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OK, Cool, So everything is Swap (or disconnect) and see troubleshooting.. I can dig it! Definitely saw a lot of old connections in there, even the terminal box on the back is a pretty Rube Goldberg arrangement, complete with rusty non-stainless screws from the inside into the terminals... Swapping those woofers is quite a workout, though! Would it generally devalue the speakers to add a more modern terminal cup to these boxes, with a Banana Plug? (Or can you buy new versions of this arrangement?) Or should I just plan on replacing the things I would consider consumeables: Xover caps, and mid / tweet diaphragms? That would be like $100-140 from Bob Crites, and then the only original things are the woofers, and the other components of the crossover, which seem to be a bit more robust than the caps... (Simply because I have not seen as much attention to replacing the other things on the X-over board) Thanks! -Brad

Yes, I personally experienced the ManCave. wow. On a good note, My house got a little more man-cave-ish, with my Cornwalls now playing! I replaced the driver on sunday after work, and figured if everyone is so into vinyl as a source, I figured I might as well fire up my turntables, but I have devloped some kind of crackling from the (needle or mixer, or something else) so I just went to bed.. Tonight was the first time I had the time to hook up the Cornwalls with a CD as an input, and really play through them! And boy, did I play them!! I really love music most people consider "excessively" loud. (apparently so do the Cornwalls, as they do it more easily than most!) But, they are a little off..... -One woofer (the one I replaced) is playing noticeably less than the other (original) woofer. By less, I mean quiter, and a noticeable difference in the speaker-bouncing-the-finger test.. I'll double check my connections at the speaker later, but I am 100% sure I am good there. Any ideas? Start by redoing the crossovers and see from there? -One midrange and tweeter (also on the same speaker as the quiet woofer) have a noticeable "crackle". This is more evident at low volume and goes away a bit when you really turn it up. It may have possibly gotten better after a good half hour session of really playing them, or maybe not. It makes sense to m that if the diaphragms are a phenolic material, I would imagine they could be pretty rough at 28 years old. But, when I just had the good one playing by its lonesome, I can say that it is one hell of a speaker. Boy, do they sing!! And if they are this decent now, I cant wait to get them up to par! Thanks! -Brad

Well, if that is the case, so be it. I bought my Monitors about 12-14 years ago, and they have treated me well over the duration I have had them, but If I feel I need to get rid of them, I suppose I will! Got back late last night from driving down to see GroomLakeArea51, and picking up an old K-33-E from him, so when I go home, I hope to have these assembled and playing! Wish me luck, pics to follow! -Brad

Cool stuff.. Nice materials. Thanks for the link! Yeah, hopefully if I can grab the used k-33-e from GroomLakearea51, I could have these babies pumping by late this / early next week! (Just using my lil Marantz 2-channel, I am going to set up the Cornwalls as my 'B' channel, and keep my Paradigm Monitors as my 'A' channel for a little back and forth comparison.) Then I'll consider upgrading the x-overs, and/or both woofers. Also, one random question: Would my cornwalls make my (newer era) powered 12" Klipsch sub obsolete? (I cant imagine getting more from a 12" than a 15") Thanks guys! (I am now cursed with another good forum on stuff I like! My time is already so occupied keeping up with all the data on www.vwvortex.com, and http://vwdiesel.net, now I have another forum to keep up with! Oh well, I suppose thats life in the fast lane!) -Brad

wow, this board turns over pretty darn quickly! Thanks to all for the help, GroomLakearea51, just sent you an email about the k-33-e you just advertised, I would like to get that just to get them playing, as I can always upgrade the drivers (and crossovers) later. If I cant get new grille cloth identical to this, I think Ill probably try to trim these up and keep them in play. I can make them look presentable with some effort. I just lik the cane. Black is so... modern! the cane is straight 80s! (just like my cars: 2X '85 vw diesel) I think I'm going to put off refinishing of the cabinets, as they are look pretty good for 28! (and Iam anxious to hear them!) This is a mighty nice resource you guys have here, Ill get pics up of the insides soon, I ned to open them both up and see if I find any trasures! Thanks! -Brad

Oh yeah, serial numbers are: 33X384 33X542 which according to the wonderful info on this forum, should mean that these are both from 1982, and are Cornwalls # 32,384 & 32,542, correct? Thanks again! -Brad

Good evening, all! These speakers did not sell at a garage sale for $20 (not tested or guaranteed to work) so a co-worker of mine took them home to see if he could use them one day. I went over to his house, and recognized them as "Klipsch Cornwalls" (dont give me too much credit, I just read the tag!) and asked him what he wanted for them. I don't know much about vintage stereo stuff, but I remember in 1993-96 when I used to read Stereo Review mag, that was a reference point for old school, great speakers... He did not have a suitable amp to test them with, but a preliminary tap of the woofer cones showed that one woofer "bounced" nicely, and one driver was shot (buzzing noise when tapped) But I fancy myself a bit of an audio guy, and having built many a subwoofer box in my day, thought I should be up to the task of a woofer replacement. He bought a car (VW GTi) and needed help getting it running, so I offered to trade the labor involved in getting the car roadworthy for the speakers. Long story short, in trade for about 10 hours of easy car work, I got these: (clickable thumbnails) So I am looking for some advice on the following issues: 1) blown driver (I see what looks like reproduction crap on ebay, is it? and if so, is there a good source for a single replacement woofer? should I replace them as an acoustically-matched pair?) 2) Grille cloth is brittle and shrinking (not suitable to just re-attach), but it seems like the brown grille cloth (as shown) is no longer available? Also, missing one emblem, can these be had? 3) I am capable of cleaning these up and/or staining them, or not. Aesthetics are not a concern for me, but I don't want to diminish the value. Do I decrease the value if I stain original unfinished boxes? And just to confirm, for a price of $100-200, these are a decent buy, no? Thanks in advance! -Brad