As Tom Johnson of Gorham, MA always says, "I think they look pretty good"

[bill epstein]

Certainly pretty better than the concrete blocks.

Sandboxes (for isolation from a suspended floor and low bass dampening) of Walnut veneer with solid Cherry legs.

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[Jeff Ranck]

They look more that "pretty good". Great job!

[glenn bradley]

A perfect fit and a solid improvement. ;-)

[Phil Mueller]

They look great, Bill.

[Jim Matthews]

Nice.

Push Pull KT88 monoblocks?

[William Fretwell]

Now I’m reminiscing! Add acoustical padding on the walls for zero sound stage and I wish my ears could still appreciate it!

[Jim Matthews]

Plenty of music happens where we can still hear.
It liberates us from spending outrageous sums on tweeters.


Even mono stuff sounds terrific, for peanut$.
https://www.jbl.com/bluetooth-speakers/JBL+FLIP+5-.html?dwvar_JBL%20FLIP%205-_color=Blue-USA-Current&cgid=bluetooth-speakers#start=1

[ken hatch]

Plenty of music happens where we can still hear.
It liberates us from spending outrageous sums on tweeters.


Even mono stuff sounds terrific, for peanut$.
https://www.jbl.com/bluetooth-speakers/JBL+FLIP+5-.html?dwvar_JBL%20FLIP%205-_color=Blue-USA-Current&cgid=bluetooth-speakers#start=1

So true :p. Even the iPhone ain't too bad. Of course I can't hear a word MsBubba speaks without help, also sometime not too bad.

ken

[Tony Zaffuto]

So true :p. Even the iPhone ain't too bad. Of course I can't hear a word MsBubba speaks without help, also sometime not too bad.

ken

After 41 years of marriage, I have very selective hearing! After 41 years of marriage, I could never get away with things I did for sound, that I did in my college and post-college days! In any case, I always cottoned towards a warm mid-range, basically the "East coast sound" (or air suspension speakers!).

[chris carter]

Certainly pretty better than the concrete blocks.

Sandboxes (for isolation from a suspended floor and low bass dampening) of Walnut veneer with solid Cherry legs.

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Very nice! Next up, a quadratic diffusor in matching wood for the opposite wall!

[bill epstein]

Very nice! Next up, a quadratic diffusor in matching wood for the opposite wall!

Next up, November 11, is an opposite Hip Replacement. Then I'll have a stereo pair in Titanium :D

[Mike Allen1010]

Bill, Good luck for speedy rehab with the new hip!

[Curt Putnam]

Yeah they do look pretty darn nice. Just how much amp does it take to push those speakers?

[John K Jordan]

Sandboxes...

Nice. Wait, I don't see sufficient access for the cats.

[bill epstein]

Yeah they do look pretty darn nice. Just how much amp does it take to push those speakers?

For a long time, with their 97dB efficiency, I used a 1.8 Watt UX-45 amp I built, a direct descendant of the circuit from the first "talkies" speakers used in theatres and many console radios of the 30's. The UX-45 output tube is a "directly heated triode" and excels at low distortion.
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It sounded great but was unable to convey the full power of the orchestra so 5 years ago, when I came across an update of the classic Mullard 5-20 EL-34 circuit from 1954 using KT-88 output tubes and more modern internal components, I built these 60 Watt mono-blocks, currently in use, which really get the best from the speakers:
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[Curt Putnam]

Completely Awesome!