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Moon- You can also use www.audioreview.com but I think Audiogon is better.

On 3/22/2004 6:11:05 PM HornEd wrote: Frankly, I PREFER to do it with Klipschorns! ---------------- I am hoping Kassandra doesn't become jealous! Bet it would be a shockingly good time if one were to do it with Klipschorns.

Frz- Great price. Can anyone get in on that deal? I was planning on waiting for a bit to upgrade the DVD, but at that price...who knows.

JT- Where did you get those stands for the 3.2s? I may need something similar once I finish my basement to raise my Fortes up a bit to shoot over the furniture.

I'll resurrect this topic from the depths. So, anyone attend the ceremony? I know Tony Reed did, so maybe there are some pics/commentary to satisfy those who couldn't go.

Keep an eye out on eBay or Audiogon.com. There was a KV-4 on eBay about 10 days ago that went for under $350, which is a steal. They don't come up often, so keep watching. They certainly go for less than Academys do.

Wow, quite a story. Even with a bit of rough and tumble in the back of the Neon, I know they will delight you with their sound. Fortes are great speakers, as well as their Tractrix brothers, so your ears will be in good hands, er, horns. Enjoy and welcome to the family.

Put me in the category of folks amazed that paper towels would work with the Minwax poly. But if the results work, so be it. I used the old t-shirt routine for applying the cherry stain to my Flexy rack, and then used a foam brush to apply two coats of the satin poly. Stained one night, let dry. Poly coat #1 the next night with the foam, let dry. Light sanding with 220 paper, wipe with lightly damp paper towel to pick up the dust, then poly coat #2. Turned out pretty good, I'd say. And with the foam brush, I just sealed it in a ziploc bag and put it in the freezer so I didn't have to clean it. It didn't freeze overnight, and it was ready to go the next time I needed it. I did learn that I needed to use long strokes when applying the poly, run them the entire length of the shelf. My first shelf, the bottom side of the bottom shelf, I did about 6" swatches, with just a tad of overlap. Did the same thing with the second coat and while the finish wasn't bad, you could see the different swatches in the light. So, for the rest of the shelves, I did 24" strips. Turned out much better.

Frz- I bought a set of the 401 horns last year. What are the gaskets you mention? Would I need them if I swap the 400 for the 401?

As a point of reference, my '68 KBWO has the K-77, K-55-V (with K-400 horn) and K-33-P woofer. Crossover is Type A without diodes, though someone added them later. I would think the '67 would also have the Type A x-over. It's questions like these which made me post if there was a spreadsheet for all the Heritage speakers so we could inspect them on buying trips.

minn- I'll be putting 8 components on the strip, three power amps, a receiver acting as pre/pro, DVD, CD, cable box, VCR. I think the 3 power amps will be pretty close to 15A right off, 7x120W, and add in the receiver, so I may be over that 15A limit.

minn- Thanks, will do. I guess this would be a more efficient use of money than several Brickwall products. Now I guess I just need to find a 20A power strip.

Thanks minn. Maybe this is what I need to get so everything is protected. Then just get a cheaper outlet strip for all the components. Do you think most contractors know about SurgeX or related brands, or is this something I should get on my own and have them install?

Mule- Check out this thread I've started over the Technical Questions forum. Some good info for you as well. http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=47035&sessionID={B33CB9D3-EA97-4C61-9464-0ED974A192BB}

Guess I gotta read the pudding post...so, will bump this one up for now.

KKTV- Great score there! I had thought about calling Topeka on those, as that area was where I spent 5 years at KU. Glad they will be getting a good home. Will be interested in pics once they are ready for prime time. Just think, your Academy paid for those verts! Pretty amazing.

Jorjen- As others have said, great work, all around. It is amazing the high quality of work folks can do here on the forum. Pretty cool to have that in the community.

RF- Thanks for the follow-up. I had figured the line filtering = power conditioning, but just wanted to be sure. I am amazed at how much you can spend on power products, but something like this will work into my budget. Good to know about the isolated recepticles. I suppose every little bit helps, as long as it doesn't break your budget. Good to know about the dynamics issue. I figured it might have been something about trying to pull too much current through the box, but if they have it solved with the AUD unit, so much the better. I'll check for more reviews, as I don't have to make a purchase for another month or so. I was thinking about getting a couple of separate, smaller, protectors, one for sub and one for PJ, so the PW2RAUD sounds good, but then I add another $500 total to the budget, so I'm up to about $1k. Thinking it might be better to see if there is something that can protect the entire panel, for the same amount. I'll keep researching. Thanks.

Ok, so we have the great Klipsch serial number decoding ring, but is there a similar resource for the components inside a various speaker? I guess I am thinking of the horn-loaded Heritage line as a starting point. For instance, my '68s have the Type A crossover, K-77 tweeter, K-55-V driver with the K-400 horn, K-33-P woofer. Is there something out there that can decode what components should have been installed at the factory during the various years?

Greg- I was watching the auction just for fun, so congrats. Hope they will be going to a good home for plenty of care and feeding. Great work there for sure.

All- Thanks for the help. Glad to see lots of folks using these products. I had done my research and came up with the same three companies, SurgeX, Brickwall, and Zerosurge. Since they all use the same basic technology (I think Zerosurge was the first), I guess it all comes down to features and price. Since I will have a 20A circuit, I will need something that can support that amount of current, so I'm looking at the following three SurgeX-SX1120 RT Not sure of price on this one, but it does have power conditioning built-in. Is this important? This has 8 outlets in back, one in front Does this come only as rack-mount, or can I get one without the "ears?" Brickwall-RM20 Modular Price on www.brickwall.com is $400, but on www.pricewheeler, it is $449, and the model is the PWRM20AUD, so I am a bit confused on the pricing. This model has 8 outlets in back and two in front, for 10 total. They talk about line filtering, so is this the same as "power conditioning?" They mention isolated recepticals for digital and analog components. Is that preferred? Zero Surge-1MOD20DI Price on www.zerosurge is $429, and it looks like this is identical to the Brickwall product. On another forum, a few people had mentioned that with their Brickwall, they experienced some decrease in the dynamics on their audio system. Not sure if that was because they had a 15A model and their system was drawing more current than the Brickwall could handle, but I certainly don't want to adversely impact my sound; that's why I got Klipsch in the first place! Maybe these were the earlier units that RFinco and Minn_male42 were discussing? I will also be getting some sort of outlet protection for my sub as well as my CRT projector. I will be dropping down a subpanel from my main breaker box, have the 20A circuit for audio components and then 1-2 15A circuits for the sub/PJ and various lighting. Would it be better to look at a solution that could wire into the panel, from someone like SurgeX, and then get a cheap power strip for all the components, or get a unit for the audio rack and a couple stand-alone outlets? I'll also be discussing this with the folks who will be doing the construction. Minn_male42, are you a retailer for any of these products? I'd be happy to go with a fellow forum member when the time comes.

He has not returned my calls either, so this may not be a worthy cause, unless someone is local and could inspect in person. But thanks for the initial info Taylor.

Dee- You should have told me you were interested in the VTV interview with PWK. I bought a copy of it last year and would have, ahem, made sure you would have seen a copy. It's a good interview. I also bought a couple other VTV issues dealing with the Scott 299s. Good articles there too.

Wow, ANOTHER pair of K-horns on the West coast. Why can't there be some more here at altitude?!? I know of at least one would-be buyer that would love a pair if they are within 4-6hrs of Denver. At any rate, yes, the '67s will have the Type A x-overs as Frz mentioned. I can vouch for their younger brothers, the '68s sound mahvelous! $2500 isn't too bad for the '67s, but may be a bit on the high side. Then again, if the '67s are mahogany, that might increase the price some. Mahogany would fit in perfect with my parent's furniture scheme!

PB- Congrats on bringing those babies home. Pretty funny comment about the previous owner moving them without taking them apart! Beautiful finish and veneer on those. They will certainly grace whatever room they end up in. And to get them only 10 miles away, even better. As someone else said, what year are they, and X-overs?