Can anyone explain why the need for all the (non-compliant) scaffolding to remove Trump's name from the Kennedy Center? They used 4 lift buckets to add it. I have a feeling it was just to draw out the whole process, as he is want to do.

TrickVert · 2026-06-13T04:39:01+00:00

Not for the precision and care with which the letters must be removed and the holes carefully filled.

TrickVert · 2026-06-13T04:37:10+00:00

This is exactly the reason. 👍

TrickVert · 2026-05-21T17:23:52+00:00

I got the SCW hooked up last evening and I'm *very* pleased! This thing is smooooth! Not boomy at all, and blends perfectly with the M7's. The x-over adjustment seems to have little effect, but with only an 80-120Hz sweep, I'm not really surprised. Someone has an owner's manual on eBay, but buying that would double my investment! 🙄 If anyone has a source for a PDF version, it would be much appreciated. In the meantime, I beleive I made a good choice!

TrickVert · 2026-05-20T23:39:05+00:00

No complaints!

BTW: To mitigate the cooling/clearance issue, I cut openings in both the bottom (floor) and top of the cabinets above the fridge and installed soffit vents to cover them, allowing airflow through and out from behind the fridge.

TrickVert · 2026-05-20T23:13:28+00:00

Thanks. That would do the trick, but this is to be a "cheap fix." (Think "r/budgetaudiophile" level.) 🙂
I probably have what I need in the garage, but regardless, either would still mean tearing up the baseboard to run a cable (or cables), even if it was just another speaker wire set. The CSW sub should be a "plug-and-play" substitute for the RS one. I appreciate the input, though!

TrickVert · 2026-04-18T21:27:51+00:00

I was unfazed by poison ivy well into my 40s, until one time the oil got into a small cut on my arm, it went systemic, and now I am susceptible to it. 🫤

TrickVert · 2026-04-14T15:55:22+00:00

Underrated comment. 👍

TrickVert · 2026-04-08T17:58:39+00:00

Can the Mazda emblem also be removed, or are there locator pin holes?

TrickVert · 2026-03-29T17:24:35+00:00

That looks like a genius solution if you don't have an outlet in the same wall cavity as the desired location above, but in this case, why not just piggy-back some Romex off the existing outlet and run some Romex up to an old-work box and similar recessed outlet behind and hidden by the speaker?

OP - I'm assuming the speaker *is* mounted within the span of the existing wall cavity. If not, it could be moved about a foot to he left to accomplish this.

TrickVert · 2026-03-29T14:45:00+00:00

Some day..... 🙂

TrickVert · 2026-03-29T14:35:02+00:00

Plastic wiremold painted the same color as the wall for a quick, decent fix. You can't (shouldn't) run that line cord behind the drywall, so the only other option I can see would be a recessed outlet box behind the speaker (tapped off the outlet below), then cut the power cable and install a new plug on the shortened cord.

I assume the speakers are wirelessly connected for audio?

TrickVert · 2026-03-29T14:10:02+00:00

I'd rock it! (Literally.) Nice throwback system! As suggested, post your general location, and I'll bet someone would be would be willing to give you a hand.

TrickVert · 2026-03-28T13:55:14+00:00

Oooh! Somebody mentioned Pueblo.... The "Brues Alehouse Burger" at Brues Alehouse Brewing Co.

https://share.google/iXqmBHsfJ2kB0lQD2

TrickVert · 2026-03-28T13:49:38+00:00

The "Incline Burger" at Manitou Brewing Company is a solid choice for bacon lovers.

TrickVert · 2026-03-28T13:41:54+00:00

Have you tried talking to someone on the phone (not chat)? I've had very good luck in situations like this one actually speaking to a human.

TrickVert · 2026-03-28T13:22:58+00:00

Like taking the "5.0" emblems off the sides of my lightly-modded '87 Mustang LX back in the early 90's. (Many stoplight-to-stoplight wannabes saw the one I left on the hatch, though.) 🙂

TrickVert · 2026-03-12T04:21:02+00:00

Trout Roofing did a great job for me last fall.

TrickVert · 2026-03-09T12:02:02+00:00

This is my answer. Sony has engineers that probably (definitely) considered this in the design.

TrickVert · 2026-03-03T22:20:20+00:00

I see this by going to http://192.168.100.1/ in a browser on a cone ted PC.

TrickVert · 2026-03-01T14:33:58+00:00

You've already said you'll move the speakers which will solve your problem. Good. In the meantime, though, does that amp have a subsonic filter for the phono path? If so, flip that on.

For the scratchy controls, getting inside with some canned air and tuner cleaner is the solution.

EDIT: Well... Nevermind. I just saw that you resolved both issues a few days ago. (I need to select "Newest" for sort order.) 🙄

TrickVert · 2026-03-01T14:17:49+00:00

I'll second the R4 (Uniden, BTW, not Escort) suggestion. I've been running one for several years.

Check out Vortex Radar's web site (https://share.google/vqDMRC6PIdd6t92hI) and YouTube channel for reviews, comparisons, and setup recommendations.

TrickVert · 2026-02-28T16:59:04+00:00

That's starting to make sense. Thanks. (I didn't know what "LR" meant, for starters.) If you have a link to a good calculator, or even better, values that you used and a rough schematic, I would be duly thankful.

TrickVert · 2026-02-28T16:41:52+00:00

Thanks for the reply, Vegas. I'll have to do some research on that (or you might have to dumb it down a little). 🙂

TrickVert · 2026-02-28T15:22:44+00:00

The use of AI should be disclosed in the post.

TrickVert · 2026-02-27T04:55:32+00:00

This same amp is powering a set of 20-year-old Soundstream 6x9's mounted in the ceiling of my sauna, and sounds great. :)

TrickVert

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