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I've mentioned this in the past a few times, but years ago I had an audiophile tell me my system with Khorns powered by Wright Sound SETs and JMA preamp sounded better than his friend's "$100k Wilson Audio system." It actually didn't surprise me.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/152938334769

https://medium.com/collectors-weekly/could-an-old-school-tube-amp-make-the-music-you-love-sound-better-a35574739c45

For reference, $1800 was right about MSRP for Chorus IIs when they were new if I remember correctly.

Also agree with Garyrc. I've got a JVC projector and love it. Picture quality is fantastic and quite honestly the limiting factor seems to be the quality of the source. For example, I've compared a high definition movie from satellite television to the same movie on Blu-ray and the Blu-ray definitely has a sharper image. One possible drawback is that with the larger image, you're more likely to notice flaws. In fact, the comparison I mentioned between Blu-ray and satellite may not have been noticeable on a smaller screen. I also have a 2.35:1 screen and am glad I made that choice (thanks to recommendations from this forum). However, it is really going to depend on whether you are limited in height or width. For me I was more limited in height so I got the 2.35:1 screen. If you are more limited in width, get the largest 16:9 screen you can fit. Otherwise, get the largest 2.35:1 screen you can fit (note: to take advantage of a 2.35:1 screen, you're going to want a projector that has lens shift memory -- not all projectors have this).

Actually, the lack of sleep will begin in eight weeks!

This isn't mine but here is a Sanus Systems AFA audio rack. It is relatively inexpensive and can be found for not much over $100 and seems to have good reviews overall.

You are looking at Chorus II speakers in Oiled Oak finish.

I think Listener Magazine was probably about the best. Unfortunately, it no longer exists.

Where in OK are you located?

I'm also one (of the likely few) that preferred Fortes over Chorus IIs. I had too many speakers and decided to put some up for sale. I had been using the Chorus IIs in my office as a second system (which may have actually been used the most). When the Chorus II sold, I put a set of Forte's in their place, fully expecting them to not sound as good. I certainly didn't expect them to sound better than the Chorus II (similar design and all), but they did. The Fortes are pretty amazing speakers for their size and cost (originally) -- especially for what they go for used.

What did you have done to them?

Yes, it was fantastic. First launch of a spacecraft I've ever seen. Very little sound made it to where I was, however.

I actually was able to see the very tail end of this. Off in the distance, noticed them maybe about two seconds before they touched down. Again, this was from about 50 miles away so not nearly as good as this video shows.

Private enterprise can do just about everything better than those run by the government -- space exploration is just one of the many categories. Get rid of the politics, budget constraints, changes in elected officials resulting in constant direction changes and imagine just what NASA would be capable of doing, beyond the incredible successes already achieved. In fact, it is impressive what they have been able to achieve with the handicap of being a government organization. I've always felt that NASA may very well be the most efficient organization in the government. Every year, NASA publishes the Spinoffs publication (https://spinoff.nasa.gov/) which highlights the technologies developed by NASA that benefit mankind. They publish this because the general public just doesn't understand the benefits NASA provides. There is a positive return on investment (ROI) with the tax dollars given to NASA. That return just doesn't go back into the federal budget. I don't know the current value, but my memory from previous years was somewhere on the order of 2 to 1. Technologies developed by NASA become public property and are made available to private companies like SpaceX (and many others to include non-space industries). Technologies developed by private companies become intellectual property of those private companies that are not shared unless there is some form of compensation returned. With that being said, we must also remember that private industry won't make investments unless there is profit to be made. The government doesn't have that requirement and that's where the government can do things that the private sector can't (or won't). There is no profit to be made in providing things such as national defense, health regulations, infrastructures, and so on. There was no profit to be made in going to the moon (at least not in the 1960's) so that achievement would not have occurred without government involvement. Despite the issues that we know are prevalent in the government, there are still important roles that will never be filled by the private sector.

Yeah, that was pretty cool and a very brilliant marketing move. For those that aren't aware, Elon Musk also owns Tesla.

Criticize the government bureaucracy and politicians if you'd like, but don't criticize NASA. For NASA is mostly made up of engineers and scientists that are very dedicated, generally underpaid, and in numerous cases quite brilliant. The problems with NASA mostly arise from the government bureaucracies, funding limitations, and often being a political football. There are plenty of registered voters who think money should be spent elsewhere which only adds to the challenges that must be overcome. As with many government programs, funding often gets turned off and on depending on who is in office. This of course is not an efficient use of the money that is allocated. While the SpaceX launch was impressive to say the least, keep in mind it was unmanned and Elon Musk himself estimated it to have a 50% chance of success. A manned mission would be nowhere ready to launch if that were the case. Of course NASA also has produced unmanned missions and those have been likewise impressive. The SpaceX launch was conducted from NASA's Kennedy Space center -- so obviously NASA was involved and should be included when credit is given. Beyond that, you can still give credit to NASA engineers for the successes of SpaceX -- where do you think SpaceX got their engineers? When the Space Shuttle program was cancelled, where do you think many of the NASA engineers (and NASA contractors) went? By the way, I happened to be in the area and was able to see the launch from about 50 miles away. It was the first space launch that I have seen and was quite the sight!

Heresy - Birch, Black as stated by Bob and John.

I preferred the Cornwall (both I and II) over the Chorus II. I've owned all three. The Chorus was to be the replacement of the Cornwall. The Cornwall returned, the Chorus was retired.

My 1978 walnut-oiled B-style Klipschorns look the same as these -- painted black on the inside tops and sides. One of theses is also 1978. I do believe they are original "B-style."

Price has gone down... https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ele/d/klipsch-cornwalls/6471001141.html

Looks nice! What did you use or do to remove the paint? Looks like it came off clean.

Very nice -- suggest placing them in the corners if you are able (I see one corner available). The bass will improve.

Klispchorns!! Can't fault 'em for their priorities...

So you're going to knock down some walls so that you can buy more speakers that will knock down the rest of the walls??