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    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

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    Hope Y'all don't mind - but I'm just going to keep updating this thread as I work on the K-Horns... 

     

    I'll get some detail pics soon, but I started piecing the hats together today.  Several angle brackets got the sides attached and then I test fit the top and grille.  I also installed all teh side covers.

     

    Planning to continue with small angle brackets and screws and once its all back together, then I'll glue where the breaks occurred.

    Pics:  Horns with TV and AV rack before:

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    With right side hat installed and sides installed:

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    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

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    Got the drivers installed and first listens today...

     

    Pulling the Original K33's (Look to be as mint as they come)

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    All drivers and x-overs installed:

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    After initially trying with a small radio shack amp, and realizing it was in poor shape (mids were buzzy) - I pulled my old Marantz AVR our of storage and we started going through apple music on my phone...

     

    A couple of tunes gave me chills... the bass is SO tight and powerful..  very smooth...

     

    This is going to be a lot of fun!

     

    P.S. - Yes the cabinets show a lot of ugliness - I'm going to get working on that next.  It turns out the original owners grandson was trying to move them and lifted them by the top-hats - tearing the trim off in several places.  Once I have some more time and some small angle brackets, I'm going to glue and screw it all back together and replace the grille cloth also...

     

    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I had LaScalas (and Electrovoice Sentry’s) in the same space and loved it...  definitely takes some tweaking of the laser-precise sweet spot though..  probably will need to shim the back of the top-hats as the chair is low and not on-axis  with the tweets...

     

    TV will be going up a bit too...

     

    That wall is 9’ by the way.  Chair will be just outside the triangle at around 6’..

     

    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    Not all - I did wiggle a few connections to no avail... I will be going through them in more detail when I do the swap.... it was about 90 degrees and 90% humidity, so I just spent enough time to decide that I wanted to update the drivers and figured I'd dig into details later..

     

    We will be back in our house in a week or two, and that will be my first project.  Once I go through them and get resistance measurements, etc.. I'll list the components here in the garage sale area most likely...

    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    Got a chance to finally hook them up in the garage and test drivers...  Tweeters were blown.  Midrange was mushy/bleary as was the bass - I suspect crossover (original caps are surely not to spec) and failing diaphragms..

     

    After several hours debating I decided to do the only logical thing. :P

     

    Order all new drivers from Mr. Crites and a set of his type "A/4500" crossovers... 

    So I have the following on order:

    CT120 tweeters

    A55G midrange drivers

    CW1526C Cast woofers

    New midrange driver to horn gaskets

     

    I figured they deserve the royal treatment, plus I really want them back to 100% condition.  I plan to resell the original components to recoup some of the cost of the updates.

     

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    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    1 minute ago, wvu80 said:

    What happened to "picking them up this Sunday?"  :lol:

     

    The way you feel about your speakers is the way we should all feel about our speakers.  :)

    Turns out he had to leave town Saturday, so I decided to strike while iron was hot so to speak...

     

    I'm a total audio geek - I stupidly sold a set of LaScala's several years ago and have been chasing that sound ever since... I never imagined having K-Horns, so this is a bit of a dream come true.  I've been trying to get him to sell me these (or trade) for about three years, so when he was open to the idea, there was no way I was letting them get away!   ..and also being a nostalgia nut, these really fit what I was looking for.  I'd rather have a vintage set than a brand new set any day.

     

    I'm just sad they have to live in the garage for a couple weeks until the house is ready (See my other thread about the drunk driver that crashed into our home for details)..  We will be doing work over there on Sunday, so I'll take a small amp and give them a listen when the wife isn't looking!

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    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Ohhh Folks - this is a SCORE!!!

     

    Turns out - These are pristine Decorators that slide into a trim "sleeve"...  only about 10 screws hold them in.. Because they were inside the trim all these years, the paint is perfect... and looks like its fresh from the store..  I know, Pics or it didn't happen...

     

    Loaded up:

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    Pullin them out... and notice that they will come free from the trim:

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    ....and out they come:

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    Here we are - decorators next to their clothes..

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    Just a couple chips on the front panels - and the top hats were notched for the trim pieces... but other than that - factory fresh..

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    Sequential Serials:

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    I'm so geeked!!!

     

    I'll be putting them in the den once our remodel is done - minus the trim so I can take my time repairing it.

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    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    6 minutes ago, wvu80 said:

    OK Neil, you were right.  :emotion-19:

     

    I'm not your wife, I can say that. 

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    @Escher great score!  One minor correction is the label (in great shape BTW) had the letter D in the S/N.  Those are from 1965. 

     

    Are you familiar with the updates needed for Klipschorns from that era?  They have oil filled capacitors which can leak.  That can be easily and inexpensively updated.

     

    I had planned on new crossovers regardless - but good point - I know those old oil filled caps are not a good thing.

     

    Here are some pics of the crossovers - He snapped a few last night..  

    42274461222_f516967a73_b.jpg20180523_231712 by Christopher Purdy, on Flickr

     

    42274462862_8e24741b03_b.jpg20180523_231707 by Christopher Purdy, on Flickr

     

    42274464462_2beb1ffbff_b.jpg20180523_231700 by Christopher Purdy, on Flickr

    Are these a special model of K-Horn? I'm picking them up Sunday.

    in Technical/Restorations

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    1 minute ago, DizRotus said:

    Escher,

     

    The workmanship evident is excellent.  The insides probably exhibit the same attention to detail.  If genuine Klipsch is not under the skin, will you be able to blackout if the deal?

    Probably - I did already paypal him the $$ this evening.  But we've done audio deals together for years and he's a stand up guy.  Funny thing is, I saw them three years ago and simply can't remember them now... at the time he wasn't interested in selling and I did't have the cash regardless...  

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