jt1stcav
-
Posts
6101 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Forums
Events
Gallery
Posts posted by jt1stcav
-
-
This is a pathetic question, but my non-audiophile friend argues up and down that "Hertz" and "Cycles Per Second" are totally different, and I'm telling him that the term "Hertz" (Hz) is just a newer term for "Cycles", and that they are the very same thing. I'm sure that the word "Hertz" is actually the last name of a scholar who studied physics (?), and thus others in the study of tone coined the term using his last name...I think!
For example: a 16 Hz tone is equivalent to 16 cycles per second (16 beats in a second).
I am right, aren't I? I really need that case of Heinekin!
Thanks for helping...
-
Danny, I started out with MIT Terminator 2 interconnects. These were a major improvement over the el cheapo gold-plated Radio Shack ICs I first used. Unfortunantly, the bass never seemed to tighten up with the MITs, even after over 100 hours of burn-in time.
I had Cardas CrossLink ICs elsewhere in my system, so I knew that Cardas would be a welcomed choice for my Mac. Audio Advisor had a clearance on a meter pair of demo QuadLink-5C, so I thought I'd give them a try, and ordered them. A few days later Audio Advisor called me and said that they mistakenly sold the demos I had ordered to someone else...for their mistake, they gave me a single demo and a brand new single, all for the same price as the demo pair.
The QuadLink-5C interconnects are 16.5 AWG, with rich, full midrange and good, tight bass. These ICs offer more sonic details and greater transparency than the Terminator 2s, which are decent in their own right. The improved imaging of the Cardas seem to blend well with my components.
I'm satisfied!
-
For what it's worth...I've had great success with my 11 AWG Orbeck Stratti. Go to AudiogoN.com and check out their speaker cable ads/auctions:
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/auc.pl?cablspkr&1043289493&auc&3&4&
President Phil Becker of Orbeck Audio uses four Klipsch Synergy Series KSB-1.1 monitors for his own HT, along with a KSF-C5 center and KSW100 sub. Development of all his silver interconnects and the Stratti cables were conducted in the lab using Yamaha amplification and Klipsch monitors as their test equipment (models unspecified). He recommends the Stratti for every Klipsch series, and so do I.
If you think the Stratti might be the right choice for you, or you're just curious, e-mail Phil at:
lifeaudio@hotpop.com
-
----------------On 1/16/2003 3:40:03 PM j-malotky wrote:JT1I can relate... Thats exactly how i feel. I really don't need them. I love my '83 Khorns with ALKs.But, I can't stop looking at that auction. I usually stay off Ebay just for this reason. I usually see something I want.Damn this forum.....JM----------------
It's rough, man! I didn't win the Storyteller contest (congrats to Blair; truely a fine story...but I feel Ray Garrison should've won, after everything he lost), and I need 'em like I need a hole in my head (my Cornwalls make me happy), but dammit they're just so beautiful; the ultimate statement, and with PWK's signature to boot!
It may have been commonplace for Klipsch employees to receive loudspeakers with Paul's signature, but for the rest of us, this is a treasure!
I agree, eBay and this forum are addictive...maybe if I auction off my Denon turntable and two Nakamichi tape decks, some extra MIT and Cardas interconnects, and my Omega Seamaster Chronometer too...maybe then I could afford to bid on just one Khorn!
-
I want to bid...I can't bid...but I wanna bid...but I can't bid...I just hafta bid...I can't afford to bid...but it's a chance in a lifetime, so place a bid...I just can't bid...I'm gonna go and...
-
Damn nice light...I'll have to check that out!
The new line installed in your room may have helped eliminate some of your RFI/EMI noise...I wonder if static electricity could be the culprit to your woes, or other appliances in your house. Naw, you have several line conditioners...How strange all these intermittent problems that come and go. I don't get it either! Wish I could help you out...
-
I dunno why my message posted twice...I'm not tryin' to scam the votes. Just because I live in Florida doesn't mean you should count my vote twice. I swear I didn't do anything wrong...just 'cause Florida voters rig their votes doesn't mean I did...uh, yeah!
-
I'm sure they're excellent loudspeakers in keeping with the sound quality that Klipsch is known for...
BUT...
I can't help myself! I'm a traditionalist. I'm old fashioned. I love all the square, boxy (even retro?), straight edged looks of the Heritage lineup, and my Cornwalls are about as plain lookin' as they get! The Klipschorns' basic design has stood the test of time for all these years now, and are simply beautiful to my eyes (along with the Belles, etc., and I dig real cane grill cloth)! I also admire the design of the Jubilee and would love to see a consumer version for the home with real hardwood veneer (unless there already is and I missed it). Personally, I wished that Klipsch would have continued this approach in visual design with all their other series (to an extent...I understand that differences in appearances must prevail to distinguish between the different series of loudspeakers.
It's just that I've never been fond of the high-tech look with lots of plastic and vinyl veneer, never cared for the copper colored dust caps (reminds me of consumer-grade JBLs and Infinitis at Circuit City), and those plastic feet that protrude from their bottoms...it all seems to cheapen them (to me). Although their appearance doesn't do it for me, like I said earlier, I'm sure they're an outstanding loudspeaker (along with their center, sub, and surrounds) worthy of the Klipsch badge (and I still like the little "k" nameplate...go figure). I'm sure they sound fabulous; I just don't dig their looks (along with the models they'll replace).
I know I haven't made any new friends by dissing their appearances, but it's just my opinion...take it for what it's worth.
I vote "Nay"!
-
I'm sure they're excellent loudspeakers in keeping with the sound quality that Klipsch is known for...
BUT...
I can't help myself! I'm a traditionalist. I'm old fashioned. I love all the square, boxy (even retro?), straight edged looks of the Heritage lineup, and my Cornwalls are about as plain lookin' as they get! The Klipschorns' basic design has stood the test of time for all these years now, and are simply beautiful to my eyes (along with the Belles, etc., and I dig real cane grill cloth)! I also admire the design of the Jubilee and would love to see a consumer version for the home with real hardwood veneer (unless there already is and I missed it). Personally, I wished that Klipsch would have continued this approach in visual design with all their other series (to an extent...I understand that differences in appearances must prevail to distinguish between the different series of loudspeakers.
It's just that I've never been fond of the high-tech look with lots of plastic and vinyl veneer, never cared for the copper colored dust caps (reminds me of consumer-grade JBLs and Infinitis at Circuit City), and those plastic feet that protrude from their bottoms...it all seems to cheapen them (to me). Although their appearance doesn't do it for me, like I said earlier, I'm sure they're an outstanding loudspeaker (along with their center, sub, and surrounds) worthy of the Klipsch badge (and I still like the little "k" nameplate...go figure). I'm sure they sound fabulous; I just don't dig their looks (along with the models they'll replace).
I know I haven't made any new friends by dissing their appearances, but it's just my opinion...take it for what it's worth.
I vote "Nay"!
-
----------------On 1/15/2003 9:14:27 PM JasN00b wrote:i attached a picture of our real drummer and also long time friend in action(he drums with me... hes GOOOOOD)----------------
...But he has no drumsticks! He must have callosed fingertips...uh, yeah!
-
Ahh yes...being in a drunken stupour for days on end on Bourbon Street with a gazillion breastuses flashing before your stinging, tired eyes!
-
Not exactly sure what the Eclipse computer light is (a desk lamp? Sorry, but I'm clueless here), but is it florescent/halogen/incidescent?
My ceiling fan has four florescent bulbs that pop through the Cornwalls when turned on (also pops when selecting a fan speed), even though my audio system is connected through a Monster Power HTS5000 line conditioner. I don't know why this occures, but I wonder if it's the same situation when your light comes on...Because everything in your room is on one line now, maybe the second line will eliminate this.
The hiss you hear may be coming from one of your components...I had a Carver M-400t 201 WPC "cube" amp powering a 15" home-made subwoofer that produced a buzz through my Cornwalls...I replaced the Carver with an old SAE A205 200 WPC amp, and the buzz was gone (I think the Carver's Magnetic Field Coil had something to do with it)!
Good luck finding a cure for your woes...
-
My younger brother set up our Panasonic DAT recorder and Shure microphones inside the organ chamber of the small pipe organ our dad built in our house way back in '83...I set up the music selection for the Cakewalk 4.0 sequencer to perform on the organ via a Devtronix digital MIDI interface (like a digital player piano, but without the rolls), and I chose various pieces of music to show off the loudest stops of the 19 rank instrument.
One composition in particular was Widor's Toccata from his Symphony No. 5, and it used practically every rank in the organ...the 8' English Trumpette, the 8' Oboe, and the 16' Contra Bassoon in the pedal being the loudest! For this piece, my brother repositioned the microphones closest to these loudest stops and readjusted the recording levels accordingly. After completing the demo tape, a few of our audiophile friends showed up for a BBQ we were having.
After stuffing our faces and drinking lots of beer, my brother hooked up the DAT recorder to my Mac amp and Cornwalls, and we all listened to the freshly made digital tape recording we had made just hours earlier...everyone was impressed thus far! When Widor's piece cued up, we cranked up the volume for the added shock value full organ would present to everyone in the room, especially with those added reed stops in the registration. Damn...not only did the windows and doors in the room rattle and shake, but it sounded like we were all standing inside the chamber itself while the Toccata was playing! The Cornwalls didn't even flinch, and with those added reed stops blarring in the room through those horns, it sounded better than "live"...the realism was tremendous!
It gave me goose-bumps!
-
Way to go Andy...like others have said; after all the help you've provided to all us Klipschans out here, you deserve it!
-
dbflash & colin...thanks for your input! I'll definately look into the Heart 6000. Heard great things about the Placette Audio customized preamps, but they're too rich for my tastes right now.
Because of my limited budget at this time, I'm forced to make due with my Cornwalls and Mac amp (which I love anyway; they do make a great combination). Your Bottlehead monoblocks would make a believer out of me to be sure, and if I win the Klipschorns from the Storyteller contest, then I'd be set for life. As it is, my best bet is to purchase another tube preamp when my finances permit me. My previous AMC was a good entry-level preamp, but it's time to move up in quality...an updated PAS-3 or its revised Sound Valves would definately be a good start, an EICO, H.H. Scott, Fisher or Marantz, up to any from conrad-johnson, Audio Research, McIntosh, etc. (all used, of course).
When I had my AMC and was running my home-made 15" subwoofer with an AudioControl Richter Scale crossover, I used a Carver M-400t "cube" amp to power it. Like you, it caused a hum to be heard through my Cornwalls, so I had no choice than to replace it with an old SAE A205 200 WPC amp...no more buzz! Eventually, I'll replace my Carver CD player with a 24 bit/96 kHz tubed player, but for now it'll have to do.
-
----------------On 1/15/2003 12:28:16 AM tblasing wrote:I've got a Carver TL-3100 stored away and it still plays too. It just gives an faint but annoying tic-tic-tic-tic when the disk is turning. Plus I think it just sounds like crap compared to my Mac MVP-841.----------------
The DTL-100 was the very first piece of Carver gear I owned that failed me on several occassions, all being transport failure. After two repairs at a Carver service center, it finally gave up in '89 and I left it for Goodwill to either fix or throw away! If it was made in Lynnwood, WA, would it and your TL-3100 still be in tip-top shape today?
Gotta love that MVP-841...
-
Mike, I appreciate your reply! It's true that some swear by tubes and that they're the ultimate in sound reproduction for any Klipsch.
For a short time last year, I did own an AMC CVT1030s vacuum tube preamp. I even rolled tubes and found that it did alter the sound in a major way (to my ears), but it was an entry-level preamp with quality-control issues that I just couldn't get used to, so I sold it on eBay for almost twice what I paid for it. Prior to that, I owned a vintage Carver C-4000 solid-state preamp that I was quite pleased with.
But it's still a toss up...in my current setup, I bypass a preamp altogether by connecting my CD player directly to my Mac amp, but without the use of my turntable, cassette deck and subwoofer! If I came across a great deal on a SS McIntosh C36 preamp, I'd jump on it pronto! Ditto to a conrad-johnson PV-8 tube preamp.
I just don't know...
-
Antique Sound Labs of Hong Kong make decent tube amps...they're least expensive are the AV-8 Wave 10 watt monoblocks for $99 each. Go to www.tubehifi.com and www.divertech.com for info on these and other amps they make.
-
I would imagine so, rf3iicrazy. My Mac MC250 with its Autoformers is the smoothest, most tube-like sounding SS amplifier I've ever owned. The MC7200 I previously owned came in a close second (and it did not have Autoformers), and my old Carver TFM-35x third (it's Transfer Function Modified design was to immitate tube characteristics).
My Cornwalls sound outstanding with the MC250, but there's no arguement that a damn good SET or P/P vacuum tube amp would really make 'em sing!
But I have no intentions on replacing the Mac amp, so I think a high quality tube preamp (and maybe even a tubed CD player from JoLida, Ajoe Tjoeb, Shanling, etc.) would give me the best of both worlds!
-
It pained me so when I bought my first CD player in '84, a Carver DTL-100 (also known as "The Compact Disc Player")...it was made in Japan, and not in Washington state. What gives?
I've owned quite a few Nakamichi cassette decks over the years (680ZX, DRAGON, BX-150, etc.), but the latest models I bought in '97, the Nakamichi DR-1 and DR-2, are both made in the Philippines, and not Japan!
Well, at least my Omega Seamaster chronometer is still hand made in Switzerland!
And thank God new McIntosh amps aren't made by Clarion in Japan!
No point...
-
Well, unfortunantly you won't be getting any competition in the bidding from me (I'm broke right now), but how sweet it would be to own a pair of Klipschorns signed by the late, great PWK (may he rest in peace)! But I can dream...
Good luck to you!
-
Damn straight it is...I wish I had the spare cash. That amp would make a real nice second system starter with another pair of Cornwalls or Klipschorns and a superb 'table/cartridge combo!
I can dream...
-
Audio Flynn and Dean made good points recently on solid-state amplification and horns...Flynn: "Klipsch does not sound good at certain SPL levels with "run of the mill" SS!"...Dean: "I can't comprehend how anyone can listen to any horn speaker with a completely solid state front end. They must have a quarter ton of wax build up in their ears."
I'm on a limited budget, and I have no intentions on parting with my classic McIntosh MC250 (if a super hot deal on a tube amp presented itself, I may reconsider). I've read in this forum a good combination to consider is having a high-quality SS amp with an equally good used/vintage vacuum tube preamp (preferably with 2 outputs for an extra subwoofer) and a phono stage (preferred, but not mandatory) on the cheap.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
-
Get the loudspeakers you really want, and put 'em in the cabin if need-be. For now, you may only listen to them four days out of the month, but you still have the rest of your life, and someday those RF-7s or La Scalas are going to be in your own dedicated music/HT room...it's your move!
My Cornwalls are really too big for my music room, but I wouldn't part with 'em for anything. I'm not going to live in this house the rest of my life, so I've got the loudspeakers of my choice to eventually install in a dedicated room designed around them.
Just my opinion...
Will the storyteller contest winner please post here
in General Klipsch Info
Posted
Yo forresthump2, who gives a rat's "a" about Al Gore and all the political rantings you seem to spew forth to the forum world! Just because a comment with Al's name is mentioned doesn't mean that you need to chime in and get off topic! This thread is to simply congratulate all the winners to the Storyteller contest...that's it! Pure and simple, isn't it?
Did you bother to enter the contest? Or are you a sore loser because you didn't even make Honorable Mention? I didn't win neither, but I'm happy for those that did (I still think Ray Garrison should have won, personally, but that's my opinion).
C'mon, humpster ol' buddy, lighten up and enjoy the thread like everyone else. If you can't say something nice, then hell, don't say anything at all. Get a life!
Okay...here it comes...