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Looked great before, even better now! Enjoy! Rick

Back in 1970 when I got out of the Air Force I put a stereo system in my '67 Mustang, 8 track and six speakers. It sounded great! Started me on my quest for the Holy Grail. I only wanted a home system that sounded as good as my car. I decided to be a broadcast engineer and went to the top rated school in Rhode Island, got my first class ticket and went to work at WEAN/WPJB in Providence and did some audio consulting on the side. About that time I read "THE ARTICLE" in Rolling Stone about a Man From Hope and La Scallas. I had to have some. I had saved up around $500 for new speakers and needed more. So I built a pair of Heresy clones and kept amassing my change. Finally I had saved up $800 and the wife was willing to make up the difference from our house down payment fund. Off we went, with a sampling of LPs to Weslesly, Mass to audition Klipsches. I had settled on LaScallas in birch or Cornwalls if the bride wanted a more finished look. We listened for about an hour and had just about settled on the Corn's, BUT! I told the salesman " I just got to hear them".., "Put the ones in the corner on" After hearing The Beatles "Hey Jude" and Van Morrison "Jackie Wilson Said" Both my wife and I agreed that the house came second... The rest is history......... Rick

From my recollection of acustics in electronics school many years ago, the volume reduction of the foam is the total volume of the solids only. The air in the foam does not decrease the total volume of air in the box. Back in the day we stuffed our boxes with fiberglass to dampen resonance. The braces totaled together might be 500cc's. Combined the resultant volume loss seems neglegent. The added rigidity of the newly tuned cabinets seems lessen the losses at the low frequencies. This would be more obvious during large excursion transients as the cabinets would remain more stable. Good job I would say. Rick

Just get a pair of K-horns and hide them in the corners. The wife will never notice.(lol) Rick

LMAO Rick

Tom, I'd love a pair if you still have some. Thank you. Rick

Can anyone tell me how much a replacement driver costs for a SW-15 or RSW-15? Mine is vibrating badly when driven hard. Thanks Rick

Klipschorns bought them new in 1977, still enjoy them every day! Rick