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Well I finally got a chance to try and clean up the controls on the HK 630... with mixed results. I talked to Craig and asked what Caig Detoxit products he recommended for the job and he suggested D5 for cleaning 1st, and then F5 to lube after the cleaning. I ordered the Detoxit from The Parts Connexion and there web recommended D100 and F100, which is the same as Craig suggested, but in a more concentrated formula, so I went with the 100s. It was tough find good spots to spray the stuff into the controls but I was able to do the D100 in the evening and then the following day I hit it with the F100. All the controls are now quiet and seem to have a nicer feel while turning them. The Function control still has a little trouble hitting the desired function bang on, sometimes you have to go one click by and then back to the input you want... but it does work. The volume, treble, and base controls now work perfect, but the balance, although quiet, doesn't want to fade properly. It seems it wants to be on 100% right channel, 100% left channel, or 100% both... which is perfect. I will probably flop the HK in once and a while as a different flavor from the 299D, and if I ever come across a local pair of Chorus, Forte, or Cornwalls at a decent price I would have something to drive them with.

In my province, we call it a noodle... []Good idea though.

" and Craig, although a true barbarian of inderminate parentage" thebes, I am tell'n Craig you said that... [6]

Hey James, I am hoping it is just dirty pots, when I do get them positioned just right the receiver nice and clean and quite. What is involve in getting in and cleaning them with the Detoxit, can I get to the controls by just removing the outer case or will I have to get the face off as well? I just looked at the Detoxit web site and they have several different products as well as different type applicators. Which product would you suggest I get for the job? I will maybe send Craig off an email with the same questions. What and however he did the 299... it didn't have the same level of scratchiness, but it is now better than new. The Scott controls operate very smoothly and DEAD quiet.

Hey guys, I took a bit of a flyer on the HK 630 since I knew up front that there were some functional issues, but for 55 bucks it will not be the end of the world if I cannot get it working a little better. I got a chance to play the HK 630 on the KHorns last night for a hour or so. It did require a lot of fiddling with the controls to get the receiver to have the sound stay on and quiet. Even after I got the knobs in a good spot, all of the sudden the noise would come back and I would have to jump up and give them a little wiggle. When it was playing properly, the sound was very nice, full and leaning on the warmer side, with hardly any harshness that my ears picks up with most solid state gear. Not quite as smooth as the tube sound in my Scott, but probably has a little more punch in the bass and upper bass areas. I am hoping that a little cleaning up of the controls with Detoxit will cure what is alling it. I am really liking the "American Central Dust" album. I have several Wilco albums and 1 Uncle Tupelo cd, and of the 3 groups I am liking the Son Volt sound the best. A little more rootsy, more Alt-country than pop/rock.

Hey Bill, That shot of the HK is from the seller's ad, those speakers are Realistic. Not sure what to make of them, here is the line about them in the sellers classified: * One pair of great-looking [but with bright-blue grills] & great sounding Realistic T100 [semi-tower] speakers - $50.00

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... And a shot of the HK, Greek style... from behind:

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Another 299D

All dressed up, compliments of Dan at: http://mcintoshcabinets.com/ Super nice guy and beautiful work at a very reasonable price.

I thought I should post a couple of pic of my latest finds. Early in the summer I picked up a Scott 299D on FleaBay, probably paid more than it was worth, but it is almost mint cosmetically and was all original. Sent it into Craig to work his magic, got it back several weeks ago and have really been enjoying the sound. The Scott is sounding VERY nice, Craig did a great job with the rebuild. Thanks Craig I cannot say enough about your service and expertise! This past Monday I noticed an ad for a HK 630 receiver on Canuck Audio Mart (the Canadian AGon) for $55. The seller said it worked, but has some intermittent problems when adjusting the controls I am actually listing to the HK right now playing my new favorite band "Son Volt". The HK 630 is, I think, from 1972. It has a nice full sound, leaning on the warm side, with no harshness that my ear seems to pick up with most solid state stuff now. The tuner section seems to work pretty good as well, I just hope I can clean up the controls easily enough. Maybe not the be all, end all... but this vintage stuff is not bad, at all!

Hey MojoX, My KHorns are in a 20' x 15' x 7.5' room and I am very happy with the sound. I originally had the speakers on the short wall but switched them to the long wall and was blown away by how much better the 2 channel sound became. See the thread I had going as I did the change over: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/111977.aspx?PageIndex=1 As for neigbours, I am not much help as my system is in the basement of a detatched house.

... and all round nice guy!

Congrats on the rebuild picky, Your post is making me even more anxious to send my, new to me, 299D into the Doctor for it's mid August appointment. I am sure Craig will work his regular magic on the Scott as well as transplant a big smile onto my face. I was thinking of the same road trip to pick my amp up after the operation, mind you I am looking at a few extra hours in the car. Toronto is about 4 hours to Sarnia/Port Huron, how much further to Craig's new place after crossing over at Port Huron? The scenery alone look's like it would be worth the drive.

I prefer running Firefox vs Safari on my Mac. Kind of like me running tubes on my KHorns... solid state (Safari) works, but tubes (Firefox) is waaaaay beter. []

Hey jwc, From seeing your gear in the past, I would guess Dan's work must be pretty good if it found it's way into your set-up. The MC1201s look very nice all doll'd up it their sports jackets. Thanks Tarheel, I am really looking forward to seeing the 299 in person when I pick it up on Saturday. I hope it sounds as good as it looks. I went ahead and ordered a cabinet from Dan today, in Black American Wallnut. Delivery will be about 4 weeks. Should look something like this:

Hey Guys, I just won a Scott 2999D over on FleaBay and would like to get a cabinet for it. Has anybody had any experience with Dan Crosby's repro cabinets? The samples on his web site look very nice. http://mcintoshcabinets.com/pages/scott.htm I am thinking I would like something that is fairly true to the original "OEM" style cabinets in Walnut that the Scotts came with.

Thanks fender, Ya, the Welbornes were pretty nice with amazing vocals on jazzy, folky, rootsy music. I am really looking forward to trying this amp and if sounds as good as it looks... [<)]

Hey fender... tblake, So far the Welborne DRD45 + Peach II have been the best I have heard driving my KHorns and now after downsizing those pieces out of the system I wanted to try the vintage thing while trying to keep the budget in check. Yesterday I won an Ebay auction for, what looks like a very nice condition 299D: Item number: 130315254374 I may have paid a little over the going rate, but it seemed in great condition and it is in driving distance (3.5 hr) to pick-up. Today I auditioned the 2325 that I had my eye on: http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/133287-marantz_2325_receiver_in_excellent_condition_with_wood_case/ It is also in very good conditon as the ad describes and I brought my Heresys along to try to get a feel for how the Marantz sounds on Klipsch. The Heresys sounded good with the 2325 but I agree with you fender, in that the sound may translate differently on the Klipschorns. tblake10, Your thoughts echo what I was guessing so I think that I will wait on the Marantz until I pick up the 299 (probably this Saturday) and listen to it through the KHorns.

Hey Guys, I am considering these two (different) units to drive my Klipschorns and would like to hear from anyone who has had a chance to compare the vintage Marantz and Scott sounds. I have a line on both of these and depending on the final selling prices, it would be a bit of a stretch to buy both, do some comparing, and then find a buyer for the 2nd place finisher. So far the KHorns (my ears) have preferred the tubes that I have tried: Quicksilver Mid Monos, Jolida 300B, Welborne DRD45s vs the SS amps: First Watt F3 (clone), and my Denon AVR. It was a couple of years ago that I auditioned tuned4life's Cornwals and was impressed enough with the way they sounded on Doug's 2325 that I bought the Corns. To me Neil Young never sounded so good... then again it was my 1st serious listen to Klipsch speakers.

... and a crooked one, at that. [] Congrats on the milestone Michael, your posts are one of the big reasons that I drop by here at least once a day [Y]

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Hey dtel, It must be hard to sleep in that room, knowing that all those dolls are probably staring at you in your sleep. [] VERY nice bedroom system!