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i had a pair of WL K-horns recently with some blemishes & damage to the lacquer coating & into the veneer a little in some spots on the faces of the bass bins as well as the lacquer failing & flaking on the tops. ive done minor sanding & repairs on klipsch veneers before but for these i decided to leave it to a pro for fear of making them worse. i called around to a few local furniture restoration companies & professional carpenters asking about repairing the veneer or even just sanding & applying new lacquer, every one of them stressed that lacquer changes color with age & applying new lacquer in the needed places wont match the original areas of the speaker that were still OK. i sold them a couple years ago to a member here & not sure what he did with them but the info i got deterred me from trying to do it myself or paying the prices they quoted for a fix that wouldnt match the rest of the speaker very well. im sure you can improve the tops by sanding & applying new clear but be aware they most likely wont match the rest of the speakers coating very well. the veneer is thick enough to allow for some light sanding without breaking through but like you said, that could open a can of worms if you need to sand too deep to get the water stains or other issues out. dont mean to scare you, just mentioning the reality of matching old lacquer that has probably changed color.

those are cherry... literally & figuratively

wasnt aware of that, youd think it would be RB for riser base, not RV. didnt all forte/chorus/quartet/kg4 come with risers?

yes i must've missed the sarcasm since there was nothing to indicate sarcasm, usually an LOL or smiley face etc implies that, my apologies if i missed that. i was just replying to the price of these cf4s & some general info about ebay sellers prices. not to mention, i only mentioned the price of lascalas or k-horns being very close to this price, didnt suggest anyone buy them over another speaker. i'd mention what ive owned but thats kind of irrelevant. was just some general comments.

what model sub is this? can you post a pic of the broken switch? in general, the phase switch wont cause the sub to have no sound at all, but its possible being in between only 2 settings might have it in limbo & not sending the signal to the amp. if its a dial it shouldnt matter if its halfway between but if its just a 2 way switch for 0-180 it could be stuck in the middle causing no signal. a small screwdriver should be able to move whats left of the switch back to either side.

also check the ohm reading of the one with the noise compared to the other one, they should be within a couple 10ths of each other. shouldnt be too much if any of a sonic difference buying a single replacement but is a good idea to replace both at the same time, then keep the good one as a backup.

same answer as @jjptkd ....... Forte 1

... hes been a member here since oct 2021... cant say a fair price for newer 2015 K-horns, but unless they are exactly what you want & very local for easy pickup, i would suggest looking for a slightly older pair of AK3 that were into the mid-late 1990's, they have the exact same drivers as 2015 last i knew & only a slight change to crossovers but those can be changed/upgraded if you prefer. older ones will be about half the price or less than $9-10k & be 99% the same speaker.

Agreed... heresy are nice but absolutely need a sub (if you want bass below ~50hz) for everything but maybe some low volume classical music... they drop like a rock below 50hz! nothing wrong with a good 2 way, some of the best klipsch models are 2 ways. the .2s passive radiators dont really have any better bass extension than the ported .5s, the 4.2/5.2 has the exact same freq response as the 4.5/5.5, but the bigger 5.5 has dual 10" woofers vs a single 12 of the 5.2, the 5.5s are more efficient than the 5.2 also. both versions of KG are great speakers for the used market prices these sell for. for the price difference of KG4.2 vs heresy1, i would much rather have 4.2s for probably close to half the price of heresy. the mentioned pair for sale would be $625-$650 with shipping.

KG's are great speakers, especially at their price range. the .5 models are better IMO, can usually find kg 4.5 & 5.5 for well under $400

definitely a very nice pair of Klipsch cornwall speakers , from 1984

definitely a very nice pair of Klipsch k-ortho short horns , run get there 1st

definitely a very nice pair of Klipsch KP301II speakers ,

The Klipsch Forte II has truly remarkable sound. These have been used inside of a custom built entertainment system, and are in perfect condition , 1/2 hour drive from canada

?? Cornwalls are ported , no passive . a sub would be required for bass below mid 30hz.

those are black lascalas , run ,, get there first

great deal ,, for someone who needs those speakers .

run , get there first .

great deal for someone that need belles .

run , get there first .

great speakers for someone who needs chorus .

or the time after that .

for someone who needs subs this is a great deal sire

im not familiar with that horn, but probably doesnt have much if any advantage over the stock klipsch horn. you can just swap the crites diaphragms to the klipsch tweeter horns to see how you like them, vast majority of people that changed to crites love them & say they improved the sound over the stock ones. can also try those PHT 409 horns to see how you like them. changing to TI diaphragms doesnt require a change to the crossover.

may be a stupid question but i didnt see this mentioned regarding the dead mids... did you check the mid driver itself for proper ohm reading that will show if its bad? i would be checking that first before taking a reading of the crossover outputs.