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Re: Parasound JC2 BP preamp
I've had the JC2 BP for a few weeks now & I'm kicking myself for not picking it up sooner. A perfect match for the A21+ amp.
Dead silence & a blacker than black background. Superb sounding (using XLR cables) my music never sounded better. I was actually surprised at the difference it really made.
The HT bypass feature is great & super easy to switch back & forth between HT & 2 channel.
If you're on the fence...just go for it!!
Dead silence & a blacker than black background. Superb sounding (using XLR cables) my music never sounded better. I was actually surprised at the difference it really made.
The HT bypass feature is great & super easy to switch back & forth between HT & 2 channel.
If you're on the fence...just go for it!!
pearsall001
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
mhardy6647 wrote: »
Come ON it's a fastback Mustang, it's SO fast its top is way back there........
pitdogg2
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Re: Best method to clean your speakers
I've never used anything besides a damp towel/washcloth. Repeated use of Windex or other harsh chemicals can lead to discoloration. Just ask the guy on eBay who sold a Sunfire amplifier that had turned *PINK* from repeated use of Windex....
TNRabbit
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Re: You’re doing it wrong…
This doesn't surprise me. Have you seen how young truck drivers are these days?BlueBirdMusic wrote: »
Inaugural run of Amtrak Mardi Gras service delayed by errant trucker
by Brad GuntherMon, August 18th 2025 at 5:15 PM
Updated Tue, August 19th 2025 at 10:40 AM__________________________________________Amtrak service returned to the Gulf Coast this morning with excitement, and a delay.
A truck in Gulfport became stuck on a crossing causing a 45-minute delay in the trains arrival in New Orleans.
A sign at the crossing warns of low ground clearance.
The delay affected both the westbound and eastbound trains, with the New Orleans to Mobile train arriving 35 minutes late.
My brother (not young at all) has been a long-haul trucker for decades. He tells a story of going through a re-certification a while ago, and a young 'certifier' was in the truck with him...giving instructions. Eventually, my brother had enough, turned to the guy and said, "Dude, I've driven more miles backwards than you have forwards, so just shut-up and let me do this."
jdjohn
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Re: Polk ES15 rubber discoloration
I found this for sale, is this the same discoloration you mentioned? Is this still good?
The color looks different from what I see on google.
No, this looks white, I think is called blooming. The discoloration I mentioned is more likely "brownish". But as you can see the cotton removed it.
polgeo
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Re: Thinking about trying a tube amp. Thoughts.
Oh an back in 2010, at Lou's for the Polkfest, the rig that got listened often (probably the most) was my stupid little 8wpc tube amp with with a glorified gain function and a 3.5mm to RCA input powering a set of jungle green KLH Model 17's I got from RuSsMaN by way of George Grand.
Doro and I were listening to Rob Zombie at 11 and Lou actually had to come upstairs to The Amazings Room to tell us to turn it down because they couldn't hear the AR9 and BBQ rig in the living room. But when Al Ballard heard about what was making all the noise, he came upstairs with some glasses and bottle of booze and said "I have to spend some time with this."
That little amp ran all weekend long and still has it's magic smoke. We did abuse it a bit and about a year after that I had one tube on each channel open up on me and when they did, I replaced all 4 and bought 2 sets of replacements at the time.
Also, at one point, I had that stereo amp plus 3 mono amps built on the same 11BM8 tube and used it as a home theater in my small apartment. I ran the KLH 17's on the front stage and pair of KLH 22's on the rear stage and an EPI single speaker for the center that George didn't have a partner for.
I will say that the HT was pretty neat seeing 11 tubes glowing away on the shelf but, the length of wire to run to the rear speakers did make a difference in dynamics and they seemed disjointed from the front stage. The EPI was a bit brighter than the KLH17's so it stood out a bit too. While watching stuff that was heavy with music was certainly enjoyable, they just didn't have the guts needed for the dynamics of a home theater. The cool factor was through the roof but the reality was something significantly less.
The lack of dynamics was not due to the speakers, either. They may only be in the 15-17 kHz range on the top end but even the small-ish Model 22's would dig down to the 40 Hz range reliably. Enough that the low end was filled out easily with a Polk Audio C4 non-amplified, band-pass subwoofer being run by a NAD bridgeable stereo amp feeding it 200 watts crossed over at 80 Hz. The 8 watt tube amps just struggled to keep up with stuff like explosions or roaring engines or something and it was apparent.
The center amp blew it's power transformer and one of the tubes and I didn't replace it. I ended up giving the other two monos away to a friend's kid as well as a pair of KLH 17's and second Onkyo P-301 pre-amp I had sitting around. They moved away, though, and I lost touch so I have no idea how long it survived but all he had hooked up to it was his dad's old Technics turntable. Dad and son got to listen to his LPs and get baked in the basement like he used to when he was a kid so, hey, mission accomplished!
Doro and I were listening to Rob Zombie at 11 and Lou actually had to come upstairs to The Amazings Room to tell us to turn it down because they couldn't hear the AR9 and BBQ rig in the living room. But when Al Ballard heard about what was making all the noise, he came upstairs with some glasses and bottle of booze and said "I have to spend some time with this."
That little amp ran all weekend long and still has it's magic smoke. We did abuse it a bit and about a year after that I had one tube on each channel open up on me and when they did, I replaced all 4 and bought 2 sets of replacements at the time.
Also, at one point, I had that stereo amp plus 3 mono amps built on the same 11BM8 tube and used it as a home theater in my small apartment. I ran the KLH 17's on the front stage and pair of KLH 22's on the rear stage and an EPI single speaker for the center that George didn't have a partner for.
I will say that the HT was pretty neat seeing 11 tubes glowing away on the shelf but, the length of wire to run to the rear speakers did make a difference in dynamics and they seemed disjointed from the front stage. The EPI was a bit brighter than the KLH17's so it stood out a bit too. While watching stuff that was heavy with music was certainly enjoyable, they just didn't have the guts needed for the dynamics of a home theater. The cool factor was through the roof but the reality was something significantly less.
The lack of dynamics was not due to the speakers, either. They may only be in the 15-17 kHz range on the top end but even the small-ish Model 22's would dig down to the 40 Hz range reliably. Enough that the low end was filled out easily with a Polk Audio C4 non-amplified, band-pass subwoofer being run by a NAD bridgeable stereo amp feeding it 200 watts crossed over at 80 Hz. The 8 watt tube amps just struggled to keep up with stuff like explosions or roaring engines or something and it was apparent.
The center amp blew it's power transformer and one of the tubes and I didn't replace it. I ended up giving the other two monos away to a friend's kid as well as a pair of KLH 17's and second Onkyo P-301 pre-amp I had sitting around. They moved away, though, and I lost touch so I have no idea how long it survived but all he had hooked up to it was his dad's old Technics turntable. Dad and son got to listen to his LPs and get baked in the basement like he used to when he was a kid so, hey, mission accomplished!
Jstas
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