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  • spongebobsquarepants
    spongebobsquarepants Posts: 167
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    Sonic craft order came today after a long usps journey! Put this new outlet at the end of my dedicated 20a. Seems well built.
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    invalid Posts: 1,390
    spongebobsquarepants wrote: »
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    Sonic craft order came today after a long usps journey! Put this new outlet at the end of my dedicated 20a. Seems well built.

    Furutech makes good stuff
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,212
    I rocked out for a bit today ( my entrance system [ BIG Onkyo Rec. and Def. Tech. BP30s] ) while replacing my cottage's front door hinges and adding one that was never there when I bought it.

    I had to modify the door's side receiving slots some . There are no new original hinges so I ordered new ones. Long story BUT Andersen Windows and door Co. is First class! <3. A woman at Cust. Serv. gave me a free one. 60.00. :)

    Polished up the entrance handle a week or two ago also.

    I sometimes really enjoy listening to FM while doing stuff out there. Today and the past week or two has been pretty good. Good music. Some Christmas music songs too. :)

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    Recessed the striker plate on this door today too. Took less than 3 min. to do. :s

    All while listening at Reference Levels sometimes. B) 15+ years and things are finally getting done, one by one.
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    I know this isn't stereo related but...after doing the cottage door hinges today, I took my back door off to look at the torn seal on the bottom ( been like this for YEARS ) and found a replacement online. I Ordered it. :D This should've been done 15 years ago too. :#

    Little by little.


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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,985
    Very nice, Tony.
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  • spongebobsquarepants
    spongebobsquarepants Posts: 167
    Andersen is definitely first class.
    When you call the parts dept. it says something along the lines of "for products made before 1981 press 1, for products after 1981 press 2."

    Support for 30+ year old products always a good sign.
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,992
    Tony M wrote: »
    I know this isn't stereo related but...after doing the cottage door hinges today, I took my back door off to look at the torn seal on the bottom ( been like this for YEARS ) and found a replacement online. I Ordered it. :D This should've been done 15 years ago too. :#

    Little by little.

    Where or from whom did you order the seal? I need for three doors

    Thanks Merry Christmas 🎄 Tony
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    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,966
    I did the same last week, did three doors myself.

    I got mine on Amazon.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,212
    edited December 2020
    gp4jesus wrote: »
    Tony M wrote: »
    I know this isn't stereo related but...after doing the cottage door hinges today, I took my back door off to look at the torn seal on the bottom ( been like this for YEARS ) and found a replacement online. I Ordered it. :D This should've been done 15 years ago too. :#

    Little by little.

    Where or from whom did you order the seal? I need for three doors

    Thanks Merry Christmas 🎄 Tony

    I used to work in a steel door manufacturing plant 40 years ago and know most if not all Door Manufacturers label their doors in some way or another.

    I looked all over my steel back door but didn't see anything. :s:o Strange thing I thought.
    I then took the door hinge pins out and looked at the bottom. No Manu. tag but the attaching design was easy to see. To the Web I went. All of 6' away. :D

    Lowe's Home Improvement first. "Steel Door bottom weather strips". A lot came up but none looked like it.

    I then went to Amazon. Same thing. A lot... but no luck.

    Then went to eBay. "BING"...
    I found one that looked just like it. Some tap in, some slide in. This one slides in. The description said it was for PEASE DOORS. I then thought, ok, there might be a tag on TOP of the door. NOPE. BUT...looking at the top I noticed letter indentations stamped on the SIDE "near" the top. I could barely read it. I got my little flash light and edge shined the spot and the letters popped. PEASE.

    I then thought OK, maybe Home Depot carries these things in stock here at their store. Not in store but their site said I could order it, free shipping and it was the same price as the eBay seller. I ordered it from Home Depot's site right then. ;) This is the attachment design I needed;
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    I had bought a generic 36"- 1 3/4" friction fit door sweep weather-strip at a yard sale or somewhere for cheap and planned on using it on a door between the cottages rooms. Years later...just yesterday before dinner, I looked at that door for it's Manu. Tag. OK, It's plain as day...Therma-Tru. I came in and looked and didn't see much.

    I went back out and unscrewed 5 screws holding the thing on and off it came. It was L shaped. I did try to take the hinge-pins out but they are the theft-proof type. I remembered after failing to tap them up I had installed them many years ago. But the thing came right off. I thought...maybe I replaced the weather-strip on the bottom at sometime too.

    That new friction fit seal was right there next to this door so I opened it, and with some effort and tapping it down the door, it fit snug as h*%l. The seal fins were the same pattern too, which makes me happy. I haven't looked for exact Therma-Tru door bottom seals since. Maybe later.

    All Doors should have their names on them. Andersen even has their name and date made on their glass in the upper right hand corners.

    I think MD Manufacturing has a GREAT assortment to choose from too. I think my friction fit one was an MD generic door bottom weather-strip.

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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,992
    Thanks for help on the seals.

    36-40 years ago I delivered windows & (metal) doors so I’m familiar w/door sweeps.

    Merry Christmas 🎄! Tony
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,212
    gp4jesus wrote: »
    Thanks for help on the seals.

    36-40 years ago I delivered windows & (metal) doors so I’m familiar w/door sweeps.

    Merry Christmas 🎄! Tony

    I've also delivered hundreds myself. Small world.

    Merry Christmas to you too.

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    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,067
    edited December 2020
    Tony M wrote: »
    ...

    All Doors should have their names on them. Andersen even has their name and date made on their glass in the upper right hand corners.
    ...

    I think it would be cool to have doors named "Jim" and "Morrison".
    Or even "Mr. Mojo Risin"

    B)

    Our outside basement door has a frayed bottom sweep/seal -- I think :) it looks just like the one pictured above, so (in all seriousness) this is ineresting information to me!

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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,212
    edited December 2020
    LOL.

    Jim for reg. doors. Morrison for double doors. :D

    If you can't see the sweep's pattern from the edge of the door bottom, tap the hinge pins up and out and tilt the door on its edge.

    Get your eyes on how the sweep is attached.

    They come in 32" and 36" for 99% of them. I saw some 40" ones... :o

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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,992
    edited December 2020
    Sweeps are a breeze to fit and replace. I did one recently. The seals in the jambs...?
    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
    4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • xsmi
    xsmi Posts: 1,798
    Congrats man. That’s a beautiful piece of kit!
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  • tratliff
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    jonicont wrote: »
    10 months—no vacations, no travel, no shows, no entertainment, no restaurants. Merry Christmas to me. Retired my modified 11 yo Rega P3-24 ( gave it to my daughter and sol-they had an orbit). Picked up a Prime and Soundsmith Zephyr MKIII. So quiet! Great detail but not clinical. Only 20 hours in. Waiting for it to open up. Very happy camper here.

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    You are going to love it. I also have a Prime with a Soundsmith Zephyr. Have had it for a couple of years. Great setup.
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    displayname Posts: 1,163
    jonicont wrote: »
    10 months—no vacations, no travel, no shows, no entertainment, no restaurants. Merry Christmas to me. Retired my modified 11 yo Rega P3-24 ( gave it to my daughter and sol-they had an orbit). Picked up a Prime and Soundsmith Zephyr MKIII. So quiet! Great detail but not clinical. Only 20 hours in. Waiting for it to open up. Very happy camper here.

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    Looks great! Not a table I've been able to get ears on, but I've always wanted to. Same for the Soundsmith. I think that combo can last you as long as you want it last.
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,992
    jonicont wrote: »
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    That tonearm looks like a Rega, same as mine - RB 300. Regardless, congrats!

    Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

    Samsung 60" UN60ES6100 LED, Outlaw Audio 976 Pre/Pro, Samsung BDP, Amazon Firestick, Phillips CD Changer

    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
    4 dedicated 20A feeds; APC H15; 5 Furman Miniport 20s
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  • jdjohn
    jdjohn Posts: 3,187
    Nah, that's a VPI arm. They make and use their own arms.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    I got a new Cork matt for the TT. A few albums and a Pangea 14se power cord for the Anthem pre2l pre amp. Waiting on the new Alps volume pot before trying it all out.


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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,966
    edited December 2020
    I also got a Pangea 14se power cord for my Bluesound 2i from my son and a Cullen Crossover Series power cable from my wife for Christmas to go with the used one I got from Marvin.

    Got a Record Doctor 5 for my December birthday from my wife. Hit the big 70, I'm now really old, at least my body is
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,212
    @Milito, Happy belated Birthday.

    I wish my little family would give me gifts like that. :p

    You're making a good run at a long life. ;)

    And I'm right behind you. :)
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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,992
    Milito wrote: »
    Hit the big 70, I'm now really old, at least my body is
    😊🎶🎉🎊🎈🍕🎂🎁 X 70!

    My FB birthday greeting for most including ANY Autistic under 20. (In an Autistic FB group for my youngest son)

    You received the “X” bonus for being “more mature than I. Any Autistic under 10 receives the same.

    Celebrate life any way you can, every chance you get.
    I just learned COVID-19 took a 3 year old by stroke!😢
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    Canare 14 ga - LCR tweeters inside*; Ctr Ch outside
    BJC 10 ga - LCR mids “Foamed & Plugged**”, inside* & out
    8 ga Powerline: LR woofers, inside* & out
    *soldered **Rob the Man (Xschop)

    LR: Tri-amped RTi A7 w/Rotels*. Woofers - 980BX; Tweets & Mids - RB981*
    Ctr Ch: Rotel RB981* -> Bi-amped CSi A6
    Surrounds: Rotel 981* -> AR 12 ga -> RTi A3
    *all connected w/Premiere ICs
    5 Subs: Sunfire True SW Signature -> LFE & Ctr Ch; 4 Audio Pro Evidence @ the “Corners”

    Power Conditioning & Distribution:
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,639
    CH46E wrote: »
    I got a new Cork matt for the TT. A few albums and a Pangea 14se power cord for the Anthem pre2l pre amp.

    Still waiting on the review of the Anthem...
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    audioluvr wrote: »
    CH46E wrote: »
    I got a new Cork matt for the TT. A few albums and a Pangea 14se power cord for the Anthem pre2l pre amp.

    Still waiting on the review of the Anthem...

    Waiting on a part from parts connexion. Picked up the Alps Potentiometer volume pot. Should be able to have it installed next week.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    Not noticing anything from a cork matt or new albums.

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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,985
    Were you able to figure out that woofer movement thing?
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    edited December 2020
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Were you able to figure out that woofer movement thing?

    No... crazy it is. When I play PF ANBITB it was perfect. When mover the needle to song six, Comfortably Nubm the sub sonic acted up. When I went to Santana all the songs were exhibiting the same issues.
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  • CH46E
    CH46E Posts: 3,591
    edited December 2020
    I'm not sure but I think I need to sell everything and move to Montenegro.
    Oh and 750 ml of vodka down... so..... ya know. A grain. Of salt.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,985
    Yeah, that, or try a different cartridge.
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