Lucky Story

[92135011]

After thinking for a while, I finially decided to go with the AN/Js
Problem was that shipping was going to run into a hundred bux, same with picking them up. Luckily my cousin was making a trip to the island anyways so he could help me pick them out from SoundHounds.

So that's what he did. Just this Saturday, he went over to soundhounds and picked those badboys up. Then he went to do his own thing - sightseeing and that. He even found this cheap 6 hours for 1 dollar parking under a Church of some sort. While they were gone, some guy broke into his Van. The glove compartment, ashtray and even the cooler were searched.

But what about my AN/Js? They just sat peacefully, and at the end of it all no one lay a finger on it as the Audio Note tape that sealed the box was still intact.

Question for RGA on the AN/Js.
(1) What do you do with those little silver tags they give you?
(2) This is the cheapest manual I have ever seen in my life. Not only is it photocopied paper with a single staple, but the copy isnt even good! Some of the stuff is faded!

[gonefishin]

Hi 92135011,


Happy to hear about your good luck, but also sorry to hear of the bad luck your cousin had. Congrats on purchasing the AudioNote speakers too No doubt that you'll be happy with'em.

Have you tried contacting Peter about getting another manual sent to you? I'd guess he's already got it in a computer file, which should be easily sent to you via e-mail. After printing out the new manual, you could then choose to use a high quality AudioPhile staple to hold the papers together.

enjoy!

[RGA]

After thinking for a while, I finially decided to go with the AN/Js
Problem was that shipping was going to run into a hundred bux, same with picking them up. Luckily my cousin was making a trip to the island anyways so he could help me pick them out from SoundHounds.

So that's what he did. Just this Saturday, he went over to soundhounds and picked those badboys up. Then he went to do his own thing - sightseeing and that. He even found this cheap 6 hours for 1 dollar parking under a Church of some sort. While they were gone, some guy broke into his Van. The glove compartment, ashtray and even the cooler were searched.

But what about my AN/Js? They just sat peacefully, and at the end of it all no one lay a finger on it as the Audio Note tape that sealed the box was still intact.

Question for RGA on the AN/Js.
(1) What do you do with those little silver tags they give you?
(2) This is the cheapest manual I have ever seen in my life. Not only is it photocopied paper with a single staple, but the copy isnt even good! Some of the stuff is faded!

Man that was lucky the speakers weren't taken - no insurance for car theft - becuase it is not bolted to the car - you'd have had to go through home owners insurance.

Yes the manual is rather plain - and that is putting it mildly. My copy does not heven have the pictures to help you connect it - it says see figure 1 or but there is no figure 1 LOL. Though it's pretty straightforward - make sure you connect the speaker wires vertically either HF or LF not across like most speakers - this is for biwiring biamping. Let em rip for 5 hours and adjust for positioning toe in. The AN Stands should have a tilt so that that they lean slightly back - I didn't know this actually but discovered it when positioning my K's - then I noticed their stands are designed that way - it made a big big difference on my K's but I can't do that with the Skylans because the J's are too big for them.

I have not done anything with my AN stickers - Presumably they go on the grill cloth - Bit I'm thinking somewhere on the cabinet would make them a bit more sexy - so far I'm still deciding. I still have lots of the blu-tak left as well.

So now you still need some kind of system to run them with right?

[92135011]

I already emailed Peter and he said he would send me the other 2 pages with the connections. I want the whole deal here! No pages missing for me! Well, he said he would send it if he could find it. I suppose its an old manual.
He also said the little tags are typically stuck at the bottom of the front baffle in the centre.
The stands arent here yet cuz they were stuck in customs, but will be shortly as Soundhounds will send it to me as a parcel.

As apart of this system, I have ordered the AN kit1 300B set amp with blackgate and AN copper caps and MOST IMPORTANTLY the black covers that cover the chokes and OPT.

As well, the AN preamp kit with blackgate and a few AN copper caps, upgraded noble encapsulated balance and volume pots.

They should prove to be very fun to build, but at the moment they are driven by some old technics that my pops got 25 years back. My dad think they are ugly, but I don't think they are that bad. Simple looking yes, but that's not really that bad.

[RGA]

How much were the stands again - I will be taking my dad to a cancer therapist in August so I may stop and pick up the stands. How's the Technics running them? DO you at least have a makeshift stand to get you by?

Sounds like you're going to be putting a pretty sweet amp together - Level 3? 4?

[92135011]

The old technics my dad has got some really flimsy stands, but they are 17 inches or so. At least the height is about the same. Actually, the old technics speaker is exactly the same size baffle, but is deeper. I suppose it had higher stands because of those strange things on top of the tweeter to point the sound down.

The technics seems fine enough, although I'm no critic and I usually cant find the words to express my complaints only that if it feels right or not. One thing I do notice is that when a music passage gets complicated, it has a tendency to jumble up a little like if it were confused. I feel safe running them under that older i-amp cuz it only pumps out a max of about 40 watts running class AB. Except, the balance is a little off and the balance control is out of wack. It doesnt even work at all!.

With the deal, I think I ended up paying about 350 for the stand. Still kinda expensive, but sound anchor and ironworkz both were charging more than this plus shipping was a factor.

I hope the amp turns out well. After I'm done this project, I might try hardwiring everything instead of using the circuit board. I heard it gives some results. But even if it doesnt, it wont cost all that much anyways. A fun project anyways. Give me your email, I'll send you pics later

Taking your old man to the therapist? He ok?

[RGA]

Thanks, $350.00 is reasonable. A bit high perhaps but they are at least the custom stand.

No my dad's been placed on palliative care - which means they're giving him 6 months. Cancer is in his lung, liver, pancreas, and hip. The frustrating thing is his blood pressure is good and the pills are making him worse than he was feeling before. It's also frustrating that these doctors never even entertain the notion of alternative medicine. Like Chemotherapy works? It works for the cancer's they can actually defeat - but the ones they can't the doctors claim that they MAY be able toextend life - based on skewed statistics to help drug companies profit on people. I am not a big fan of the medical industry in terms of diagnosis. I understand that my dad has to go a long with chemo but basically while it reduces the cancer it also kills the bodies immune system permnantly regarding white cells. So when the cancer eventually builds an immunity to the chemo drugs it comes back - and your body's immune system is gone and you're done for. It imply does not work but medical science holds onto this garbage and won't even TRY alternatives because they would rather stick to the double blind tested 100% failure rates? And then when some people try an alternative and anecdoatally their inoperable cancer is cured - rather than investigating these so called scientists just say "Oh well it must have been diagnosed incorrectly. They will not have it that there could even possibly be an alternative.

It's all very frustrating - because on the one hand you have to trust that medical science is useful because after all we pay them the big bucks - but when the doctor basically says chemo won't cure it and to get your affairs in order - then I can't understand why in the world they would not even entertain the notion of even TRYING an alternative measure.

It may not work either but what do they have to lose.

Hell I went in to the doctor today and they want me to get an ultrasound and a blood work-up to be on the safe side. Well hell it's free may as well use the system.

[Worf101]

After thinking for a while, I finially decided to go with the AN/Js
Problem was that shipping was going to run into a hundred bux, same with picking them up. Luckily my cousin was making a trip to the island anyways so he could help me pick them out from SoundHounds.

So that's what he did. Just this Saturday, he went over to soundhounds and picked those badboys up. Then he went to do his own thing - sightseeing and that. He even found this cheap 6 hours for 1 dollar parking under a Church of some sort. While they were gone, some guy broke into his Van. The glove compartment, ashtray and even the cooler were searched.

But what about my AN/Js? They just sat peacefully, and at the end of it all no one lay a finger on it as the Audio Note tape that sealed the box was still intact.

To quote my ole first, "you'se one f**k lucky summa*****."

Da Worfster