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Rat Shck Presidian 40-5053. Next Sonic Impact?
since i'm temporarily bored at work i'll just add that i removed the original tweeters from their faceplate, snipped off the phase thingy, traced a circle from the template onto the faceplate with a pencil, and used a curved file to open the hole ... 
Rat Shck Presidian 40-5053. Next Sonic Impact?
i have received word that the initial price of the kit will be $19.50 plus shipping. lower than i thought it would be, so it leaves more pennies for dynamat and other tweaks. 
Rat Shck Presidian 40-5053. Next Sonic Impact?
for those of you who may have a pair of these gathering dust in a closet (as i did), and don't mind getting your hands dirty (as i love to do), i have discovered some worth-while upgrades and tweaks that really make a difference for the little pre... 
Best rock song of all times
stairway to heaven 
Jethro Tull
"stand up" (pink island) is the tull album i return to most often. after that is "original masters" (DCC), "a passion play" (german pressing--HIGHLY recommended, "benefit" (also german press with alternate track), and of course "aqualung"tull has ... 
help a brother out?
yes, three years and four months later i can proudly say that a fellow audiogoner did indeed help me out. that tonearm cable (and that wife :-) are since history, but the vinyl remains (and spins as i type)! a little mono "blonde on blonde" anyone? 
Thrift store finds. Yamaha ca-600 integrated amp
if you like it now, have audiogon member EZEKIEL (a.k.a. randy young) do some upgrades on it. i have a yamaha cr-800 receiver i want to get to him someday after he worked magic on some other vintage equipment i have (and may never sell :-) he's lo... 
Which interconnect from tonearm?
do not buy the VdH 501 silver IMHO. i used it for a time, and finally tracked down a "hardness" and "brightness" to it (within the context of my humble system of course). replaced it with discovery cable and have been happy ever since. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
the white album (russian pressing), stones exile on main st, thom yorke the eraser 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
branford marsalis "trio jeepy." utterly brilliant from start to finish IMHO. 
Need repair for a Yamaha CR-1000
i highly recommend audiogon member EZEKIEL. he is located in east tennessee near knoxville. you will not be disappointed. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
coltrane "coltrane" on impulse, "standard coltrane" on prestige, horace silver "silver's blue," and "the timekeepers" (count basie meets oscar peterson). now where's my smoke machine so i can get a little more atmosphere?.... 
vintage speaker find--are these anything?
thanks for the responses. my schedule became rather hectic after posting, so i am just now able to return. i haven't had a chance to pull the speakers yet, but i did see that there are two sets of numbers and letters stenciled around the periphery... 
El Chupacabra Cables, silver interconnects
evita, it's not El chalupacabra :-) 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
not currently available on vinyl (although i am lobbying the artist to consider it), jonathan byrd and dromedary "the sea & the sky." i simply cannot say enough good things about this disc! so it is "on my turntable" in that the CD booklet is ...