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They are rather difficult to come by used in Canada but they can be had from time to time.It took me over a year to track down a pair.They cost me $2000.00 Canadian and a 700 mile road trip.They were in miserable shape cosmetically but were functionally perfect.Definitely worth the hassle. PS you have an email.

A special farewell gift.

Man did you ever get Hosed! What a Doofus!! You bought the laminated cabinet version! At 30 bucks the seller is laughing all the way to the bank! If they were the veneered jobs they woulda been worth like a $100 at least but that laminated crap .... Man you shoulda known better!

Assuming the speakers do have some actual defect they should require about 0 seconds of break in. A one second burst of music with a normal distribution of frequency will cause the woofer cones to move through about 3000 forward and back excursions. The tweeter diaphragm will go through many times the above number of cycles. If you speakers do not sound right in your listening room then the most probable factors are that: 1. You are not yet accustomed to the way they sound in your listening room.What may well later become appreciated as detail and clarity really can produce an initial impression of harshness particularly at the high volumes most audio enthusiasts tend to play a new set of speakers ( including me ) when we first get them home. 2. You have not yet determined the optimal placement for your new speakers. I suggest you leave them where they are for a week or so and then start playing with placement. Like most modern speakers the 7s benefit from being placed away from the rear and side walls. There are numerous helpful sites ( including this one ) that feature discussions of placement strategies for floorstanding speakers. One suggestion that I found particularly relevant when running the KLF 30 was if possible to avoid absolute symmetry in speaker placement, (ie the speakers should not be exactly the same distance from the rear and side walls....don't sweat the dreaded WAF a difference of even a couple of inches from the grill to the wall can make a major difference). 3. Your room/equipment/speaker interface may need some tweaking. That said, do any upgrades one piece at a time and give yourself time to become accustomed to the speakers.Once you have had them for a while you will be more able to accurately assess where any deficits may lie.

Here is a pic of a Vitavox corner horn.

I agree! I have often seen Khorns sell on Ebay for nearly twice the price they would bring in the US.Khorns are rather rare in Europe and those in the know will pay big Euros to get them. One hint if you Ebay them in Europe be sure to mention that they are the design on which the ( Vitavox ) speakers were based. PWK licensed the Klipschorn design to Vitavox in England. Vitavox used the Khorn bass bin and installed their own drivers and crossovers. The make also manufactured their line in Canada for a time. The Vitavox corner horn was in its time considered by many to be superior to the Klipschorn because the Vitavox mid and tweeter drivers and Vitavox's crossover were among the best obtainable at the time. In addition their cabinetry was exceptionally nice and aesthetically more pleasing to many.

The Cold Heat Soldering Iron does work ( I experimented with one a while back that a coworker brought in ). It worked exactly as advertised although one wonders how many connections it can make on a set of 4 AA's before the batteries wear out.I also wonder how well it would handle large joints as one would encounter when working on vintage tube equipment. It certainly handled soldering/desoldering on a printed circuit board without any problem. My mileage is showing here but when I was a kid I used to buy the old A cells that were about the size of pop cans and had terminals on the top.It was an easy matter to short a piece of 18 guage bell wire across the terminals and watch the copper wire go from copper brown to deep brown to red to orange to yellow and then melt and break the connection.All of this would occur in a second or two.While most batteries have a limited power reserve they can generate an astonishing amount of current flow when shorted.That energy is of course converted directly into heat.

FWIW BOSE is considered by a large enough portion of the population as the ultimate in sound production to have become the standard against which all others must be measured. Clever marketing combined with the fact that BOSE systems really do sound much better than what the average consumer is accustomed to hearing has resulted in the BOSE name becoming synonymus with the ultimate in sound for many people. Another aspect of Bose's success is the lack of the fiddle factor.In other words the customer need only walk into a BOSE store and having heard the few systems recommended decide which is the best BOSE system they can afford from a limited number of options... and make their choice. The marketing gets them into the store....The sound is incredible compared to anything they have experienced... and If they have ever known an audiofreak with his bewidering stacks of equipment and numerous room consuming speakers it is easy for them to having heard the BOSE ( in an optimised space )to believe that they are getting the best dollar value albeit at a huge premium over the cost of inferior systems that they have heard at other dealers. In addition of course Bose systems have the advantage of their cubes + subwoofer system which essentially means that one can have a nice sounding music setup which is for all intents invisible. I hate to admit that I recently heard a BOSE system that sounded decent but when the proud owner told me what it cost him I could only congratulate him on getting a nice sounding system. My system featuring a pair of 1982 Khorns cost me a lot less and sounds a lot more real.That said my friend enjoys his BOSE system and the bragging rights that come with it.

Olorin Thank you for providing homes and love for your dogs They look happy I know they repay you time and again

If you ever find yourself hungry and in Windsor Ontario,and have a hankering for some REALLY EXCEPTIONAL fish and chips visit Sir Cedric's Fish and Chips on University Avenue or at the mall at Huron Church Line and Tecumseh Rd.... If you are in Detroit Michigan...It's worth a trip over the border (The mall location is take-out only but the Fish and Chips are as good). Order the Halibut and Fries dinner.Trust me a Fish and Chips dinner DOES NOT get better than this anywhere! A few years back my wife and I were in Windsor and I overheard a waitress chatting with another customer. He asked How long has this place been going? She replied I don't know exactly but it was here when I was a kid...So probably since about 1970 or so..I guess. I piped up that I had been coming to that restaurant for over 50 years! My first memory of that restaurant dates to ca.1950,( I was 6 or 7 at the time of my first visit). At that time it was called Edward's Fish and Chips and was primarily a take-out along the lines of British take-away shops. For a dollar a serving you got 2 pieces of deep fried battered Cod and a generous helping of fries wrapped in newspaper...The same dinner was available with Halibut for $1.50 or $1.75) Later the restaurant became Steve and Eddie's but the quality remained the same.After that it became Sir Cedric's. If you do go... Order the Halibut and Fries.The Cod is very good but the Halibut is as exquisite as ever...I know this because I no longer live anywhere near Windsor and visit Sir Cedric's perhaps every 10 years.I was in Windsor last month due to my mother-in-law's passing away and my wife and I went to Sir Cedric's partly for lunch but also partly in homage to her mom who so loved the Fish and Chips from "Edward's." Like so many who had endured the great depression she had great reluctance to spend an exra few dollars to treat herself and therefore she rarely if ever went there unless we took her..She always insisted on paying the bill even though we were in a far better financial situation. We let her pay only because she needed that rare opportunity to feel like she was a parent in charge. I have only once ever had Halibut and Chips that came close. That was in downtown Victoria BC and even then my wife merely nodded when I said: "This is lovely--It's almost as good as Steve and Eddie's!!" and she said Almost but not quite!

Hello and Welcome to the Forum! We are mainly old stereo farts up here! We are willing to advise as best we can ( Large print please ) but please do post your question in the ProMedia 5.1 area as well. FWIW I almost never look in on that area and I suspect that there numerous enthusiasts who are experts on the 5.1 who never visit this area.

And Awaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy we go!....As Usual! As always this type of religio-political thread has people throwing mud at each other. In other words as always this thread has gone in the usual direction....SIDEWAYS! FWIW I do hope that if one of our members is in some sort of serious trouble he or she will come through it well. Is there some way that those of us who are neither religious nor especially political might be able to be of help? For my part I don't give a damn about any of the differences,(save one), that exist between people in terms of political belief,religious belief,place of origin,skin colour,ethnic origin,place of residence,sexual orientation etc. The one thing I do give a damn about is the individual's attitude toward his fellow human beings.If that person is decent toward other human beings on the basis of "The Golden Rule" and to hell with any so-called higher duty he or she might feel pulled toward...That person gets my friendship and respect.... Wherever they live or come from.. ( Although I have to admit that Plutonians sometimes stretch my tolerance...I can't say why other than they have an annoying habit of showing up when I miss my meds ).

In Calgary Alberta a visit with Pete Segstro at "The Audio Room ( with a difference)" is well worth the effort. He doesn't carry Klipsch but is knowledgeable and carries a lot of great gear. Another good dealer in Calgary is RadioCrafts on 16th Avenue NW near SAIT. They have been in business since about 1946 and carry a nice selection of Klipsch product.

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You will be happy with either model.They are both lovely looking and sounding speakers. Good Luck in your search!

It is probably possible but there is a possibility of making an error that would ruin the amplifier that is part of the system. Why would you want to wire them up directly? Just curious.

"I think perhaps too much is being made of the difference between the mockup PWK made and the commercial model." Actually the Jubilee shown with PWK is not a mockup and there are at the very least 2 fully functional prototypes in existence.One is owned by his widow Valerie Klipsch. Whether the home version of the Jubilee will ever be marketed is another question.The prototypes are designed to use two 12" woofers as opposed to the dual 15s used in the commercial version. A few of our members have had the opportunity to hear a single Jubilee and were suitably impressed. I don't know whether anyone outside of the Klipsch company has had the opportunity to hear a stereo pair.

The address should read www.bestbuysux.ORG

I tried that site but got a no such address! Can you post a better link?

"Pretty much any screw on the rear chassis should work fine." You will be amazed by the improvement! The difference will be like day and night.

KEEWLL Let's see them! PS. If you don't post some pics we will know that you are a fraud and don't know an EL34 from a Mason Jar !!

Generally speaking a worn stylus will sound "muddy" or "raspy" even when playing a clean LP on a turntable that is properly set up.Do not change a cartridge or a stylus until such time as you are satisfied that the turntable and tonearm are properly set up.If you are unhappy with the sonics when the TT is properly set up and furthermore other sources ...CD etc sound good then see below: The cartridge itself will ordinarily sound as good or as bad as the day it was produced,(some will argue that this does not apply to ALL carts but as a general rule the cartridge...As opposed to the stylus does not ordinarily deteriorate over time). The stylus of course may deteriorate from usage,cantilever fatigue,stylus damage etc.Some cartridge bodies may also suffer deterioration of the rubber/silicone bushing into which the stylus shank enters the cartridge body. You can also take your cart body and stylus to a high end audio shop and have its tip examined under a microscope.The tech can then recommend whether a replacement is needed.In general terms if the tech tells you the stylus is good you can feel safe. If the tech recommends replacement ask why.He/she may well be able to explain the problem(s) with your stylus and make a replacement recommendation for the stylus and/or cartridge.He may well tell you that your cartridge is good but offer a newer/better choice....and he may well be offering a real upgrade. If for whatever reason you are uncertain do not replace your cartridge and stylus but take them to another store for a second opinion. FWIW I run a Shure V15 III that I have babied since day one and have never felt the need for a stylus replacement although others here have emphatically stated that a cart and stylus of that age must be worn out and that I am most certainly damaging my vinyl by continuing to use it.On Sunday I had a friend come by and he said,"I can't believe how all your LPs sound brand new!" At the time we were listening to an LP released in 1962. YMMV

Danke!

It has been my experience that the AM tuning sections of MOST receivers and/or tuners,whether older or newer,are very poor. As suggested above a decent external antenna will help but unfortunately most AM sections in receivers were/are a "selling feature" and little or no attention was/is paid to making them any better than,( or even as good as),what would be typically be found in a decent car radio or transistor radio. Presumably the designers believed that no serious audifool was/is interested in radio broadcast other than what was available on the FM band and the AM section of the tuner is therefore a place where a dollar or three per unit could be shaved. There are exceptions to the above but they are few and far between. That said,here in Canada we have the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which is a government funded broadcaster whose signal strength and sound quality is superb in most areas of the country. The CBC has been around since the earliest days of public broadcasting and one can usually identify a CBC station simply by tuning across the dial and stopping at the station that sounds best. Ninety times out of one hundred that will be the CBC. I have listened on occasion to your NPR stations and have been impressed with the sound quality. Do they broadcast in both AM and FM ?