[SOUTH FLORIDA Klipsch Sale]

If those Cornwalls could be pony expressed, I'd take those. Dang

[WTB: Klipsch Chorus II, Forte II, Cornwalls, KLF30, or CF4]

I'd possibly be interested in a pair of those. Are they both the original versions? PM me with pricing if you would. Also, if any pics, could you email them to me? Avguytx@yahoo.com. Thanks!

[WTB: Klipsch Chorus II, Forte II, Cornwalls, KLF30, or CF4]

Cornwallis are close for $900 but not sold on the price yet. Probably early to mid 70's model. Black stain finish over unfinished cabinets too. Kind of like walnut or oak preferably but it would be livable.

[WTB: Klipsch Chorus II, Forte II, Cornwalls, KLF30, or CF4]

Did you get my last pm?

[SOUTH FLORIDA Klipsch Sale]

Crud. Cornwalls are always so far away from me. Great price. Wish I was closer!

[WTB: Klipsch Chorus II, Forte II, Cornwalls, KLF30, or CF4]

Ok, I think that about covers them all! Ha. I live in central Arkansas and will travel a decent distance for a pair. I've owned La Scala's (in 79), a set of 78 Khorns in 2006 but had no corners in living room, a pair of Quartets for a short time, and at least 4 pairs of Heresy's (originals and 2's) but have not had a pair of the above listed. I've heard some of them through the years but I'm ready for another pair. I have a decent size living room (only one 90 degree corner) and a few amps to choose from including two rebuilt console tube amps (Magnavox and Stromburg Carlson...both EL84) and a Carver M-1.0t MkII (now about 450wpc and sounds unreal. My preamp is a completely rebuilt Carver C-1 that's had all of the major caps, resistors, and IC's replaced plus upgraded phono section, all new and better RCA connections, and I added remote control to it. This pre is dead *** quiet.

So, I'm in search of a larger pair of Klipsch speakers as I miss the sound and dynamics. I currently use a pair of rebuilt Polk Audio SDA 2's and Norman Lab Model 9's plus own a pair of JBL L100t's, Infinity RSIIIa's and Quantum 3's. Plus Dynaco A25's, Celestion Ditton 44's, Genesis G10's and some other smaller speakers.

Sorry for the ramble. But if anyone has some, or knows of some, please let me know. Thanks!.

[FS: La Scalas]

I'm curious of location, too, and if they're for sale. Can't really figure it out. :-/

[No longer for sale. Klipsch Chorus in Walnut]

Crap. If only I weren't so far away. I'd take them in a heartbeat

[Cornwall II $300 Mass]

Good grief. Always so far away...

[What recommended amp for 1978 Klipschorn KB-WO's?]

I think my next step now will be just to replace the original caps with the Sonicaps. As happy as I am with the sound right now, I don't need much of an increase for it to be at the "next level" to me. Maybe one day down the road I'll do the ALK crossovers....

[What recommended amp for 1978 Klipschorn KB-WO's?]

Thanks for all of the replies so far. Here's where I'm at as of this moment. This past weekend, I ran across some great gear that local to me for a great price. The main thing that caught my eye was the Soundcraftsmen gear. Back in the mid 80's, I really lusted after that stuff (kind of like the Khorns) and a competing audio store sold the line but I rarely heard it. I always liked those LED powe output meters along the front! So long story short, I picked up a DX4200 preamp, a T6002 tuner and an A5002 Class H amp rated at 250wpc @ 8-ohm and 500wpc @ 4-ohm. I got them for a really good price from the original owner, too, and they had been very well taken care of. I got them cleaned up, used Deoxit on the old control pots and replaced the Sansui AU-11000a integrated amp (110wpc) that was driving the Khorns...and doing a fine job. Whoa....what a HUGE difference this change made in so many ways. I know I only had a small handful of things to really swap around but I think I have found a very good combo for now. Sure, the power is overkill but it doesn't hurt to have it. I don't have a lot of time at the moment, or the audiophile jargon, to go into the subtle differences but let's just say that it's unbelievable all across the spectrum. I used a few choice CD's that I know intimately well for reference. Man...nice sound. Plus, the gail controls on the amp make it so the noise floor is low and there is no audible hiss which would drive me nuts. Here's a picture of the combo....

[What recommended amp for 1978 Klipschorn KB-WO's?]

I pulled the K-55-V's out of the Heresy's and put them in the Khorns and that definitely takes care of the problem. So, while I wait for new diaphragms, at least they are kind of at a normal state now. I'm listening to them at the moment with the little Maggie tube amp and they sound good but I'm thinking I at least need to hook up the bigger Sansui (AU-11000a) and see how it works out. That integrated has a bad *** phono section, too, and always sounded good on anything else it was hooked to. So I guess that's the agenda for awhile...pull the rack, unhook everything, move stuff around (again) to get that beast of an amp in the rack and see what happens.

I'll try to report back later as I'm listening to a couple of songs for a reference point of comparison before switching.

[What recommended amp for 1978 Klipschorn KB-WO's?]

1. What kind of listening levels are you happy with most of the time (you can always get an A/B switch to cover the times you want to listen in the opposite arena, however that's defined)

2. HOw big is your room

Thank you guys for the welcome into the group. I know that amplifier recommendations are always a touch and go for many because opinions will differ with everyone and can start a war sometimes! I was just wondering what some of you use. As far as listening levels, it will depend on what type of music I'm listening to as I'm sure it will with most people. I mean, who really "cranks" Diana Krall or Allison Krauss to concert levels. Now, if it's some rock and roll, that's an entirely different story. There are occasions where I will play rather loud and the current amp I have on them does a pretty reasonable job albeit that it may be frequency inhibited because of it just being a rebuilt console tube amp. I think this weekend, I'll hook up one of the Sansui's just to see how it does. I did, at one time, have my Carver M-1.0t running my Heresy's which sounded very, very good but had some background hiss to it which is most likely gain related due to the efficiency of the Heresy's. So that's one reason I thought about using a smaller SS amp for now to see just how they react.

Room size? Like I said....way too small at 12 X 14 which is way less than optimum. But I just can't do them in the living room based on how it's set up. Although it (living room) is 24 X 20, there are no 90 degree corners and I do understand about building the backs for the Khorns, but, it's just the layout. One speaker would almost block the entry way into the master bedroom and that just won't cut it! It's not a spousal approval thing as I'm single...it's just me. They wouldn't look right blocking part of the door. Currently, my living room setup is Polk SDA's and Carver stuff which I enjoy, it fits the room, and they sound good. So, the Khorns' life for now will be in a small room until I buy/build a new house in the next couple of years. I'm perfectly OK with that, too.

I think I figured out from some research that the same mid drivers (K-55-V) are used on the Heresy and the Klipschorn based on the info at www.klipschcorner.com website. So when I get home tonight, I'm going to move those drivers to the Khorns and see what happens...if it works, of course. Then, I can just replace the diaphragms at a later date and save that money for now since the Heresy's aren't being used.

[What recommended amp for 1978 Klipschorn KB-WO's?]

Hello to all. First off, I hope I posted this in the right spot! I haven't really posted a lot in here but the time is now upon me to do so. As the title states, I have a beautiful pair of Klipschorn KB-WO's (1978) that I bought from the original owner awhile back. I have lusted after these beauties since I first heard them at Custom Audio in Little Rock, AR back in 1979 or 80. They did a great demo of playing them on 2 different small amps that were hidden behind a small "curtain" of which one was a smaller Yamaha receiver of that era (maybe 15wpc or so) and the other a McIntosh tube amp that I can't remember the model for sure (maybe an MC230 but forgive me as I don't know Mac equipment that well). Ever since that demo, I was hooked and always wanted a pair and promised myself that I would some day. Well, now the time is here and I'm a happy camper.

There are a couple of things that I need to do to them of which one is replacing both K-55-V diaphragms as one of them is sounding rather raspy and odd for lack of better terms. It makes those noises that I describe so badly on certain vocal ranges or notes that the mid covers. I know it's the one driver as I swapped it from one side to the other and it stays with it. I figure I'll replace both as that will keep them more "voiced" the same. The other change I'll make is one of 2 choices in itself. I'll either just change the caps out and enjoy them for awhile with the sub $100 expense for Sonicaps OR I'll go ahead and spend the $300 on the ALK crossover kit and build it myself. Don't worry...I've built (from scratch) more crossover networks than I care to remember in the last 28 years of being in the home and car A/V business. I'm a firm believer in freshening up those 30 year old caps as I've done it in most all of the speakers I listed in my bio for the "system" part plus many more. I love projects like that!

These speakers, unfortunately, are going to spend time in my office which is way too small for them but I have absolutely NO 90 degree corner in my 24 X 20 living room at all and I don't want to built the side walls for them. It's not that I can't, I just don't want them in there as I already have a setup in there that I enjoy. I did have my 1978 Heresy's in my office setup which sounded great but now the big boys took their place.

So, this brings me to my question in the title of the thread. I've done some searching in here but the search function isn't the most friendly (sorry) so here I am. Currently, the Khorns are hooked up to this: Carver C-1 preamp, Magnavox EL84 console tube amp that's been updated with orange drop caps, new IEC power connector, banana binding posts, RCA's, etc, a Denon DCM-560 CD changer and a Pioneer PL-55X TT with a Shure V15 Type IV with a JICO SAS stylus. Yeah, I know...it's not a lot and not near as high end as a lot of people but it works well for in here. What do you guys run on your Khorns? Do many use SS amps or primarily tubes? I have a few older vintage integrades from Sansui (AU-777, AU-11000a, AU-D11 II) which were decent amps in their days I guess. They all sounded nice on the Heresy's! I'm going to be selling some extra equipment off to fund buying a new (or vintage rebuilt) amp of some nature. I know it's not a lot in comparison to some but I'll probably budget somewhere between $500 to $750 for an amp of some sort IF I decide to get a new one. Remember, these are in too small of a room I know (12 X 14 or so) and it definitely won't take a lot of power. The little amount that's on them now does a pretty amazing job for what it is. I would, however, like to achieve more low end out of the Khorns but I realize I am limiting them on their space for that.

Ok...don't flame on me too bad. I'd just like some input from you all. Any and all recommendations are appreciated. Here are a couple of pictures of them before they went into my office. I'm kind of embarassed to shoe them in their smallish habitat! [:$] If I need to supply any more information, I'm glad to do so. Thanks in advance!