biAmpin’ the monsters

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4320s on the shelf

My old (early 70s) JBLs are big box 3 ways – 15″ woofer, 1″ horn midrange, and a slot tweeter. I’m currently running them with my aging JVC AV receiver – its a nice unit, but it doesn’t provide much headroom for the woofers. JBLs are very efficient speakers – it doesn’t take a lot of power to run tweeters or mid-range horns, but woofers are power eaters in a decent system, and big woofers are worse. You see, speakers make music by moving air, and it takes lots of power to move a big speaker cone.

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Been Missing!

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I’ve been way busy in the other world … I just haven’t been updating this site regularly!

Work has been busy –

Summertime always means lots of yard work.

Our friend Janet is now Reverend Janet Avery!

Last weekend we attended Roanoke Pride

Emma has been getting ready to start a new Church plant in Harrisonburg…

And I’ve been building the website for her …
http://www.mccshenval.com/

Roanoke Pride 2006

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Watergardens in the sidwalk at Elmwood park

Rev Emma reading scripture
As usual, click the image to see a doublesize version.

Sept 17 we drove down to Roanoke, VA to become members of MCC of the Blue Ridge (MCCBR).
This was an important part of the process of Emma starting a new church in Harrisonburg, VA – MCCBR would be the “host church”, overseeing the financial side (tracking tithes and contributions, writing checks from that fund for rental space, etc) … and we were looking forward to this also because it was Pride Sunday in Elmwood Park in Roanoke and the Sunday service was to be held outdoors in the park.

Rev Janet Avery

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Sunny day inside MCC DC

Rev Emma left, Rev Janet Avery on the right
As usual, click the image to see a doublesize version.

I always loved the style of MCC DC – such a wonderfully open space, full of light, and with that huge tree behind the altar and cross …

We had been invited to the ordination service for our friend Janet Avery, what a great day it was.!

More Bread goes to Washington!

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Emma lays down her bread at the Whitehouse
As usual, click the image to enlarge it.

Emma and I were downtown today for our annual bloodwork/checkups and while we were there we took some photos for ZeFrank’s Earth Sandwich contest. Ya see, you had to take an interesting photo of a slice of bread on the earth, that could be linked up to a sandwich opposite on the other side of the world. For us, that other would be in deep water, but our shot was fun anyway! See
http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/gallery/v/earthsandwich/whitehousebread.jpg.html

Cute Little pups … or are they?

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A view back near the shed

A view back near the shed
As usual, click the image to see a doublesize version.

One of my friends in Fairfax, VA noticed the cutest little pups hanging around their shed – until they realized it was 3 coyote pups that apparently had a den under their shed – and then they realized where the neighborhood cats might have gone!

Its expected to see pictures of them living out west, but VERY intriguing seeing these guys less than 30 minutes from the White House or the Capitol!

Hangin’ With Mr. Ted

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me and Teddy the Himalayan

Enjoying a cool Sunday afternoon with our wanna-be-outdoor cat, Teddy!
(We don’t let him actually touch the ground except warm days in Winter …)

And what do I see from that chair? Its a nice view towards the house, even more pleasant with all the azaleas in full bloom, the sound of the waterfalls (just below the gargoyle) for our pond, the Japanese Maple … just a very soothing Sunday afternoon.

A view from the back of the yard

Lift them puppies!!

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JBL Control Monitors-after
Our JBL Control Monitors in their new home on top of the media shelves!

I built the crossovers last week and they sounded great. Saturday was a rainy day so I opened the cabinets up by pulling the 15 woofers. Once open, I mounted the crossover to the inside of the cabinet, wired the 3 drivers to the network using thick copper zipcord, then after a few tests, Emma and I cleared the tops of the shelves and lifted these 100+ lb monsters up onto the shelves.

We lost a bit of Bass, compared to their previous position on the floor in front of the shelves, but they do sound nice and we have our floor back again!!!