's get Klipsch, with its 50+ years of experience and knowledge in horn technology, back into the fray! Show the audiophile community that Klipsch is still the world leader in horn speakers, and that the Jubilee is also "A Legend in Sound"!
controling your dreams. can it be done?
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m00n states...
"Lucky? Hell I am 35 and I have never had one. I wish I could have some!"
The wet dreams aren't so bad (the dreams themselves).
It's the premature ejaculation (or nocturnal emission) that's a drag.
Get it? Drag? Draggin' the sheets? Uh...yeah.