A 40th Birthday present from my wife

[Bob in St. Louis]

Please don't drool on your keyboards men, but look what I opened for my Birthday present last night:

[rollo]

Happy 40th Looks like someone is going to get busy soon. ENJOY!!!


charles

[richidoo]

Sterlings! Wow, what a nice present.  Now what the hell did you do to deserve that?   

For the uninitiated: Sterling Silver Iris is the top driver from Hawthorne Audio.
http://www.hawthorneaudio.com/drivers.htm

97dB sensitive, 8ohms, 36-21k, dipole coax... It's gonna be nice!

What are your plans for them? Surely you can't fit any more 15" drivers in your HT?

[Bob in St. Louis]

I honestly don't know what I did Rich. 
We haven't given Birthday presents to each other in ten or fifteen years.
But she's been sneaking around talking to Diana Hawthorne the past couple weeks about "What Bob wants".

Regarding where they're going, they'll be the new main channel drivers in the audio/HT room. The existing speakers I built have the "regular" Silver Iris coaxials flush mounted to the rear of the baffle. So installing the Sterling Silver Iris coax drivers will be as simple as poking 16 new screw holes. Even though they're all 15" drivers, I think the holes have a different distance from the center. Just by a little bit, but enough you can't use the same holes. Either way, I'll have Sterlings playing soon. 

By the way, my Birthday present to myself I picked up on the way home from work last night. A Ryobi table saw. Looks pretty nice. The demo unit seemed pretty stable and solid. Not the "pro" unit I wanted, but for $600 it should be alright. It's got a 30 day no questions asked return if it turns out to blow goats.
Walking though the isle, a Dremel "Multi-Max" fell on the cart. I've been wanting this tool for a while now. I think it makes coffee too.

I've got a three day weekend, so I'm at home right now. So before I play with my new drivers, and before I play with my new tablesaw, and before I play with my new Dremel, and before I play with the RAM Rich sent, I need to go lay more laminate flooring. 

Bob

[bpape]

Sweet stuff Bob.

The page was a bit slow loading, so when I read "don't drool on your keyboards - 40th birthday present", I was expecting nudie pics.  Guess that's what it was after all 

Bryan

[tmazz]

Now what the hell did you do to deserve that?    

.....I need to go lay more laminate flooring. 

Well, that explains it. 

Happy Birthday Bob!   

[Bob in St. Louis]

Oh yea......Hmmm.....Now that you mention it, you may very well be correct. 

[richidoo]

I got so carried away with the driver porn I didn't even notice it also said birthday. And 40th to boot.,,


That's

F  O  R  T  I  E  T  H

The big Four OOOOOHHHHHHHHHH


Now I know why your wife gave you such a nice present.   She is younger than you isn't she? 

Have a great Birthday weekend Bob!!   Don't forget shop safety!

[ltr317]

Bob,

Yes, have a great birthday and eat till your heart's content.   

Paul

[ebag4]

Happy Birthday Bob.

A wife that supports your hobby, that's almost as good as the drivers.....almost.

Have a great one!

Best,
Ed

[Bigfish8]

Happy Birthday Bob!  The 40th is a big one!

Please give us a review of the sound from the new babies.

Ken

[philotechnic]

Happy Birthday Bob - you're a lucky guy to have a wife who knows what toys to buy

[lonewolfny42]

Hey Bob......


           HAPPY BIRTHDAY....

               

              Have fun with those speakers......

[BobM]

Bob, you're only 40? Damn, I thought you were in your 60's   

Happy birthday young man!

[tmazz]

Bob, you're only 40? Damn, I thought you were in your 60's  

40  years old, but wise beyond his years........