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Stan, I would love to stop by and hear JC's LSIIs, because I have an older pair of LS, powered by 3.5 watt SET amps and find them wonderful for classical music. My younger son, a junior composition major at Valparaiso U. in Indiana, thinks the ones we have are great, and has made the comment that he feels he is siting in front of an orchestra. I don't use a sub with mine. He's a trumpet player too, so he appreciates the attack and dynamics of what I have. From what everyone has said, the LSII is a huge improvement over the older model. Plus, the looks are killer compared to the Klipschorn Jubilees with the K402 horn on top. Is a high WAF important? I don't doubt for a second that the Jubes are better (or the regular Khorn for that matter). Bruce

Wrinkles, If you need any of the info on the bass mod, let me know. I have a folder with most of the info in it. Bruce

DD, That's a PAudio woofer, and right now they have it for $70 (I had loked at the ten incher by mistake). Bruce

Cowboy Junkies -very depressing... Most classical music I find very uplifting. Some has extreme melancholia attached... not for rainy days when you are by yourself.

I might be hard to get all the black off, but that is still a good price if they are in good shape. Sounds great for the Heresies.

Neo, I would say good prices for both. If the LS are in good shape, you could have them refinished (assuming you wouldn't do it yourself). A set or Cherry Heresies would be nice... not a bad price if they are in good shape.

I thought you liked that hotel lobby carpet look.... [:^)]

Just to be clear, the original LS is 3/4 inch plywood and the new one is 1 inch MDF. Bruce

Neo, Amy said they have three pairs of the 60th models... returned for some reason. They have had the testing, yada yada... Heard a pair o 60th Anniversay Khorns in Indy last June. Pretty awesome sounding speakers.

I like this Pike's Peak climb by Ari Vatanen. NO guardrails at all and mostly dirt. I have this on my pc as a 60meg download I found.This will open in a new window. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6604540639943123451

The zener might introduce some noise into the system. A voltage divider made with resistors would work, but you will dissipate some heat trhough the resistors. The is what a cheap (or not so cheap) volume control does. If it is a DC fan, you can usually slow them way down using a PWM supply. This is what model trains use. The full 24 volts would be applied to the fan, but in pulses. For it to recieve the equiv. of 12 volts, it is only on 50% of the time. This could also introduce noise. Computer power supplies operate this way, but for set voltages.

Here, here!!! I couldn't agree more, Max.

They have some nice little kits if you like solid state and op amps. They have an A/C power supply you can get for the phono pre, which provides ±15VDC. Be nice in a small box. Maybe a chocolate box.

Passives with high end parts could run over $1000 for the pair (Rigma spent about $1200). They could be built for less.

ART pro audio has a similar device, but they don't list the complete specs on their site. The ART product has a few other features, like optical I/O from the usb bus. The version 2 can be had for around $100 or less. http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTUSBPHONOPLUSV2 They also make the CLEANBOX that some of the guys on here are using.

Now you will probably have new diaphragms in the mids and tweets as well. An almost complete upgrade. They should sound better than new, really, once everything is back in place. I really hate it when something simple ends up becoming complex and costing more than it should have. When dealing with Bob, though, all anyone here can say is he is wonderful to work with. Bruce

For some reason I don't believe that second line. [] Barbara and I had a good 30 plus years with no fights. It has given me pause to consider a new relationship...

Hmmmm... just seemed to be their preference, to me. I use both... Medium to high powered SS and low to medium tube gear. Whatever makes music.

mfk had to do some routing on his to get the mid driver to fit through the opening. They were making some adjustments to the wiring harness *** well, so all would be ok. No feedback on whether you could remove the driver from the horn and remount it through the woofer opening. Mark said his hands are to big to try...

That looks really nice! It has a closed back... Sure would like ot see the whole layout of the cabinet, to see the exact geometry. Notice the diagram by Paul Klipsch on the attached drawing... the sound goes out the back to utilize the corners at a continuation of the horn geometry. This is from a set of drawings made in 1945. That ad from the magazine is uncanny. The cats are almost perfect copies of the two I used to have. Bruce

Neo, I don't know how handy your are with tools, but you could make a false corner to go with one of the Klipschorns in the larger room. A lot of folks on here have done that,,, Dean being one of them. A fairly inexpensive way to overcome the 'no corners' syndrome. Some have gone ahead and made false corners for both of the Khorns, so they can aim them better and have a lot more latitude in placement.

The older HK receivers sound very tube-like to me. I can't believe the bas out of my HIIs, and I have them up on 30" stands. THere should be plenty of SS gear that you can get, that will be totally satisfying to you. It would be best to find someone with the gear and go have a listen, or be able to try it out in your own home. first...

Thanks for the link, Dean. VERY interesting article. Also very sad, since there isn't much we can do about it.

The 1980 Cherry Lacquer Cornwalls at $813.00 would be about $2293 in 2007. Might show a bit higher now with he economy the way it is, but no conversions are available online yet.

My grandparents lived in Villa Grove, uncle in Charleston. We lived in Homer, where my dad taught Civics, Driver's Ed, and was the ONLY coach. Had some relatives in Champaign, but most have passed away and I've lost touch with the others. Moved away from Homer to Peoria about '59, where I finished school. Made a trip to Monticello last year, to deliver a set of Klipsch Chorus II speakers to a guy who has a collection. Stopped back through Homer and took a pic of the old house, still standing, built in the 1850s. What a trip... It's all a great area, even if it is flat.