babadono Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I think it would have taken a brick 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, babadono said: BTW, did anybody in the history of the world ever get a clean pressing in vinyl of that album? I could never get a copy that the needle would stay in the groove---clicks and pops surface noise OMG . Was so glad when I was able to get a CD of it. I have a first us pressing on Decca ! But not the UK ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 25 minutes ago, Dave1290 said: Guess I kinda, just maybe, left myself open for this abuse... You mean you don't have a penny on your cartridge Babadono? Babadono first turntable 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 24, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2018 27 minutes ago, dirtmudd said: Babadono first turntable That's 1 turntable more than I have. But I do remember them which is surprising all by itself. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 yea I had a Technics SL1100(1200??) with an SME arm and a Shure V15 type III. F'ing bastards stole it along with all my Mac gear. But for some reason they didn't take the LaScalas. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, dirtmudd said: http://www.vintagevacuumaudio.com/product/pair-2-of-dynaco-dynakit-markiii-mkiii-tube-power-amps-restored-one-year-warranty/ Just across the river... From you ! Those look nice and clean... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 2 hours ago, dirtmudd said: Babadono first turntable Dang, looks good for the age. I'll look for one online.(Is that you hand in photo) 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 24, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2018 47 minutes ago, babadono said: yea I had a Technics SL1100(1200??) with an SME arm and a Shure V15 type III. F'ing bastards stole it along with all my Mac gear. But for some reason they didn't take the LaScalas. I had one of those TT also and a Yamaha. They probably were just to lazy to take the LaScalas, they are not something you grab and run off with and throw in the trunk of a car. Plus they obviously didn't know what they were or what they were worth. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I have a "record player" ... one of those gray boxes from the school system. I know we are old enough to remember those. My dad had this one because it will play 78's. If those folks that stole the Mac and TT, even if they knew what LS are worth, it like the Chamber of Commerce in Anchorage.... They have a piece of jade on display on the sidewalk ... nobody messes with it ... It the size a VW. got the tamper-proof screw from the coffee maker. No obvious sign of problem. It didn't let magic smoke. The fuse is still good, too. I wonder if we got back to basics ... is it plugged in? is it turned on? Something stupid... like the plug/power lead developed a break. It acts like an "open". There is a relay ... but that is for the heater coil... I don't think power is getting there. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, babadono said: Going mobile. ^Yea my bad, sorry Apologies to @WillyBob you guys are WAAAAY too courteous. relax ... I don't bite or go too crazy. I'm just havin' fun, too 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 4 hours ago, dirtmudd said: l'm going homeAnd when I want to go home, I'm going mobileWell I'm gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels,Goin' mobileKeep me moving I can pull up by the curb,I can make it on the road,Goin' mobileI can stop in any streetAnd talk with people that we meetGoin' mobileKeep me moving, mmm Out in the woodsOr in the cityIt's all the same to meWhen I'm driving freeThe world's my homeWhen I'm mobile, ey woo, beep beep Play the tape machineMake the toast and teaWhen I'm mobileWell, I can lay in bed with only highway aheadWhen I'm mobileKeep me moving Keep me movingOver fiftyKeep me groovin'Just a hippie gypsyCome on move nowMovin'Keep me movin' yeah Keep me movin', movin', movin', yeahMovin' yeahMobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile I don't care about pollutionI'm an air-conditioned gypsyThat's my solutionWatch the police and the taxman miss me!I'm mobile! Oh yeah he heMobile, mobile, mobile, yeah it was coincidentally playing while I was reading about Gia riding her bicycle.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 24, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 24, 2018 OK so I had a project today, we are going to give our oldest daughter a pair of forte's and a sub for her new remodeled house. We had for rear surrounds a pair of original Forte's for L&R and a center forte ll for the back 3, in a 6.1 setup. We had an extra pair of Forte ll's we thought about giving her but she does not care so I decided to switch them out and have 3 of the ll version across the back . I was being lazy not wanting to switch them out but decided it had been like that for 10 years and it will probably be forever after this switch I might as well do it. Problem was they are mounted up on the ceiling against a beam, and they weigh 70 pounds each. Plus the one version was Walnut and the ll version is Oak like the center, they will all match, not that were that particular. They are aimed like that because the sofa is against that beam right under them. I got the 18 year old grandson to help catch them as I lowered them from the ladder. But I'm glad it's over, except for putting the next ones up. You would not believe the dust on the back of the speakers behind where you can not reach 10 years worth, I put them on the front porch and used the blower to blow them off, next I need to wipe them down. They are Walnut oil so I will oil them before we give them to her, plus I am going to order those metal grate speaker covers for the rear passive radiator because they have cats dogs and kids. This where they were. I did this because there years ago because there is no other place to put anything on the sides rear. It's a sickness. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 ^Whew! When I first started reading I thought you were going say dropped 1 or worse fell off the ladder. 10 years of dust we can handle. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 We had a block and tackle to lower the CRT monitors [for the scoring sys] at the bowling alley. The new techs think these LED monitors are heavy @50lb. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 the Kid is a sharp cookie. She is 3 1/2.. She noticed the bubbles on the pancakes when we were making them. Yesterday, I was looking... She had turned one of these R15M's. She found the port on the back. If she can't feel air moving, it isn't working... She gonna love the Scalas. ... and as long as the kid like them, they can stay. Wife will let them. Otherwise, they will end out in the "doghouse". My 12 X 12 shed/cave. Be like sitting in a pair of headphones. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, WillyBob said: My 12 X 12 shed/cave. Be like sitting in a pair of headphones. That;ll work in a pinch... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I was thinking the same... either way, I win... no... that can't happen. What do they call that "zero... something"? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, dtel said: OK so I had a project today, we are going to give our oldest daughter a pair of forte's and a sub for her new remolded house. We had for rear surrounds a pair of original Forte's for L&R and a center forte ll for the back 3, in a 6.1 setup. We had an extra pair of Forte ll's we thought about giving her but she does not care so I decided to switch them out and have 3 of the ll version across the back . I was being lazy not wanting to switch them out but decided it had been like that for 10 years and it will probably be forever after this switch I might as well do it. Problem was they are mounted up on the ceiling against a beam, and they weigh 70 pounds each. Plus the one version was Walnut and the ll version is Oak like the center, they will all match, not that were that particular. They are aimed like that because the sofa is against that beam right under them. I got the 18 year old grandson to help catch them as I lowered them from the ladder. But I'm glad it's over, except for putting the next ones up. You would not believe the dust on the back of the speakers behind where you can not reach 10 years worth, I put them on the front porch and used the blower to blow them off, next I need to wipe them down. They are Walnut oil so I will oil them before we give them to her, plus I am going to order those metal grate speaker covers for the rear passive radiator because they have cats dogs and kids. This where they were. I did this because there years ago because there is no other place to put anything on the sides rear. It's a sickness. fortified ! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 1 hour ago, dtel said: OK so I had a project today, we are going to give our oldest daughter a pair of forte's and a sub for her new remolded house. We had for rear surrounds a pair of original Forte's for L&R and a center forte ll for the back 3, in a 6.1 setup. We had an extra pair of Forte ll's we thought about giving her but she does not care so I decided to switch them out and have 3 of the ll version across the back . I was being lazy not wanting to switch them out but decided it had been like that for 10 years and it will probably be forever after this switch I might as well do it. Problem was they are mounted up on the ceiling against a beam, and they weigh 70 pounds each. Plus the one version was Walnut and the ll version is Oak like the center, they will all match, not that were that particular. They are aimed like that because the sofa is against that beam right under them. I got the 18 year old grandson to help catch them as I lowered them from the ladder. But I'm glad it's over, except for putting the next ones up. You would not believe the dust on the back of the speakers behind where you can not reach 10 years worth, I put them on the front porch and used the blower to blow them off, next I need to wipe them down. They are Walnut oil so I will oil them before we give them to her, plus I am going to order those metal grate speaker covers for the rear passive radiator because they have cats dogs and kids. This where they were. I did this because there years ago because there is no other place to put anything on the sides rear. It's a sickness. --- "got the 18 year old grandson to help catch them". So I'm picturing you on the ladder, pushing the Forte from its shelf yelling "here it comes" and hoping the young man can pluck a Forte out of mid-air . 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted April 25, 2018 Moderators Share Posted April 25, 2018 2 hours ago, babadono said: ^Whew! When I first started reading I thought you were going say dropped 1 or worse fell off the ladder. 10 years of dust we can handle. No but I will say one thing, I am definitely weaker than I was 10 years ago. 1 hour ago, dirtmudd said: fortified ! Never thought of it that way, your right, 6 in one room.......plus 2 huge speakers for 2 Ch and a big fat sub for both. 1 hour ago, richieb said: -- "got the 18 year old grandson to help catch them". So I'm picturing you on the ladder, pushing the Forte from its shelf yelling "here it comes" and hoping the young man can pluck a Forte out of mid-air . He would freak out, he was very nervous already, I set them on top the ladder and he held them while I got down, then he helped bring them to the porch so I could blow off 10 years of dust. That's what I should have got a pic of ! Well I cleaned them good and they were Walnut oil so I oiled them, they are looking pretty good for 30 years old, but most 30 year old's should look good. I got out the Forte ll's out the boxes and they were Oak oil and a little dry so I cleaned them and oiled them also, if they dry tonight I can hang them if not it will be tomorrow. The two's are from 1991, they came out with that version in 1989. So our oldest daughter is going to have a pair of the originals and a Danley Spud clone for a sub, should sound good, they use computer speakers now. It was a tough choice, give her the original Forte's or a pair of black RB-75's, both with the sub. We decided to keep the 75's just because they are much more portable to take places, they have already been to Tennessee to a cabin. Yes we have taken speakers on vacation 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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