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Nice photos, Justin! I like the sunset anyway. John

There has been a comment on the forums that Mondial was thinking about a power amp specifically designed for horn systems. Maybe that is what you are asking about. Where did you hear about it? I don't remember a pre-amp being mentioned, but it's a logical extension. John

How about an exclusive tour of all the facilities with an extended stop at their R&D lab? Topped off with complimentary, individually engraved, custom wall plaques for each of us to take home. Sigh... That would be awesome. But alas, a dream." Too Late; That occurred 1 1/2 years ago! It was great! The R&D is now in Indy, too. I don't think the Museum will stay in Hope much longer, either. John

We can't let this die just yet. 2003 would be a good year for another Klipsch Trip. John

Well Sarge, you should be at least concerned about blown drivers. All of the Heritage drivers can be overhauled for about $75 each, so a blown driver is no problem. Most of the other Klipsch drivers can be overhauled as well. To test them take a 1.5 volt battery and rub the leads to each driver across the battery terminals. A scratching sound indicates continuity through the voicecoil and a high probability of a good driver. Only a listening test will confirm the drivers are good. John

If they don't go *too* high, I'll take one of them. John

Yes! I have. I was in Audio Systems in Nashville around 1976 and was in the low-end room looking at what I could afford when a thunderstorm rolled up. I had to go upstairs and out to see if it was really raining. It wasn't! Back inside in the room next to the one I was in was the storm on a pair of K-horns powered by an SAE preamp and 100 watt power amp, all solid state! The storm was on the back side of "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" and it was completely real sounding, even in the next room. Later, they played Santa Esmerelda and my bell-bottom jeans moved to the beat of the bass drum; awesome! That's the only disco record I own. That was the first day I had ever heard Klipsch. It is the reason I have configured my La Scalas to mid-70s spec. John

I think Summer 2003 would be great. Say, in Indy on the last Sunday in May? I'm going to take a firm position and vote for the city the Company chooses to invite us to. I *think* the museum is still in Hope, but I believe it was destined to be moved to Indy. We'll have to see where it will be. One whole roll of my film, most of the stuff in the museum was ruined, so I would like to go back and get more shots. Outside of the Museum, the engineering and R&D labs were the most interesting part of the Hope tour. The whys of producing a speaker and the testing to see how it sounds and what is needed to "voice" it turned out to be most fascinating. That is all in Indy, now. This is about the right time to start talking about a trip, if we're going to do it. John

The hissing is not coming from or caused by the speakers. It is created by your amp. The efficiency of the Klipsch speakers displays the weakness in your amplifier. There may be nothing to be done but to replace the amp with a better one. John

I have quite a bit of trouble shooting. I don't have enough TIME!!! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Clu should get it. John

Clu/Less, Fainting is sometimes serious. Are you O.K.? John

The front face is smaller, but they are deeper. The ports are above the woofer, making the cabinet shorter. They *might* be sized correctly. John

You can send it to klipsch for repair. Call 1-800-KLIPSCH and ask for Trey or Matt. You could also replace the cap in kind if you can use a soldering iron moderately well. Start looking at a commercial electronics house, not Rat Shack. John

Why would you want to replace one paper and foil in oil capacitor with another one? If for no other reason, the Jensens are a mystery to me. John

As best as I can remember, #3 is in the Klipsch Museum. John

The Karlson Koupler was at least partially responsible for Mr. Paul's "Bullshit" button. The Klipsch Museum had one. John

I'd buy a KSW-15. You'll want a high output sub to keep pace with the Heresies. I place the squawker at eye-level when seated. I bought my rear La Scalas off of ebay, but audiogon.com and audioreview.com have classifieds with several Klipsch listings. John

I have not heard an RC-7, but I'm satisfied with my KLF-C7 as center between La Scalas. A Belle with early AlNiCo drivers would be a great center for you. AlNiCo is naturally shielded. You may have to search for an AlNiCo woofer, but they're out there. This is likely to be a project. You'll likely find a speaker with some AlNiCo drivers and have to substitute the rest. Naturally, this could be done with a Heresy, La Scala or Cornwall, too. John

Hello Miss Bec... er Mystery Guest, It sounds like you have gotten settled in. How are you liking Indy? I'm sure Steve has plenty to do, but tell him to come by and visit more often. John

ALKs are not available for Fortes. The use of superior components and careful matching of the filters for each driver, plus an impedance matching trick makes the ALK networks sound so good. John

One member did just what you asked about, contoured the openings. I front mounted my tweeters and found it reduced harshness and improved stereo imagining. Contouring the squawker opening and continuing the flare, would require cutting the cabinet too much for the screws to hold, so I lined the squawker opening with heavy felt from Home Depot. Klipsch makes "Z" brackets that mate flush mounting the tweeters a lot easier. Call Trey at 1-800-KLIPSCH. Damping the horns with rope caulk or Dynamat has been a popular undertaking. It works! John This message has been edited by John Albright on 09-09-2002 at 11:47 AM

Midnight security guard at a river barge manufacturing plant. No gun, just a phone and a watchman's clock. I was 22 and would have wet my pants if someone broke into the place. John

Hi Bev! You shouldn't have been gone for so long! Still workin' in the same old salt mine in the City of The King? John

I'll take a guess. Fabric wall coverings the deaden the room? Persian rugs on the wall? John

The kit you are looking at is not the same as the Wave. It uses different tubes. Without seeing the schematic, I can't say if it is similar. I;ll sell you a pair of Waves, with covers, cords and a spare set of "matched" tubes for $200. They have about 10 hours on them. John