MookieStl

Beautiful build. Dont give your new saw too much of the credit. I have access to a $90,000 cnc router table that i use for my builds and cant touch your work. It is between the ears that builds a sub like that. Henry Ford said "Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice." Having built this yourself must make the music that much sweeter!

I built a small sub for my patio using a marine grade Polk driver. I figured they are designed for boat use so would hold up pretty well. I built a sealed box out of plywood and painted with dura tex from parts express and it has held up well. I am just starting my second summer with it and all is good. I have the amp inside. Ikeep it under a table so it wont get direct rain or sunlight. Sounds very good and adds a nice low end boost to some small Definitive Tech outdoor speakers. Not audiophile but much nicer than most patio sound systems. I dont see any reason it wouldn't work under the deck as well. You still might want to crawl under there and bring it in for the winter.

I have read through this post but cannot find any mention of what they are currently listening to. That may help when making a reccomendation or shed light as to their "passion" for music/stereo gear.. As fun as it would be to spend someone else's $20,000 on stereo gear I would like, I dont think that is the case here. I agree with Preston Tom that I have helped people with stereo set ups in the past only to find out they never figure out how to use it correctly, or adjust it to fit the decor, etc. My brother in laws wife had him remove the subwoofer because it didn't go with the room! I would keep it very simple with quality components and let them keep the left over $10,000.

Good to hear you are happy with your purchase. Kinda knew you would be. Good choices on your first listen (I had to look up Chris Standring). I went a little harder route and played Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan for my first song but settled down after that. I know I'm in the minority but don't feel the need for a sub woofer with the Belle's. I am a subwoofer guy with over 1250 watts driving 3 subs in my basement (I even have a sub on my patio), but I hooked one up for a while with my Belles and ended up lugging it back downstairs after a couple days. I guess everyone's tastes are different. Your set up looks great too, eyes wide open! I may get my RTR out of storage and dust it off after seeing your set up.

We (well most of us) knew they would look good, how do they sound? You are now much cooler than you were yesterday to at least 1% of the population. That's a good thing! PS What was the first song you played on your new Belle's?

Ignore my earlier post, the 2" Selenium are much more expensive and don't handle 400hz very well. I need to stop trying to operate from memory. It's the second thing to go!

There are also 2" models available (go to PE website). I didnt want to comment on a driver I had not used, just the one that I did. Specs look good on the larger driver as well, not quite as economical but still a few bucks cheaper than the Pyle. Good luck.

I am not going to steer you in any direction but I will tell you my experience. I stopped using Pyle many years ago for a wide range of reasons but have NO experience with the one you have choosen. I have used the Selenium D250X (same as Crites offers but I got from PE) and absoluely love them. They are less than half the price also. Now I put them in a pair of Speakerlab Model 6's that I originally built in 1980, so that is not quite up to par with a Klipschorn. Thats my 2 cents.

Try to straighten out the bent one first, but be VERY careful or it will break. I give it just under a 50/50 chance, but if it works you're back in business right away and for free. Good Luck!

Double check the connection to the amp (DIN plug). There are several small pins on this connection (6 or 7 I think) if one or possibly more are bent over, this could cause your problem. They are very fragile and can get bent if the plug is not pushed straight in. Since you had just disconnected and reconnected, this may have occurred. You can VERY carefully try to bend the pin back into position but it might just break off. I fixed one for a friend of mine's son but had to pick up a new cord on ebay. They are on there regularly. You will have to splice all of the tiny little wires to each other and it does not make for a very pretty connecting cord, but it gets it working again cheaply. They are under $10 including shipping. Try the warranty route IbizaFlame suggests first but if it isn't covered, try the new cord

I agree the Belle's are the best looking speakers in the Klipsch line. Some people say Belles are for people that dont have good corners, I say Belle are for people who listen to music with their eyes open.

You would have to work harder than that to offend me! Any comments that reference Our Gang, must be taken as humor.

Very reasonably priced ($1250). 1977 models and look to be in great shape. May be time for a crossover update but at that price.....

So much for not getting persecuted. I now remember why I never posted before today.

It is all about keeping the wife happy (or I might have La Scala's). When she is not around, I can turn them up loud enough to make that stuff disappear onto the floor. Previous owner took care of a few flaws on the top prior to me.

Since I wasn't a member when I got my Belle's, I thought I would post a photo (if I figure out how) so I do not get persecuted!

Those would be 2000 models. I'm glad you are taking the plunge but don't blame me for pushing you over the edge, you were already standiing way too close. I will be interested as to how the transaction turns out and hear about your reaction once you get them home and get them hooked up.

I"ve read this forum for years but never commented but could not resist this thread. I went through a very similar situation when I bought my Belles. The guy thought he was sitting on a gold mine. I ended up telling him my bottom line and would keep looking. I heard back in about 12 hours and we had a deal. I wasn't looking for a friend, just a nice pair of Belles. I paid $2000 and am very happy with the purchase. Mine are 1988 models and had the dreadded AB cross over. These have AB-2 so are probably newer unless the x-over was updated. I upgraded to the Crites A4500 along with the CT125 tweeters which worked out beautifully. Dont haggle over a couple hundred dollars, get your Belles and start listening, you will be glad you did. I had been listening to RB 61s (similar to what you are now) and there is no comparison. I also have Heresys and numerous other speakers but always crank up the Belles when I want to hear my best.