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O.K. guys.....I've posted recently about my table spinning too fast and all of us were kind of brainstorming on what could be causing this...Well it wasn't the belt. The old B@O is on it's way to Kansas City to be overhauled by a gentlemen who only works on B@O turntables. Hopefully I can get out of this without spending more than I would have if I would have bought new. The dang thing is so beautiful and nostalgic that I thought it would be best just to send it to a professional. I'll let you all know the final cost and sonic results...later

William....I haven't changed anything. All I've done is open it up to check the connections and wiring, and everything looked great. When I change from 33 to 45 I notice no difference in belt position or spindle position. I have found someone in Kansas City that can get me the correct belt, so I'm going to go ahead a try that. Hopefully that's the problem. I did try holding down the pully, stopping the motor and then setting the belt in the right position, but it runs right back down the pulley. Yes, Nebraska is right, about 30 miles northwest of Omaha. I'll keep you updated in my quest for some warm vinyl sound. Thanks..

Ray....Your right. The drum I've been talking about is the pulley. The motor only turns at one speed. When I switch from 33 to 45 the belt doesn't change positions on the pulley nor does the spindle or motor casing adjust in any way to change the belts position. There is a slight difference in diameter on the pulley. As for belts...I'm 0-for 3 so far. Apparently B@O's don't cross reference with anything and it's a rare and odd size belt. I'll let you all know when I find something out....Thanks.....

Thanks for the replies guys....I'm by no means an expert on turntables or the correct terminologies. William....It's a single belt, single drum table. When I looked really close to the drum,"don't know if that's what you call it", it showed a nice marking where the belt for twenty years had ran. Now it's much lower than that so thats why I thought the problem was loss tension. I thought if the belt lost some of it's tension between the spindle and drum it therefore would spin more freely and faster, because it has less resistance. The belt doesn't slip at all and spins extremely smooth. Just too fast. I'm going to pick up a belt possibly today so I'll let you all know how it goes....Thanks again...

I took the entire table apart last night and inspected everything. All the wiring and connections look fine and I was surprised at how clean everything was. I did notice the belt is running along a much lower line on the drum so I'm pretty sure I just need a new belt. Atleast I'm hoping that's it. The motor runs smooth and quiet so most signs point to it being the belt.

After waiting nearly three weeks I finally received my Creek Phono-amp. I hooked it up, dropped a record down and had a seat. The anticipation was intense. Then all a sudden I had the chipmunks. The table turns at a high rate of speed. I don't know if when I moved it I loosened something or what. I took the platter off and checked the belt and everthing seems to running fine. The table is an Bang @ Olufsen 2402 with 33 and 45 speeds. The table now turns both speeds at the same high rate. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? Could it be something as easy as a wire coming loose? Any info would be appreciated. THANKS

PocketRocket......If your willing to buy used then you'll have all kinds of options. You could pick up some Hereseys, Fortes, Chorus, etc. You can get a lot more speaker for the buck if you go this route. I would highly suggest you go ahead a make the trip and just listen to everything they have there. The RF-3's, legend series, whatever and then make up your mind whether you still like the sound of the Heresey 2's, better. If you do you can order them right there. I still have this thing about ordering something like speakers over the net. I just wouldn't do it. I like to feel confident that if something happened I know exactely where to take the speakers, who to talk to, and my warranty is totally valid. The way some equipment is made today the more crucial this becomes....GOOD LUCK

Harshness? Metallica's Kill'em All C.D. Although I love the C.D. it has the hard, brittle sound that while you turn up the volume to extremely loud levels your well aware that when you end your listening session your ears will be most definitely ringing for quite some time. Even a slight headache may persist, or so I've been told.

Small town huh? That only eliminates Omaha and Lincoln. Anyway, I'm assuming you'll be going to Stereo West in Omaha for your purchase. Have you heard the Heresey's before? They don't have any on hand so you won't get listening test. I'm not saying you won't like the sound, just pointing out that they are vastly different sounding than most on the market. I doubt you'll be able to get much of a deal on them at all, and you'll have to wait a few weeks for your speakers. In no way am I discouraging you from getting the Heresey 2's, just think you should get a listen in if you haven't already. GOOD LUCK....

Colin.....Great review!

Swede.....So your saying if the RF-3's were not shielded they would sound comparable to your K-horns? I would think the four thousand dollar price difference between the two would have more to do with it then the shielding.

Foost....Purchase speakers for the way they sound not the total driver number. If more drivers were the key to a better speaker I'd be listening to Bose 901's!

I absolutely love my Epic CF-2's. But like Ray said they are most certain a different type beast than say the heritage line. This can be a good or bad thing, that's for you to decide. For me it's a good thing. Great depth and soundstage....

M.H.......Your well on your way now....There's no magic number/distance for any speaker. Every room is different therefore the best thing to do is what your doing now. Try a few different positions and do some listening. It might take awhile to find the best spot and some recordings might sound better with the speakers closer/farther/etc. to the walls. Experiment a little. Good Luck

Forresthump....I'm personally not attacking anyone. I'm just saying the consumer "especially in todays world" needs to take responsibility for his actions. To be pissed at Klipsch for not shielding the KLF series is ridiculous.

imagesetter1.......Most experts do strongly encourage the use of spikes and most high-end speakers manufactures include quite elaborate spiking/footing hardware. In many cases spikes will have a positive effect on tightening and speeding up your lower end, although from my own experience I believe speaker positioning is more important. Most of this just depends on your own taste. I personally run my Epic's with spikes. Another positive with spikes is that you can adjust angles of your cabinets to compensate for listening position. GOOD LUCK

Klipsch will be glad to send you all the literature you want or many of your local stores should have some literature to hand out without any purchase, or you could just ask the salesperson. Half of them probably wouldn't know off hand but they should be able to find out. Getting literature on your speakers after you purchased them kind of defeats the purpose anyway. By the way I have my Epic's about 8 inches from my television with no problem.

forresthump....I have the the Klipsch Legend Series literature in front of me right now, and I don't see it written anywhere that the KLF 10's,20's, or 30's are shielded. Should they be? Probably, but that's not the point. The point is people bought them, took them home, placed them next to there television and then bitched about interference and such when it's there fault for not researching what the features of the product are. The KLF-C7 being shielded is obvious being that in almost all applications the speaker will be in close proximity to the television.

BobG is right on, I know he always is. You need something on the wall above your couch. That's the main reason you like the sound sitting on the floor in front of the couch, because your couch is acting as an absorbant. Try some drapes,curtains, blinds,etc. above and behind your couch and that should solve all your problems. With the height of the KLF-30's already I can't imagine putting some "heavy duty" stands under them. GOOD LUCK.

No need to pay attention to your volume dial, just listen. When you start to hear distortion, especially in the higher frequencies you know your amp has reached it's operating limits. As long as your not at or above this limit for an extended time you shouldn't have any problem. Remember that all C.D.s are recorded at different levels and quality, therefore turning your volume dial to one or two and hearing no distortion on a particular C.D. will have no bearing on the maximum volume setting for your next C.D. you play. So unless you like listening to distorted music you should never have a problem with frying your speakers.

Ceedog.....How far away is your listening position? Moving the speakers a few inches further from the back wall "in my opinion", isn't going to make much of a difference in you problem area. Now your lower frequencies might tighten up a bit, but your asking about taming the highs and improving your midrange. I'd suggest looking at some different interconnect cables. Most higher end stores will loan pairs out for trials. I don't know what your using for interconnects now, but that might be a quick and easy fix to your problem. I highly suggest Transparent Audio cables. Nothing I have ever done to my system made such a dramatic improvement than just swapping in those two pairs of interconnects. Good Luck

Nothing to do with the post but....Where's the U.S. buying all these new black berets for are fighting men and women...You guessed it, CHINA....nice...

I totally agree with Mdeneen here. "Combo speakers probably will dominate low to mid-level speaker sales in the near future. I can't begin to tell you all how unfortunate I think this trend will be. Heck, they might as well place a processor and C.D. transport in an attached enclosure on top of one of the speakers so you only have to make one purchase and you have a great HI-FI stereo system......What a joke.....

joec64......speaker grills can definetly effect the sound of speakers. You'll find that a lot of audio magazines will test speakers with the grill on and off. What these tests usually conclude is a slight improvement in the higher frequencies with the grills off, but this isn't always the cases. There are a few companies that have come out with speaker grills they say actually IMPROVE the sound of there speakers, but who knows. The best way to find out on your specific speakers is to A/B them. For me it's easy.....when the kids are running around, I leave the grills on, when there gone and I'm doing some serious listening I take them off. I personally think there's an improvement with them off, but even if there wasn't I'd still continue to take them off, due to how cool they look. You know what I'm talking about. After you wash and wax your car it's always a little faster........