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Congrats on the sale. I can state from personal experience that these sound extremely good with restored Scott amplifiers! [Y]

Don't know where you are located but look what just popped up on a NY CL (last item on list - NOS quad!) http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ele/3007895320.html

I am very happy with the Squeezebox system. I run two Touch units on my home Lan and use their Squeezeserver software to stream the files. I built a very small headless server computer on one of the mini Intel motherboards. All of my music has been converted to flac files and now resides on the server. The system has proven to be very reliable and (to my ears) sounds very good. I have been quite impressed with the DACs that are built in to the Touch units. I use both the included remotes and my iPhone to control them. The server cost me about $125 in parts to build (mobo, memory, psu, disk). The Squeezebox Touch units were $239 each direct from Logitech through their recycle / trade-in program. I picked up a Logitech mouse for $2 at the local thrift and sent it as the trade-in (they even send you a prepaid shipping label for it). Note: you don't care if they give you any value at all on your trade-in - it's just the vehicle to get the instant 20% coupon that they immediately email you. Use that to buy your Touch for $239! Happy shopping.

Oops, forgot to mention the amps. My absolute favorite with these speakers is a vintage HH Scott LK-48B rated at 20 wpc. A bit warm (which I like), detailed and great soundstage. Next up is a Grant Fidelity W30GT running KT88s at 40 wpc - close to the Scott but lighter in the bass. For SS, my HK PM665 at 100 wpc also sounds very good. Hope that helps.

Thanks guys. Actually, it's a 1960 Healey 3000. Not a speaker in it! Cheers

Price seems a little high for the condition - no bases or badges and finish is a little rough (I'd ask if he has the bases stashed somewhere). I have puchased a pair of Chorus I's and a pair of Chorus II's within the past year here in NJ. Both pairs are in truely excellent cosmetic condition but each set had one dead tweeter. Paid $600 and $700 respectively and put Crites Ti diaphragms in both sets. Both sets are going to be with me a long time!

Time for an update: I have about 60 hours on the Ti Squawkers now and they have settled in very nicely (or maybe my ears have). Contrary to others experiences, mine took about 30 hours to open up with the first 20 bordering on unbearable. Now they are really superb - worth the wait. They are still a bit brighter than the stock phenloics which IMO is neither good nor bad. As with many aspects of this hobby, my liking of the 'new' sound varies to some degree with the music that I am listening to. Overall, the clarity, detail and transparency are noticably superior to stock. Thanks to all who encouraged me to spend more money and head down this path. []

John, did yours require much time to break in?

Well the titanium mid diaphragms are installed. I'm NOT liking them yet! Very bright, brittle, edgy - hard on the ears. [8o|] I sure hope these suckers improve with age. Maybe I should have stuck with my old phenolic diaphrams - they were as smooth as silk. I'll give these some time to see if they improve. John, Set12, did yours require a substantial burn in? If yes, how long? For those that are interested, the diaphrams are indeed the ones listed for the K53 driver used in the new Cornwall III and Heresy III. They are a perfect fit in the Chorus II K61 driver. The cost is currently $78 each and for $6 more you can get the whole driver (I was expecting just the magnet assembly, but they sent the horn as well, so you get the complete driver for $84).

I have nice working Beomaster 2400 of my own. It is a nice receiver but nothing outstanding IMO. The 2400's and 1900's (same without remote) regularly sell for less than $100 on epay in good condition, so I would not spend $600 to fix one! You can do better for less. They are notoriously difficult to work on, though. Heck, I'll sell you mine, in perfect condition, for only $599. [6] .

Titanium mid diaphragms are on order. After reading of your and Set12's experiences with them, I just have to try them! []

Installed the titanium tweets and recapped the crossovers on the Chorus II's yesterday. Results are pretty much as expected. The new tweets are already singing and will only get better as they break in. It's hard to tell if there is any audible impact from recapping the crossovers as I did them at the same time as the tweets. At least I know that I'm good for another 20+ years. Not much room to play on those crossovers - I think they might be worse to work on than the CI's, if that's possible!

Interesting. If anything, I have found the opposite. Even then, I suspect the room dynamics more than the squawkers. Of course, our ears may vary ... []

Moray, that pretty much jives with my knowledge on the subject. I think I'll start with some mailing tubes since they are easy and cheap (free) to experiment with and then move to a more polished flared setup once the dimensions are dialed in.

Thanks Moray. I've seen that thread, too. I also read another one that said the tubes must be ABS and that PCB won't work. Any idea what that's about? I thought pretty much any tube material would work.

They're that good, eh? I would need for K61s but I've heard that titanium mids are pretty hard to get. Were you able to buy yours direct from Klipsch?

Seems a lot of people are interested in a comparison between these two speakers. Since I just happen to have recently acquired a set of each, [] I thought I’d share my impressions. First a disclaimer: I am no awwdeowfile! I did not A/B these speakers in the same room. I have one set in my family room and the other set in my office. I will not be putting them together in the same room any time soon as they weigh a ton (so don’t ask). Also, this is not a completely fair comparison as the Chorus I’s have been upgraded. Source equipment is a Logitech Squeezebox Touch running 16/48k flac files through a Harmon Kardon PM665 integrated amp. The HK PM665 is a twin powered, solid state, high current, 100wpc amp from the mid 80s. It is very sweet with Klipsch speakers. The Chorus I’s are 1987 vintage. They have been upgraded with Crites titanium tweeter diaphragms and crossover capacitors. The Chorus II’s are 93 vintage and are currently 100% stock. I listened to a few of my favorite artists to evaluate the differences: Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Norah Jones and Alison Krauss. The comparison: Most noticeable is the extended bass on the Chorus II’s. The extra 6Hz lower extension can really be heard! If you want bass, you want the II’s! On the other end, the titanium tweeters on the Chorus I’s are a big improvement over the stock Chorus II’s (which sound like the stock Chorus I’s). The highs are extremely clear and well defined. The mids are, well, equal but different. The tractrix horn in the II’s sounds a bit more refined / smoother while the exponential horn in the I’s is a little sharper / edgier. Sometimes I prefer one, sometimes the other depending on what I am listening to. I really enjoy both – the similarities are far greater that the differences. Future upgrades: The II’s will get titanium tweeter diaphragms – these are just too good not to do! The II’s will also get a Crites crossover recap. This recap made a huge improvement to the highs and mids in the I’s. The old caps produced significant distortion in the midrange – the recap cleaned everything up like new! I don’t expect the same improvement from recapping the II’s as their stock caps likely haven’t deteriorated to the same degree and there currently is no distortion. I think I’ll also experiment with some port tubes in the I’s to see if I can bring out the bass a little more. I’m also negotiating for a pair of McIntosh MC60 monoblocks so I hope to report back soon on tube sound. Hope this helps a few people. Cheers, Rich