Born2RockU Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Thank You ARF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am so curious as to how your HK 730 unit sounds w/ the duel power units ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtkinney Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Hey Born2rocku, Here they are, a pair in San Marcos, TX. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50597&item=5742988001&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW Edit: Oops, wrong topic, it's too early here. Someone put it in the correct topic also. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 jtkinney: I was informed immediately of the Black Belles on EBayfrom many forum members. Just my luck.. they are 2.5 miles drive from my house. I want to thank everyone for all the personal emails from Klipsch forum members, informing me of these Black Belles. If I hadn't just built this custom Salamander Design A/V Rack focused around my LaScala, that Erik Mandaville hand delivered, I would jump on these Black Belles in a heart-beat. I know it is safe to say that I am incredibly happy w/ my LaScala. I have just aquired an AK-3 crossover (Thanx TOM) to timbre match my '95 AK-3 K-Horns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 8, 2005 Author Share Posted January 8, 2005 Guess I pulled a "Doh!" Homer Simpson moment...must have been behind on my Forum reading over the holidays. Thanks, Tom! Nice looking rig, Craig! Best in horns, triceratops triceratops: I do appreciate you thinking about me. I would jump on those EBay Black Belles in a heart-beat, if i hadn't just built my new rack !! But, as you may see in the pictures above, I have committed to the La Scala for a center channel, instead of waiting for a Black Belle. I had no idea it would ONLY be three weeks until a Black Belle showed up on EBay....and a close 2 .5 hour drive away !!! Obviously, I must pass on these Belles, for I am extremely content w/ my La Scala and new Salamander Design A/V rack !! Alos, thank you so much for the complement on my rig ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Nice set-up, but I think you need more EQ's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 9, 2005 Author Share Posted January 9, 2005 DeanG: Thank you for the complement. If you blow up the pictures you will see that the E.Q.'s are set extremely flat. As you may have noticed, my room is tiled and extremely alive. In my business, we use these expensive DBX E.Q.'s to tune the P.A.'s to the room. The same approach was applied to my listening room ...but, there were only a few frequency area's that needed attention. I have a complete surround setup...there-fore all the E.Q.'s. I would love to have some of you PURIST over to my house to have a listen to my rig. I just don't understand why you guys always mention the E.Q.'s in a joking manner . You obviously haven't a clue why they are used....do ya ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 LOL. Well, not the first time I've been accused of being dense. Looks like a DBX 1215 on top and two 1231's. I did notice you don't have any carpet in there, so yeah, I figured you were using them to beat back a live room. It was something I didn't realize until I saw your pictures. It also helps me to understand some of your emails better too. However, from what you are saying, it sounds like you are pretty happy with what you're hearing -- so the question I have is why you are asking about attenuation for the Heresy's via the networks? Did putting L-pads on the Klipschorn networks upset the tonal balance between the front and rear? I understand what EQ's are used for, and what they're supposed to do -- but my experience with them back in the late 70's led me to believe they couldn't tackle every problem, and when they did manage to solve one problem, they usually brought in another. We would flatten things out, and it just sounded "unnatural". With that live room, I'm guessing it sounds much better at some volumes than others. When you turn it up, you probably have a lot of reflected energy loading that room up. I mean, you can attenuate certain frequencies -- but what do you do about the reverb effect from all the reflections? You need something like a throw down Oriental rug and some nice absorbtion panels next to the Klipschorns. Something directly behind the LaScala would help too. The rug you have to buy, but the panels can built, and made to look very nice if you frame them in wood. http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-article-acoustic-treatment-methods-and-materials-12-2004.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 9, 2005 Author Share Posted January 9, 2005 DeanG: Yes...I know what you mean by the E.Q.'s can usually be effect at certain volumes. I love a comfortable 90-100dB listening range...so I E.Q.'d everything accordingly. The tile you see is the ONLY tile visable in the whole room. (which is not pictured.) The rest of the room has a nice rug and 4 leather couches w/ soft pillows on them. (barely seen in a photo) The whole back wall has a drawn curtain for NO reflections. I sit 5 feet from that back wall...which is about 15 feet from the LaScala center. The room actually sounds incredible to me ! why you are asking about attenuation for the Heresy's via the networks? Did putting L-pads on the Klipschorn networks upset the tonal balance between the front and rear? First of all...I only use the REARs for surround movies. I love 3-way 2 channel !!! But, I still feel that the Heresy's need attention... for the squawkers in all the Heresy's are still too dominate, in my opinion. The tonal balance between the fronts and rears have been corrected to my best ability thru the EQ's. After all, they are only Heresy's trying to keep up w/ the monster K-Horns Have you read the review Erik Mandaville has given my system ? http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=58071 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 O.K., cool. Don't know what the answer for you is with the Heresy II's. I just did a set of those networks, and the taps on the autotransformer aren't adjustable. I suppose you could use BEC's 3636 UT autotransformer, and use the #1 tap which would give 12db of attenuation (as opposed to the 10db of the 3504 stock autotransformer). I think you would then have to reduce the primary cap value from 1.5uF to .81uF. You could parallel a .47 and .33 together. I would have to email John W and Al K to find out if this would work. It would cost you about $40 in parts to do it to one Heresy just to see. Shoot, get Erik over there and just go L-pad crazy. Erik's reviews are worthless -- he's as bad as I am (everything sounds good:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 ....I have had so much trouble posting pics these last few days, that I gave up. Finally it worked. Here is a picture of the rear surround area of my room. Plenty of absorbtion w/ the back-wall curtain ...definitely cuts down on the reflections !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 OK, fellow Forum members whom have asked me many times to sell them my Baldwin "sleeper" tube amp.... ...here are two for sale...cheap ! ....and much more powerful ! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73371&item=5744475369&rd=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 18, 2005 Author Share Posted January 18, 2005 Is anyone interested in those two Baldwin amps , mentioned above, on EBay ? I am not the seller, and they are still priced CHEAP ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfandbark Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 I'm very interested, Born2RockU. You have an inside line or something? It's on my watch list.. Respond quickly, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2RockU Posted January 19, 2005 Author Share Posted January 19, 2005 arfandbark: Connection on Baldwin Tube Amps...? Nope, I just keep an eagle eye out for them on EBay. These EBay amps are still at $ 276 !!! That is what I paid for one of mine on Audiogon. If anyone is interested on reading what Erik Mandaville said about my Baldwin, check out this link ! http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=58071 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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