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If they are W-90s, then they are nice speakers. Go over to Audiokarma and do a search there. You'll find pics, info/discussion about the speakers.

As Hardhead says, Al K has provided all the info on building the XO's. It's pretty darn thorough. I don't think that it was hard but it was somewhat time consuming - everything from ordering parts from each source to taking my time putting the pieces together. I tried to be meticulous as I went along so that I got the most bang for my buck. For me, I love DIY and prefer to build and learn myself. For others, I think that getting it ready built from Dean G would be the way to go. Either way you do it, the improvement in sound is real right away and gets even better with a little time. I'm very happy. Now for getting on to recapping my main amp....

I've been living with these XO's now for a couple of weeks and have been playing a variety of music - mostly various styles of jazz, classic rock, pop rock and classical (no CW, no Metal, no Hip Hop/cRap). I can only say that as much as I loved these XO's as soon as I put them in, they are shining even more brightly. I'm going to guess that effect is mostly due to capacitors breaking in but whatever it is, my Cornwalls have stepped up....and that's saying something! Al K, thanks again.

Someday I may be content with my main system. I'm pretty happy now but would like a better TT. It's hard to believe how expensive a good TT is! I have to save lots of pennies. I also want to refurb my MC240 so it's at its sonic best. I'll do that pretty soon as it's not nearly as expensive as a TT and should yield benefits for all tunes. Then I might refurb the MX110 for the same reason.... I don't think I'll ever be totally satisfied as I want to try out various combinations. At this point though, I'm not talking about my main system but just stuff to try out as secondary and probably end up moving on to someone else at some point...unless I hit that perfect combo )...Fisher, Scott, Marantz, Voice of Music, Grommes, Harman Kardon....various receivers, pres, amps, etc just to hear what each sounds like. Then there are combos with speakers - Klipsch, Altec, JBL, Dynaco, KLH, AR, etc. Well, I want to try them all!!!

Whatever love or attention you give to your dog comes back in triplicate...and that's why it's so easy to love them so quickly and so much. If there's an argument for a loving God, then dogs are it.

Clean is very important for records. If they haven't been played in a while, then they need to be given a thorough cleaning. Some people get specific record washers, etc to do this - others use homemade formulas and velvet brushes. You should do some searches on record cleaning. Then there's cleaning the record before you play it. This is something like a carbon fiber brush or discwasher system or the like. The quality of the sound and longevity of the record and stylus are related to how clean the record is. Sound like you could have a great time going through your F-I-L 's and B-I-L's collection.

Glad to hear that your home and tunes are intact. Good luck to you and everyone in the area.

I'll keep the idea of updating the wiring in mind. I'm going to just do one thing at a time and enjoy the changes. My Cornwalls are 1's. I believe that there is an upgrade design for 2's but I haven't checked into it closely. I didn't A/B Al K's XOs with recapped original Corn XOs. I tried to make it very plain what I did do and why I chose to do what I did so people could draw their own conclusions. I can't justify the expense to myself to recap a pair of XOs to compare to AL K's. I can say that I thought that my Corns sounded good before I replaced the XO's and now they sound quite a bit better. I appreciate Al K putting his design out there. It's a good one.

I have 20+ year old Cornwalls and wanted to update the XOs. I considered just replacing/upgrading the XOs that I already had and certainly that would have been the cheapest way to get better sound but decided that I would try a complete upgrade with modern designed XOs and complete new high quality parts. The Cornwalls deserve it. Al K is a well known Klipsch XO designer and has put his design out for the public. I finished the first XO yesterday and installed the one so that I could A/B the results. The difference was NOT subtle and I can say that the testing that I've done so far - some Judy Garland and Count Basie - was extemely positive. I intend to continue the testing today with some rock and some more jazz and.... ) The veil has been lifted. I didn't know it was there until I could compare the two. I can hear what I couldn't before - the detai is great! While I'm listening, I'll be solderng up the other XO so I can get both of them to sound that good. This is definitely something that others should consider doing whether you diy or have someone else do it for you. Next for the Cornwalls will be dampening the woofer and mid with rope caulk. I'm going to do that one at a time too so I can A/B it. ...and then maybe bracing the back. Did I say that I love my Cornwalls?! Now, what should I do for my heresys? )

Yeah, I checked the control panel too. I was hoping that it was someplace else. I can always do the old fashioned ignore but it's so much easier to have the machine do it for me. I'm surprised that the moderator hasn't taken more action than closing threads.

I come here to learn about Klipsch and hopefully other audio. There is now someone on the board who has nothing to offer other than grief to others (who unfortunately bite on his cr*p) and then the thread/board becomes an aggravation. Anyway, how do I put a member on ignore? I don't know how to do that on this board. Thanks

I have Cornwalls as my main speakers but I also have Forte IIs. I prefer the Cornwalls for overall but the Forte IIs are really excellent and definitely are good for rockin out.

Cute picture!

I seem to remember quite a bit of scandal regarding the Red Cross and funds that were collected for use after 9/11. As I remember, they had planned on using less than 2/3 for the victims of 9/11 and were going to use the rest of the funds for other reasons including increasing their ability to collect funds. It took a fair amount of pressure/scandal to get them to change their minds about that. In addition, the post 9/11 cash flush Red Cross (and others) paid it's executives rather princely sums. I guess charity starts at home. Here's an article that touches on both issues. http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v14/i24/24003301.htm I hope someone is watching them closely on the use of these funds.

ME, generally electrolytics are good for about a dozen years. That's kind of like the average life span for a person being let's say 77 years. We all know people who died of a heart attack in their 40's and people who are still kicking at 100. I wouldn't spend big bucks on some tester unless you are going to get into it and change many speakers caps. It's cheaper to just change the caps.

Since you like math and business, you might consider an economics major. You may also wish to think about statistics and being an actuarial. Businesses will definitely pay someone to determine risk for them. You indicate interest in a Masters. Were you thinking about an MBA? If so, you might want to contact some of the better MBA schools and ask them what they are looking for as far as classes, grades and degrees. My guess is that math major would be well thought of...but that's just a guess. You should ask them. Have you considered engineering? The capability to do advanced math is very important to get an engineering degree. There are lots of career oppotunities with an engineering degree. Do you have career counselors at your school? Maybe you should talk to them and see what they have to say. If you can, try taking courses in other areas to see what sparks you. Can you get an internship somewhere over the summer? Real life experience could be eye opening. Good luck.

If you are open to tubes then I'd have to recommend that you give it a try. I had good S/S but then tried tubes and I pretty much haven't looked back. Besides Scott and Dynaco, you should definitely consider Fisher. Fisher was one of the great audio builders in the 50's and 60's. Something that should fit well within your budget even after being refurb'd is a Fisher X-100 integrated amp. I think that it would be difficult to go wrong with any model tube Scott, Fisher or Dynaco. The big thing is that if it hasn't already been refurbished then you need to leave that in your budget. I have refurbished mine without using any "boutique" caps or resistors. I can't say whether the very expensive caps will sound better or not (I'd guess that they do) but I can say that none of the original manufactureres - Scott, Fisher, Dynaco, etc., - used expensive caps and their sound is fantastic. You can save some bucks on refurbishment by keeping the cost of the parts under control. If you do that, then you'll probably be hooked and if you don't love it then you should be able to sell pretty easily and without a loss.

Some people also recommend bracing the box itself. I haven't done any of the things above but have parts on the way to upgrade the crossovers. I'll probably rope caulk right after...and I may brace the box but probably at a later time. Heck, I plan on putting in one XO at a time and A/B ing the difference. I want to be able to tell what made the difference if it does.

----- If you want to bring your speakers alive, buy a truckload of POWER. The most you can afford. ------ I have to say that I most assuredly do NOT agree with the above statement. I use a tube amp of 40wpc (MC240) to drive my Cornwalls and I have a lot of headroom and can play them very loudly. The Cornwall is a very efficient speaker and can be driven by very low powered amps. Some people here use SET amps which might only have a couple of wpc. I haven't ever tried an SET but someday am sure that I will give it a go. I have run my Cornwalls with quality S/S power and that was good until I heard them with a tube amp. Now I run tubes. The 40wpc from my tubes is better (to me) than the 200+ wpc from the S/S that I had. It's always good to try things out for yourself if you can.

I have both Cornwalls and Forte IIs. I'm surprised at how well the Forte IIs compare. That being said, there's something about the Cornwalls and I'm keeping them. The Fortes will end up being rehomed soon as I don't have space for multiple sets of large speakers but I think that the Fortes are very good speakers and have enjoyed the "tight" bass. I guess I just like trying out something different once in a while. Keeps life interesting.

I'd love to see some pics. Sound like you got a very nice piece.

$11M seems ridiculous...well, it probably is...but Crowe needs to be under conrol and what will do that? What other than $11M would stem his temper the next time around?

Microsoft has a history of being the johnny-come-lately gorilla who kills the companies who actually create and innovate...and I am absolutely NOT using IE to post this.

Thanks for the info and links. Greg did a nice job on the speakers and detailing the project!

It seems that every method has it's issues. Too bad there isn't a foolproof method because I could definitely use that I'm seriously looking at the iron on method (titebond) and may give that a try and see if I like those issues any more than the contact cement ones. I'll have to check out the backed veneer. Maybe that will help. Thanks.