Oregon Tubes

Here are pictures of the back sides of the Stephens. Here is the other.

http://s1181.photobucket.com/albums/x426/Jfjelinek/?action=view&current=Phone107.jpg'> Here are the cone sides of the actual Stephens woofers, the white dots around the edges wipe off and they show some faint dust which also wipes off.

I have a matched pair removed from Consecutive numbered Klipschorn Bass Bins, circa 1957. What might they be worth? They are in excellent condition. , will photograph both and post tomorrow, Saturday 11-12-11

Anybody know the current value for a pair of Stephens Tru-Sonic 103LX woofers in blue baskets, 15" woofer. They are both in mint condition.

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I have two mint Electro-Voice T-350 Tweeters, neither of them still have the decals on them, is there a place that carries such an item for restoration. They were in a box in storage and now the stickers are missing from both. They work perfect, what a difference over the Electro-Voice T-35. I have a McIntosh Preamp C-41 $1500 if anyone is interested

I am looking to see what the differences are between the 6HD and the 8HD horns. I believe the Klipschorns use a 6HD ?

After my last really cool find, I stumbled across a gentleman that had a pair of Klipschorns covered up in the corners, sheets covering them were very dusty, like they had been on them for years, maybe? I had met a gentleman regarding a stereo receiver that I was interested in buying, Denon AVR-5800. He was in his late 60's and said he traveled alot with his fifthwheel spending alot of time in Arizona and flying to florida. He said he decided to sell the receiver as he rarely had used it and didn't want it to get stolen. I loved the receiver, it was minty new, and in talking I asked what he had hidden in the corners under the sheets, hoping they were large speakers. He said they were Klipsch speakers. I asked if he was going to sell them. He told me that if I wanted a package deal, he would sell me the receiver and the klipsch speakers for $1000 (the receiver was being sold to me for $500, which was a stellar deal). I noticed the sheets were covered in dust and must have been covered for some time. I uncovered them and there sat a most beautiful pair of Klipschorns, They were the newer model that has the top that looks separate from the bottom, I took him up on the package deal. Now I have 3 Klipschorns and an Electro-voice Patrician IV. I am almost done with the Patrician, finishing it to look like the Klipschorn that it came with, in Baltic Birch and new speaker fabric from Wendalls Fabrics for the Klipschorn and the Patrician IV, looks nice. Will post photos soon. One in every corner of my 35'x25' theater room.

I am a Klipsch man through and through, love everything about them. I was looking at the Altec's as an investment. I currently have the Klipschorn and Patrician IV in my livingroom. I just had my KSP-300 amplifiers rebuilt and ready to put them up for sale, I love them but no room. Jerry

Thanks everybody for the quick and informative message. I see your point after reading the reviews on those speakers. I can always trust my friends in the Klipsch forum to assist and keep a brother out of hot water, these certainly could be a money pit. Jerry

There is a posting "For Sale" on these speakers, but according to the seller they were never mass produced and therefore do not have a model number. Seller stated: They were made for the major Altec dealers and only 12 pair were ever produced He said they were at the entrance to a high end Altec Store in 1990 for $12,000. They are 72" tall, 19" wide, 26" deep in Teak cabinets. They have carbon fiber cones, you could swivel the center of the speaker and adjust the soundstage on the fly without having to move the 440 pound speaker. Each tower had a 5 channel integrated amp. If I could identify these maybe they are a good buy at $1800 for the pair. This may or may not be a chance of a lifetime to own a set of Altec Lansing speakers of this calibre.

Larry, I am having the same problem with my KSP-300 Hummmmmmmmm. I was wondering if you could send me a copy of that service manual that Klipsch emailed to you. Thank you, Oregon Tubes

I have wanted a set of Klipschorns but really couldn't afford them @ 2000-3000 a set. I thought I got a good deal in buying the Klipschorn for $700, I figured maybe someone might buy the Electro-Voice speaker for a couple hundred dollars and I could put that towards finding another single Klipschorn speaker for $700, and end up with a pair for less than they are going for. I had no idea what an Electro-Voice Patrician IV was worth, seriously, I knew Electro-Voice made good drivers, figured it would be worth something. It is a beautiful speaker. His wife took off the front and covered it in a tan wool, then stiched a scene of birds and trees with yarn over the whole front. You have to imagine what I thought that huge decorated speaker was worth. The front cover comes off and the wool is just draped over a beautiful original front, but I didn't know that when I bought it. Now that I have hooked it up in my home and had a chance to listen to it, I am keeping it forever. I had no idea.

I don't know the Patrician IV at all and was thinking maybe I could trade it for another matching Klipschorn. I guess maybe I need to do some research before I make any rash decisions. I have it hooked up now and it sounds incredible, absolutely incredible.

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Recently saw an ad on Craigslist for pair of Klipschorns, Klipsch was spelled wrong so didn't come up on Klipsch search. Ad read "Pair of large Klipsh corner horn speakers. Totally horn loaded,very efficient,low power requirements. Spectacular bass & midrange. Must hear to appreciate. MAKE OFFER". I called the 83 year old fellow and was told that they were not a matched pair, one was a Klipschorn and the other was a Klipsch licensed kit he built back in the 60's. He did not elaberate any further, other than they were both in very nice condition. We set up a time to get together. He took me to his music room to show me what he had, I immediately recognized the Klipschorn, but I about fell over when I saw that the other Klipschorn was about 5 feet tall and very ornate. He said it was an Electro-Voice Patrician IV. He played some of his music through them.....wow, I had listened to my Klipsch Lascala's for years and really thought I had the best sounding speakers out there, I didn't think anything could really sound like you were right there with the artist, I was so wrong, it would bring tears to your eyes. As I sat and listened to the music, I decided this was the best sound reproduction I had ever heard, incredible clarity. The two speakers looked right out of the box mint. The gentleman brought out a ton of schemetics and literature on both speakers, there were receipts for both speakers, Purchased the Patrician kit in 1962 and the Klipschorn in 1977. He had every imaginable brochure on both, must have been 5 spec sheets on each speaker in the Electro-Voice Patrician IV, all in all, I believe there were about 50 different brochures, speaker schemetics, cabinet specs and the like, all in mint condition, several catalogs from both companies. He said he would have to get quite a bit for his two speakers, I was afraid to hear the price. He said he and his wife had given a good deal of thought as to their value, weren't sure there really was a market for such big speakers anymore, the Patrician coming in at a whopping 5 feet tall. He told me they decided they would have to get $700 dollars for the pair. I paid the price, collected up the literature and told them I would be back the next day with a moving company, the Electro-Voice Patrician IV weighs about 400lbs alone. I have been reading the information on the Patrician, it seems like a great speaker, Electro-Voice is a well made speaker, and as I understand, was used in Klipsch speakers. I looked at the chrome T-35 tweeter, it looks so sweet compared to the one in my Lascala's, which is black. Anybody that can share any information on this Electro-Voice Patrician IV, it would be greatly appreciated. It sounds awesome, even though it doesn't match the Klipschorn (Birch and Oak).The photos below aren't very good , I used my cell phone to take them. The Klipschorn looks terrible, where it really is in mint condition and the finish is perfect, the photo makes it look like it has black mold all over?

Hello I have recently purchased a pair of La Scalas and went to hook up the speaker wire. Is there a way to upgrade the speaker wire attachment to something more modern, like banana plugs. I really want to keep the integrity of the La Scala, ie....drilling holes and such would degrade their value.