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    Good morning Bedrock, and colleagues, I have...

    Good morning Bedrock, and colleagues, I have built my current and probably last system based on the l100t and t3 components, in a "bookshelf type" 3ft. box. The difference being that I used the...
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    Greetings Colleagues , Well here I am, and as...

    Greetings Colleagues , Well here I am, and as you also, still standing. What crazy times in which we live. Ed
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    RIP Gordon Lightfoot

    Colleagues, Lets raise a glass to Gordon Lightfoot, one of the best song writers and singers of our time. I have had the pleasure of seeing him and the fabulous musicians he worked with namely Red...
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    Congratulations on a fine purchase I have the...

    Congratulations on a fine purchase I have the 4410s myself and absolutely love them. I like having the level controls, as I can adjust the level of the mids and highs. On mine I usually run them...
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    Cinema Sound, Devotion

    Colleagues, Hanukkah and Christmas greetings from Tacoma as I'm no longer on the Hood Canal. We don't talk much about cinema sound here very much but I had the I had the opportunity to see the...
  6. Derek, Since my genre of choice is classical,...

    Derek, Since my genre of choice is classical, that's what I am interested in. There is no reason for SACD to be limited to a select few unless only a select few will buy them. I also see no reason...
  7. Colleagues, I have to say that I'm pleased that...

    Colleagues, I have to say that I'm pleased that CD sales are surging. May be SACD's will come back as well. However I'll not be holding my breath
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    Further Thoughts

    I remember in the early '60's that most people with a Hi-Fi had a largish console stereo made by Magnavox or Sylvania et al and that real hi-fi was confined to high end salons where we would find...
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    Thanks Rusty, Iwould have loved to see the...

    Thanks Rusty,

    Iwould have loved to see the NFS room. I recall seeing speakers like that somewhere else, using vintage Altec drivers. 414's for the bass and an 806 for the horn.
    If my...
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    On with the Show

    Colleagues,

    In a feeble attempt to get this thread back on track , I would offer the following;

    but first I wish to thank the well wishers who said supportive things;

    Thank You

    I have to...
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    1. I have the V8 2. I have never had a Volvo...

    1. I have the V8
    2. I have never had a Volvo motor come apart on me. Not even when I lost my oil cooler hose going over I 70, in Colorado.
    3. I usually play the bass trombone, or the BB flat Tuba....
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    Sitting in an orchestra gives a very different...

    Sitting in an orchestra gives a very different perspective than sitting in the audience. I suppose that being a low brass player, I'm looking for something different than the fiddle players. maybe...
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    Further thoughts on audio shows and a personal note

    I realize that an audio show is like going to a Ferrari show room and wishing you were James Bond. But still a smart Dealer could show that a modest outlay could get you almost as good a sound (or...
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    Pacific NW Audio Fest, A Short Report

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    Due to my Wife's illness, I was unable to spend much time at the show, but I was favorably impressed with the quality of the various presentations. Almost all were first rate demo's of...
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    NW Audio Show

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    Germaine to subject matter at hand: The N.W. Audio Show event is scheduled to take place at the Double Tree Inn across the highway from the Sea-Tac airport the 29th through the 31st of...
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    Further thoughts on center channel; I think...

    Further thoughts on center channel;

    I think that a dedicated center channel for music is largely dependent on the recording being played back, and the speakers being used. As I stated earlier I...
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    What kind of music do you listen too, Ian?

    What kind of music do you listen too, Ian?
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    In response to Ian's post; You're right about...

    In response to Ian's post;

    You're right about concert venue. I try to sit 10-12 rows back, as close to the center as I can afford. That way I can hear the orchestra and the hall. Seattle has a...
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    Colleagues Several subjects here; Is home...

    Colleagues

    Several subjects here;

    Is home Hi-Fi dead

    No. Not yet. I do think that It has been in a long torpor, and is just beginning to wake up.

    Muti-channel audio, I think that there...
  20. cone paint

    Colleagues, as long as we are talking paint, I have a question or two;

    I have some speakers that could really use a refresh, Le10's Altec 406's and a couple of others. I don't like the shiny stuff...
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    Engineer Kevin Gray in Stereophile

    Colleagues,

    In the May 2022 issue of Stereophile is an article about the Mastering engineer Kevin Gray. What I found particularly note worthy was his take on audiophiles and vinyl. Some will like...
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    HiFi and the real world

    Colleagues;

    1. I wish to thank the Stereophile team for the decent review of a (OMG) JBL speaker

    2.I find Speaker reviews very much of the huh?? category, mostly "It does not Follow" that I...
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    infrasonic filter

    One other thought on vented Altec 411's

    If you decide to use the 411's in a vented box, use a infrasonic filter of some kind. 411's will go subsonic and can be destroyed.

    Ed
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    Greetings Max I own 2 Altec 411-8a's that I...

    Greetings Max

    I own 2 Altec 411-8a's that I use Subs with my JBL 4410's. The 411's were a pretty decent speaker in their time, they came out about the same time as the JBL 136. 4 inch edge wound...
  25. Thread: RIP Seawolf

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    My condolences to his wife and family. Does...

    My condolences to his wife and family.

    Does anyone know if Tom had any kind underlying illness or condition?

    72 is too young.

    Ed
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