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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,838
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    Got one double coated, dry, and test fitted. I may hunt down a rattle can with more antique hue for the PR covers...
    After a few days curing, will go over them with 000 steel wool....

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  • VR3
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    Looks great
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  • xschop
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    More trophies. :)

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  • xschop
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    Thanks Tre.Wife thinks so. She has better eye than I do. I'm glad I didn't drill the extra four spots on MW perimeters. Would throw off the retro look. They're growing on me.
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  • xschop
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    I didn't make a billet baffle and didn't truck bedliner the cabs. There must be hope lol.
    Still need to spin the terminals at a finer grit and find some 5/16" ring elec. terminals. My next shop visit will start the shorter XS Dreadnaught. Can't run the torroid out in the open, wire-nutted lmao.
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  • F1nut
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    Tastefully done
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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,838
    edited June 15
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    Well, she did mention the 5Jrs complimented the kitchen appliances. :D

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  • F1nut
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    Indeed
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  • drop1
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    Just awesome.
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  • xschop
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    How tall are factory stands?
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  • Viking64
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    edited June 15
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    xschop wrote: »
    How tall are factory stands?

    This factory stands quite tall, but its smokestack stands quite a bit taller.

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  • xschop
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    Someone is smoking a stack.
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  • xschop
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
    What are you going to do for stands?

    Integrated cantilever design...

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  • F1nut
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    The stock stands are in the 24" to 25" range...way too short! You want the tweeter at ear height (38" to 40") when seated.
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  • Gardenstater
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    I'm assuming those pucks at the top of the stand are half of the neodymium magnetic levitation devices for vibration isolation 👍
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  • F1nut
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    Magnets? Just build a support bar at the top like the original stands. Use rubber pads between it and the cabinet.
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  • xschop
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    No magnets. Those 2 spuds would go thru the bottom and compress the sand-filled tubes to their bases using long all-thread.
    Will probably be a winter project.
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  • xschop
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    F1nut wrote: »
    The stock stands are in the 24" to 25" range...way too short! You want the tweeter at ear height (38" to 40") when seated.

    Probably why the 2B's sound great whether sitting or standing.
    I Think 30" stands would be the sweet spot. That'll be the goal.
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  • Grabber70Mach
    Grabber70Mach Posts: 74
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    Wow I like the way they are turning out. They look really good.
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,399
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    Nice work! Can't wait to see the stands.
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  • 1ptrooper
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    Aawww. Rob I lovem. You’re always busy man. Check your junk mail 😛
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  • xschop
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    That the Monolith King?

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  • 1ptrooper
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    edited July 19
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    lol. Hope you are well mate.
    Yes and I’m
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    Your March 16 th post regarding the Ethernet network switch was very informative, I was so impressed with the Lumin u2 out the gate that I went for a LHY as6 to try with the sfp fibre optic kit , it’s a long trip from China and another week till it lands.
    They say 300 hours for burn in for the Lumin and switch. I’ve done 145 hrs on the Lumin to date ❤️and the duelund monoliths love it !

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  • xschop
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    I'm good. Busy here too. Glad to see the crocs didnt get ya. I sent a few PM long while back checking on you.

    Between Fathers Day weekend, then Daughters Bday weekend, then car shopping weekend, I finally got to hear these in full blown SDA with the dreadnaught wire-nutted. I still need to get to the shop and build a shorter dreadnaught case.

    I can see why some would consider these end-game Polks. If you know, you know...

    For me, these tweeters are surely end-game Polk drivers.... I'll have to build another set for the 8TLs too.

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  • xschop
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    Lil Update. Double bacon mod...

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  • ptrooper
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    Nice to know you’re a bacon muncher. A tick in my book
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  • SCompRacer
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    edited July 29
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    Good job. I'm like that Beggin Strips dog with bacon. Go to breakfast, extra bacon, eight slices minimum. Get a burger, extra bacon. Hide the burger. I cook bacon outside on the grill. Lots of shrinkage and sampling. Take three pounds out come in with one.
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  • bcwsrt
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    Nice! Grilled bacon is awesome!

    Brian

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  • xschop
    xschop Posts: 5,838
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    bcwsrt wrote: »
    Nice! Grilled bacon is awesome!

    It goes great with SDA.
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  • elitt
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    Exquisite. Perfect. This is simply amazing…

    I used to spend time on this forum and have a pair of CRS+ with internal mods from MSS/Dave that I just pulled out after many years in storage.

    Listening to them has me BACK and now I’m totally inspired but lack the hands to even do a basic re-veneer.

    I have the OEM stands and will give them to anyone who is doing a mod like this for free should they want to cut them down or use them.

    So f cool.

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