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Hello, Would anyone know the year of this Heresy? It has a removable back and all EV components. Thanks, David Dicks

Hello, Would anyone know the year of this Heresy? It has a removable back and all EV components. Thanks, David Dicks

Item #3071185881

Item #3071185881

Regarding pricing. I am open to offers at this point. David Dicks

Yes, it's the same speaker on Geocities. I got two sets of knobs for the cabinet and put the other ones on. The crossover is the same, it's just the way the picture was taken......David Dicks

I will definitely sell it. I do not have the room--or the corner--to display it appropriately. I'm not looking to 'hold someone up' on the price, but I would like a fair price for it. Of course, if Klipsch would like to purchase it, I would be more than willing to consider an offer. However, I have heard that Klipsch usually is not willing to pay market prices for vintage equipment. This may be a wrong impression but it's what I've heard. My intent with the forum was to get some good information on just what I had and to let members enjoy seeing it. I think I have that now and I thank everyone on the forum for their contribution. Anyway, I'm open to fair offers. If nothing transpires, I probably will try the Ebay route. From my speaker business, I have many customers in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore who have expressed a lot of interest, but I always try to keep vintage equipment in this country, if possible. It's a sad fact that Americans do not value our audio heritage. For example, my guess is that people in this country would value #14 at less than a single new Khorn would cost. That's ridiculous, of course, but that's the way Americans generally look at things. For example, a piece of vintage H.H. Scott equipment--which sounds better than almost anything made today--can't fetch $500 when some Jolida crap from China happily sells for $1395. I don't understand it, but that's the way it goes. That's probably why there's more vintage US audio equipment in Japan than there is in the US.... David Dicks

Yes, that link is to more pictures of #14. Tim Phelan is the friend I bought the speaker from. David Dicks

I don't know much about its history. I got it from a friend here in St. Louis. He bought it from a guy who brought it up to sell from Arkansas. He was a vintage dealer. This was several years ago. The drivers fitted are Jensen. The compression driver is a V21. The woofer is a P15LL. Don't know if they're original or not. The horn is handmade from plywood. Very skillfully done and a tremendous amount of work went into it. Is it original? Condition is amazing, especially considering it's now 56 years old. Crossover is handmade as well. Maybe Paul built it himself?! Any information about this would be sincerely appreciated. Although I design and sell speakers for a living, I am an enthusiast first. I want to be able to provide accurate information to the buyer--not to make more money--but so he knows what he is getting. It's also a lot of fun discovering the history of old equipment, don't you think?

Crossover......

Inspected in 1949, but by who?

Inside label giving woofer details.....

Inside label giving woofer details.....

Inside label giving woofer details.....

Serial Number plate. Isn't that Paul Klipsch' initials?