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mbskeam

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Post Tue Jul 20, 2010 11:57 pm

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it takes longer than it looks dont it..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
lookin good
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Post Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:42 am

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You have really put some work into those speakers! Looks great Gary. =D>
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Post Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:56 am

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Great pics. Thanks for the step by step pics. Congrats.
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TNRabbit

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Post Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:39 pm

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I REALLY beat them up with some Donald Fagen today (The Nightfly & Two Against Nature); no fuses or circuit breakers blown (astoundingly!) & they sound terrific~

Now to just get the other speaker done & get proficient with the Room EQ Wizard...
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Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 8:52 pm

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Been working on the other speaker today...

Also,I pulled the Rane PEQs & Ashly crossover out & cleaned all the switched & pots thoroughly with DeOxit.

Pics to come...
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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:39 pm

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appears that you are getting them "dialed in"--congrats.
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Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:02 pm

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As promised; all the pics are at this link...I got tired of linking them all~

http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg286/TNRabbit/Audio/?start=all

I'll import a couple:

The Rane guts:

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Finished product:

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New system configuration

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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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TNRabbit

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Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:11 pm

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One of the Rane's had been hot; looked like this under the caps:

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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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Post Sun Jul 25, 2010 11:31 pm

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At first, no sound. A few minutes of troubleshooting (of course, AFTER everything was put back together--GRRRR!).....

I had a couple of cables going into the wrong slot~ fixed~

Sounding good!

I used the DeOxit spray. It's impossible to wipe out the switches & pots, but I sprayed them, worked the pot/switch for a few minutes, then followed up with the GOLD. I used Q-tips for the connectors, wiped them well, let it sit, then wiped them off & used the GOLD as a follow up/protectant on everything.
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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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Post Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:50 am

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Great to hear you go it all put back together. Congrats. Tweak time now. Lots of dials to play with. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Carver M4.0T in front channels to Caver AL VI's in SACD & 2 Channel setup
C 16, PT 2400, Slim Device, Carver TX-8, 490T and Rega TT w Grado Gold cart in the 2 channel setup
Bogen SRB20 is computer amp
Carver PM-350 donated for youth church use
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TNRabbit

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Post Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:07 pm

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Oh baby :-" check out those Minimus 7 feet on my makeshift rack~ :lol: 8) 8)

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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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Post Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:38 pm

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Looking good Gary , I knew those minimus 7,s where good for some thing...
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Post Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:06 pm

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very nice indeed. wanna give up those passive crossovers?
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TNRabbit

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Post Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:10 pm

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angelod307 wrote:very nice indeed. wanna give up those passive crossovers?


Possibly....
TNRabbit
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From FrankieD's lips to your ears: Sunfire - a quiet box of endless power.

Sunfire TG-IV/400~7 Amp
Carver SD/A-360 CDP
Benchmark DAC-1
Sony SACD/DVD-A
Active bi-amp: Ashly XR-1001 & 2 Rane PEQ-15s
Main: HotRodded AL-IIIs
Sub: Klipsch RT-12d
Center: Sunfire CRS-3c
Surround: Sunfire CRS-3 (x 2)
OconeeOrange wrote:"Gary likes to play it 'loud' as do I. His system begs you turn it up until you die"

RIP WIlliam B. Dibble, 1948-2012. I'll miss you my friend.
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Post Wed Jul 28, 2010 7:33 am

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It'd be a nice upgrade for someone that has the "plus" versions.
It should sound like it isn't there!
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