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Nice work. I really like the tire and strap clamp. Do you think the brads would supply enough clamping preasure on their own? I was thinking that the clamping after the brads would have a limited impact because the brads will also limit further compression of the glue joint? What do you think? I am watching your approach and waiting for a review how the result sounds. Have you considered a ported bass extention on the bottom? I think I will add a ported section in my upcoming lascala project.

They sound great. They are so much better than stock. We set them up for their new owner who has a ton of audio experience and a smile spread across his face. He has listened to tons of klipsch gear over the years and he commented on the integration of the sound and and the tightening of the bass response. He also noted that the stock ringing was gone. He preferred the tweeter attenuation 1db higher than I would have set them but he listens at slightly lower volumes than I do.

Big thanks to gothover for help with mid horns and crossovers. Black felt over the port and thin weather stipping on the back panel helped tighten the bass.

Not perfect but presentable

Tuning...next to the older brothers. The K79 and the K57 sounded more detailed and a bit more forward than the ct125 and K55V in mine.

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Watching black paint dry

All done. Off to my buddy's house last night. Pic of the first coat of walnut colored danish oil.

Very nice. Great wood work.

Thanks for the comments. The veneer came from Woodcraft in Newington, NH. I do not know what pcs is so I do note know if it is wide????

Glad you like them. How about a turntable as a source. Wipe the dust of the Dual and plug it in. The Scott is supposed to have a good phono stage.

Noah, Some small flaws that you will see if you look close but they look good. I was so happy to fnally get these done that I forgot about the risers. I should be able to build some. Were there different slants or should I match the pair I have? What nights are you home this week so I can drop them off?

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Close up.

All done. Three coats of teak oil and a couple of coats of wax. This teak had a very course grain and it was very oily. The cutting required a slow and careful motion to limit tearout. The bare wood required a rub down with turpentine before sanding. I slurried the last oil coat and it did a nice job of filling the grain. The slurry involved the use of a synthetic 3m wool pad to rub out the last coat of oil, then wipe off the excess.

I may be moving to the green mountain state some time after June. My wife has applied for a job in Burlington and she has a good chance at it. If you can't wait to get your speakers in shape bring them down to southern NH and we can give them a once over. See the cornscala in the background of the last picture. Those got some chip repair and a sanding. They are waiting for oil finish, wax, gothover mid horns and gothover networks.

Fixed the stm 72 and added a tonearm.

Picture 6 Teak veneer healtlock glue drying

picture 5 First coat of heatlock glue drying on the cabinets

picture 4 Many filler coats

picture 3 Minwax filler, like bondo

picture 2 Damage excavation

Here are some pictures of a project that is dragging along.

I had a problem with a phono step up and I took it out of service to repair. Since I do not have time to get to it until after the holidays I decided to hook up an advent 300 receiver that I got from an local audio technician this past summer. I plugged in the the cd and phono and hooked it up to my cornscalas. I expected to miss my tubes. I was amazed at the broad spectrum quality of the sound from this refurbished receiver. I especially noted the quality of the phono stage and the tuner. This receiver has enough power to push all my klipsch speakers. The bass was well controlled and the staging was better than my tube amp. I do notice that the midrange is not quite as rich sounding as tubes but not far off. I paid $200 for this almost perfect refurbished reciever. If anyone ever sees one for sale do not hesitate to pick it up.

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