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Rivernuggets

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  1. Hope these pictures post well. So the Decorators didn't have grilles - very cool. They look rough and I'm not sure about veneering over what is there. Would it be sacrilege veneering over the birch? Noah, there isn't a label on the backs saying HD-BR or HD-BL. In addition to the serial numbers on the back, there is 'OD' and 'USA' stamped along the vertical backsides of both speakers. The seller said they were birch poly, but looking them up they only came in birch raw or laquer. They feel laquered - or maybe 32 years of wear on raw wood gives this 'laquer' feel, heh. The chips/dents are lighter in color, so it must be laquer.
  2. Purchased for $175. Serial # 51S957 & 8. Puts it at '78 right? I can post more pictures soon. They don't have grilles or any evidence of having them. Any thoughts on this? Finally I'll be able to hear the Heresy sound (in an as/is condition) -- I've read so much about them here. Gotta do a few things first, THEN I can listen.
  3. Thank you very much for your advice. 'Some assistance'..... Definately! Since my question here I found your "$200 CORNWALL SAGA - RESCUING ORPHANS" thread. Truly wonderful to see a lost pair come alive again. Excellent work.
  4. Hiya all. My Forte IIs purchased last month are rough to the touch except for the risers, which are smooth. Nothing extreme like peeling or delaminating...just dry. I've read some old threads dealing with Oiled Oak maintenance but none (so far) deal with a raised grain feel and what to do. Should I sand until smooth, then apply Watco or other oil of choice? Or do you think just oiling alone would suffice?
  5. Mathews, don't know if you're near these 83's, but this thread is from the Garage Sale section: http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/129249.aspx 2nd Willand's advice - buy what you can afford. You can always upgrade (that's half the fun!).
  6. Pardon a slight hijack here. I'm thinking of doing this upgrade to my Forte IIs. I understand they have titanium drivers for tweeters, but do Bob & Michael sell replacement midrange drivers? Should I be thinking of upgrading the squawker along with the tweeter?
  7. The only high end place the comes to mind around here is no more. Salon One Audio. Was located in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. A series of listening rooms packed with stuff. Casual environment with the salespeople just as excited as you to listen on various gear. I think the owner's name was Bruce (or Bill?). My memory......
  8. I paid $175 for my Kg 4.2s. If you're on the fence about picking up 5.2s for $125, buy them. You'll have a great 2 channel system there.
  9. Depends on who's travelling through your listening/home theater room. With your Chorus IIs away from the wall and children around (friend's kids every so often) I'd consider protection. Here are some grilles from SpeakerWorks.com that have a tighter mesh style than Parts Express: http://www.speakerworks.com/15_inch_black_steel_speaker_grills_p/sgm15.htm I've used 8" grilles of this style on a pair of KG 3.5s and they worked well. Once installed there are no visible screw heads around the woofer, and the grille can be easily removed (friction fit) for woofer viewing. Neat.
  10. Hello all, I recently bought an HK730, knowing the left channel isn't working. Opened it up and noticed the pair of fuses for the left channel were blown. After replacing the fuses the left channel works but music is accompanied by static similar to a dirty LP. It's a hiss with a few crackles and pops here and there. Don't worry, I'm using a free, very old and nasty Marantz speaker from a garage sale, didn't even come as a pair. Even with the volume down and balance to the right channel, the left still makes a hiss. Now you have the background, here is my question: Is this the correct spray cleaner, or should I use Deoxit from Parts Express? Hopefully a good cleaning will soothe the savage channel.
  11. Heat sometimes works in allowing the glue to be removed. Try a hair dryer on low....warm the glue and try to roll it off with you fingers. If you are comfortable with a sharp chisel, the glue can be removed that way sometimes. There may be some residue color left in the wood. Solvents like Acetone or Denatured Alcohol sometimes work, but they also break down the finish underneath so it's hard to recommend one.
  12. Taken at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, WI.
  13. That's the spirit! Keep looking at the Garage Sale thread here at the forum. Or post a 'want to buy Heresys' there. Members here are very helpful and someone may be looking to sell their pair. Good luck in your Heresy search.
  14. Merry Christmas. May you all be warm, talk and laugh with family and friends, and curl up next to the music.
  15. If they sound/feel too far when they are 10' out, you could turn your 83's inward. Sweet room and setup!
  16. Hi UberChurl, Welcome to the Forum! $100 is a good price if you are picking them up locally and they are in very good shape. I have two pair of KG 1s in my garage and they get the job done in that setting. I think the 1.5s you're looking at would sound good with your tube amp. However, these smaller bookshelves are all starved for solid, full bass. You could add a sub to cover the low end. If you're moving into a larger room fairly soon, I'd save your $100 and put it toward a larger pair. I'm told Heresys RULE with tube amplification. Good luck!
  17. Very cool vid. I remember going to the Adler Planetarium in Chicago when I was young. There was a program 45 minutes long with similar subject matter: You are here.....here is everything else. At the impressionable age of 10, I left the building thinking, "Why do anything!". It was a very very cool experience. Thanks for the video!
  18. This is straying from downloads a little, but I use Half.com a lot for buying cds. It's a tributary of Ebay, so your username and password can be used in both places. You can find most used cds for $2-5, then $3 for shipping. Back to MP3s. Their quality is determined by how they were encoded and at what bit rate. If you get the right set up, they can sound very good (relatively speaking). LAME is a good MP3 encoder: http://lame.sourceforge.net/about.php I have been ok with using the Windows Media Player for making MP3s, and using the Rio Karma 20 gb player: http://www.digitalnetworksna.com/shop/_templates/item_main_Rio.asp?model=261 It's old and discontinued but wonderful. Plays lossless FLAC files if you're into that.
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