New guy checking in...

[desperado915]

Hello All,

My name is Mark and I hail from Howland, Ohio just north of Y-town close to the PA border. Damn glad to meet you all. I have some audio equipment and here is my current set-up:

System #1
Kenwood KA-9100 Integrated Amp
Pioneer PL-41 Turntable (getting restored/modded as we speak)
Sony PS-X50 Turntable
Cambridge Audio 6140p Phono Pre-amp
Sansui TU-717 Tuner
Yamaha DV-S5860 DVD/CD
Yaqin Tube Buffer
Gigalab DAC
Original Large Advents modded as "E-Waves"

System #2
Marantz 2245 Receiver (completely rebuilt)
Sony PS-X6 Turntable
Onkyo DXC390 CDP
Jamo C607 Towers

System #3 (Computer System)
Marantz 1060 Integrated Amp (recapped, serviced)
Sony XDRF1HD HD Radio Tuner (Punker X modified)
Asus Xonar Sound Card
X-Box 360
Dynaco A-25's

I have a bunch of other assorted equipment that is currently not set up as a system. Nice to meet you all!

Mark

[Kingman]

Glad to have you Mark. Welcome to the forum!

[mikey813]

Welcome to the forum Mark. That is a nice collection.

[thuffman03]

Welcome to the forum!

[OCCD]

Welcome to the forum.  You must make one of our meetings when the weather permits. That is a nice collection you have.

[Falcon]

Welcome to the forum.

[BB3]

Welcome To The Forum Mark. I'm Glad That You Decided To Join.

Always A Pleasure To Have A Fellow Ohioan On Board.

Take Care Mark And Happy Listening.
-----Bill(BB3)

[YSRACER]

Welcome, from a fellow E-Waver.  I believe there are three of us here now

[Colinbgood]

Very nice collection, post up some pics when you can. Welcome to the forum!

[confused]

Cool Stuff.  What is E-wave?  I have 3 sets of Large Advents, is this something I should do?

[desperado915]

It is an option that significantly improves the sound of the Large Advent. In fact, it puts the sound quality up there with speakers that cost thousands...Here is the link that portrays mine: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=258298

[confused]

Nice pictures Mark, but as usual I am still confused.  Is that a tweeter unit you bought and installed or a separate horn and tweeter?  Would the original woofers work?  Did you upgrade or modify the xover?

[desperado915]

Nice pictures Mark, but as usual I am still confused.  Is that a tweeter unit you bought and installed or a separate horn and tweeter?  Would the original woofers work?  Did you upgrade or modify the xover?

The tweeter is a Pyle 612 waveguide mated up to a selenium driver (creates a very smooth horn). The crossover is nearly completely different. I built it myself from parts that I ordered from Parts Express. The only part of the original crossover that I retained was the coil. The stock woofer should be retained. To me, the weak link on a Large Advent is the tweeter which makes this speaker a perfect candidate for an "e-wave". Get on AK and read, read, read. That is how I started with it.

[confused]

Thanks Mark,

Not only am I confused, but sometimes a little impatient.  Checked the AK discussion and several links and did not see the answer right away.  I will go back and read some more.

[desperado915]

I understand completely. Don't try to read the entire original ewave thread. Read my build and this one:http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=196614. I think Bauhausler was the first to ewave the Large Advent utility. If you decide to try this, I will help you. If I can do it, anyone can.