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From what I have seen on ebay recently, $600-800 is the range
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Thanks for all the responses!
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Good news...functionally, they're fine. Bad news...they were improperly packed and have the following cabinet damage: two crushed MDF corners (one knocked off to a depth of about one-half inch), one rippled corner, one deep, narrow gouge, and one ding on the front edge veneer.
If these were made of plywood I could just take my razor saw and excise the damaged layers and replace and re-veneer. I've never dealt with crushed MDF before, though. I think I can just putty the gouge and put veneer over it. But the crushed/broken corners are another matter.
Oh yeah, I am pursuing the seller.I e-mailed him with pix last night. I gave him specific packing instructions-that he acknolwedged in writing- and paid handsomely for the shipping. He claims his shipper disregarded his instructions and he's contacting them today.
Also, is it safe to Febreeze the grills (off the boxes, of course?) These had been in a smoking home.
Any advice welcomed. OTOH, my S.O. had never heard any Klipsch products before and was very surprised at what wide dynamic range can do for fidelity.
Kinda made us want to sit up all night and re-play our fave disks!
thanks!
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----------------On 10/28/2004 5:13:02 PM Born2RockU wrote:HOw can you tell if you have a WORN OUT or BAD crossover ? (ak-3)----------------
I second what has been said about replacing decades-old motor run caps.
However, what will change the most over time is our own ears. Mine were 8 dB down at 15 Khz 16 years ago. I shudder to think what they are now, thanks to allergy-induced bouts of otitis media. My theory about *most* of audio "tweaking" is that it is the conjunction of aging ears plus disposable income plus pseudo-science = incredible marketing opportunities.
Some of my pals who have relegated their audiophile gear to "Dad's room" (den or study) did so because their wives still have good hearing above 8 KHz and find what is great for a middle-age guy sounds unbearably shrill to a woman of the same age.
My recent purchase of CW IIs was motivated by an analysis of what it would cost me to rebuild large arrays I built 20 years ago AND purchase an entry-level analyzer/microphone rig for my PC. Let's see: PWK, his staff and all the test equipment one could want vs. me, a simple analyzer and half-century old ears? No contest, brudda!
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I found this on the Mrs. Klipsch site. Beautiful, but I wonder about the little circle to the extreme left. The file is too low-res for me to discern this with an image processor, but could it be an engraved replica of the famous yellow button?
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I met Paul in 1978 in Starkville, MS. A MSU prof had started a small hi-end stereo shop and PWK came by. I addressed him as "Colonel" (I was a military brat) and he seemed pleased-in his dry way-by that. I remember he discussed molding the K-400 out of plastic and what the molds would cost. After carefully looking around the room to ensure no women were present, he said "The mold cost would stretch the accountants' asses out to here!"
(Of course, eventually Klipsch did go to structural foam for the K-401, as seen on the cover of Speaker Builder with Bruce Edgar's interview with Paul.)
I also recall that PWK drew a perfect exponential horn freehand on a legal pad. I guess he'd had many decades of practice doing that.
Paul also derided the practice of putting boxes on legs. One of the models sold there (I think it was a B&W) was on a stand and Paul rapped the stand with a pointer (or a walking stick).
If I can coin one phrase that defined PWK, it would be "accessible genius". He responded to every letter I ever sent him and actually took my call as an utterly uninformed 15 year old tinkering with speakers for the first time.
Paul was an American original like Frank Lloyd Wright, Edison, and so many others that made this country the leader of the planet. We need more rugged individualistic inventors like him.
I'm awaiting my first Klispch products, a pair of CW II's.
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Re: Purple People Eater. I was just starting to play records when that came out so I played it ad infinitum on our Grundig console. I learned early that if you left the record overam in the rest position, the BSR changer would repeat the record "forever" or until the adults lost their minds. I think eventually the 45 of PPE was hidden and declared "lost" so the adults could get the song out of their heads.
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I am looking for Cornwalls for sale somewhere in a triangle bounded by New Orleans, Atlanta and Jacksonville. The cosmetics must be good and any problems fixable by normal refinishing (perfection not required). This would be a pick-up. Thanks in advance!
How To Get Most Out of Cornwalls!
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Just add cats!