Mabu

Hey Daddy Dee, thanks for the offer. I'm out of town now, but if next month you still have those speakers, maybe I'll drop you a line. I'm just out of Hot Springs, but I'll be out of Arkansas for the next month or so.

I think you guys are right... Yes sorry about the redundant post in the other category. I really didn't know which topic to post in. Any way to tell if this is the sw-12 or the sw-12 II? http://www.klipsch.com/products/discontinued/details/sw-12-ii.aspx#specifications Yea, this looks exactly like those speakers... so they came from a subwoofer.. aha! Now what's weird is I have two of them. You wouldn't normally buy a pair of these things, so someone got two of them and built them into a particle board woofer box that they used in their car or truck... (when I removed the speakers from the cabinet, the vibration had basically eaten away at a lot of the particle board... these 12" woofer were packed into a 3 x 1.5 foot cabinet made out of 3/4 pressboard with marine carpet glued onto the outside. It was hideous! (only in Arkansas!) The rubber surrounds appear to be in ok shape.. there is a hole in part of one that someone appears to have used silicon caulk to repair. The voice coils seem to be ok. So as I understand it, the crossover is at 120Hz.... any recommendations on what to do with these things? Since I only paid $3 for them, I don't feel like I can't experiment.. maybe stick them in a homebuilt cabinet with some tweeter or midrange -- I don't really need any subwoofers. Anyone have any recommendations on the source of a crossover that would work well with these guys? Thanks for everybody's help!

There's nothing on the back of the speakers except some hand writing that says "400 watts". They do look ugly; the voice coil does not appear to be rubbing - yes they have rubber surrounds - my mistake. Anyone know what the recommended crossover frequency might be for these? Anyone have any other info to identify them? Is it normal for the magnets to not be completely centered? The auction where I picked these up was basically a liquidation auction of some unpaid storage containers. This was the only Klipsch stuff there.

Ha ha - I paid $3 for them. The voice coils appear to be ok. There cone is very tight and firm and moves authoritatively with resistance. The foam surrounds are mangled and they're filthy and I haven't tried cleaning them. I hooked both of them up and they sounded fine - no distortion at all... OMG can these things put out massive amounts of volume - I couldn't get my stereo past "5" before I ran everybody out of the house and the speakers didn't even look like they were playing, but they don't sound particularly great, but I attribute this to the fact that I wasn't filtering out any frequencies and running them without a crossover. I bet if I just sent low frequencies to these things, they'd rock hard and clear, but they certainly won't win any beauty contests. So are they Klipsch? What's the deal? They are pretty substantive woofers, even if they are in crappy condition. Can these things be refurbished? I find it hard to believe such a substantive speaker is low-end.

Pictures What's interesting is that the magnet seems to not be centered on both speakers. Is this by design or has the magnet moved a bit?

I am pretty sure about the date. The serial number had an "E" in it and it said "Model 700" and the tags are still on the back. I will try to get some pictures of them. The guy also has a set of original Cornwalls that are also very old but he wouldn't sell them.

A friend has offered to sell me a pair of Heresy Industrials. The serial numbers indicate this set was made in 1966. One of the woofers has been replaced - supposedly by Klipsch, but I wouldn't say I know that for sure - the replaced woofer has a flare on the cone cover. Does that sound like something Klipsch would use? These speakers are very beat up but they sound good. He wants $400 for them. I think this price is too high. What do you all think?

I attended an auction in Arkansas of some storage facilities and picked up a really badly-home-made woofer box that appears to have two Klipsch 12" woofers in it. I need some help identifying these woofers and want to know what my options are in having them refurbished. These are 12" woofers with huge magnets on it... there's a note on the back saying they handle 400 watts. The Klipsch logo is on the dust cover, which appears to be concave (and natural - I don't think it's pushed in but I guess it could be). The magnets are round, the frame is stamped and doesn't have any vents on it. The cones are marked with these numbers: "0045" and "315". The speakers appear to be in good working shape but I get about 30-36 ohms across them. The foam surrounds have been repaired with what appears to be silicon caulk and they could probably be replaced. Anyone have any idea where these woofers came from? What's their model number and specs? Will Klipsch service them? What are my options? Any recommendations on what they should be crossovered at? pics By the way, before you tell me these are crap, I should note that I paid $3 for both of them in the cabinet.

I attended an auction in Arkansas of some storage facilities and picked up a really badly-home-made woofer box that appears to have two Klipsch 12" woofers in it. I need some help identifying these woofers and want to know what my options are in having them refurbished. These are 12" woofers with huge magnets on it... there's a note on the back saying they handle 400 watts. The Klipsch logo is on the dust cover, which appears to be concave (and natural - I don't think it's pushed in but I guess it could be). The magnets are round, the frame is stamped and doesn't have any vents on it. The cones are marked with these numbers: "0045" and "315". The speakers appear to be in good working shape but I get about 30-36 ohms across them. The foam surrounds have been repaired with what appears to be silicon caulk and they could probably be replaced. Anyone have any idea where these woofers came from? What's their model number and specs? Will Klipsch service them? What are my options? Any recommendations on what they should be crossovered at?