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The unit I have for sale was made in Hungary. Please tell me more about the Blackgate mod to the power supply. John

I will check when I go back. What are the differences sonically between the vertical ones and the standard horizontal ones? John

Nope. The covers were wood lattice and they looked like sort of like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-CS-A31-Pre-Vintage-3-Way-Large-Stereo-Speakers_W0QQitemZ320081060204 only with a large size lattice. They also did not have the riser underneath them. John

The tag on the back clearly said Cornwall II. At $600 it is not very promising, but as I said before there is more to the story. I will fill you in later. John

There is more to the story, but I really don't wish to post it publicly. If we ever meet, I will fill in all the details. John

Can I still buy the "normal" black cane cover? John

I answered a Craigslist ad for some classic gear and speakers. The ad was very vague so I had no idea what to expect. I get to the house and was shown a pair of Cornwall II's with a lattice front cover. There was no Klipsch badge on the front, but the back still had the Klipsch tag. Has anyone ever seen Cornwalls with a lattice cover? They were very ugly and sort of resembled the old Sansui speakers of the 1960s. I guess I could play them without any grill cover. I was unable to test them because the owner did not have a working stereo. I am going back on Sunday with some of my gear to test them. The owner said they had not been used in years (maybe 20 years). The back of one of them had been removed and was leaning on the speaker. Is there anything I should look for? The asking price was "around" $600. John

bad email address... it is bouncing back. John

What is the asking price? I have been looking for one. John

Philips DVD963SA multichannel SACD/CD/DVD player. This unit is in excellent cosmetic and operational condition. In addition to its multi-channel SACD/CD/DVD capabilities, the DVD963SA has the 192kHz upsampling capability for redbook CDs. DVD performance is also excellent using the Faroudja DCDI chip-set combined with a 108Mhz/13 video DAC. Plays SACD, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-Video and Video CD. Includes the original box, packing material, power cord, remote control, and owner's manual. $200 which includes shipping to the US via FedEx. I will double-box with the original packing material & box. I am selling because I upgraded to a Denon unit. John

worthless trivia: The guys that eventually became known as Black Sabbath started out playing together as a jazz group. I have no idea what Ozzy did back then. But if you listen closely to some of their early work, you can hear jazz bass lines and some jazz drumming going on behind the huge metallic riffs of the guitar. John

I am a huge swing, bebop, post bop, and latin jazz fan. I have a ton of CDs and LPs in those genres. I am also 39 years old and have been a jazz fan since discovering it at age 18. In my 21 years of listening to jazz, I have never been able to get my brain to understand John Coltrane's Ascension. I love the overwhelming majority of his other work (I have more Coltrane that any other jazz artist), but I just can't seem to enjoy Ascension. I have tried and tried. My wife has asked me never to play it when she is around. I also have the same problem with Ornette Coleman. My brain does not repsond to the dissonance (which is odd cause I am a even bigger fan of punk music than jazz). I also struggle with some fusion. ******* Brew sometimes to me is brilliant and other times it is difficult to enjoy. However, recently, I have been enjoying Rashaan Roland Kirk and not all his music is pretty or easy to listen to. John

My local Best Buy also has the Klipsch Reference series subs. Which one are better? This is for music only, no HT. John

What about a 10 inch sub? 12 maybe too big for my room. I will be using it with Cornwalls. John

Best Buy is currently running a deal where all home theater over $1,000 gets 3 years financing with no interest. I was thinking about getting a subwoofer. Which Klipsch sub would be a nice addition to a pair of Cornwalls? I was also going to buy an audio rack to get to the $1,000 mark. Thanks!

I have used a Elac Miracord 50H, a Dual 1229, and a Fons CQ30 for 78s. All have worked fine. John

One of my audio buddies lent me a Sound Valves 101 preamp for about 6 months and I really enjoyed it. I just had to return it and am looking to buy something similar. Does anyone have an inexpensive tube preamp for sale. I am looking to spend $500 or less as this is for one of my secondary systems (MC2105 amp and Bozak B-300 speakers). Please note I am not a fan of the looks of the Dynaco tube preamps. I would also considering a SS McIntosh C26 or C28. Thanks! John

Guys and Gals, I am an Atlanta resident. I can check out, hold, or buy stuff for other members until they can get over here to pick them up. I do it for friends on Audiokarma all the time. This pair of Cornwalls was a little suspicious. I emailed the seller within 5 minutes of them being listed. I did not hear anything back for 2 days. His response was basically he was advised not to sell them on CL, but to sell them on Ebay because he had the original boxes and could get much more money for them. He did not want to sell them on Ebay and he never explained why. He asked if I would sell them on ebay for him and he would give me 25% of the sale. I declined because I have never met this person and did not wish to act as an agent for an unknown party. I replied back that I just want to own them and was not interested in selling them for him. A day later, he thanked me for my reply. He never indicated that there were sold. I don't know what happened after that. John

Any update on the price and availability? John

I am still waiting on a reply from the seller. They may be gone. John

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/ele/251206545.html They are local to me and I can't tell what they are. Forte's? John

OK... so what is left? John

Ok... don't laugh but I am an 8-track collector. A properly aligned, quality deck with a properly set-up tape, can sound better than most cassettes. They play at a speed that is better for high fidelity than cassettes. In one of my stereo rigs, I have an Akai 8-track player hidden under a box. I sometimes play it and don't reveal the source. No one evens suspects it is an 8-track until they hear the ker-chunk. They are amazed it did not sound like garbage. I think most people have only heard 8-tracks on low quality players. Check out http://www.8trackheaven.com for lots of info on 8 tracks. You can still buy replacement pads for the old rotted ones. Also, did you know that Columbia House had an 8-track club that ended in 1987. That means Billy Idol, Beastie Boys, Culture Club, Steve Earle, Motley Crue, Prince, Sting, Quiet Riot, Stryper, and Madonna were released on 8-track. I have a bunch of punk 8-tracks like the Clash, Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, The Police, Boomtown Rats, The Ramones, Patti Smith, Talking Heads, and U2. John

Am I still #2 in line? John

I will be in the St. Louis area after Christmas. I am very interested in the Thorens. Please post pictures when they are available. Thanks! John