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New cassette tapes are now being manufactured in Missouri. Read about it (or listen) here: https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-04-10/cassette-tapes-national-audio-company-springfield-missouri

Look closely at the photos. Nearly every cone of every driver in each of the 3 cabinets is severely dented. I know the ceramo-metallic cones are easily damaged and they are possibly still 100% functional--but even if they sound fine, they sure don't look as pretty as those cabinets! I suspect replacement drivers for this generation of the Reference Series would be very difficult to find.

The one in Portland that Hanksjim1 reposted in Alerts! has now been reduced to $2500. Maybe the seller is responding to the comments here?

The reference cited is confusing, but it says the H-700 was introduced in 1967 with a K-22 woofer, not that the K-22 woofer was introduced in 1967. The K-22 designation for 12" woofers was used long before 1967, and there were multiple suppliers over the years. As jjptkd points out, these are not H-700's because they have the smaller 1000 horn. The Klipsch engraved plexiglas badges predate pie slice badges, and the venerable vintage grill cloth matches the grills on some 1960 Klipschorns I once owned.

Shout out to jjptkd, avguytx, and woofers and tweeters! Thanks to the three of you for your thoughtful suggestions and encouragement! Since I posted my request for CF-4 grills I have been in close contact with the prior owner of these Epic CF-4 speakers. As luck would have it, yesterday the owner's wife was finally able to locate the original grills for the speakers stashed behind the door of their at-home office! I am really stoked that the grills surfaced after everyone involved thought they were gone for good. They are a bit scruffy from being stuffed between the door and the wall for a few years, but nothing that can't be put right with some new grill cloth--which will definitely be easier than fabricating new grills from scratch. Thanks to all of you for your help! What's coming next is a group listening session comparing a pair of Generation 1 Epic CF-4's with a pair of Generation 3 Epic CF-4's. That will be fun!

Found! Grills for Epic CF-4. Details on post in Garage Sale. Thanks everyone! Most owners of Klipsch Epic CF-4 speakers are probably running them without grills, and I'm hoping someone out there will agree to sell me their grills! Why? There's no way I can convince my wife that my Epic CF-4 speakers are living-room-ready without grills to cover the exposed cones, and this particular pair lost their grills long ago. I realize this may be futile. Others have tried and failed, but I've gotta try anyway! Please help a Klipsch brother out and sell me your grills! Even if the price would be impractical, I'm willing to talk about it. Thanks all, triceratops

Good point--thanks, W&T!

Grills have been located! Scroll down for the story. Thanks, everyone. Most owners of Klipsch Epic CF-4 speakers are probably running them without grills, and I'm hoping someone out there will agree to sell me their grills! Why? There's no way I can convince my wife that my Epic CF-4 speakers are living-room-ready without grills to cover the exposed cones, and this particular pair lost their grills long ago. I realize this may be futile. Others have tried and failed, but I've gotta try anyway! Please help a Klipsch brother out and sell me your grills! Even if the price would be impractical, I'm willing to talk about it. Thanks all, triceratops This was originally posted in Alerts, but it was suggested that it should be in Garage Sale, so here it is. Not trying to spam the Forum.

Thanks, wuzzzer--will do.

Grills have been found. Details in post on Garage Sale. Thanks everyone! Most owners of Klipsch Epic CF-4 speakers are probably running them without grills, and I'm hoping someone out there will agree to sell me their grills! Why? There's no way I can convince my wife that my Epic CF-4 speakers are living-room-ready without grills to cover the exposed cones, and this particular pair lost their grills long ago. I realize this may be futile. Others have tried and failed, but I've gotta try anyway! Please help a Klipsch brother out and sell me your grills! Thanks all, triceratops Q: Why is a 3-horned dinosaur playing with speakers that only have one horn per cabinet? A: Pushing the boundaries, before I'm extinct!

The ad is now deleted by the seller

Hi davis419b, You've repeated this statement and it is written in the seller's description, but it would be helpful--to those of us that have experience with raw Klipsch veneers--to understand why you say "these never need oiling". I've offered some circumstances (like lacquer or other sealant applied) that could explain your statement in my previous post above. If the above scenarios don't fit, another possibility might be that the seller is the original owner and the cabinets have never been finished. This is a legitimate choice and I've done it myself with several pairs of Klipsch raw speakers that I previously owned. A description like "the cabinets are still raw and have never been finished" helps us all better understand the condition of the speakers. Thanks for any additional clarity you can bring to the description of these Klipschorns, and thanks for finding this ad and posting it here. Best in horns, triceratops

Walnut Raw was a less expensive finish than Walnut Oiled or Walnut Lacquered. It is not actually "rare", it's just a configuration of lumber-core plywood with fancy veneer but without the laborious factory hand-finishing on the veneer. We see vintage Klipsch products in Oregon with this level of finish from time to time, because there was a savvy dealer nearby who recognized this finish offered a very good value in the Klipsch catalog and sometimes ordered products that way to make the best Klipsch offerings more affordable. I can dig out some old catalogs if people are interested, but it was priced above Birch Raw but below Walnut Oiled. Like many Birch Raw Klipsch products, most of these Walnut Raw speakers have been eventually finished by the owner, which is what this set looks like. If the original owner finished the Walnut with lacquer, polyurethane, etc, the poster is correct that they would never need oiling. But if they finished with oil, then it would need occasional oiling--just like the factory oiled ones. As with Birch Raw, the quality of the owner-applied finish varies quite a bit. I once owned an early 1960's Mahogany Raw single Klipschorn that was finished by the owner Prima-Vera style, a bleached finish similar to a classic limed "TV" Gibson Les Paul from the 1950's. Now that was special!

Congrats on your score, 1000frogs. I sent you a pm.

Congrats on a quick sale!