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Arfanbark, I have to apologize to you I have been VERY busy, this is the first time I had a chance to get on the forum.
THANK YOUI ! The HK arrived perfect, To be honest I have not had a chance to try it, it's in very good condition. Tomorrow evening we will try it out, I really can't wait. The only reason it has not been done yet is Coltephoto only has a few days here and we are trying to squeeze in everything we want him to see while he is here. You have no idea how much I appericate this chance to hear this HK on the Cornwall lll's, we have just not stopped long enough to rearrange some stuff and sit and listen to it. I will let you know what happens when we do.
Thanks , can't wait. More to come.
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Good idea with the mouse traps, they can do alot of damage.
I had a Chevy work truck that I had the motor rebuilt in, while the motor was out and the truck never moved a mouse got in it. One day when the motor was being put back in I had looked in the glove box and found some papers had been chewed on, so I set a trap and caught one in a few days. The truck went back to work and about 6 months or so later it caught on fire " In " the dash board and burned to the point that the back tires even melted. I don't know if the mouse caused the fire or not, but it could have chewed on some wires and eventually they shorted out and started the fire. That was my best guess, because we had the truck for years with no electrical problems.
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On ESPN HD I only get the side bars on commercials.
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Glad your still with us, good luck, don't let the cafeteria food kill you.
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I've been using Dish for 10 years or so though haven't gone HD yet. Very satisfied. If it rains I lose the signal for +/- 3 minutes. Annoying but a necessary evil I suppose.
Dish Network's HD package, Voom, is worth the money, IMO.
You might want to try it out Arky.
A lot of good concerts.[
]One thing, don't call DishNetwork at night, hardly anyone speaks English. And...sometimes you have to "operator shop" with them, they must have a high turnover rate.
Once our service was established everything went smoothly.
I have a plasma being delivered Tuesday so i'll upgrade to HD shortly. I have an old (18yrs) Toshiba rptv that just won't die & I have been holding out.
How is the sound quality on the concerts? I guess DD 5.1 at best.
JT
The sound quality is very close to a DVD, It is 5.1, never really looked to see if it is ever 6.1. Watching John Mayer right now on Rave, on HDNET Sunday night they have some music specials, STYX is playing " one with everything" is the name of the concert from 8 to 10 pm. Robert Plant is on Rave next for an hour show, seen part of it last week, good show, probably look for the DVD.
The plasma & HD box are now in use. The VIP 622 receiver is pretty neat. One box with 2 tuners (only 1 carrying a HD signal). It displays tons more info than my old box & the picture is incredible, even enhanced the 2nd TV (SD) video quality.
I don't see Voom as a specific pkg. Looks like I get 24 HD channels. HDnet has some music & RAVE is all concerts, am I missing any other concert channels?
Thanks
BTW...did you know you guys are gonna get married soon?[
]That's about it, HDnet has some music on Sunday night and occasionally there is some music on other channels. Dish just has some of the channels left over from when Voom went out of business, but I don't think they call it the Voom pkg. It's sad that the the way the new HD TV's are being pushed there is not more programing in HD. 24 Hd channels, I need to go check how many I get . sounds like I am missing a few , do you get locals in HD ?
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Kind of an elaborate sound diffuser you have next to that speaker don't you think ?
Thats one way to sell the wife on some Heritage, Look how nice they hold a bow !
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I hope everything works out to be able to make it to the Pilgrimage. I'm looking forward to meeting people in person and being able to put a face with the name.
Do people get name badges or something? Do I have to walk around telling everyone that I'm 'wuzzzer' from the forum? [8-|]
Yes last year we did have name tags, It's kind of strange to walk up to someone and start talking to them and then look down and see their name tag and then you realize who they are. The person never fits the impression you had in your mind of what you thought they would look like !
Thanks Homemade, they do sound very good.
Any one who is thinking about going, you will not be sorry.
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Congratulations! I agree about buying these for resale. It's tough to watch and even tougher to personally lose to one.
Yes Congratulations!
About the resale thing, I hate it even more when you see empty cabinets, then all the drivers and crosovers all in different auctions from the same person. They tear them apart to make a few extra dollars.
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edwinr - Was that photo taken in your home? I just wanted to comment on the beautiful carpet....
That may not be carpet, but it is perfect !
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Glad your ok, thanks for the service, your going back ?
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Broad Ripple Village can serve as our Quarter, and I have a personal friends as a bail bondsman and a prosecuting attorney, oh, a judge also- we're in pretty good shape!
party like Rock Stars guys, I'll be the DD.[:|]
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Michael
I can see it's going to be a rough weekend !
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Man I wish I could have seen the bruise Amy left on you for that call!!!!!
So Trey, exactly how long a drive do Seti and I have? Of course I'll have to add a few hours if we stop in N. Arkansas to pick up IB[
]KaCha, "I got the fever"[
]IB Going, Tim. BUT, the old hide will accompany me on the 2007 trip. (she is my golden ear, and speaks her (ear) mind ) Gulp! Can't wait for her comments on an RF-7 system at volume. Shudder! Needless to say, I can't take her out for audio very often.
So, as one AR. delegation, we four will be taking two vehicles. Perhaps we could meet in the Rock and Lynn could ride with Seti? .......Or I could ride with him?
On second thought, No, I wouldn't do that to buddies like the you & Seti. You guys would never be the same. [
] Many thanks for the offer of transportation, but could I ask help from both of you in taming the audio shrew" when we get there? Thanks in advance.[
]BTW: She will bring fever per your request.
Regards,
tc
So...Lynn??? will be making the trip. Let's see, does Indy have a "French Quarter"?.[
]She will be in Indy and you two will hit it off. The "French Quarter" is anywhere that Lynn happens to be at the time.[D][<
)][A]dtel, we should consider bringing extra cash....... not sure if out of state Bail Bond companys accept credit cards and personal checks. BUT HOLD ON, maybe we could just leave.............anyway, we should talk when the time gets a little closer......[
]Regards,
tc
We can have a good time but let's keep the law and bail bonds out of the fun if at all possible. [
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I was using my ForteIIs as fronts and bought a RC-5 as a center.
It never sounded right so I gave up and bought a low end full surround set from Aperion Audio including a large Sub (sounds OK).
I read on this site all the talk of timber matching and how the center needs to be the same class speaker as the fronts. So to get back to a klipsch setup I have 3 choices.
1. Get another ForteII for the center (this is too big for the wife)
2. Get some RF-5s for the front
or (Here's the question)
3. Get 2 more Rc-5s for the fronts (Cheap on eBay)
Why not option 3? Seems all the front would be an exact match and the sub can pick up the lows?
To big for the wife, offer to help her put up there where it goes, that's all ,then she can leave you alone about it !... And you won't ask her to move it again ! [
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I would say get the speakers, probably less of a chance of finding speakers close.
Tubes can be shipped easier than 2 large speakers, just guessing ?
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Our cat has disappeared for a few days in the past and always came back. I have also heard of cats disappearing for a few days if they are sick.
Hope she comes back soon.
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dtel,
Yep. I agree. I've met some of the best people I know on this forum. Never seen anything else remotely approaching the community of this place... on the internet.
My take on it... legacy of PWK is for real as he was for real.
I think you are on to something there Dee !
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dtel,
that is very cool of arf to send the 930. They do sound very good. They are heavy as heck, to. I just shipped one to a forum member and it was 39 lbs with packing materials.
Yes Daddy Dee , very cool.
I have to say something here, when i first put my question here looking for opinions it was to make sure I was heading in the right direction.
But no that was not good enough for the people here, they want to loan me amps and receivers to try !
This is not your average forum and surely not your average people on this forum.
Like when we went to Hope and met over 100 forum members and some Klipsch employees. We had never met even one of these people in person and everyone was very nice. You could walk up to anyone and ask a question and they would stop what they doing and help with an answer. We spent the weekend with a group of people we had never seen in person, and can't wait to do it again next year.
Thanks for all the offers, everything that was offered to me to try could have been sold, but they offered to loan it to me to try and make nothing, just to help me.
Not your average group of people on this forum !
I have seen many people help others here, it is nothing new.
So thanks again, and just to say it again, if I can help in some way down the road just let us know.
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Done.....unbelievable
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Arfandbark are you serious, yes I would like to try it, Let me know where to send shipping money . One question if I wanted to keep it is it for sale ?
The people on this forum are unbelievable, more on this later !
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Thanks for all the opinions, if you put them all together that's what I have been thinking, except the flower and dinner thing with the wife, she is always first before any of this stuff anyway.
The little T amps had very good reviews everywhere I read even compared to much more expensive amps, up to about 6 WPC. And with Clll's that may be enough power, on paper at least ?
An older receiver also has some advantages, more power, some have good tuners and many people like the sound quality, they can also be connected to a few more inputs. Although they can be expensive to fix if I get one that does not work or breaks. I had , and gave away years ago a Sansui 8080, the lights had went out and it was $80 per hour to fix 15 years ago. There was only one place that would service it within 150 miles. I should have kept it the sound was the best I had ever had !
Well Michael will be here next week and he can listen and help with speaker placement and give me an opinion on how I listen and how many WPC I would need. Most of the listening I do is not really that loud because of all the people living here and a daughter that is an RN and works a few nights a week and has to sleep in the day. But sometimes I have a chance to listen with some volume, if I am lucky maybe once a week. It's not as bad as it sounds, it's really me not wanting to bother the others , no one has complained and I do get a fair volume.
Whatever I decide to try it doesnt mean it's permanent ! You know how that works, there is always better to be had with more $ later.................Thanks
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Just to try something different what should I try.......
Sonic Impact T Amp $140
Older receiver ? brand about the same price range ?
Or something completely different ? Remember we are talking cheap.
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Damon said........... My car does not remind me that 12 points will suspsend my license before it will let me drive.
Did you see what MADD wants to do, put breath test machines in all new vehicles, and everybody would have to take a breath test to start your own car.
I am against drinking and driving but that's a little extreme , in every new car.
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For something different for me at least.
" Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis " Showcase
Two disc one CD one DVD 5.1
Al Jarreau, Kurt Elling..........Take Five
Chris Botti..........My Funny Valentine
Marcus Miller, George Duke, Lee Ritenour.....The Panther
David Sanborn, Phil Woods.....Senor Blues
Robert Cray, Keb' Moe'......12 Year Old Boy
Chic Corea......Armando's Rumba
Benny Golson.....Killer Joe
Ivan Lins........The Island
Clark Terry.......Mumbles
Jane Monheit, John Pizzarelli.....They Can't Take That Away From Me
Dave Valentine.........Obession
Dave Brubeck, Billy Taylor..........Take The ' A ' Train
Ramsey Lewis........... Dear Lord
Never had much time to really listen much but the recording is good. Not what I normally listen to but I thought it would be a good mix of Jazz, not sure how Robert Cray and Keb Moe got in there ?
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Nothing wrong with that, it can't be that bad it's holding up about 500 lbs. Speaking of the 500 # what do you use all those recievers for ?
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Arfandbark We have been very busy, I asked Michael to post last night and let you know it arrived, we were on the way to the airport to pick him up and my son in law brought in in for us.
I apologise for not posting sooner that is my fault, you really have know idea how much I appreciate you giving me the chance to try this HK.
We have been very busy , but that is know excuse, I really appreciate this. We will try it out to tomorrow , but just looking at it I know it will run circles around my Yamaha I use for HT, really excited to try it out.
Michael only has a few days here so I want to try to show him everything he would like to see while he is here. One of those thing's is what the Cornwall lll's will sound like with this HK. The Cw lll is one of the few things that Michael does not have at home to listen too !