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Or, if he can figure out how much cut he needs, he could reduce the output of the main out on his C-1 by swapping out resistors R258, R259, R358 & R359. Doing this affects only the main output - the secondary output is not affected. The part #'s in the list below are from Mouser for 1% MF resistors. No additional parts in the signal path and no extra mechanical connections.

"There's Only One Way To Rock" by Sammy Hagar... "Crank up the drums, crank out the bass, crank up my Les Paul in your face."

Very cool Joe. Nice to see you revive some old guys for continued service !!!

This one is pretty high up there, in my opinion...

Welcome to the forum !! Do you still have your Sansui gear ? I had a friend years ago who brought a bunch of high-end Sansui gear back from Japan when he was in the Army. Definitely good sounding gear - the amp had plenty of power to drive his JBLs. Thanks for finding us and sharing - I think you'll enjoy yourself...

Queensrÿche - Another Rainy Night (Without You) Don't slam the door, on your way out.Don't leave without saying goodbye.Another long distance night alone,you leave me wanting, always leave me wanting more. Last word today, you coming home to stay?Wouldn't that be nice, for a while? But now my take-out food is growing cold.And the candle's burned a hole in the floor.And I'm still waiting for the ring of the phone. I'm all alone,It's just another rainy night, without you.Guess I'll leave a light on for you.It's just another rainy night, without you. Listen. There's a foghorn blowing,from the coast tonight.Remember making love in the rain?Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound.Raindrops taste like tears, without the pain.I'm not much without you, I can't leave if I wanted to. Maybe that's why you stay around ? But tonight I'll sit here tending the fire,and pace the floor one hundred times in an hour.And check the voice-mail for a message you've called. I'm all alone.It's just another rainy night, without you.Waiting by the phone, all alone.It's just another rainy night, without you.Guess I'll leave a light on for you. I know I've said it before,I hate the sound of the closing doorand your footsteps walking away.(solo) But now my take-out food is growing cold.And the candle's burned a hole in the floor.And I'm still waiting for the ring of the phone. I'm all alone,It's just another rainy night, without you.Waiting by the phone, all alone.And it's another rainy night, without you.Guess I'll leave a light on for you.It's just another rainy night, another rainy night,another rainy night without you.

Congrats on the new speakers. I bet they are awesome !!! I've always held McIntosh equipment in high esteem. I lived in Tampa and for many years the largest volume McIntosh dealer in the US was there - Stereo by Maurice. I was exposed to serious quality equipment there in the late 70's thru the mid 80's. Very impressive equipment - solid specs, built to last a lifetime. I once saw a demo there that always stuck with me: They had a signal generator set to 60 hz, connected to a MC2500 amp. They had the output of that amp connected to a VOM and a Kirby upright vacuum cleaner. They turned it all on, set the output voltage to 110VAC and switched the vacuum cleaner on and vacuumed the showroom area, all the while allowing folks to touch the amp (to feel it wasn't too hot) and look at the VOM to see that the output voltage wasn't sagging significantly. Some of these demos would run for 10 - 15 minutes to demostrate the thermal capacity of the amplifier chassis and design. It was a strange demo for audio gear, but it did show the sheer output capacity of the amplifier. If I remember correctly, they had that amp connected to a pair of XR 22s or something along those lines. Unbelievable sound, even if the price tags were equally unbelievable. I was lucky enough to meet Gordon Gow, Julian Hirsch, Frank McIntosh, etc. in that store. Maurice was a financial guy for McIntosh back in the day and it was his store I visited so often in Tampa. They used to sponsor clinics where you could bring in any gear and they would test it and give you a report on the performance of your equipment. They also tuned up McIntosh gear at no charge to the owners. Don't think I'll see anything like that ever again....

Welcome to the site !! Thanks for sharing the pictures and story... If you like the PM1.5, you'll love this: A BEAST waiting for you...

"Christ ! Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well join the phucking Peace Corps." Bluto - Animal House

"Man's gotta make a living somehow." A bounty hunter to Josey in a saloon. "Dying ain't much of a living, boy." Josey to the bounty hunter, right before he kills him... The Outlaw Josey Wales - Clint Eastwood

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I agree - put the amp on top of the pre-amp... or in it's own "private" space.

Welcome to the Carver Site !! Be warned - if you choose to stick around you will be subjected to one of the most powerful wallet draining phenomena known - O.C.C.D. To further complicate the issue, LOTS of folks on this site are O.C.C.D. enablers... By the way - You gonna post up some pics of your gear ??

I have an opportunity to pick up a pair for $600. They look absolutely perfect. I haven't heard them yet, but I do remember hearing a set of Thiels back in the day that blew me away... Just curious if you guys have any info, opinions, etc. Thanks !!

Chris Rea - The Road To Hell Celine Dion - Water From The Moon John Mellencamp - Ain't Even Done With The Night Gregg Allman - Lead Me On Robert Cray - The Forecast Calls For Pain Kim Mitchell - All We Are Nu Shooz - Point Of No Return Rickie Lee Jones - We Belong Together

Welcome Vinylnut !!! Post some pics...

Nothing better than the feel of a 8,000+ horsepower nitro dragster launching from the start line. Anything that can burn 5 gallons of nitromethane in 4 seconds is awesome... Some fascinating top fuel dragster facts: * One dragster's 500 cubic inch engine makes more horsepower then the first 8 rows at Daytona. * Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1 1/2 gallons of nitro per second, the same rate of fuel consumption as a fully loaded 747 but with 4 times the energy volume. * The supercharger takes more power to drive than a stock 426 Hemi makes. * Even with nearly 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into nearly-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock. * Dual magnetos apply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder. * At stoichiometric (exact) 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture (for nitro), the flame front of nitromethane measures 7050 degrees F. * Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases. * Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression-plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting off its fuel flow. * If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in those cylinders and then explodes with a force that can blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or blow the block in half. * Dragsters twist the crank (torsionally) so far (20 degrees in the big end of the track) that sometimes cam lobes are ground offset from front to rear to re-phase the valve timing somewhere closer to synchronization with the pistons. * To exceed 300mph in 4.5 seconds dragsters must accelerate at an average of over 4G's. But in reaching 200 mph well before 1/2 track, launch acceleration is closer to 8G's. * If all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, and nothing breaks, each run costs $1500.00 per second. * Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have read this entire sentence. Did you know … … that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 8,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car? … that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 1000 horsepower, 250 HP more than the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine? … that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,500 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car? … that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed? … that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral? … that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously? … that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile? … that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run? … that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds? … that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet? … that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet and a Formula One race car? … that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time? … that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps? … that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce? … that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles. … that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 8,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels? … that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run. … that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $90 per gallon? Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Department Add this one in for a fun reference: You are in your ZR-1 Vette, running wide open at 200 MPH, closing on a top fuel dragster sitting on the starting line of a quarter mile stretch. As you pass the dragster, it takes off. About 1,200 feet into the quarter mile pass, you hear a searing whine and are passed by something like a blur. The top fuel car has beat you to the end of the 1/4 mile pass, even with your 200 MPH head start. That, my friends, is the definition of horsepower... Sissies need not apply !!!

I wish I had a dollar for every time some car "expert" explained to me how pickup trucks aren't "fast" because the rear-end is too light, they can't get traction, etc. Sometimes I would end up taking them for a ride... The looks on their faces were always pretty funny. The Lightning has good weight distribution, for a pickup anyway. I also relocated the battery under the bed and installed a Roush suspension, front to rear... However, with over 600 ft-lbs of torque at the wheels, it was always easy to do this, when you wanted to: All gas and no power braking, on brand new, sticky Goodyear F-1's... (Ouch to the wallet !!!)

Is the VIN a big deal in CT when you build your own kit car ? BTW - I have a '04 Lightning that makes right at 550 HP. It has surprised quite a few "fast car" owners over the years...

NICE !!!!! You rarely see kit car Cobras with Ford power under the hood... Have you dyno'd her ?

Did you actually put a Ford engine in the Cobra ?