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Thanks for sharing! This encourages me with my HII project... they look about as rough as yours did to begin. My biggest problem is time... I rarely have more than 45 minutes at a shot and it is hard to get much done in a short time. How many hours would you say you spent? Love the cane!

Too bad that is so far away... or is it? [ap]

Anything you buy, whether it is 50 years or 5 days old could have a problem. I accept that as a possibility and try to factor that into my budget considerations. I don't worry so much when there is a warranty involved but those 12 months can fly by pretty quick and that warranty is only as good as the company and their service rep. I'm not happy with how much I've wound up spending at times but paying attention to the advice found here has kept me more on track and with better equipment than I ever could have found (or afforded) on my own. That said... I've said it before and I'll say it again... I'm loving that Scott 299! I have a hard enough time tearing myself away now. I can't imagine when/if I graduate to something better! hmmm... Craig, you might want to watch for a PM. [^o)]

Well... the grills don't come with the badges. The new style pie badges are $12 each from Klipsch so it starts to add up. They have the PSA type backing so they just press on. It is hard to wait to hear these! Given how little time I have to work on them it is going to take a while. I'll get it done eventually. This is a labor of love as well as a learning experience. I'll share some pictures when finished. You will be able to tell how good of a job I did by how far away I take the picture... I'm hoping for 2 footers but if the shot looks like it is 20 feet away you will know that I REALLY screwed up! [] At least the grills should look good!

Thanks for your comments and the picture! I also talked to Steve @ Klipsch and he told me pretty much the same thing. I'm thinking I was more concerned than I needed to be so I went ahead and ordered some new HII grills from Klipsch. I was surprised that they still had some grills available for the Heresy IIs. They were over $75 for the pair shipped but it will be nice to not have to build these from scratch. I figure I could easily spend more than half that much on fabric/materials alone and I will be able to get these into the house that much quicker! Now, I need to make the final decision on what veneer to use... so many choices. I really liked a sapele veneer but I am kind of leaning towards good ol' walnut like most of the rest of my Klipsch. I'm thinking the flat cut walnut looks the most like from the factory... at least how mine look anyway.

I am in the process of upgrading some Heresy II cabinets with Heresy III components. I never saw the HII components installed as I got the cabinets empty and without grills. I still have quite a bit of work to reveneer and finish the cabinets but I placed the components in the cabinet just to take a look. I was surprised by how thick the front gasket is on the woofer and found it sticks out past the motorboard when placed in the routed hole. I placed a HI grill I borrowed from 1976 vintage Heresy. I know the holes don't match up but this was to see if the grill would sit flush with the outside edge of the speaker. It sticks out past the edge just a little bit which doesn't seem to look quite right. It is hard to imagine I could build or buy a grill much thinner than the HI so I am not sure how to handle this. Also, I found an interesting difference between the Heresy models that I didn't know before. I measured the depth of the motorboard on the 1976 HI and on the 1986 HII. The HI was 11/16" deep and the HII was 7/16" deep. Not a big difference but that would make the difference of the grill looking more flush. What is the depth on the HIII? In pictures, the grills on the HIII look pretty flush. I really need to have grills on these! Would just going with the Klipsch HIII grills probably work for me? I'm open to suggestions... Thanks for your input!

I think he HAS to have a CRT! A flat panel would get bounced right off!

Welcome! Sounds like you are having fun... my Scott 299b has been a blast the last year or so since I got it! It is hard to believe this thing is 50 years old (although Craig has put in plenty of new parts). I would go through some serious withdrawal if I had to go without it for 2 months! Tubes are: 5ar4 - HH Scott; 7189 - Russian Military 6?14?-EB; 6BL8 - HH Scott; 12ax7 - Telefunken smooth plates I've been slowly collecting some spare tubes over time but I haven't had any go bad yet. I only experimented a little with rolling tubes since I am pretty happy as is. []

...A sickness involves Doctors! Dennie Or a twelve step program! [^o)]

Talked to KAB today... they are all out. The guy at KAB was great to talk to! He was incredibly helpful and answered all my rambling questions! It looks like there are still a few out there but the prices are starting to shoot skyward. B & H photo had some but they are getting expensive quick! [^o)]

DOH! [:'(] I don't know why I didn't notice this sooner! I have been holding out and saving up for a KAB version of this and I guess I waited too long. I just couldn't say no when some Heresys came up for sale so close to home a few months ago. I have a Shure M97Xe just waiting for me to install on a decent turntable. I even have a small stash of LPs that I wasn't going to play until I had a "worthy" table. edit: I guess the big question is what is as good or better for the money?

This is likely... I have a cabinet that shuts tightly but still rattled. Used felt pads (stick on) which are definately quieter than the rubber or cork type. The felt made them quiet down some but still rattled. Shoved a thin line of glazing putty around inside edge of glass and frame of door. Scraped most of it off but it left a thin amount shoved behind the wood trim and the glass. Noise was almost completely gone except at high levels I actually hear more rattles from the windows and cabinets in the next room . I think you will have to experiment as cabinets are all made differently. You could actually (re)glaze the glass if you see how to remove the glass. I also have some glass front barrister cases that there is no way I will be trying the glazing trick as I don't want to mess up the looks or remove the old trim. Felt pads helped a little but that glass is really loose! Start with the cheap and easy first! (insert joke here)

Wishing you all the best! Also, a thank you for your contributions here! I hope this didn't all start with, "Hey, watch this!"

I will try to resist getting worked up about the politically correct BS with the "Happy Holidays" issue. That said, I wish you all a Merry Christmas! It's going to be a Klipsch Christmas for sure! []

I'm not a lawyer but have leased out upper mid range duplexes. I'd say most likely to cut your losses and move on. You should talk to a lawyer even if it is just so you can learn from your current situation. State laws vary as do local judges so you should really have the advice of an attorney local to your rental property. If you sue they will most likely countersue for any number of reasons including for work they did. Better hope no one got hurt doing any work on your property! You have to treat this as a business (IT IS) if you want to have as few headaches as possible. Never let the renter do any work on the property if you ever want to get any unpaid rent back... they will say you agreed to free or discounted rent for "all" the work they did. Any work done should be under contract by you. Ignore the sob stories. Save your generosity for your charity, volunteer at the local food pantry, support your Klipsch friends but keep rentals on a professional basis only! I wish all the best, whatever you do! Try to not let it eat at you... I find that very hard to do, myself! [:'(]

Sehr gut! [Y]

What this?! You mean you can SELL these things?!? I never thought of that! []

Wow! Thanks for sharing this one! [Y]

I don't know about making FLAC files with Winamp Pro but this is the guide I use to set up Exact Copy for creating Flac files: EAC Setup Guide According to the guide there are things you can do to screw up Flac files where they will play in some players but not others. Using the above method I have been able to play the resulting flac files in Foobar2000, Winamp, MediaMonkey, and with the Squeezebox Touch just fine. Don't know about any others. Hope that helps!

Sorry I missed what you were asking... First the hardware - I really like my Bellari VP-530 USB Phono Preamp! What I hear from my turntable IS what I hear from the resulting files. I just wish I had a turntable to do it more justice. Now, what you asked - I use Audacity to create my raw wav file of each side of the album. I have never found any software (free or $$) that will divide the songs up correctly and automatic. I decided to be happy with one file for each side. I get the level right, record, and lop off the extra silence at the beginning and end. Later, I convert to flac using FLAC Frontend or MP3 as needed right from Audacity. I don't use filters with Audacity usually because it seems to work like a sledgehammer without much finese. I don't want to try to get rid of any of the noise because it invariably will take music with it. At the least, keep your original and make a copy if you want to mess with any filtering. Once you get the hang of it, dividing the file into individual song files isn't that hard but it isn't worth it to me.

Exact Audio Copy... it was a pain to get set up at first but I found guides via google. It rips to wav and converts to flac via the "external program" flac.exe It takes a few steps but when done I know I have a good backup of my CD (that can be restored exactly) and will know right away if it isn't error free. I use foobar2000 as a player with the asio4all add in. This has worked well for me on a few hundred CDs but it would have been nice to automatically import album art and such info. It would add a lot when using the Squeezebox Touch (another good choice).

How did I miss THIS!? Thanks for posting! [Y]

I've heard people refer to the Sunfire as "slow" but I haven't noticed that with the Sunfire EQ 12 signature (TS-EQ12). I don't have experience with the others to compare... I can just say that I'm not complaining with it paired with Cornwalls. I haven't had it very long... others can jump in. As with much used equipment: Buy it, try it, sell it for what (or nearly) you have in it if you don't like it.

Gee, I would keep these if you have the room. Unfortunately, your price would need to reflect their need for veneer work. That said, if you were willing to put in the time and effort you could make these beautiful again (and worth more)! Don't just take a heat gun right away to that formica looking stuff... do a little research first. There is certainly a lot of help around here for such things.

You have me intrigued, Dave! What would be entailed on your 300.00 Music Hall build? I don't have much more real world experience with TT than my parents Magnavox changer when I was little and the full auto Denon I bought with busboy money while in college. I'm a little intimidated by the complicated setups. I have a Shure M97xE that I still haven't tried on the Denon... I don't want to mess anything up since it doesn't have any antiskate and the arm is electronically controlled.