sheltie dave

Dean, if you keep circling back to the MC60s, pick up the phone and ring me! I'll be happy to drive them back to you. They are great amps Did you get my e-mail? Let me know on the tubes. It is really fun listening to the varied amps and preamps on the vintage Heritage I have. I'm really giving some thought to how things will shake out with the '56 Shorthorn going up in our toddler's room, and the brand new mahogany Herseys currently looking like Uma Thurman - beautiful, but without a bed to lie in. I could buy the Jolida 1703 for a powered three channel, which would presage a home theatre setup OR power the toddler's Shorthorn and the mahogany Heresys in our bedroom. Only problem is I have a history of dropkicking heavy objects in the bedroom and breaking toes, so there is a deep aversion to having miscellaneous furniture laying about I think I could find one of these for around $300 -350, which would provide decent sound for ambient level background music. Anyway, I digress; give me a ring anyway if you have Mike's #, I have a few questions for both of you. Happy holidays

Jim, a big wet smooch and hug to you and all yours!!! What great smiles

Erik, thanks for the info. I thought that to be the case, but I wasn't sure. You are one of the knowledgeable people on the forum - hence my "et al" in the header It's great being able to get good answers from multiple folks!

Kelly, Mike, etal, what is the difference betwee a passive vs regular preamp? I know the gain normally is advertised arond twenty dB vs 30 dB or so for an active, so I'm assuming there is a transformer or other item that will boost the voltage signal the final decade? Now that I have the ultracool Passive Creek(aka too lazy to get off my but), it would help the cachet value to actually know something

Allan, given with love, a soapdish is priceless! Travelling the path she did do find one of your Holy Grails reflects on the love you two share and makes all of us rejoice in your happiness

C&S, that was the newbie Bose engineer, after three months locked in a lab with only enough parts to build an equalizer and reflecting speakers with five inch midranges. He came out of the locked room with a damned good speaker, only to realize that the Klipsch Heresy would eat his speaker's lunch Hold on, my alter ego is saying something about a ring or ringing... hold on. I'll turn down the khorns. This danged tinnuitis is acting up againg, I do notice a slight ring.

Georg, the RF 7s will be a dynamic set of speakers for you. They have the footprint, materials, and most important of all, sound for the $. Low distortion. Very dynamic transient response. They are an outstanding selection for listening to classical that contains a lot of piano and harpsichord. It sounds like you want to run a few different types of speakers through your place to determine which you like best in your room. The RF 7s will be the benchmark when you finish, I believe. Read up on some of the tips - positioning, sound reflections/deadening, and things to promote or avoid with these specific speakers. The heritage were designed to closely deliver what Paul would hear at the symphony. The RF 7s, being at the top end of the Reference line, still incorporate many of these features. If you get them set up well, I believe you won't feel a need to move on to a second set to demo.

Neo, write the guy NICELY and he generally responds within the hour. Like many who ebay tube stereo stuff, he frequents at least one forum....

Help, I need a new Christmas tree! Colleen decided that all the presents need to be under the tree, except her laptop that she is now installing the new software. So here come the new red mahogany Heresys - but they won't fit uder the six foot tree. Not enough clearance. Great, no problem, honey. I'll just take them downstairs, get them out of the boxes, and let them sit next to their big cousins for the night. NOPE NOPE! Out comes the new hedge clipper she bought last month with which I have done mangling surgery on the neighbor's encroaching evergreens. Lop, lop, lop. Off goes the little bunny branches on the lowest level. No dice. Still not enough clearance. Lop, lop, lop. Off go a few more peasants' heads. Getting close now...size the box on a trial run... two more branches to go. Snip, snip, slide look maybe. Head to the fridge, out comes the nog, in goes the brandy, down goes the tree. Take a look - the poor thing is now off balance and listing to port. Snip, snip. It looks balanced. It feels balanced. It's ...drunk. Thunk, down it goes. Set it back up, brace it, ponder. Maybe if I lop another level of branches, then the Heresys can stand upright and I can use tie down straps to keep it upright. Hey, even great men with great ideas fail sometime. I now have a beautiful 6 foot evergreen with a Marine high and tight, or maybe it was a tree that someone mistook for a French Poodle. Time for some more nog, only less nog and more brandy. I'll lean the tree up against the corner and let it nap the night away. Move the presents for the fourth or fifth time, unscrew the pedastal footing, lean it against the corner. Dam, evergreens can slide, too. I drink some more brandy, throw the nog away, and get inspired. The tree kicked out because there was too much an outward vector from the branches against the corner wall. Corner, that's it. Go out to the garage, get out the electric shears, and convert the tree to a khorn replica. More brandy. Back in the corner, prop it up. Eye it evilly(sp.) It slides again, better than Lou Brock going into second base. More brandy. Curses. The sheltie walks over and looks at me. Yawns. Walks away, bored and distrustful. I have to figure this out. Get a masonry bit. Get a cinder block, go outside, drill the hole, find a lag bolt, come back in. Lay down the cute tree apron, put the cinderblock down. Slide the trunk in, slip the bolt through, tighten the nut. Shove it back against the corner. I pick up all the branches, shrapnel, needles, blot up the water, stack the presents. Gee, they all fit. 20 for Liam, 9 for Eileen, 5 for Colleen, 1 for me. Find the brandy bottle, throw it away. Pick out the egg nog, come down here to the puter... Next year Liam is putting up the %^& tree!

Oh my God, all the drugs that come in bottles are bad! They put too much codeine in them. The only way you can tell if you taken some Canadian-made drugs is when you say "Eehh."

The scary thing is bipolar people sometimes have their symptoms manifest in a physical nature, ie the person will be right handed when they are the "happy" person, and left handed when they are the "acting out" person. Others will only present a mental aspect in their pathology. In consulting with Henry's psychiatrist, I noticed that his diagnosis has been changed - twice! And as I left Dr. Hyde's office, he wished me a very Merry Christmas to all on the forum in his distinguished London accent

We weighed the fruitcake today, and it is at ten pounds, two ounces. We wrapped it lovingly, and in the true Cristmas/Kwanzaa/Chaunakku spirit, said a fervent prayer that it not return for at least ten years. It's one of those little twisted mannerisms that make families unique. Like having the great uncle who laughs at one of his jokes until he chokes, spits out his dentures across the table, bouncing off the sliding glass door, and richocets back on the dinner table, landing in Grandma's prized molded jello. What a Christmas dinner! What stories do you all tell every time the family gets together?

Way to go, Josh! It's great to hear about a good deal, and your's is definitely a beaut We hope you can listen to yuletide carols for years to come with it. Peace

Champagne, that 299D has your name tattoed to it! There is a reason that most of us start off with a Dynaco, Fisher, or similar vintage tube amp. We are (or were) in similar financial situations. Most of us still are When your ship pulls in and you're laying down the Krell bucks, just remember me as you shake the dust out of your tuxedo fob pocket I'll open the limo door smartly for you...

Just emailed ya! Gotta run out and buy some mahogany Heresys! They are almost as pretty as my wife

A Pelican case is the Cliff notes for "The Pelican Brief." When you open the case, Julia Roberts steps out and provides a day's worth of company If this were true, 1)No way I'd send the case anywhere! 2) It would go for countless $$$$! The real truth is an very indestructible plastic shipping case with heavy snap closes - airtight, watertight, and great for transporting valued fragile items. I used to order lots of science lab equipment at Westinghouse Nuclear and scored a couple of these. It weighs about thirty ponds by itself, and has protected rad equipment I've shipped to/from Russia for five years. It won't pop open if you throw it out a truck at seventy mph on the highway, so it can survive UPS and Fedex most of the time

Gary, Colleen is howling over this! It helps that we are a little taller, so we can use them as end tables down in the basement

Champagne, I think smilin decided your intallments is the route he is going with the 299D. You will enjoy it - it is a good deal. Georg, the 299C I currently have boxed at my house has one bad phase splitter. All other tubes were good when I checked a week before the splitter died. I am sennding it to Craig ASAP. It is in good visual and physical condition, I am telling Craig to do a full rebuild to primo condition. I will need a MO for $310 at your convenience if you want it. The rebuild costs would be due Craig. There aren't any surprises. Craig has already detailed what it will cost for such a rebuild. The total cost would be well in the normal range for a vintage 299C with full warranty. If you are nervous about this, I will buy it back and deal with Craig myself. They are that good an overall bargain that most of us don't quibble over the hundred dollars or so that you might save or spend on a bargain or higer cost one, respectively. I think you are close to reaching the point where you are developing a reputation of being indecisive. Tube equipment costs money. You probably will not stop at your first piece. Get a good intro and you will be happy for a long time. A new integrated tube amp of this quality will run you twice what you will be sinking in this unit. So - $310 for a solid 299C needing one 7199, no case, Alan has cases available going to Craig for rebuild arriving at your house totally rebuilt, warranteed by Craig byback guarantee from me anytime before it leaves Craig This is straightforward and a fair bargain.

Gary, in case you're wondering, I still have an LK72 and Dee's 299c, hence the backup replacement stash. Flip's owner just offered me too good a deal on the Mahoganys to pass up.

Georg, I have a 299C boxed in a pelican that I am shipping to Craig for a total rebuild. I have $310 in it and I do need to cover costs. It is in a Pelican case which I would want back, or you could have Craig hold my case and repack it with his usual outstanding manner in his boxes. If the rebuild meets unexpected problems, I would be glad to send your $ back an reassume ownership - they are bang up great for entry into the tube world! I decided to pick up a set of new red mahogany heresys today, and need to show my wife I am dedicated to not growing the stereo family faster than our people family. Hey, we're getting two new pieces(really just one SET of speakers) and I'm selling a piece. That's even! Let me know... Thanks, Dave

Georg, your concern about electrocution struck a chord with me, so I decided to do some research. Did you know that Keith Relf, the original singer for the Yardbirds, then Armageddon and Renaissance, died during a practice session by being electrouted by a set of headphones?!! Two drummers from Spinal Tap alledgedly baked in their drums kits before exploding from ungrounded wiring systems! Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers had a $6 mill house reduced to cinders after his electrical system shorted! Two blocks away from our house, a neighbor came home and had his house blow up when an electrical spark ignited a natural gas leak! I'm running out of !!! If you are really concerned about electrical safety and have a morbid fear of voltage after tying up this forum for the last week, you might consider a passive electrical amplifier stereo system, like a windup Victrola. It still has horn speakers

As masters of the arcane, what band did the mellow version of the dead puppy in the drawer song? Was it called Happy Boy?

If I were that buyer's insurance agent, I'd be looking long and hard at market- appraised rather than transaction-established market value for insuring these bad boys. Collectible is one thing, gonzo value is yet another. Neither item meets gonzo. How the heck did this fool and his money meet each other in the first place?

That's close to butt-white. The pink fringes might mean you recently stepped outta hot water. Be careful around those leaning speakers! Looks like you do your tanning at Lake Placid

David, contact the music department at MSU. They probably still have a prof from that era, or a son or daughter of one. An easier bet would be to find the band director or various first chairs in the band. Like your Dad, many had a great time in the band and will still cherish their albums. Take an ad out in the campus paper - you may be deluged with alumni that can help. I got over 300 photos of a building torn down in 1948 at St. Louis U just by running an ad Wishing you the best this holiday season!