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Best offer?
Let the auctions begin i guess...
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Looks great.
Great job!!! What crossovers are you using?
Looks like an AP-12 and ES-5800
Close, its the Gentle slope equivalent. I don't have a big enough room or can pump in as much volume I would need for the ES series. [
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Before anyone asks, that is sound deadening around the horn in order to better air-seal it to the box. The original cut out was too big for the wood horn so I had to improvise.
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So I took up Nailbender on his offer of his old Cornscala boxes which he build from this thread:
http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/163096.aspx?PageIndex=1
My Dad was headed out his direction and I had them pick them up for me.
Here are some pictures of the transformation:
Component Shot:
After Oak Veneer:
Each speaker was veneered in Oak Veener with 2 coats of Minwax Early American and One could of Minwax light walnut. This was followed by 3 coats of Gloss wipe on Poly. This was then wetsanded and polished. The veneer did not go on as easy this time, and many problems with the iron were only found out after the stain had been applied. They do look very good despite the problems.
The cane grills were replaced with replacement cloth from Crites. They are held on by magnets and include laser logos.
Components inside include the following.
Crites CT125s
Crites 15" Cast Iron CW1526Cs
Klipsch K-55-Vs dual Phase (soldered version) Squawks.
ALK AP12-600/ AP15-6000 Networks. The 600hz transition is point works very well in the Cornscalas.
They are being powered by a completely rebuilt/restored Fisher 500C Tube Amplifier.
Just got done with them tonight, can't wait to move them back into the listening room.
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Never Mind...I'm looking for one of the posters...
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Send ya a PM...
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It really depends on condition. I've seen completely scratched over models go for 400+ on eBay. Mint ones go for about 700-800. Asking any more than that, and you'll likely have to wait a while for a buyer. FWIW, I sold my non-mint condition one for about 700. In thinking about it, I probably shouldn't have. I loved that sub. For deep home theater though, its isn't worth it, as it rolls off pretty well after 30hz.
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Happen to have the wood case for it?
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Hummm...never heard of this issue. I have switched many times back and fourth between 3-4 HDMI connections on my Denon 4811 and never seen that issue at all.
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You'll find that the surrounds are hard to find for RF-7s. I've tried them all, I don't even like the RS-7s. However, having RC-7s as surrounds works out very, VERY well. I suppose this won't work if you like that dispersal sound, I prefer direct surrounds.
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No grills...It would conflict with my 1976-1978 Decorator Style that I'm going for. [
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New Veneer is on:
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The sheets are 2" thick 2' x 4'...not sure if I wanna go crazy stuffing them though. Thats quite a bit your suggesting. [
]I was thinking more along the lines of along each wall top and bottom and then sides.
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I have some leftover large sheets of Owens Corning 703 boards laying around from my sound board insulation...would it be worth cutting some and putting it along the sides or back panel?
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Wowza...thats a lot of bracing. I'm not sure I'm going to go that far. I will check on that front baffle. If i had dynamat type stuff onto the woofer I'll probably have to look into make sure that thing is braced well on the front. I think they style of bracing you did would be very hard on the Heresy 1 due to everything connecting from the inside instead of the outside like on yours.
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Quick video of the sound difference between a braced Heresy and a Non-braced Heresy.
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Installing the cross braces.
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Taking the edges off with a router:
Sealing the cabinet:
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I used a router to take off the grill edges.
Sealing the Cabinet. I ran out of clear on the one and had to use almond colored on the other.
Adding Braces:
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I have recently aquired a pair of 1981 Heresys from eBay. Overall they were in sound condition, but needed to be restored. I decided to restore them to match my La Scalas (Same finish and stain)
I have decided to make the following modifications during the rebuild.
1. Removed the grill portion of the cabinet. I will be redoing the cabinets in the Decorator style. I still have the cane grills that it came with...I'm not sure they are worth anything to anyone though. They are in good condition, but do have stains.
2. Install a wide cross brace inside to better brace the cabinet and walls of the speaker.
3. Install sound dampener on the top and bottoms of the cabinet.
4. Seal the inside seems of the speaker with a caulk to create a better seal.
5. Line the walls, front and rear baffles with closed cell foam.
I will be using the following components in the cabinet.
1. CT125 Tweeters
2. K-55-V Mid (Soldered type version)
3. Crites Woofers
4. Crites Type E crossover.
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I picked up a pair of 1981 Heresy cabinets on ebay after the seller accepted my best offer. They were in very sound condition, but were in serious need of refinishing. I decided to refinish the Heresy 1s to match my 1979 La Scalas in terms of wood and finish. My dad always had and still has a pair of 1976 Heresy Decorators which I loved so I decided I would try to emulate those as best I could while trying to improve on the design.
After doing some research on the forums / Audiokarma I decided to do the following modifications.
1. Seal the edges of the boxes with premium caulk.
2. A wide brace which would go in towards the back to stiffen the sides of the box.
3. Audio dampening material (Similar to dynamat) on the top and bottom of the Cabinet.
4. Closed cell foam sheets on the sides, front and back baffle. I've seen others doing this and I have a giant roll of it still from Elemental Designs.
I will be adding the following components.
1. Crites CT125 Tweeters
2. Klipsch K-55-V (Version with soldered leads)
3. Crites Woofers
4. Crites Type E Crossovers.
These did come with cane grills, but I'm not going to use them. Are they worth anything to anyone? They are in good condition, but have stains.
Below are some pictures. I will update this thread as I go along.
I used a router to remove the edges for the grill.
I ran out of clear caulk and had to use an almond colored one on the other speaker.
Vertical Braces installed:
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I am currently running my Mcintosh 2505 directly connected to my Logitech Duet...sounds very good.
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Having been to the company several times I can see how this might have happened. Alex is a nice guy, but I always got the impression that he never left the computer. Every time I went to pick something up there never seemed to be anyone else around, even in the factory. Yes they had models, and stock, and inventory.
They were also a great source for car audio sound deadening products. This is how I first heard about them back in 2003.
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In my R7 system I ended up using RC-7s for all four of my surrounds. The RS-7s were not cutting it for me on surrounds. The RC-7s work perfectly.