OldGuy

I have a pair of KCBR that have been upgraded to KB style. Ser Numbers 9PO43 and 11RO19. They are still terrific but due to size restrictions I must sell. Also a Thorens TD 126 MKIII turnatable and a Nad C 542 CD player plus a Carver the receiver. Nothing new but nice stuff. I live in London Ontario and am ready for a very reasonable offer. Shipping at your cost and as you know K-Horns weigh about 180 lbs.Never tried this before but hope someone in Ontario is looking for a good deal on a pair of well used but still terrific K-Horns.

Patrick Suggest you open up The Receiver and note two relays on the chasis. The contacts get tired from the speaker current. If you can replace the relays do so. Sometimes operating the speaker selection switch will temporarily fix this problem. The Carver is a good receiver. Use one with my Klipschorns for many years. Norm

Hello I have been trying to do somewhat the same and just came across www.Kleer.com that possibly has a solution. Still trying to get info on this but have a look at the site and see if it might do the trick for you. Not sure about the video problem. Norm

It must be remembered that before tthe RIAA curve came ino existence there where a pile of different pre equalaization curves used by a lot of record makers. Also the stylus shape and size had a lot of variatons. That is why the Stanton cartridge with it's collection of easily changeable different stylus sizes is excellent when we want to get the best out of some of these older platters. Norm

Anyone that has a 200CD oscilator should be aware that HP published an upgrade to reduce output distortion. Simple mod but unfortunately, I did a couple back in the 1960's and can't find my notes. Worth the effort to find . That was a stable unit that hardly ever required service. Norm

Back in the days I worked for a Telco in the program group We sold mostly 5 khz loops and sometimes 8khz. At that time a lot of musical remotes went through that sounded OK. but as we got into the digital loop world and prices went down stations contracted for better loops. It really comes down to the program material and your own approach. Do you listen to the music and the rhythm or do you listen for that extra bit of bite on a snare drum etc. Norm

These papers are I beleive available on a thread as a PDF. http://forumsklipsch.com/forums/forums/thread/740089.aspx I hope this works if you want the PDF. I am not sure if I have given this correctly. Norm I have put this in incorrectly. Appreciate someone telling me how to get that thread. Norm

Tom You could go to www.carveraudio.com . I was able to purchase a xtal for my receiver through them. Site has all the info. I had the same problem with my speaker relays. Took them out and cleaned the contacts with a relay burnisher. Now if it starts to act up I just operate the speaker selector switch to self clean the contacts. Norm

RTTR Glad to hear you waited for your NAD even if the supplier was a PITA. Nice to hear that you heard the improvement in the sound as expected. Still happy with mine. Norm

Bought a NAD C542 a month ago. My Technics died and I foolishly purchased a Panasonic. The aural difference, increase of distortion was terrible. Bought the NAD and I can listen to CD's on my Klipschorns without getting a headache, If you can wait for the NAD you will be pleased with it. Norm

Subjective is the correct approach. The individual who designs a tube or SS amplifier is in control. The parameters used in the design and the cost factors that come into the design, especially with tube amps and the output transformer all play a part in the final sound. The answer is easy . Buy or build the type of amplifier that pleases your ears and enjoy the music. Norm

They look like some of the rack mounted line of RCA amps that where used in many of RCA studios back in those days. Rock solid and trouble free. The speaker hanging on the wall looks like it could have been an LC1A developed by Dr. Olson Norm

Interesting. The meter you have is really not suited for your project. Do you have a tone source for a test signal? I gather you do not want to do any frequency response testing, but what is that you want to set up or acheive? The instruments to check out the Peach and other equipment would probably cost several 100 times the value of the meter mentioned. Norm

Jackpod. Looks like a great room to hear your first Klipschorns in. I have listened to mine in large rooms and small rooms, and gone through the " We won't buy that house because it does not have decent corners." The real reason and perhaps some do not recognize it but after trying a lot of different speakers I keep the Klipschorns because They DO NOT DISTORT WHEN YOU FEED IN A GOOD SIGNAL. the reason for our happiness is plain clean sound. Norm

No problems here. Pages load in about a second on my computer. Klipsch keep up the good work. Norm