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Just wanted to say happy Birthday to my wife, I love you. I did do it in person, this is just insurance if she forgot.

Jingle Belles

Good morning and Merry Christmas to all. Nice tree there ^^^ Awaiting the kiddos to wake up I now need an attic ladder replaced. I don't want to do it. Wonder what he labor will be $$

Merry Christmas to all my forum friends. May you all have a blessed day.

Merry Christmas to you , The Boss and your family. Now you can see your way to a great new year. Merry Christmas to everyone.

To all my coffee peeps Wishing all happy holidays and a great new year... MKP :-)

I saw Queen do that....... think it was 81/82, somewhere around there...... Mannn Freddie was the chitt. Probably one of the best concerts I have ever seen. Hey BSM you always got good vibes coming your way from me and The BOSS MKP :-)

I hope everybody is having a safe Christmas and that you are somewhere that you want to be.

Hey everyone. Just wanted to say thanks for all the new stuff i learned this year and just in general being the best hifi related forum i know. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ☺

Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy the time with friends and family. That line sounds like a good start to a rockin song....keep it going! I think I am going to like 2018, I can feel it. I've been self employed for 24 years, but recently received a very nice offer from a very good company. At first I told the guy thanks, but I'm not sure I want to make this jump, but he has upped his offer, and now I'm seriously thinking about taking him up on the job. I actually feel blessed to receive this gift, and appreciated. Merry Christmas everyone, and have a great 2018 There's a pretty good group of people around here.

Get your roast in a turbo oven by visual unless your ambient temperature is always the same. Roasted to only slightly darker than the first bunch last night, but it was 30 degrees colder on the porch than for the first batch and instead of the 5 minutes extra or so I expected the batch took about 2 hours. Still came out fine and hassle free, but I really had no idea that the ambient temp would have such an impact. Of course, visual is no problem since the roaster is glass. Actually thinking about doing the next batch inside since this method doesn't produce the smoke that open roasting in cast iron, my established method, does. Just take it outside to blow off the chaff. Will report after next roasting on the difference. Enjoying my solitary Christmas morning cup of Columbian Supremo from last nights batch while I wait for the others to stir. Cold and clear, chance of snow tonight and for the next few days. Dave

And on this Merry Christmas morning..................the scene from our home to yours...... Enjoy this wondrous day, of which a snow storm is hitting here making things BRIGHT

Just got back from my church Christ Mass. Always such a wonderful experience. Bit of Santa work, then to bed with visions of sugar plums, etc. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Dave

Wishing Stoney and even Boney a merry Christmas and happy new year.

sounds good Mike. Not a lot of activity on the forum today; hopefully people are spending time with loved one. Guess i’d better go listen to this and maybe next year i won’t be lonely.

@TFR1 (Jerry) made a 4 hour round trip yesterday to visit and pick up some parts for his Cornwall rebuild project. We had a really great time, and had a chance to listen to some speakers that Jerry had not heard previously. I do believe that he will be giving considerable thought to building a pair of Super Heresy's after experiencing my inaugural pair built by @ClaudeJ1. Once again Claude, they continue to impress! Jerry is an extremely nice, reputable fellow, so even though he is new to the forum, please give him consideration should he reach out to purchase parts or solicit advice. Thank you Jerry for taking the time to visit and talk. I hope we can do it again soon. Happy Holidays. Jim

Wishing all of you a a day filled with food, cheer and laughter. Be safe & stay healthy. It's been great to be part of this community. Merry Christmas

Great,I will take them. PM sent

Merry Christmas to all. Hey it's still early out here. Enjoying a few cups with Irish Cream Liqueur. Trying to work up the gumption to fire up the waffle iron. It was only 78 -80 degrees here yesterday not to Christmassy. But today looks a little cooler and overcast. Best wishes to all.

I tried to make coffee this morning.. after I poured the water in the reservoir.....I continued scooping the coffee....and added it too the water reservoir....I missed the basket !!

One take on this could be if it were so easy to duplicate "tube" sound via solid state why is Bob Carver now only making tube amplifiers instead of cheaper, more reliable solid state amps that just sound exactly like tube amps? My guess is there will always be something missing in solid state that just can't be captured for good or bad. The best part of all of this is that we, the consumer, get an endless buffet of choices on both sides of the aisle while the geniuses at play try and perfect their craft.

I thought I would share a photo of the Klipsch RP-280F placed on spikes.

The problem is: will the packed Forte fit in my car? I pick up them in this week in Genova, Italy. Walnut finish.

...............now, this vintage recording is once again sitting on the platter of the very same turntable that played it back in the 70ies ! (hard to believe..........time just zips on by)

and i appreciate that. life has being challenging lately, need all the good vibes that i can get. i hope you and The BOSS are doing well and have a great Christmas. Steve

time for COFFEE !

They are back together and in place for Christmas. Man, once that last coat went on and dried, then light sanding with 0000 steel wool, and a coat of Liquid Gold, they just came to life. They are all done except for bass bin grills and some minor black touch up paint. Man, they look and sound great! The pictures don't really do them justice on how the finish looks. Merry Christmas to all!

Those diaphragms will just blow out and stop working if driven too hard, doubt its the crossover.

Why would I want to do that?

Outstanding project young man!!! Glad you scored the ribbon mahogany veneer and plywood!!! Very "clean" build and great finish. Now you need a second pair but 2 way to compare!!!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good speaker!

Yes....enjoy the holidays. This is a pretty terrific place.

In the immortal words of Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Terminator 3.0: "No Problemo." So was it the tighter/lower bass, the extra midrange definition, or the "extra tinkles" of the super tweet that won him over?

Ditto all that. Merry Christmas to all you forum members, all your loved ones, family and friends. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas to all the great people on this forum , May you all enjoy this day with loved ones , family and friends .

Merry Christmas to everyone here in Klipschland!

thanks my mississippi brother. may your day be blessed.

chickened out - felt straight went best with Belle's lines - my builder got to this point - then gets a weathered barnwood finish and riser strip - that's 5/8" Baltic birch - -guess an 811 horn would do in a pinch for a midhorn

Exhibit A! Hmmm, sensitive areas? May open up a whole new class.

Thank you guys...i appreciate it. Yes, it's been years that I've searched and 2 years I've talked about building these so it's finally nice to make good on my rambling. Lol.

Rear cover artwork with photos of the band mates.... Fellow at top center was a BIG influence on my keyboard playing back then.... Fellow in the bottom right photo WAS the original lead vocalist for REO Speedwagon.....

Thought I would share a few photos too. Klipsch Forte III in Black.

Those are looking great and that is a great deal.

In the world of subwoofers there's not really the same matching as you'd match your other speakers. Ideally you'd have at least two capable subwoofers that can keep up with the output and loudness of your other speakers. Having two helps balance the bass within the room. It is my personal opinion that a subwoofer should be at least one size larger than the largest woofers in your front main speakers. If I had RF-7s, then, I would want 12" or 15" subwoofers. Your RF-7s are formidable speakers so they'll need some decent subwoofage. SVS makes some amazing subwoofers at excellent values. I'd look into them.

Right now, I'm not actually "a business" -- pretty much just a hobbyist that builds stuff for people when they ask (which isn't very often). With that said, I did build these for profit -- for Christmas money. If this is a problem -- please just delete the thread. You can read about this build on my Facebook page. https://m.facebook.com/Klipschcrossovers/ Basically just a pair of Type AA's with some really nice parts with the midrange knocked back just a wee bit. $525.00 - ready to ship.

Our goal for this project has been met. Thank you all for your generosity. We could not have made this acquisition without all of the our help. Christy

I've often thought the same things as you. I would have expected the 30 to be crossed lower than the 20 made more sense but not the case according to Klipsch. The steeper crossover could actually be for power handling since those numbers are likely very rough. The 30's likely intent would be for louder usage (along with higher efficiency) that the 20's aren't typically going to see. I have dual klf-20 woofers in my hand built speakers and even in a wide open area attached to a 23x24x9 room, can crank shaking the foundation so not sure how much more you would want though the 30s can do more. I will say that if the 30's had a mid bass, they would be an extraodinary speaker as the twelves can sound a little tubby in the midbass-crossover region. Dropping the mid to 700-750 with tweaks to the crossover might resolve that. Something the 20s I have heard don't have. If you did go for a steeper slope on the mids and woofer, that might tighten up the imaging some due to lowering the driver overlap.

Tell him I sent you -- let me know how that works out.