Visited Michael's House o'Klipsch!!

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It's been almost a week ago now, but I just got home yesterday from the trip. Also i've been away from the board for a few weeks as I was taking a 3 week Interim course at the local community college. It was hard to stay away but I managed with shear will power, and pulled an "A" in my intro Psychology class.

Anyway, My dad and I were heading to Columbus, OH for a big car show that we have attended together for 14 years. We pass right through the north side of Indy, so I thought i'd try to hook up with Michael. He had been holding a Sony turntable for a while, that he was "paying forward" to me. I'm trying to get a cheap vinyl rig set up for my father-in-law, who has a pretty nice rock collection. He has not been able to play in over ten years since his wife, my mother-in-law, passed away after a long fight with cancer. He is a great guy and just kind of put that part of his life in boxes. I bought a Thorens TD-124 a while back, and ever since he heard it set up with my Cornwalls, he has the bug.

Michael gave me a really nice TT. Much nicer than I expected, and it will work great for my father-in-law. It had rained hard all the way from Chicago, so we were a little behind schedule, and couldn't stay long. Michael is a great guy "I expected no less". He showed me his Thorens TD-125 that he just got. I heard the problem he was having. I hope he got it worked out. I got to listen to his Lascalas with the THX subs, wow what a live, forward sound! He then let us listen to the K-horns in his gallery. I have never listened to k-horns before, and I was not disappointed. I was afraid the room would be to "live" with hard wood floors, but it not really. He has good corners and a chair in the sweet spot. He played Pink Floyd DSOTM for me. Wow! what lower bass extension. I'm definately in love! I wish I had corners. Maybe after the kids move out.

We didn't have time to listen to the home theater, or see the "garage o'Klipsch". I needed to have an excuse to come back another time I can see why Dr. Who is such good friends with Michael, and keeps going back! Thanx for the hospitality Michael! He was the 1st forum member that I have met. Hopefully there will be more in the future.

Jeremy

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Thanks Jeremy, I'd posted this under your original 'Pinging Colter' thread, so brought it forward here so you could read it. Pleasure having you and your Father over.

Just met Jeremy and his Dad. Nice guys. Jeremy shared his setups with

me, a 76 Cornwall set upstairs that he inheirited from an Aunt (?),

and a full RF7/RC7 and Dayton Titanic in his enormous basment HT.

Sounds like his CW grills are the brown/green tweed, I'd like to see a

closeup photo of those!

They

were in a bit of hurry to get to car show in Columbus and it'd been

pouring rain all the way from Chicago so they were behind schedule.

Wish they'd had more time for listening, but I understand.

I

played both my Thorens 125 and the Sony I was giving him for his

Father-in-Law's rock and roll LP collection. He heard both he problems

I was having with my 125 and he himself has the highly lauded 124. I'm

sure I'll get the problems ironed out.

We listened to some Yes

and Jazz through the LS with the THX on and off. At first I had the THX

full on and he looked astounded 'I thought everybody said these were

bass-shy' he said! But they're pretty solid even without the subs if

the material isnt' too challenging.

Then we went into the

gallery for a listen to the Khorns. He'd never heard them before. I

gave the HK430 a brief warm up, then slid on the opening track of

DSOTM. A good test track as everyone is familiar with it. He just sat

in the sweet seat and grinned. Nothing like a whopping 20 wpc reciever

and the mightest of the mighty, eh?

You're welcome back any

time. The Sony was a 'play it forward' gift, just because so many of

the guys have helped me out. Hope it works well for him and he enjoys

it.

Michael