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Bjoern I'm in northern Georgia, with the temps hovering around freezing to +10 degrees C. And I am in my house alone...I can't go off and leave the stove. I could, but I just don't want to. My late wife and I put it in, mostly for a backup, for when the power is out and my central heat isn't working. Summers are 32 C and higher.

Love the wood stove. Do you use it regularly in the Winter? I hasn't been cold enough, long enough, where I can be home to watch mine. Bruce

Most of the cabs are VW Santanas.... They hold up very well.

The buses will take you out if you aren't paying attention, too. I liked all the electric bicycles and motor scooters. Eight lanes of traffice driving in six lanes.... that's it.

Try out a regular music store that sells guitars and P.A. gear. They often rent equipment, too. You don't really need something big. One of the box mixers with six cahnnels would works great for this. They usually have an input with RCAs for pluging in CD players, tape decks. Rentals are often 10-15% of the cost of the gear, so don't get more than you need. Tell them the coverage area and what you are wanting to do. Guitar Center (and the like) isn't set up for that, but a locally owned strore probably could do it. Bruce

Richard, Are the vertical supports ( 1 ) really vertical? If they are, can you measure from the front of them to the front of the horn? Then measure the face of the mount between the driver and the flange ( 2 ). Subtract the two... Just a thought.

I noticed the arch, just couldn't remember them. That was a pretty nice series of speakers from JBL. I refinished a set of L56 for a friend of mine, but he is rarely home long enough to listen to them. They tonal balance is better once the volume goes up some.

Don, The KHorn, when snugged into the corner properly, has the front facing the room at a 45 degree angle. To be on axis with the mid and tweeter, you will be very close to them on the short wall. Some have made false corners for them to fit into, which can then be turned out a bit. A search on false corners should yield a lot of info on the subject. Still, try 'em out and see what you like. They must be tight into the corners, though, or the bass won't work right. The Belles you can angle in with no problem, and will make great rear channel speakers. Bruce

Luther, What model are the JBLs? Are those the L26 you redid? They look nice with the SAE equipment. My younger son has some L46 at school, with an H/K 430. It easily bests what most college kids have in their dorm rooms. Bruce

Depending on WHAT speaker you are talking about, some are easier than others to check. Many of the Klipsch Heritage models have barrier strips with screws, on the crossover board. Those connections, even when tight, can become tarnished and corroded. No sound coming out of a particular driver, can sometimes be fixed by loosening all those connections and tightening them back down. The capacitors in the crossovers will deteorate over time. If they are hitting 20 years, they probably need to be replaced (fairly cheap), and will greatly affect the sound and performance. You can stuff a towel into the mid horn and tweeter, to block off the sound, to tell if they are working. Compression driver diaphragms, if driven too hard over long periods of time can become hard... on a tweeter you will lose more highs. All connections should be checked.

If JBL says thay don't have them, that may be it... but they should at least tell you what all the specs are on it. They will have a tech/service manual for it somewhere. Good luck. Are you sure that is what you need for it?

Only because people here will hate you for getting a pair of KHorns and Belles as your first Klipsch products. [:#] Most here are going to say you should try the Khorns on the long wall, but only you can decide for sure. Welcome to the madness.We sometimes pick on each other, we argue, always offer our opinions... but most of all, we'll really try to help. Bruce

They own JBL and list some of the other parts for your sub on their support site. Just trying to help. Perhaps they could at leas tell you what the connections are, ratings of the windings, etc.

Have you tried emailing parts@harman.com?

Don't make your wife help move them...

I thought the upgrade re-uses the mid horn. Perhaps only because of the way it is shaped to fit around the top of the woofer. I've said this before, but I would do the upgrade if I had the serial numbers off of mine. Someone kindly removed them from the back of the cabinets. I know they are genuine Klipsch, because of the inspection stickers inside, but without the sn, no upgrade is available. Bruce

I'm not into spending around $3 a minute on a phone call. Russia uses 900/1800Mhz. One of my AT&Tphones is a dual band, but operates at 850/1900Mhz. I would be toast in Russia if I only carried it. That is why I bought my on quad band. (at the time of my first trip I was still using Verizon...) While in CHina, my phone also showed service on my quad band, but it would not work (not with my AT&T sim card). There are other companies in the US using GSM, found here (it's a long list): http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_us.shtml\ But, they all use 850/1900Mhz, not what is used in Europe.

When I went to the Philippines last Feb., and to China in Oct., I used my unlocked GSM phone (a sony ericsson quad band). I knew when I purchased it that I would be able to use it anywhere in the world. I bought prepaid sim cards for a system where I would be located. For the Philippines, it was nice because ALL incoming calls were free. I mostly did text messaging, but it was nice to know I could call if I needed to. I bought the card while still in the states. Slipped it into the phone while sitting in the airport in Detroit, so when I powered up in Manila, I had a local number. I had already powered it up here, so I could pass the number on to my family here and to my girlfriend there. Very cool. Here's a link to GSM coverage in Russia (opens in a new window): http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_ru.shtml You can get an inexpensive gsm phone from a lot of places (Tiger Direct sells them...). If you already use one, you need to see if it uses the correct frequencies, and if you can put in a third party sim card. If they tell you they can't because it is locked, a local store may unlock it for you. You can get unlock codes online, but may void your warranty if you use them. Roaming while overseas usually runs around $3 a minute, depending on where you are. Your friend in Moscow could tell you which vendor to get a card from (like the same company he uses, to make it easier). He could probably get you a sim card and mail it to you, as they are about the size of an SD card. Bruce

It is there mostly to allow the driver to be screwed on tight.

He was the kind of actor you never noticed until he was gone. Suzanne Pleshette, that' s another one gone.

Very cool, Trey! I was in China in October and really enjoyed it. Got to meet a lot of my girlfriend's students. Bruce

Except for those of us who still act like little kids... [:|]

Gary, Did you lock you PM capability? I tried to send a message, but noticed it is locked... then mine shows the same little icon. Maybe none of the PMs are working. Bruce

Marshall, The Klipsch specs on the Tangent 400 say it has a K-24 with a poly cone, which isn't correct. It is a K-24, but the same as the woofer in an HII. If I had serial numbers on my HIIs, I would get the HIII upgrade and take the old parts and make a set of Tangents, with real wood. I would have to find the horn for the mid (or make my own)

Eve Anna Manley runs the company. Was married to David Manley, who split and left the company. Her dad owned Ampeg. She's only 39 or so. They also make on of those amps with 10 KT90s. 250/500 watts. The price goes up though. We had a forum member on here for a while who had one of thier EL84 amps. Nice.