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Dang... I live in the land where these things are made and all I can come up with are the overpriced ones that get listed on ebay and CL. Lol.
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I'll watch this one just to see. My brother lives in Nashville.
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Did these sell?
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So I got them sanded down, wiped off, and the first coat of Watco walnut Danish oil is on. I guess they look decent overall. Honestly, I'm not going to keep these as the funds from them will further my Belle project. There are no emblems on the grills; is it worth buying some of those plastic knock offs on ebayour just for selling them? Original emblems are way expensive. Plus not having their tags on the backs, there's not an easy way to date when they were made. I've had 3 pairs of Heresy's thru the years and do like the way they sound, for what they are. But, there's nowhere else I'd be able to use them as the living room is my main listening area for now. Until, (1) I build the attic into a listening room or, (2) we buy or build a new house where I have that dedicated area.
So these will be coming up for sale soon but still wanted opinions on the grill emblems. I thought about doing some new walnut veneer on them but don't think there's enough ROI in doing so.
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I've had other speakers through the years that had that same stuff on them. Fisher XP-7B's come to mind but some others like Norman Lab, Dynaco, etc. All were sealed cabinets and it all wiped off.
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That's what I mainly meant....those cheap knock offs. Like the type they used in some older car audio stuff in cheap full range boxes.
It's odd that a person can buy a used, or new, K-33 woofer for a lot less than the new replacement Heresy woofers. I bought a new pair of K-33's for less than half of what a replacement Heresy woofer runs. (But I know lots of dealers)
There's quite a few used K-22's and K-24's on ebay right now. Even some red surround versions that are around 8 ohm. Might be an option.
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Oh, I wasn't serious on the piezo tweeters. Just stating what someone apparently did to a pair of Belle's.
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Apparently piezo tweeters can be shoehorned into most any Klipsch speaker as someone somewhere with the Belle's for sale did.
Not that I'm condoning that.....but a cheap alternate, I guess. -
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I found the dimensions on them on the website. Contemplating now.
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Could a pair of these potentially work on my Belle clone project? I've already got a new pair of K-33 woofers and will most likely build a 3-way design. Any idea what the depth is on this horn with a K-55 attached? I'm open for space on the top hat of my Belle's and will most likely use the CT120 or 125.
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Forte II I believe from looking at his signature.
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So do you have pictures of this piezo tweeter replacement? Why piezos?
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Pretty funny. Also, the 9 identical pics are humorous. $250 is a good deal...if it's real.
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Yep, I'd already seen those plus I had a can of that Valspar from when I repainted the KLF-30's before I sold them.
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Thank you, sir. They turned out quite good. I have to fill in a spot or two on one cabinet and try to sand down some spots sometime soon. Maybe I can keep from having to re-veneer them.
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Make sure you find the white formica that has no black backing on it that would show on edges. They make a non backed version that we used to use back in my car audio days for amp racks, boxes, etc.
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More of back and sides if I can get it to resize from my phone.
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And after repainting.
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Some before pictures.
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Back panels being painted now. Will add some pics later.
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Yeah, this paint had taken about 3 rounds per side. It's been a pain compared to when I used Strypeeze taking black paint off the solid oak top and bottom caps of a pair of POLK SDA's. After this is done, I move to mineral spirits and steel wool and maybe get some paint on them tomorrow after work. I've been off today and this is mostly what I've been doing.
I've got to get some new gasket material for all the drivers, too. And a couple pieces of the round velcro dots.
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So true. Churches seem to love doing that when speakers are visible. I guess they don't want the congregation staring more at the speakers instead of listening to the sermon. ha. Thinking about adding the slant risers to them, too. I've got the plans here to build them as I've already done a couple sets from two other pairs from years back.
Not that I'm condoning that.....but a cheap alternate, I guess.
Tractrix horn calculator for Belle clone mid
in Technical/Restorations
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Found this tractrix calculator and was wondering if any others had experience with it or had another recommendation. I'm pretty confident I can build the horns, I just need a little help on the calculating.
http://rocketsciencecanada.com/Sound/Horns/TractrixCalc_Mesh.asp