NeutronNed

Thanks, silversport. Yep - that's it. Can mere mortals post pictures? I can't find any obvious links on the Photos page.

Okay, my project isn't on the same scale as many of you (can you hear the awe in my voice), but I'm quite happy with the results. I'll get photos up as soon as I figure out how, but in summary, I've rebuilt some ProMedia Ultra 2.0 speakers into wooden cabinets with slight less "boomy" characteristics. Here are the steps... Step 1: Buy a pair of clearance ProMedia Ultra 2.0 speakers for $50 Step 2: Reverse engineer the cabinet dimension and speaker specs - involves lots of guessing Step 3: Design a similar sized cabinet with a front firing slotted port set at around 100Hz (versus the factory stock 120-130 best as I can figure). Step 4: Try to remember everything you can about wood working from high school shop class Step 5: Buy some 1/2 inch MDF, glue, contact cement, oak veneer and stain - maybe another $50 Step 6: Remove the drivers from the clearance speakers and hacksaw the tweeter horns from the plastic case Step 7: Cut the MDF, sand, glue, sand again, drill, sand some more {insert luck, magic, some swearing and sweat here} Step 8: Test assemble the drivers in the rough cabinets (I used the existing cross overs) Step 9: Listen, tune port with acoustic fill, listen some more, get impatient to finish Step 10: Veneer, sand, stain, sand, stain again Step 11: Finish wiring, assemble, hook up to stereo Step 12: Put on "Paradigm Shift" from Liquid Tension Experiment and impress spouse a little and kids a lot! Thanks! NeutronNed PS: Thanks for the help with posting pictures and the html!

My vote - upgrade to Blu-Ray. The line resolution on your Sony is still 1080, it's only the interlacing versus progressive scan that you're missing. The player will delace the signal to 1080i and the picture will be much better than all the upconversions from standard DVD resolution. Up-conversion = making up / filling in and/or repeating information. Boo-hiss. We went the Sony PS3 route last year (at the time, the cheapest way to get a Blu-Ray player) and the picture quality is superb. The only danger - you'll be buying a full 1080p display shortly ; )

I'll second (third, fourth, fifth???) the others. I'm listening to a pair of KLF-20's as I type this that I've had since 1999 and the bass response is well-balanced against the mid and highs. The 10-step check-up suggested above is an excellent starting point. I would underscore a couple of things: a) Check for mis-wiring. It could be that these were repaired and the woofers are reversed. Check the foam surrounds. My 9-year-old speakers look flawless, but haven't been abused. If you have air leaks around the foam, the bass output will be low and you'll also likely hear some very unmusical sounds coming from them. c) The suggestion to check the bi-amp jumper is a great one. If these were biamped before, the gold-plated flat metal jumpers could be missing. A simple heavy gauge shorting wire will work. d) It could be that the woofers were replaced with non-factory drivers. I can't tell you exact what to look for, but the specs say that there should be two K-1036 speakers. Hopefully this isn't the issue. Good luck - you'll be enjoying some of the best sound you've ever heard very soon!!