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I need a pair of K-77 diaphrams... where is the best/cheapest place to obtain same? Your help is appreciated! Thanks... -Dave

Gil, I'm KE2GE. As for the thermostat, I'm referring to one operating on 120 v... such as an electric space heater, electric blanket, aquarium heater, etc. I had a similar problem. Every evening at 9PM I'd start hearing crackling through my computer speakers... it was my electric blanket (on a timer)! The portable radio will lead him to the source. 73, -Dave KE2GE

Hi, I've had experiance in this problem while working as a tech (in another life LOL) for a Klipsch dealer. Yes, it's due to electrical arcing... you should check things like electric blankets, electric space heaters, aquarium heaters, dehumidifiers, etc. Anything with a mechanical thermostat/switch that turns on & off frequently. The fix would be to burnish (clean) the contacts (if possible), or installing a ceramic disc capacitor across the offending switch (a value of 0.005-0.01 uF at 600 volts). Try using a portable AM radio (off station) and listen for the noise... then use it to find the offending appliance. Another source might be a local stepdown transformer (leaking/srcing insulator)... it would be on an electrical pole in your back yard. Again, the portable radio will help find it. Then call your electric company. (As a ham radio operator, I've seen this before too). (Grounding your system might cause other problems... there is usually allot of electrical noise on your electrical "ground". If you have this in a HT system, grounding the system is likely to set up a ground loop between the cable TV ground and the electrical ground.) I hope this helps! -Dave

This is pretty straightforward: click on the file you want to print (ie: LaScala) then select "FILE" on upper task bar select "Page Setup" select "Printer" select "Properties" select "Advanced" Under 'Graphic'... find 'Scaling', and set to 40% then click on all the OK's Then under "FILE", select "Print Preview"... you sould now see that the page is the correct size... click "PRINT" and you're in business! -Dave

ChrisK... you have mail!

I work as an engineer for a pro audio manufacturer, and I specify soldering equipment. We have about 50 Hakko 936 soldering stations, available for under $100. The advantage is that replacement parts are readily available and EASY to install. On the other hand, Weller (owned by Cooper Group) tends to be of lower quality and part repalcement tends to be difficult. Metcal is good for SMT... it heats using RF energy rather than a resistive element. It's costly, and the tip type determines the temperature (non-adjustable). If you're working on tube and transistor (thru-hole) soldering, the variable temperature feature of the Hakko is an advantage. We use Hakko 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, with great success. For a deal, check out ebay for a used 926 or 936 station... it's all you'll need. -Dave

I also want to wish everyone a special Happy Holidays... enjoy your Klipsch speakers; and thanks, Win! -DrDave

The 6200F is the only thing that DOESN'T glow in my collection. I got it from a guy about 10 years ago as payment for a tube amp restoration. I just don't see them on Ebay, so I can't tell you it's value. The old Orion Blue Book value was very low as I recall, but that goes back many years too. I discovered the *magic* of tube gear with Klipsch over 30 years ago, and have enjoyed many amplifiers on my horns, including McIntosh and Marantz tubes... just about every model each made, as well as many other brands of tube equipment. Generally speaking, you won't go wrong with tube equipment with Klipch. -Dave

Here are the specs on the receiver. This is a quality piece... don't pass it up!

This is the 6200F. I already have one in my collection. It's a large, high quality receiver... check this out!

The Sony 6200F was the top of the line receiver in about 1973. I did servicing of Sony products while in college, and always liked the 6200F (although I only got to work on one!). It was state of the art at the time, and was Sony's answer to the Marantz 19 and Mac 1900. The FM (only) tuner is very good also. I acquired one about 10 years ago.... this is a very rare receiver. -Dave

Hi fellow Klipsch enthusiasts! Welcome to the Forum, Phil.... I'm a relative newcomer myself. Regarding Cornwalls... I always liked them, but bought Khorns when I was in college. I worked for a Klipsch dealer when the Cornwall II was introduced, so I was in a good position to audition the old vs new Cornwall (I wanted to purchase a pair at the 50% discount accomodation rate for employees of Klipsch dealers). I settled for the Cornwall II. I found they were tamer in the mid (a little more laid back). The pair I purchased had some severe quality problems (the cabinet seams split after a year), and Klipsch replaced them. Jim Hunter ran a response curve on the drivers and crossover, and believe me, they are very flat. This is just my opinion, but don't discount the quality of the later Cornwalls. Having listened to and set up many Klipsch systems over the 20+ years I worked for Klipsch dealers, I have to say that I found the plastic mid horn to sound less colored than the metal horns (unless the metal horns were damped with a deadening material). I now have 50 year old Klipschorns, which I like much better than my original 1971 pair... the wood/fiberglass horn doesn't impart the sonic signature of the metal horns. Again, this is my opinion, so please don't flame me guys. (BTW, I'm more of a 2 channel guy, and have my Fortes in HT, but the Klipschorns, Cornwalls, and Heresys are in 2 channel systems). -Dave

Regarding my tube gear collection, I rarely use it... it's pristine, and I keep it in my radio and audio 'museum'. Having been involved in the home audio industry in the late 60's until the 90's, I was able to obtain high quality tube equipment when people traded or sold it to buy the "much higher quality" solid state stuff. Being a Klipschorn owner at the time, I'd try solid state gear, but found most tube gear to be orders of magnitude better sounding. The early Japanese stuff was the worst.... I measured very high distortion at levels below a watt (crossover distortion) where the Klipsch "lived". We sold Klipschorns with Dyna Mk III's, Marantz 250/33 combos, or Marantz 1200's. I worked for a McIntosh dealer several years later, and never saw them do such a practice as running an amp beyond it's rating during a clinic, they didn't have to (although, I did see some equipment that beat McIntosh for distortion). They did measure one of my 275's, and pushed it to it's rated distortion, and then measured its power... 90 watts per channel! BTW, they would also measure the 60 Hz power line distortion, which was usually quite high! Standard Radio made their own audio gear, and later on made the off-shore Marantz gear... very nice quality. They now make ham radio equipment. -Dave

I have a nice collection of Marantz tube gear.... I did MANY restorations to Marantz 8b's in the 1970's to 1990's in my other life. They can be made to sound wonderful, and are a good match for Klipsch speakers. I agree that the model 2's are very special. I own (2) model 1's, (2) model 2's, (2) model 5's, (2) model 7c's, (1) model 7r, (3) model 8b's (one new in box), (2) model 9's, (2) model 9r's, (2) model 10b's, and (2) model 12's (turntables)... all vintage. This collection pales to my McIntosh tube collection. I understand that many employees of Klipsch and Associates (the REAL Klipsch) preferred 8b's on their Heresy's. -Dave

Duct tape works for everything from grommets to solder. Also consider putting it over the wood on the chassis... duct tape gray is very attractive