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    Klipschorn AK6 Rollout?

    in General Klipsch Info

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    Curious about closing in the back, so now tight corner placement is not as crucial. If it was that simple, why didn't they do that a millions years ago? Is that a sacrifice to market demands or will these really sound just as good as the non-closed in backs that are tightly sealed up into a corner wall. What would Paul say?
     
    PS. Sorry, long time no post. Might be interested in a new pair of Klipschorns early next year.

    Well the 60th and 70th anniversary Klipschorn specs went down to 33hz same as non enclosed Klipschorn specs so it should be the same


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    Better sounding Chorus 11

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    The tweeter does not have an LPad. Claude and I were talking and discussing the higher efficiency of the DE120 over the stock Klipsch K79 and the easy way to fix that problem, if indeed someone decides it is one, is with an LPad. I do not intend to put one in because I LIKE how it sounds just as it is. Crossover is rebuilt and nothing else has been done and yes stock mids.
      You have a Chorus or Forte or Cornwall II get in line to hear a set as I am making one available.

    I have Chorus II and Chorus I. The Chorus II has Ti mids which are supposed to be louder than the stock mid so I wonder if it will match the louder DE120 tweeter better? Either way this sounds very interesting!


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    Better sounding Chorus 11

    in 2-Channel Home Audio

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    I have a set of La Scalas here right now with K-55-V soldered lug mid drivers, one of my tweeter lenses with DE120's on them and recapped AA's and I prefer the Chorus in direct side by side comparisons.

    Interesting! What modifications have you done to your Chorus II other than the tweeter with lpad? Full crossover rebuild? Did you do anything else? Using stock phenolic mid diaphragms?


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    Painting face of speaker (not grill)

    in Technical/Restorations

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    I just remove all the parts and take the empty cabinets outside and spray paint it black-including the horns and hardware so everything is nice and same black. You can tape up and mask all the wood veneer. I used Rustoleum satin canyon black


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    Example- this was rustoleum matte black
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    CF4 Cherry Mint, South Chicago Burbs, $1,300.00

    in Alerts!

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    What I find interesting in the pics, is version 1 serial numbers, but with the shorter ports for some reason.

    I actually just noticed that as well, the grey mid horn and serial looks version 1 with short ports of a 2 or 3 version. Strange. I don’t know if early version 2 had the grey horn but they would also have the 5” ports no?


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    DeanG Chorus II crossovers

    in Garage Sale

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    Dean Wescott is currently building me some completely new Chorus II crossovers on separate wooden boards. I believe he already built one and has one to build this weekend.  I've already paid Dean in full, but an opportunity came up that I hate to miss out on or at least give a try, so i'm just taking a shot to see if anyone is interested in purchasing these and getting them shipped from Dean straight to you when they are completed.

    PM me for part details and price, thanks.

    *Please note this isn't any kind of special discount deal. Paying exactly what I paid. Just an opportunity for someone who owns Chorus II and  is usually on the fence about a build or possibly have asked Dean at the wrong time where he might have been too busy or didn't want to wait to long for the build to be completed.

    **I guess to sweeten the deal I can also ship you Ti midrange diapghram($169 value) but they would require the bandpass to roll off at 7khz-(some feel they don't need it or just EQ a few decibels at 7khz.) The diapghrams are broken in for a few months.

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    La Scala improvements

    in Technical/Restorations

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    22 hours ago, Deang said:

    When you get rid of the K-77,  the K-400 sounds pretty good. I think that spike through the ear isn’t being caused by the K-400. 

    Interesting. Wish I would have known this when I had my LSi splits.  Bottleneck k400 got all the  blame from me.

    Khorns. Denver

    in Alerts!

    Posted

    Looks like it was a raw fir decorator khorn that had veneer put on the front and on a custom made top. I could be wrong, but didn't decorators come with a top only for the HF bin? And it just rested on the LF bin?   He could have put the stock top on the bottom(as that looks the correct thickness) and then made himself a new top which ended up looking thicker, which i like personally  as long you match the bottom board to match in thickness. Just needs some of the same veneer edge banding.  Could be ribbon stripped mahogany veneer used? Not sure.  It's certainly beautiful though and one can clean up those scratches easily with a little work.

    Single Heresy in Houston

    in Alerts!

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    I sold some Heresy IIs not long ago and I regret not keeping them to use one as a center for each room with Chorus I and Chorus II fronts. Had 2 C7s at the time but sold one recently and should have sold both and kept the Heresy IIs, but how would a single original Heresy sound with Chorus fronts? I’d imagine HII is more timber matched Timbre match would be way off?
    Are the specs right that the C7 goes lower and is more sensitive than a Heresy? I suppose timbre match isn’t that important for me. Just need something where dialogue is easier to understand and the C7 with Ti just isn’t cutting it for me anymore


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    1974 Klipschorn KDFR's forsale. Need some cosmetic love

    in Garage Sale

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    21 minutes ago, Dave1290 said:

    Dean cranked out my LS networks and they sound totally unreal.   :)

     

    Yeah man. I'm so stoked.  I'd be dying inside right now to miss out on a pair of Khorns at that price, but having my Chorus II which i already love and have such an attachment to as is - to only get that much better has me in such a good mood!

    Actually the first time i heard any upgraded crossover was when i did a shoot out with my stock La Scala Industrial Split with the Al-3 to @Born2RockU's La Scala with Dean AA's.  The difference blew me away. I told Craig i went home depressed. You never really know what you're missing until you hear something side by side.  I've been enjoying my Chorus II for so long now, but that one experience with the Dean LS's made me realize this is worth it and it was time anyway for new caps so i can only have incredible results. My Chorus II bone stock were also over there in the shoot out with his LS and RF-7 III's.  LS won hands down with most material, but the Chorus were still impressive enough that i didn't feel like i was missing TOO much. In fact with deep vocals, i thought the Chorus II sounded much better.  I also find the Chorus II less fatiguing. The RF-7III highs won hands down. Some of the best i've heard from a Klipsch. Incredibly smooth and detailed, but overall and musically, i liked my Chorus II better.  Hopefully new high quality caps bring those tweeters to that level and overall the speaker to another level.  

    *His KHorns were there too with Dean networks.  They were just on another level. Just not fair. Now he's got me waiting in anticipation to go over there to listen to his new Jubilees that he says make Khorns sound so tiny. 

    Here's a photo from the last time at Craigs
     

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    1974 Klipschorn KDFR's forsale. Need some cosmetic love

    in Garage Sale

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    There is grill cloth on the single pic.  It looks pretty good to me but you say it was not OEM?  I didn't know that.
     
    I thought the OP did a nice job of being honest about the condition of the speakers and the reason he needs to move them.  That goes a long way to a potential buyer in a positive way.  I love projects and the price is right, but Houston is a long way from West Virginia so I'm not a potential buyer but I bet there are people looking at this one. 
     
    Am I right, [mention=62903]Maximus89[/mention]?  [emoji3]
     
    GLWYS

    Haha I wish man. Bad timing. Spending a pretty penny on some Dean crossovers for my Chorus II. I certainly would LOVE to have those as a project though!




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