Oldwiz

Here's some interesting Mcintosh components listed for sale in the Portland area. Previously owned by Jerry Garcia. http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/ele/403480220.html

BTW, here's a photo of the restored Forte II's in my home office. I have them hooked up to a mid 1960's vintage Fisher tube amp and tube tuner. Craig Ostby of NOS Valves restored both the amp and tuner for me and they sound sweet. That's a Panasonic portable CD player on top. Right now I'm listening to Diana Krall "The Look of Love". I listen to her voice for awhile and I get to thinking....Yes, I'd definitely rob a bank for this babe!

There's a guy down the road from me that runs a small business out of his home workshop restoring furniture and building cabinetry from scratch. He's an artist in wood, fast, and his rates are very reasonable ($25/hour). I took a pair of black Forte IIs to him that were in pretty bad shape on the outside. He stripped off the paint and refinished the damaged oak veneer that was underneath. They look like new now. One of the passive woofers had some punctures courtesy of the previous owners cat. I called Jamac in Portland, Oregon (they've been repairing speakers for about 50 years) and they said to just use some white glue to fill the punctures, which worked fine. The crossover networks are fairly simple and I would think restoration of those would be a good DIY project. There are several folks on this forum that specialize in that, too. The freight costs to ship heavy speakers are high and I would worry about additional damage that could result along the way. So I would suggest finding some local craftsmen that have the skills.

Thanks. I've been lurking around here for a couple of years. It's a great forum! Yes, all 24 Klipsch are in use in various systems....tubes, SS, you name it. I've got em stuffed in just about every room. I have some other brands as well. The wife is starting to wonder about all this. When I brought home the latest Cornwalls my 17 year old said "Dad.....why?" I replied "Son, mankind has been asking that question for 1000s of years."

For some reason my local area has been a Heritage hot spot lately. In the last 8 months I've acquired a pair of Khorns, a pair of LaScalas, and a pair of Cornwall IIs. All from people moving their households and all were advertised on Craigslist. The Cornwalls were in excellent condition and I bought them for $520. Looking for some RF-7s now as I don't have enough Klipsch (24 on hand at last count).