Vspinner

I have the RR2150, driving 4 H3s, love it. Lots of great modern features but with old school controls. Recommended to me by Old Buckster. Great price, hope they are not discontinuing it.

I am a friend of O.B. I am helping his widow to sell his Corn.s. I know this is where he used to hang. Please see post in the garage.

A friend of mine got a pair of the 15 in. direct from Klipsch for what he remembers to be $80 delivered in 2002.

---------------- On 5/4/2005 11:20:26 AM cjgeraci wrote: Just a quick question to clarify. Is this a discoloration you have just recently seen with your woofers (and you owned the speakers prior without any woofer coloration) or have you recently purchased these Fortes (preowned) and noticed that the rubber is discolored (milky?) The reason I ask is because I have seen the rubber surrounds of some Klipsch woofers look milky from the very onset. For example, the rubber portions of my cerametallic woofers in my RF-7s have always been milky-greyish and not jet black. That being said, those woofers have and continue to perform incredibly. When I spoke with Klipsch tech support on the issue last year, they indicated that certain batches of rubber compounds they have used over the years appeared more milky than others (vs. jet-black color, etc.) I was told that absent the woofers sitting in direct sunlight for many years, there should not be any milkening or deteriorated appearance of the rubber portion normally occurring. They also advised not to use mink oil or similar substances on the rubber portion of the woofers. Basically, they said - don't mess with them, and they should be fine. So, I have not touched mine, and they are fine. Do not know if the above applies to your particular circumstance. Carl. ---------------- To answer your question I just acguired the Fortes from auction on Ebay. I would not have given the discoloration of the rubber any thought,it was the seller that brought it to my attention. Thanks for the response, I had not done anything to them yet, I think I will leave well enough alone and just check them from time to time. Nick

Thanks for the response, I will try your remedy.

Anyone know what would cause a milky discoloration to the rubber of Forte woofers?

I am curious if anyone knows the reason why all 4 dustcaps of the woofers on my set of KG4s have wrinkles, a friend has an identical set and his are perfect. Do they affect the sound?