Captain_Who

My personal preference is Watco Danish Oil. It can be used in either clear or various shades of color, and it's great for speakers with an oiled finish, especially if they're a bit nicked up. Just wipe the speaker down with Watco of the same shade as the veneer until wet, then wet-sand it with 400 grit wet or dry sandpaper. Wipe it down again, and you won't believe the difference.

These are Chorus I's. I should have mentioned that I also ordered the new tweeter diaphragms that Bob suggested. He tells me that they will extend and smooth out the HF response. Todd

Nope. I could never get into the red scarf thing, although that phone booth would be nice to have. Seriously, if I had known there was a Dr. Who registered here, I would have chosen a different handle. George Carlin said on one of his albums that the funniest thing he ever heard said after someone broke wind was, "Captain who?" Seemed a perfect internet handle......

Okay, so after some investigation, here's the upgrade plan for my Choruses in no particular order. Please feel free to make additional suggestions, or point out errors in my thinking. 1) Replace stock crossovers with Bob Crites replacements. 2) Replace stock binding posts with Edison Price Music Posts. 3) As long as I will have these things apart, rewire when I change the crossovers. Suggestions are welcome here - 16 gauge magnet wire? Silver with cotton insulation from Chris VenHaus? None of the above? 4) When I tap on the horn shells, it seems like they may benefit from some damping. Mask the mounting surfaces and apply some kind of material to deaden the exterior of the shells? 5) Other suggestions? I presently have $600 in this set of Choruses. They're nearly mint, but these upgrades will push the cost up to about $1K. What I don't want to do is push things past the point of diminishing returns. I'll just leave them alone, and keep my eyes open for a set of Khorns or Belle Klipsch before I go down that road. Thanks, folks! Todd

I have the Chorus I (dual front port). My apologies, by the way - had I known that someone here was using DrWho for a moniker, I'd not have chosen Captain_Who as my own, even though Captain Who refers to a bit on an old George Carlin album. Those who know what I'm talking about also know why it's a good internet handle.... []

Some twenty years after my first exposure to Klipsch loudspeakers, I finally picked up an apparently flawless set of Chorus loudspeakers in oak. I'm very happy with my purchase - I was too long in getting here. I originally bought them because my wife suffers from hearing deficiencies (she's totally deaf in one ear, and deficient in the other), but she absolutely loves music. She couldn't hear many of the strengths of my electrostatics because she no longer has binaural hearing. Enter the Choruses - dynamic, "front row center" impact, and she couldn't be happier. So my 'stats will have a new home downstairs, and the Choruses will stay upstairs in the living room, driven by VAC V-100 tube monos and an Eastern Electric MiniMax tube preamp. The setup sounds very good - I'm far happier than I ever expected to be, frankly - but there are a few things that I believe may need attention due to age. The stock binding posts have got to go. They're not up the the quality level of the rest of the speakers. General wisdom would also dictate that the original crossover capacitors should be replaced, and there may be other components that have aged to the point of needing replacement. I can change the binding posts, but I lack the necessary electronic savvy to tackle the crossovers (as well as being color blind, so I don't fool around with electronics much). Can this forum offer recommendations for proven providers for such crossover maintenance and/or updates? I think the Choruses can keep both my wife and I happy over the long term, and they're sure not hard to look at, so I'm willing to put some money into them within reasonable limits. The question is, what work should a fairly demanding hobbyist have done, and who would you send the crossovers to to do it? Thank you all for your assistance, Todd