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Bob, I just saw this post and went through shock, worry, and relief in about 15 minutes but still nothing compared to what you went through. Thank the Lord you are out of immediate danger and on the mend. You are in our prayers - it never hurts to keep the momentum going. Jim

Neil, I have a pair of Cornwall B3 type networks (1984 vintage) that have been replaced by DeanG's works of art. You're welcome to them if they have the autoformers you need. PM me or e-mail me and let me know if you want them and where they can be shipped. Jim

Northern California reporting in.

We may just be looking at a supply and demand situation. There are now five pairs of Cornwalls on eBay - three of which are from the same seller in Colorado, including a pair of vertical Cornwalls with what appears to be cane grilles. All are within the range of $850 to $950 BIN. The vertical Cornwalls are listed as IIs with a $945 BIN price. All I can say is what others have already said: Wait for a better time. By the way, I found my Cornwalls locally within the past month, in about VG+ to EX- condition, and considered myself very lucky to pay $800 each pair. Jim

WOT, Michael, as usual, is right on the mark here. Good advice all around. Going all philosophical, patience and perseverance often win out in the end. Jim

WOT, you have a PM. Duke, I considered the danger of fluttering too close to Belles. It's a risk, but moths do it with candles. OTOH, my wife may fall for them too, so I might luck out and still have some upgrading to do. Jim

I, too, remember the Ohm F. In '74 or so I took a pair home to demo. Through the mist of time, they had a wonderful, even soundstage. Nice frequency balance, too. Sounded good from everywhere in the room. And $600 a pair. They also red-lined the living daylights out of the Marantz 32 I was running at the time. 60 wpc was not nearly enough. But I was young and stupid and instead of upgrading my amplification, I stayed with my Rectilinear mini-IIIs. Things worked out though. Shortly thereafter I encountered my Klipschorns and never really looked back. Jim

Dean, I've used pedestrian 10-12 ga. spades for connecting 12 ga. speaker cable to my McIntosh barrier strips. They are too wide to fit, but a little careful squeeze in a vise (sometimes in both vertical and horizontal directions) and they will fit. Works also with Klipsch barrier strips. There are better quality connectiors out there too. There are Cardas spades available for about 20 bucks a pair - model CCMS S. There are also AudioQuest spades for about 2 bucks a pair - models 1010/G (10 ga. and gold) and 1410/G (14 ga. and gold). They are also available in silver as 1010/S and 1410/S. The Cardas website (www.cardas.com) has a search capability that works, and the AudioQuest spades can be found on www.audioquest.com in Speaker Cables -> Connectors. Scroll to the bottom. The AudioQuest site lists the spades as 3/16". Hope this helps, Jim

WopOnTour, Sorry I didn't catch this thread sooner and maybe have been able to save you some grief. I'm in San Jose, CA and can scoot up and catch your Belles. I can also hold them until either we can work out shipping or you can drive down. Maybe we can meet somewhere in between. I don't have any experience in shipping speakers this size - it's why I waited until some Cornwalls showed up locally. I was watching that auction, but already had the Corns and had stretched my wife's goodwill enough. Timing is everything. Let me know what I can do. Jim BTW - welcome to the Forum. There are terrific people here and a wealth of great information. Can't go wrong.

Trey, I too voted for Ashley. Can't believe that she's only 14 - as someone who has a 9-year-old daughter (going on 29), that is scary indeed. Granted, makeup and posing make a ton of difference, but it's still scary. Her video clip reveals her youth, so she hasn't grown up TOO fast yet. Ashley has plenty of time to get her head on straight, but in today's world, she only has an instant if she gets it on wrong. Best of luck to her. Jim

Bob, you have PayPal.

Others have already said it all and better than I can, lynnm. You ARE a class act and a right guy. You will come through this and until then, you will be in our prayers.

Sorry for the late post, but thanks, colterphoto! Please let me know what you find out.

Hi Bob, I'm interested in a pair of your crossovers for the Cornwall II. Could you tell me how much they would be? I've recently acquired an '88 pair, but their crossovers are on a PC board mounted to the binding post plate rather than point-to-point wired and mounted to the cabinet. Would this make a difference?

Thanks, Bill H and J.4knee! I've got a thread asking about the K'horns and yes, they do seem to be pre-62. I remember reading that that serial number range quit at about 2100 or so and then Klipsch went to letter coded dates in '62.

Thanks, but that's all there is to the serial number - 1646 & -7. I bought them in 1975 and understood that they were old then. I paid $1000 for the pair - expensive at the time but oh, how I wish I could do it again. More info - they have K500-5000 crossovers (which need to be refreshed or replaced - another tidbit of info picked up on the Forum), and either wooden or fiberglass laminated midrange horns. Does this help?

I've been a lurker around these parts for quite a while and have often found answers, but now I have a really specific question. I have walnut lacquer Klipschorns numbered 1646 and 1647 and would like to find out when they were built. The Klipsch serial number format and date codes aid that has been referred to in other posts says that these are pre-62 manufacture. To get more specific, someone has to look at the log book in the engineering library. Is this the place to ask, or should I write Klipsch directly? Thanks in advance!

Thanks, colterphoto! Took me a while, but I've updated the system profile. Filling it in pointed out that I don't have an idea of when the K'horms were built - serials 1646 & 1647. Question will be up soon.

Hello, all! I've been lurking around this forum for quite a while and have finally stepped out of the shadows into the light. This is my first post, and I want to use it thank all the members for their willingness to share their knowledge and expertise. Many of you have helped me out from time to time, however unknowingly. Everyone seems to have valuable information to share and I hope to maybe have some too. Thanks again!