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The weekend was great, but now back to the reality of work. Ya'll have a great week. Here is a picture of my niece being silly at dinner last night.

Just wanted to give an update. My son was born on Friday. Spending some time in the NNICU, but doing ok. Have some more hurdles to pass here in the hospital with both him and mom, but everything will work out. Again, thank you for all your support and prayers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

in a soothing gesture, here are some pretty Chorus to look at... Matt ♪ ♫ ♪

LOL I said in another thread that dying doesnt scare me. BUT I let a pair of speakers getting dinged piss me off. I'm over it, besides now I can reveneer them in walnut and since I don't plan on selling them I will still enjoy the hell out of them. Mark PS, the KG2s will still be going on the block

20' trailer is loaded with the cabinet and truck is loaded with Shaun's tools. Headed to Florida tomorrow morning

Matt, Hands down those are the best looking Chorus that I have seen.

P39 Available $4,899.00 Each Was: $9999.00 (Limited Time Offer) Smoking deal IMHO!

Yeah, I had read that, but it would have been nice if she had been in the picture too. The BOSS needs a selfie stick. Or another one that isn't battery operated, if you know what I'm saying :lol: Mark What I really need is a Taser for a$$holes Oh - so you yearning to be a proctologist --?!

When I first read this thread's title, I thought BADASS had been misspelled. I was right.

Very sorry to see that mart, Mark. If it helps, I'll give you what you have in them. Just trying to help.

Everybody who sells an item wants to get the most they can out of it. Everybody who buys wants the least price. It is always a delicate subject here because we have people who follow prices and know what items typically sell for. It is always dependent upon condition, location, and of course supply and demand. Some items are more rare than others. And even the "experts" here are surprised upon occasion that an item might sell higher or lower than what is typical. OTOH if you really want to sell an item the people who post here are a great targeted audience because you don't have to educate them on how great Klipsch speakers are. You can try to sell your Belles for $8K per pair and if you can get that, great. But if you get no responses to your ad at that price, you might want to find out from these experts here how they would value them. I would suggest you ask for forum members to send you a Private Message with their valuation, and reasons for their opinions. You will find people here very honest and it will be helpful to you so you can move the speakers in a reasonable amount of time. Good luck.

Sold to SSH, enjoy steve always good to see you!

I thought everyone might like some pics of my new Power Sound Audio V3600I.

I connected with Bachi. PM sent. Lars

Here, the game warden will just steal the boat and fishing equipment if one is found illegally fishing.

A little extreme.

hello, and thanks for the advice from wvu, jweber, silversport, DizRotus, and for the original referral from CECAA850 from over on this thread https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/164539-300-heresys-in-ms/ I picked these up Saturday and am very happy with them I may have never heard anything like these before in my life - they sound that good! I can remember back in the day, brother of a friend of mine had a pair of Magnepans powered by a Mac tube amp of some kind - what I remember now, they were awesome. but that was so long ago, and so many miles, I don't really remember the sound. anyway, here are the tags of my "new" ones. more pix to follow. (it's been a busy weekend - getting these on Sat for an early Father's Day gift, and then doing more out & about fun yesterday, I'm a bit whooped. but all in all, a very good weekend. got my 1st set of Heritage speakers and they are fabulous!!! btw - as I still have SOOO much to learn, can you guys tell me a little more about these babies of mine? looking at the tag, it says copyright 1980, so I'm thinking that's probably date of manufacture. would that be correct? also - the type HFB - would that stand for Heresy-Fir-Black? meaning the original finish was black? thanks so much!

That's what Yelp does. Modified form of extortion

Classic rock and Heresy's go well together. Nice!

Congratulations!

Klipsch and my dealer were great. I picked up the new R-115 last Friday and I have been in Sub Nervana all weekend. I love it, my wife loves it, even the dog seems to dig it, not so sure about the neighbor's but hey, get use to it...

I have 7 lascalas from 4 productions ranging from the 70's through the 80's, and mine are all smooth inside. There are casting imperfections on the backs, but the insides of the horns are smooth.

Perhaps Flat Black?

Since there doesn't seem to be a lot on the internet about the Klipsch KG 5.2, why not a thread? I'd mentioned in passing to a client that I prefer Klipsch speakers for home listening. He then said that he not only had a pair, but that they'd never been used. It turns out that he's moving, and he'd rather give them to someone than keep hanging onto them. In all fairness, I did mention prior that older Klipsch pairs are often worth a buck; he didn't know the model, but he knew they were about twenty years old. Needless to say, when he said he would give them to me, I said I'd have no problem hanging onto them. I spent some time excitedly going through the Klipsch catalog from twenty-ish years ago. Things were either looking pretty good or a bit rough; the early nineties could mean the KG, Epic, KLF, or Cornwalls, based on how big he said they were. The late nineties/early 2000s, on the other hand, could have meant the early Synergy towers. (Never heard them, but based on how my F-20s were, I don't think I'd like the early Synergy towers) As pictured, they're only set up like that to test them out. Everything works! If they've really never been used like he said, they'll be in need of some break-in. Even still, I'm surprised by how much bass they can make. I'd never liked how these looked in pictures, but they're actually quite visually pleasing in person. These have a visual growl that'll tell your friends, "Yes, they go loud." Why did wide tower speakers go out of style? You'll notice the top of the left speaker has been chewed up just a bit. It also has a scuffed corner now, due to an unloading error. How easily can cosmetic blemishes be repaired?

using my old HK 560 receiver right now. building this out a little at a time. we've got a lot of things going on, with a fair measure of employment insecurity going on too, that includes a possible relocation in the near future. much of that is very undecided. so, until we find out if we'll be moving, and then all the fun of selling our current home, finding & buying the next one, moving & all of that, and then getting a new space setup, hopefully with more room for a better AV center in the living area. once we see how all that plays out, with an updated entertainment center to house the electronics, THEN we can begin considering how we want to go with a new receiver - what kind of AV receiver we want to go with, etc.

You should sell the Ultras, add another V3600I and keep the extra coin..

I do play golf (badly) and I do understand the rules, including that rule being discussed which was recently revised. I consider myself a rules junkie, being a certified ump/ref in a couple of sports. That being said, it's ridiculous on several levels. I leave it to the gentle reader to decide whether to be incensed on all levels, or none. It's a free country.

in a soothing gesture, here are some pretty Chorus to look at... chor1 (Medium).jpg Matt ♪ ♫ ♪ I really, really like those speakers!

Yea, I don't think you have a lot to worry about from the MIT graduate Brooke P........

That reminds me, ever since you replaced my turn bulb the vehicle pulls left.

I will see your RIDICULOUS and raise you one more RIDICULOUS as to why that ball movement should be a penalty in the first place. The purpose of a rule is to give everyone a level playing field and to make sure a player can't gain competitive advantage so if the ball rolls a half turn, or moves a half inch, then yeah, I can see that. But for a ball to stay in place and shimmy? RIDICULOUS.

That's a tasty set-up

Brooke P. 144 45 This company has been sending me threats & hate messages for an honest review about my father's experience. Great way to run a business. June 19, 2016 Posting a negative review because of someone else's "experience" must be contrary to Yelp policy. Same for her brother's review. Yes, tomorrow will be a Monday... Stay strong!

but in the nutshell he wanted me to fix things on his car that I (my shop) was not reasonable for. There was no reasoning with man. That's the way people are today. Same thing happened at my cousins shop.

Do you ever take the La Scalas outdoors? That's a treat, too.

Everybody who sells an item wants to get the most they can out of it. Everybody who buys wants the least price. It is always a delicate subject here because we have people who follow prices and know what items typically sell for. It is always dependent upon condition, location, and of course supply and demand. Some items are more rare than others. And even the "experts" here are surprised upon occasion that an item might sell higher or lower than what is typical. OTOH if you really want to sell an item the people who post here are a great targeted audience because you don't have to educate them on how great Klipsch speakers are. You can try to sell your Belles for $8K per pair and if you can get that, great. But if you get no responses to your ad at that price, you might want to find out from these experts here how they would value them. I would suggest you ask for forum members to send you a Private Message with their valuation, and reasons for their opinions. You will find people here very honest and it will be helpful to you so you can move the speakers in a reasonable amount of time. Good luck. Very well said Dave.

I love mine! Its a beast of a sub, heavy as hell though! Tom was great to deal with, congrats on your new toy! Here's a little size comparison next to an RB-81 and an RSW-15

With the first speaker taken apart and with a better idea of where we're headed, we will begin to apply each step to all four speakers simultaneously. I have the ok to use my budget to invest in this project...in our own reality show "Flip these Speakers". It looks like we are going to order larger sheets (4x8) of the veneer to meet the La Scala dimensions, so there will be some extra to practice with. A number of years back (this is my 41st year working here) our Clubhouse went through a complete year-long renovation. We moved the wood shop into the gym and the members helped custom fabricate the cabinets, counters and sinks for our third floor arts & crafts studios: woodworking, screen printing, ceramics, jewelry/metal arts (now also bike repair), photo lighting studio and darkrooms (yes, we still process B&W!). I've had a lot of practice with contact cement and plastic laminate, j-rollers and routers but not so much with wood veneers...though we have done some chess boards and geometric inlay. As we are going to be working with much larger pieces of veneer and trying a heat activated glue for the first time your suggestion for a prototype is a good one we'll certainly follow. Thanks for the good thoughts!

IMHO, the Belle is the prettiest speaker ever built. GLWS

well to be honest for looks is about it. I wanted them floor to ceiling. Believe it or not I have one more inuke and two more 18's specifically for nearfield for this room. However once I got to measuring I just don't have enough room in between rows for nearfield subs. Room is the issue period. Now when we finish the other part of my basement off and if I decide to ditch the second row of seats then the other two 8's I have will come straight down and go behind the couch to pummel my back lol

I'd bet those are made in America. Shipping and exchange rate may make them expensive as hell. Are there no companies in the EU that make something like that? Looks like something that would be made in Germany...

The cabinet build and finish look GREAT BTW Mark

Update on our rebuild. Made facsimile labels to preserve the serial numbers as the refinishing / painting will make the stamped numbers even more difficult (if not impossible) to see...this will be the only label on one of the cabinets, on the other three they will be sandwiched between the original labels and the plexi covers (none of our labels still show any numbers). Had good success with removing the badges. Citristrip seemed a pretty safe product to use around kids (following the precautions). After removing what looked like three layers of paint, heat was applied to soften the adhesive (a tip from a friend who rebuilds bicycles) and a tape measure "floss" was used to release. Note: acetone was used to remove residual adhesive from the back and it didn't damage the logo surface, Thanks to everyone for the ongoing advise, making the process really interesting...

I've been doing this so long that it's easy to spot the liars. It only takes a few minutes to figure them out. It's getting harder and harder for me to be pleasant talking to them but this is not my company and I'm supposed to represent it professionally. If we break something or cause a failure, I'll be the first one to apologize and take responsibility of the situation. It happens and we're not perfect. If there's ever a grey area, I'll always side with the customer but when people come in with damaged suspension pieces and say they never hit anything, it's hard for me not to tell them politely that they're mistaken.

Congratulations. For decades my only experience with Klipsch was with Klipschorns, Cornwalls, La Scalas and Heresy. If it wasn't plywood with a tweeter from 600 Cecil St., Buchanan, MI, I wasn't interested. Then, through this forum, I was exposed to some of the more recent Klipsch offerings by the HT setups of local members. I was very impressed. Heck, the vast majority of my music listening is at the computer using Promedia 2.1. I'm continually amazed at how fantastic those small cheap plastic Chinese speakers sound near field. Klipsch knows what it's doing.

Sorry, not much "updates" over the past week....it's been quite hectic. We are in the middle of VBS (children's ministry) and Wild Week (youth) at our church so that has consumed all of my time this week but it ends tonight at 9pm. My wife, son and one of my daughters are leaving tomorrow morning for a Missions Trip in Mexico. I have to take them to the airport at 4am (remember me saying I'm not a morning person). ABSOLUTELY! The Phantom 4 is soooo much fun to fly. It's really incredible watching 1st person view on my iPad exactly what the P4 sees while in flight. I can't wait to take it to Alabama this weekend when I visit Shaun. Hoping to get some great shots and include it in a video for the build thread. Honestly, it's easy to fly from the beginning. GPS Positioning allows the bird to hover anytime you let go of the sticks. You just have to be really careful when you are flying with objects nearby (houses, power lines, trees etc). Once you get above those things, you pretty much have free reign to fly without the fear of crashing into anything. No plans myself but apparently guys on youtube are now delivering beer to their friends and neighbors. LOL I did use the Phantom 4 during Wild Week one night when we played Kick Ball Slip n Slide. I bought 4 sheets of 12' x 50', 4 kiddie swimming pools and a kickball. Once they kick the ball, they have to run and slide into the base (ie swimming pool). The youth has a blast. I'll share the video once I get it edited.

Shouldn't that be a crosshair? Mark

Here ya go:

There are some very good reasons why it will sound better in your new room: 1) La Scalas, like Khorns, need to be several feet from your listening position in order to "coalesce" into a more-or-less single image (due mostly to time misalignment of tweeter-midrange). If you move the tweeters to the top of their cabinets and move to the back of to align with the midrange driver, you will hear much more improvement in the imaging. 2) Higher ceiling is a big, big deal. The Heritage series of midrange horns all have collapsing polars and will improve their in-room performance when there is sufficient carpet absorption on the floor and the first reflections from the ceiling bounce are further than the typical eight-feet ceilings. 3) Getting the La Scalas spread wider increases the sense of envelopment fairly dramatically, which is one of the two biggies in terms of realism of reproduction (i.e., sense of envelopment) Some of the above is discussed in Toole's excellent book. Chris For some reason I read this in Morgan Freeman's voice, and it made an even bigger impact. Thanks for the input!

This is the new listening room from the top of the steps leading down into it. Man it sounds so much better!