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Excellent!!!
Sometimes karma just works. Now you can refinish them with the money you've saved!
Herb
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Don't sweat the possible focus on the certain. IF you sell them for $350 on eBay you will net about $300 so you've spent $150 and have nothing. If the seller agrees to take them back you will have to pay shipping plus all your time which will be at least $100, and again...you've got nothing!Now, they seem to work fine.
I don't think they were worth what I paid, particularly since the seller misrepresented them. I would not be comfortable trying to sell them for $450 as they are. Maybe $300-350 would be a more realistic value. The seller, when asked if he would make an allowance for the passive and cosmetic condition said he would rather have them back, since he paid almost as much as I did for them.
So, my question is, is that repaired passive worth perseverating over? I have to admit that part of me wants to keep them, but my sense of propriety says return them and get a better deal from a more honest seller. I have about a day to decide if I want a refund. What do you think, klipschfolk?
Await the arrival of "cognitive dissonance"! Soon you will be rationalizing that you got a pair of speakers that work the way you want them for a price you were willing to pay. IF, after listening to them for a week or so you percieve a problem, you can spend the $125 to replace the passive and then for $25 more than option 1 or 2 you will have something to listen to instead of a hole on your wall where your speakers were.
Feel better now?
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The finished product:
- Switched from the original brass nameplates to the PWK pies.
- Replaced the rickety rattan stand with an 64" HDTV table to highlight the old gear.
- Picked up a Panamax to power up and down the Mac gear, while leaving the TD-124 and iPod charger unswitched.
- WAF is now a solid 10!
Thanks everyone!
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Mike-Would love to have you down. Let me know when you plan on being in the area. I live just outside Orlando.
I am currently listening to the Korneff 45 while I am having a new set of VRD's built by Craig (Winchester bought my VRD's). I am really enjoying the 45 at the moment. I am thinking I will keep both, and will switch back and forth depending on the mood I am in.
Mike
How are the new VRD's different than your previous ones?
Glad to hear you are enjoying your 45 amps. I do the same thing. When I'm by myself I listen to the 45 amps exclusively. When I have someone over and they want to play a DVD music video on the loud side, I hook up my 300B amps.
Tell me more about the VRD's I am curious to learn about them.
Thanks,
Herb
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Capzark-Steal is the right word. Who sells a pair of CWs for $200? I'd buy 5 pair and put a set in every room. Of course, my wife would throw me out shortly thereafter and I'd find enough room for them in my new apartment.
LOL
With five pair you could live in the Cornwalls!
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You are right. I know that the raw birch Cornwall is a CBR, Iand I've seen CBO, but no CWR. Could it be that they are a rare raw walnut version?
Sounds like you got a steal! CWR stands for Cornwall Walnut Rubbed oil.I just bought a pair of very large (38"x28"x16") and heavy Cornwall floor mount speakers for $200 and wondering what exactly I have? On the back is a label that is signed by the inspector, etc. and states...Cornwall....Type CWR-15...serial #36732. The front (screen?) seems to be made of some kind of burlap or bamboo material? Does anyone have any information on these speakers so I can properly combine the necessary equipment to them for the best possible quality? The person I bought them from said he went to the factory in Ark., took a tour then bought these...Any information is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
It that were the case it would be CWRO and there is nothing like that. It would be CWO. There also is no CWR that I could find either !
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Sounds like you got a steal! CWR stands for Cornwall Walnut Rubbed oil.I just bought a pair of very large (38"x28"x16") and heavy Cornwall floor mount speakers for $200 and wondering what exactly I have? On the back is a label that is signed by the inspector, etc. and states...Cornwall....Type CWR-15...serial #36732. The front (screen?) seems to be made of some kind of burlap or bamboo material? Does anyone have any information on these speakers so I can properly combine the necessary equipment to them for the best possible quality? The person I bought them from said he went to the factory in Ark., took a tour then bought these...Any information is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
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Sounds like you got a steal! CWR stands for Cornwall Walnut Rubbed oil.I just bought a pair of very large (38"x28"x16") and heavy Cornwall floor mount speakers for $200 and wondering what exactly I have? On the back is a label that is signed by the inspector, etc. and states...Cornwall....Type CWR-15...serial #36732. The front (screen?) seems to be made of some kind of burlap or bamboo material? Does anyone have any information on these speakers so I can properly combine the necessary equipment to them for the best possible quality? The person I bought them from said he went to the factory in Ark., took a tour then bought these...Any information is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
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James,
Those are beautiful cabinets! What do they cost?
Herb
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Nico,Hello Dave; I would like to order another pair of them [for my brother-in-law].
He hates me after hearing my LS's with the fastracks....he can not live with the way his stock LS's sound anymore.
Please deliver them just like mine [same finish], and LMK when you can have them ready.
Thanks,
Nico
I read your description of your delight when you replaced the K-400 with the Fastrac horn. I had the same reaction.
I decided to build Cornscalas from scratch and bought a pair of K-400's off eBay. I couldn't figure out how to mount them outboard without the wife's approval, so I bought a pair of Fastracs from Dave. At once I discovered the pleasure of the wooden horn, the tinniness was gone and vocals were much more natural. The tonality of reed instruments also were much more pleasant. Of course, the CT-125 and the crossovers also made a big improvement, but not nearly as much as the Fastrac!
The ability to mount these inside a stock Cornwall cabinet was also a bonus. I found a pair of stripped stock cabinets for next to nothing and all I had to do was route out the bigger horn opening and they dropped right in.
The more I listen, the better they sound. Thanks, Dave!
Herb
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Dude...TMI!mounting horns as things dry out ...
Your personal life is none of our business![6]
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Robi-
You are correct. Fastslappy's pictures are the same as my 84 Cornwalls, no damping on the motorboard or under the port shelf.
Almost finished. Enjoy!
Herb
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It's good to see this thread reappear. It was the thread that gave me the idea for my Cornscalas!
Thanks everyone!
Herb
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Keep us posted on how you like the VPI, I am looking for a cleaning machine myself!Pulled the trigger today on the VPI 16.5 new with warranty for 491.00 delivered from an authorized dealer found on AG.
Now I gotta review these threads and buy the other stuff.
THANKS for the greart advice and input.
Herb
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Hey Groom...Assuming that they are removable.... and you follow Budman's advice regarding cloth, here's a "how to do it", including how to make new grill boards if the old ones are no longer serviceable. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/110684.aspx
If your pair are not retained by velcro, put are stapled to the motorboard, they can be removed if done very carefully. Find the staples and individually pull them enough to cut the with Dyke/cutters to remove the grill. Then use pliers and remove the staple ends in the motor boards. I would recommend that when you replace the grills, you replace them with velcro as described in the thread above.
Hope that is of some assistance.
See you got around to putting a picture of yourself on your avatar!
Are you up to making another pair of grills for me? I am thinking of going with cane this time??
Herb
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Robi-Hi Robert,
I'm in trouble with this issue.... ;-)
This is the situation:
1)Bob Crites don't use damping material inside (as he said to me by mail)
2)Another guy that realized splitted Cornsacalas (and write on this forum, where published a pdf about their project, now I don't remeber the nickname) tried damping material and was happy.
3)The crossover from Crites uses autotrasformer and I could lower the level of the mid and high sections (even using a db meter).
I thought to damping only the walls of the cabinet (NOT fullfill the cabinet) but I can stop now with the damping material.
I'm not sure: what I've to do?????
Experts help me, please!!!!!!!!
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Roby.
Non preoccuparsi, troppo damping è non problema!
I don't remember what drivers you are using, but I think you said you are going with the Crites tweeters and crossovers. I have the CW 1.5 and it still has the paper damping material inside. The area below the port shelf is not damped. My crossover uses a 1.3 mH solid core inductor and is crossed at 600 Hz. and I get plenty of output from the woofers. Are you using Crites woofers?
Once you get the drivers in and the box sealed you can judge for yourself. You can always change the taps on the autoformer for the squawker and tweeter to reduce their output. I would try that before removing the damping material.
They look bello!
Ciao,
Herb
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Check out: http://www.needledoctor.com/
Nice selection
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Mystery solved! Thanks, Greg![I just called Wendell Fabrics and they have plenty of CS9002 (black Heritage cloth) on hand. They have not been out of it and they have no plans to stop making it.
I also asked if they make that product themselves, and the person I talked to said they are the weavers of that material. They sell the product to Duracrest.
Greg
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A 1973 crackle is much more mellow, whereas a 2010 crackle had is much more edgy, or seismic...How can you tell the difference between a 1973 crackle and a 2010 crackle?
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You could buy a new Chevy for $1250 in 1956!
Dennie,the Gentleman bought it in 1956, he paid the princely sum of $1250, plus $525 for the TV that matched it. NO! I didn't get the tv..wish I had. The store I bought it from has just given me all the paper-work/manuals for it along with the price he paid.Great Picture Oldenough! Hell, it looks like it could have been made yesterday!
I too think that is the Best $175 you've ever spent!! I bet it has a Sweet Warm Sound to it! Do you know what year it was made?
Thanks for the new pic,
Dennie
A fantastic pickup!
Herb
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I second the recommendation of "bnb". I got some CV4024's from them and they are excellent!Where did you get your GL's, good price?
I bought my quad Gold Lion (reissue) KT-88's from bnb_tunes on ebay. $200 shipped. I would recommend. Link. No affiliation.
He is also the best source for Mullard CV4024 NOS tubes, one of the best 12at7 tubes out there.
Herb
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Gartenman-
I just sent you a PM
Herb
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Can these be modified to fit into a stock Cornwall cabinet?
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Greg,The Wendell Fabrics product that I use most is the black grill cloth that is exactly like the original Klipsch black cloth, #CS9002. You might not see it on their website, but if you call you can get it in small quantities for around $20 per yard. The cane-style cloth is MD4134, same price roughly.
Greg
I went to the Wendell Fabrics website and found the cane style cloth but not the #CS9002. Do you have to contact them for that?
Herb
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Who eats blackeyed peas on New Years day?
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Thank God I married a girl from the South. My parents ate pickled herring on New Years for good luck. Years later found out why when I went to Asiago Italy and every restaurant served some variation of pickled herring!
Much prefer Hoppin John, with chopped onion on top, and a little Tabasco if you're up to it!