One speaker sent home.

@TheHorse (214031)
Walnut Creek, California
July 15, 2024 1:13pm CST
I sent one of the Acoustic Research AR-LST-2s home this morning. This will free up space and make it easier for me to restore the other one with my knee injury. It looks like I'll also be sending the Dynaco A-40XLs home this Friday. I'll be sure to take a photo before I do. They will look really nice. Here's a photo of the AT-LST-2 that went home today. It's an interesting speaker, with a woofer in the middle and midrange and tweeters on each 45 degree angled surface. I hear good things about them, but have never actually listened to a pair. I hope your Monday is shaping up well. I will practice with Durt Cheap this afternoon.
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@anya12adwi (6372)
• India
15 Jul
What has happened to your knees???
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jul
@anya12adwi The pain is intense But I must carry on.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jul
Freak accident. My left knee was injured. My right knee is OK.
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@anya12adwi (6372)
• India
17 Jul
@TheHorse Glad to know that!
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78889)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Jul
I'm glad you finished this AT-LST-2 speaker, it looks lovely!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jul
Thank you. It was an interesting contrast, relative to the AR-3as. Those I basically had to glue back together (macro). These are in great shape and just needed a couple of rough corners fixed (micro).
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78889)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Jul
@TheHorse Sanding and refinishing rough corners, that's not too much to fix:)
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jul
@kobesbuddy The hard part is gluing in new veneer, at the right (correct) angle, and pressing it down properly. And then yielding a smooth transition between that new veneer and another piece of veneer that contacts it at a 45 degree angle. It's nuanced work, but it is satisfying.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Jul
It's 96 degrees here and is supposed to be hotter tomorrow. You sure seem to keep busy with those speakers.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
The restoration work is good, because I can do it while listening to music and thinking of other things.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (164045)
• Boise, Idaho
16 Jul
@TheHorse .......There are few jobs where you can do that.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
@celticeagle I notice that the kid behind the counter (he other day) at the 7/11 was literally talking to a friend on the phone as he was serving me. Can you believe that? I did not report him.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (137351)
• Roseburg, Oregon
15 Jul
So far Monday is good we went for a walk before it got hot. It will go up to 96 today. Right now it is 80.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Jul
it is warm out here. But not unbearably hot. I have not checked what the high will be today. My guess is about 90.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
@kobesbuddy Our high was actually in the 80s as well.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (78889)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Jul
@TheHorse We're hovering around 86degrees today in Michigan. Not extremely hot but still, very warm.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (77609)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Jul
Good for you finishing with one speaker, It was my blogging day so that took all afternoon,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
I hope you had some good conversations. I napped after I got home from music practice. Music practice was fun and productive.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
16 Jul
Good job! I hope your knee feels better. Have a good day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
Still a lot of pain and swelling. What can I say? But I CAN put some pressure on it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Jul
@LindaOHio I had a consultation with another doctor yesterday. She said that mild resistance (the pool) is OK.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (170715)
• United States
17 Jul
@TheHorse Should you go to a doctor???
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (334404)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jul
That speaker looks a bit unusual to me with the angles. I can imagine having too many in the house would take up quite a bit of space.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
Heh. I am glad to have one gone. Now I can focus on the other.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
15 Jul
I am doing the best I can to enjoy my work at home completing surveys and sharing news stories here under a partly sunny day outside with the temperatures at 92 degrees F.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
Hope it is not too hot for comfort.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (214031)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Jul
@Deepizzaguy I have AC here. But I rarely use it.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (99643)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
16 Jul
@TheHorse Thank goodness I have an electrical fan to keep me cool.
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