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I have to agree with Frzninvt on this. To me, it's just like a car. No replacement for displacement. IMHO no matter what you do, you can't get little speakers to sound big. PWK never designed little speakers, did he? Just my .02 Jeremy

Thanx for the good info, Jeremy

I'm also interested in the rope caulk mod for my Corns. How much did it take, and what is the theory behind this? Dampening I assume. I'm thinking hard about networks also. Jeremy

That has to be a series/parallel wiring nightmare. I used to be into car audio when I was younger. It was fun to try and wire 10 or 12 drivers together and come up with a 4 ohm load. Unless of course you have 5 or 6 amps Jeremy

I recently purchased that CD. I wanted to hear some big horn music on my newly aquired Cornwalls, and I was blown away with how accurately horn drivers reproduce brass instruments. Very happy, I must say. Now I just need a new amp. Jeremy

Unfortunately Best Buy does not carry the Reference line. You will not be able to do a side by side with synergy comparison there. Use the dealer locate on the Klipsch website to find the nearest dealer that sells both lines, if you want to do a side by side. If your willing to drive and put in the time, it may be worth it. This is a big investment, do alot of research so your not disappointed in the long run. Jeremy

If you really want the 12ga. Home Depot or Lowes will have it. I bought a 250 ft. spool of 12ga. at Lowes for $50. I really like it too. It appears to be decent wire. Then just send back your 16ga. later. You know if you don't put the 12 in, it will always bother you. Good luck with your project. I just got done pulling about 1/2 mile of wire in my basement. I did lots of "just incase" wiring. Jeremy

Has anyone seen, or posted about these Heresy's yet? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50597&item=5775067926&rd=1 "they are from a clean estate-sound great!" I bet they would sound even better if the tweeter wasn't missing. I thought it was funny. Sorry if they belong to someone here and I offended you. Looks like a good deal though. Anyone need parts, or builders? Jeremy

They look nice in the pic. Just curious if anyone can tell me when they stopped using miter joints on the cabinet, and went with the butt joint as seen in the above pic? Jeremy

---------------- On 5/6/2005 11:49:18 AM TBrennan wrote: In a Honda? Something by The Carpenters. ---------------- HA HA! That reply should go in the "best insult" thread.

Red Barchetta -Rush. That song always makes me want to drive fast! BTW congrats on the new car Jeremy

I've been crusing the "neighborhood" garage sales on the weekends, looking for Heritage speakers. I look in the paper for a local sale where a bunch of homeowners get together. I just drive slowly through the neighborhoods keeping an eye peeled. I figure most Klipsch are big enough that i'll see them without getting out of my truck. No luck yet, but I, like mandi, am keeping a positive attitude! Jeremy

I have some R-5800-W's that I just mounted in the ceiling for my 7.1 system. They are the only speakers that I have set up right now, because my rooms not finished. I had to hook an amp up to them once they were in the ceiling, because I just couldn't wait. I think they sounded great when I took them out of the box and laid them on the floor. I think they sound phenominal in the ceiling. They are pretty big and the 8" drivers pushes harder than I expected. I don't think you would be dissapointed in any configuration. Good luck, Jeremy

interesting read, thanx! Jeremy

I'll try to take a close-up pic of the grill material tonight. These are attached with velcro. Is that original? Also the poles are not marked for polarity. I don't know if it somehow came off or what. I assumed the right one is + and left -. The serial #'s are barely visible, so maybe the back sides sat toward a window and faded at some point. I was thinking of making some new grills, just to preserve these babies. I have a 1 yr. old daughter, a 6 yr. old son, and a German Shepard to worry about. Just break out the nice grills when guests come over. After rereading that last sentence I sound like a real geek. This is an incureable sickness isn't it? Jeremy

What is this grill material? Also what should I use to oil them? Jeremy

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My aunt also threw in this JVC 5.0 reciever. It was too complicated for her to work, so she wanted to get rid of it. She just wanted me to wire up some new components for her, in the simplest manner possible to operate. What a great weekend it was. Jeremy

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I mentioned in a post a while back about how much I loved the Cornwalls my uncle bought new in 1977. When I was a kid he would show them off to me every time I was over. Ever since then I knew when the time came for new speakers for me it would be Klipsch. I'm buying RF-7's, RC-7, RB-75's, and R-5800-W for my 7.1 system. But I have always lusted after those Cornwalls. Well my aunt and uncle split up about a year ago and he left the Cornwalls behind (too big). My aunt finally wanted to get rid of them, and she knows how much I love them, so she gave them to me. She wouldn't even take any money for them. They are oiled walnut. They are in pretty decent shape. They have a couple dings and wear spots, but overall pretty good. I got some flaking on one edge when I was moving them, I think they really need oil. Any suggestions on what oil to use? Is it possible to darken them up a little with oil? I would like to get a closer match to my entertainment center. Also are these grills tweed? Thanx for any info. I'll attach a couple pics. Jeremy

If you bought them from acoustic sound design out of Las Vegas, then you'll not be getting a factory warranty. I bought Some R-5800-W, wall speakers from them. It was a good price, and the speakers appear to be new, and they sound great. But the boxes were opened and no serial #'s were present anywhere. They had been removed from the boxes, magnets, and info packet. I wanted to try a lower priced pair from them before I spent big money. Glad I did, because I won't be buying my RF-7's and RC-7 from them. Good luck with your purchase, I hope everything turns out well. PS I may buy some more wall speakers from them, for the kitchen Jeremy

The fronts will be RF-7 and RC-7, so my 1st thought was the RB-75's for rear, but then I saw those big RB-35's for less money, and started thinking goofy. Thanx for the input. Jeremy

I'm piecing together my system and was planning on using Rb-75's in the rear, flush mounted in the wall. After doing some more looking and thinking (dangerous, I know) RF-35's are cheaper and seem like a whole lot more speaker for the money. My problem is I really want the rears flush mounted in the wall because it will be a traffic area. The RB-75's will work great because of the front port. What are the RF-35's gonna sound like with the rear port firing into a different room (sealed off from HT area) if they are flush mounted? Will it be bad? I have no experience with either speaker, that's why i'm asking for opinions on this matter (and many others to come). Thanx for your time, Jeremy

Thanx for the info. I just checked J&R and it's $750 now. That's alot better than the $1300 srp on the HK website. It's also cheaper than the Yamaha i've been looking at, probably better too. How is the zone 2 set-up on the AVR-635? I looked at the photo of the back panal on the HK site. It doesn't look real clear. It appears the output is shared with the surround speaker output. The zone 2 is something that's important to me. Thanx for your time, Jeremy