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Thanks for the info Dean. I dont think this is the place to learn how to solder. I do have an iron. The type that looks like a pencil with a lamp cord sticking out the back. Not even an on/off switch. That probably give you a good laugh too, thinking of me dissecting the innards of my nice speaker with that. Probably along the lines of a civil war surgeons bone saw used for brain surgery today. I do have a couple of 70s pinball machines that I have to solder something back together on once in a whilebut that is a totally different animal. So how do I go about employing your services? No kids to offer up, wife is 42 and I am 39 so not looking good. You send me the X-overs and I will send you an I.O.U for my first born. You will only have to wait till my next life. Seriously, I would like to do something in the not so distant future, but probably not tomorrow. What order of magnitude are we talking (5, 50, 500 bucks) for both bringing an AK-2 to AK-3 standards or getting a totally new set? What sort of turn around time if we went the fixing up route? I would think if it is at all practical I would want a 2nd set so I dont have to go with out the use of the speakers. Also is there something else I should consider all together like a totally different crossover then the AK line? Any quick and dirty info you want to share as to what some of these parts do and why changing them makes a difference? I am sort of curios to know more. Is it just the old adage you get what you pay for? I have seen some talk on other sites about Modding a DVD player with different electronic parts to give better sound. Is it just the case that in order to save a buck or companies use an inferior generic gizmo in place of a better, more expensive piece? Thanks again, Rich

Yes, those pants make your butt look big

Thank you RickB! Another "Hight Fidelity" fan. Was starting to think I was the only person in the forum that has seen it. I can't imagine anyone seeing it and not liking it. Have you seen the directors cut version or watched the deleted scenes on the standard version? I love the part where John C takes the trip to the burbs to buy the killer vinyl collecting. I bet that scene would make GaryMD sick to his stomach.

Amy, 8 mile and CMD in the same list - NICE!

Where does one buy such parts? I it practical to get a 2nd set of crossovers to mod that way you have your current ones to listen to while making changes to the others, or is that cost prohibitive? Do people like Dean and Bob make new ones or just "fix up" existing ones?

Kudos to Mr. Hollands Opus. That one is surely a great movie about music.

Is this the sort of thing the average Joe can do or do I run the risk of making things worse or breaking them completely. I am not much of an electrical guy. Do I need to understand what a capacitor does or is it something basic like heat this up till it is unsoldered then solder the new one in?

Before I stumbled upon this forum I thought my speakers were just a magic box that played music. Now I understand that a given model (khorn, heresy, forte) is not the same from year to year as different parts change. It seems the crossover is on of the more likely to change parts. I understand in a very basic sense that a crossover directs the various high/mid/lows to the correct driver and that is about it. In reading here I gather that a capacitor either wears out over time or new ones are just made better and that crossovers have several capacitors in them. Can someone point me to crossover 101 or give me some basic info so I understand better what is going on. I recently purchased a set of 87 Khorns with AK-2 crossovers. I am wondering what I might to do make them sound betterthough it is hard for me to believe they could actually sound better ;-) Thanks, Rich

Duke!

Ok, you convinced me on TSOM. Jury still out on Grease. Excellent pick on Tommy....Fiddle About!

I am starting to rethink this "Musical" thing. While I do love The Sound of Music it is really not about music so much as they just happen to break into song every so often. I was looking for movies where music/bands/life on the road/etc. was the focus. Take The Doors for example. The movie is about the band and things going on in that era in the music scene. Grease is another one that does not quite make the cut. Great movie it might be, but it is about 50 high school more then music. Am I the only one that is a fan of Almost Famous and High Fidelity? I cold watch those once a month. Maybe they fall into the "cheese" category as stated earlier. Well, call me cheesy. I will surely give you cheesy for my 5th pick of Rock Star...I was grasping at straws to get 5 off the top of my head. For those of you who are contemplating Ray...watch it this weekend. Great music throughout and an interesting look in a musicians life.

Sound of music, excellent...I want to update my list.

DJ, Blues Brothers not a stretch...love it totally slipped my mind O, Doors good one. Like a two hour long video. Another I missed.

You owe me four more

Time to combine the HT experience with your love for Klipsch speakers. So lets hear your top five movies about music. They dont have to be exclusively about an artist or group, but should have a musical slant. What does not count is a movie that just has a good soundtrack. 1. Almost Famous 2. High Fidelity 3. Ray 4. Spinal Tap 5. Rock Star

CP1, no that is a berber carpet with a mostly brown/tan mix...some blue and red highlights as well seems to work well with all the rest of the stuff in the room. I can't seem to get a decent photo to really show the dark red walls (they are much darker then the photo suggests) and still get the speakers to show up. That big white rectangle in the front does not help the light metering. Guess I need to put a movie on and use a slow shutter speed. You got any photo tips for dark rooms?

Jacksonbart, the room is 13.5 wide in the pix you see. It is about 16.75 deep. Khorns do overlap the edge of the frame a tad, but not the actual screen. Sfogg, it is actually the 96 I was going to go with the 104, but though it might be just a tad wide for my room. Glad I did or the khorns would not have fit. You and I had a lot of back and forth on the AR of the screen. I am so glad I went the wider route. Thanks again for that. Frzn, You are right about the Chorus moved to center dutynice because they are all WO up front which is what I was after when I originally posted about chorus/forte trade. Bonus was that the Heresies that came with the khorns were WO. So now I got a good start on matching all finishes. BTW, I have watched 2-3 movies with the new set up. No comparison as far as the KHs in the cornersand the chorus makes a great center so far. I know the best would be Belle/LS, but I dont want to push my luck for the time being. Time to lay low on the speaker buying binge and enjoy what I have for a while. Thanks for the kind words on the rooma labor of love. Happy with the dark red walls with sand textured finish. Black front wall and ceiling looks theater-like in my mind. The blue sconces give it a 30s art-deco feel to me. Still need to trim out my rack of equipment and finish a few things off while await the arrival of my seats. Getting close. The Khorns just fit as mentioned above. Almost looks like I planned something rightjust got lucky. I do need to cut into the walls now and get my wires rerouted behind the speakers for that finished look. Also need to reroute my sub power as it is right along the right wall and keeps that one KH from getting snug up against the wall. Always something.

Look up forum member xxufo1xx. He had some he was looking to trade to me for my Forte IIs. Not sure if he wants to sell outright...but worth a try. He is in PA outside of Philly. Not all that far from you.

FRZN, you are the match maker in the used khorn world. Keep at it as you are spreading joy around the world. 3dZapper, I got totally lucky. She went to the grocery store right after I got home. Probably discussed with my adventures to date and left for a bit. At any rate I blew the dust off, gave them a quick bath in lemon oil, and put the bottoms in as per the plan. She came back, never even asked about them or looked at them. About 4 hours later we were going to watch a movie. I said I needed 1/2 hour to set things up. I dragged in the tops this round, cleaned/oiled/assembled/wired and we watched "Ray" what a great sounding movie. She never even commented on the size of the speakers. She did say they sounded great. No friction at all...but no approval either. Last night we sat together drinking wine and listening to various cuts from many CDs. She finally broke down and asked why all the wood and what was the difference between normal speakers and these. I jumped up, spun one around talked about the folded horn and how the high/mid is at the top. We both marveled at the long mid horn. I then went on to talk about how the speaker is actually using the wallsbla bla bla. She said enough already lets just listen. All is well! She loves them.

Looks like I got it figured out...here is 2nd speaker with and with out flash.

Same speaker with out the flash

2nd try with smaller file Ok, what am I doing wrong? Why can't I imbed the image in the body of the message. I have done it before with standard "img" tag referencing the picture after upload. Any help?

Can't seem to get a good picture with flash or without. Any suggestions. This is with flash.

Very cool! I need a pair (like I need a hole in the head). Ok, I want a pair just because they look cool. Let us know how they sound.

For anyone that is interested in how things turned out here is a blow by blow description of my Klipshorn saga. Khorn Quest