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Rplace, if all goes well on ebay tomorrow, i'll be in the market for Heresy risers. Still available?

Were the KG-2's, 3's and 4's made in Hope?

I think this was the same woman ... A woman hurries home, screeches her car into the driveway, runs into the house, slams the door and shouts at the top of her lungs, "Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!" The husband says, "Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?" "Doesn't matter," she says. "Just get the hell out."

I am looking at a 2910. Anyone have any experience with it -- or alternative suggestions for a universal player with upscaling capability?

We're only knoweldgeable when people provide answers to questions. Sm*rt*ss responses are never enough.

Ya'll know how we got here to Arkansas, don't you? The folks were going west during the Great Depression and crossed the Big Muddy on the ferry at Memphis. When we got to the other side, there was a big sign that said: "St. Louis, up that way. New Orleans, down that way." So thems of us who couldn't read just went straight ahead.

Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" SACD has received much acclaim. It would be a good start. Not famliar with disk you bought. If you get into SACD -- either 2-channel or multi -- you'll likely find the BB selection musty and dusty. To keep up with the good stuff, check out the reviews at High Fidelity Review: http://www.highfidelityreview.com/ To find a big selection with good on-line service, try Acoustic Sounds or Music Direct: http://store.acousticsounds.com/ http://www.amusicdirect.com/ I have a similar Sony CD/DVD/SACD changer -- I think the 655 -- using it for casual CD listening and SACD playback. I've been quite pleased and have used it for a couple of years. Can't say about its DVD playback, but I am sure it is typical Sony.

So what do you guys think -- good at the price, if all up to spec?

2 - channel Room 12 x 18 with 9 ft ceiling.

Thanks for the tips. Were you the psg who lived in Mather House?

I think i finally have wifey talked into a new pair of Klipsch speakers. But the options baffle me, especially in light of the discontinued lines available. Are Heresy II better than Heresy I? How about Cornwalls vs. Forte? How do the new RF speakers stack up against Tangent and Chorus and all the other lesser known, but probably really good, discontinued lines? For that matter, are Belles better than K-Horns. I know that value and original selling price have little to do with one another, especially in light of the craftsmanship of Klipsch, so I am asking for some help: If Belles or K-Horns should be rated a "10" in terms of signal in/beautiful music out performance, which lines would you rate a "9", or an "8" and so on. Taking all the other acoustic variables as constant -- and yes, I know you can't really, but just to help me get to a better idea of what I should look for. Thanks in advance for your insight. DB (Currently playing the RB series at enjoyably loud volumes.)

Cable has a lot of drawbacks, but documentary films is not one of them

I don't have VCR, but I'll be glad to try to see if I can get DVD copy. A lot will depend, of course, on whether there is copy block on Sundance. The show is on again next Sunday. If I get it, I'll post message or PM to request your mailing address. Nice to know someone else has read all those liner notes to so many albums over the years and wondered about that Tom Dowd guy. DB

Sundance Channel is again running the documentary of recording engineer Tom Dowd and his impact on contemporary pop and rock music. It includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, the Allmans, Phil Ramone, and the guys who "discovered" Dowd -- Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler. I was really fascinated by Dowd's work on the Manhatten Project -- hard to believe that one of the guys who developed the atomic bomb was also responsible for some of the best music of the anti-nuke "revolution." If you want to know more about how the recordings got to the platters and disks, give this a watch. Here's a blurb from the Eric Clapton Fan Club site: "Tom Dowd & the Language Of Music is a 90-minute documentary profiling the life and work of a man whose personal history reflects the evolution of modern music and recording technology: legendary producer/ recording engineer Tom Dowd. A former Atlantic Records engineer responsible for some of the most important R&B, rock, and jazz records ever made. Interviews with recording industry icons tell the story of this humble genius, while historical footage, photographs and classic music tracks capture the magic of the recording studio. It's here that Dowd the unaffected master recounts the recording sessions and technical achievements that altered the course of contemporary music. Filmmaker Mark Moormann premiered this independently produced feature-length documentary at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival and the film had its international premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. It has screened at festivals around the world to overwhelmingly enthusiastic audiences and widespread critical acclaim."

For something a bit different, try the drawing room scenes in "Gosford Park," especially those when everyone is dressed for dinner. In addition to the main dialog, there are side conversations going on all around the room. Some loud, some whispered, some just the normal chitchat and vocalizations made as peopel gather. It's not whizbang, but it is a real test of your system's balance, timing/distance settings, and the realistic reproduction of your speakers.

Get your motor running Head out on the highway Looking for adventure In whatever comes my way. Yea darling gonna make it happen Catch the world in a love embrace Fire all of your guns at once and Explode into space Born to be wild. Born to be wild. (Steppenwolf -- mid to late 60s. There's nothing like a bunch of my fellow flabby middle-agers dancing to this at their 35th high school reunion!)

"Not the Same Old Blues Crap -- Vol 3 -- Fat Possum Records Sampler. The best $7 CD out there. Fat Possum, from Oxford Miss, collects worn out old blues folks, newbies coming up and grunge rockers who want to pay homage to their blues roots. The recordings are true to their genre -- it does not sound like El-Lay, ya'll. Mostly acoustic blues, road-house hollars, rock and weird things. Artists include RL Burnside, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Iggy Pop (!?), The Three Shams, Bob Log, and a number of others you'll only hear on Fat Possum. This is probably the best of the 3 volumnes of "NTSOBC" and well worth the $6.98 list price. (Note to all -- my local BB has it for $7.99 -- how's that for taking money from the pockets of old folks!).

Falcon, you have a pretty decent DVD player. You should not need to upgrade it until the Blu-Ray -- DVD-HD dust settles. As for 5.1 versus 7.1 -- good 5.1 speakers will sound mles better than "less good" 7.1 speakers. I agree with the folks suggesting yu spend as much as you can on good speakers. One option that might save a bit -- how is the sound on your TV -- can it be used as a center speaker on a surround set-up (the manual should let you know)? Happy listening!

"Born to be Wild" -- Steppenwolf

---------------- In fact, I think we just named all of the SACD's worth owning. ---------------- Maybe not quite all. Here's a few you might look for: Jorma Kaukonen -- Blue Country Heart Bernstein plays Copland Chicago, the motion picture soundtrack Bucky Pizzarelli ---"Swing Live" Nelson Riddle plays Sinatra-- "Nice & Easy" David Johanson and the Harry Smiths Dylan-- "Love & Theft" Buddy Guy --"DJ Play My Blues" Dave Brubeck -- Time out

What jerk-water dealer screwed you so badly on the re-stocking fee? The rest of us would probably want to make certan we never go there. This sort of money-grubbing is what really burns me up about some of the newer so-called high-end audio stores. A reliable dealer should know things sound different in the home than in the store and should offer in-home trial. Folks like that should not be authorized to carry a line backed by the heritage of PWK.

Sites for DVD-A and SACD: Acousticsounds.com Musicdirect.com (they have a "close-out" bin where you can get good deals) Neither of these are bargain basement dealers -- but the selections are about the best i have found. DVD-A Only: Aixrecords.com (If you buy direct you can get the samplers free). I highly recommend these -- great sound and incredible extras. It's a shame Dual Disc doesn't figure out how AIX gets DVD-A on one side and DVD-V on the other. Happy listening!

In addition to checking this forum site no less than 4 times each day, I also make it a point to click around at least once at: Ecoustics.com High Fidelity Review (highfidelityreview.com) and I check out the topics at alt.home-theater.misc and Any other good a/v-related sites that need to be at the top of my Favorites list?

Van Morrison, "Moondance" Rock CD Last Saturday's weather here in central Ark was high 70's, crystal blue sky, light breeze. Loads of sun. (And of course pollen from heck). My wife popped this in the CD while we were cruising backroads with the top down. Might have been the best springtime experience we've had in years. Listenable, danceable, easy to sing-along-with. Van's voice at its finest. Engineering stands up very well for a 70's recording.

"Sweetheart of the Rodeo" by The Byrds. Acoustic country CD. I dusted this one off after seeing the Gram Parsons tribute video. Parsons joined McGuinn and Company on this CD and the release includes some great traditional country/bluegrass/folk songs, plus extra versions of some of the songs sung by Parsons that seemed to be embargoed until after his death. It's good traveling music for a beautiful sunny day on the backroads of the south. Good tunes by Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Louvin brothers, plus the Parsons original "Hickory Wind." Decent remastering. Beautiful cover art.