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Turns out that State Farm will replace the tweeters and crossovers in the LaScalas. Spoke with Bob Crites today and will order a pair of Type AL3 crossovers and pair of CT120 tweeters. Haven’t decided on replacements for the Haflers

Hi there...I have a pair of K-77m tweeters with square magnets that I just removed from industrial La Scalas. They both click with a small battery but I don’t hear much when playing music. I think one might need a new diaphragm. I plan on ordering a pair of CT 120 tweeters from Bob Crites. I am in Hot Springs and travel to Little Rock pretty often. Would enjoy meeting you and seeing your speakers

Pretty neat....reflecting on listening to WLS and KAAY late at night when I was a kid.

State Farm is doing great. They will pay a depreciated value up front and , if I buy new replacement stuff, a second payment equal to the difference between the depreciated value and the replacement costs.....in essence full value replacement. We have 5 years to file which addresses the delayed failure possibility. They allow replacement of out of production stuff with like quality and specs......so I can buy something new and equivalent to the Hafler gear. I will contact Bob Crites for some CT 125 tweeters. What would you buy to replace the Hafler DH200, DH101 and a Pioneer SA 7500I?

This 2 channel setup is in my workshop so I don’t know if they made any noise when the lightening hit.....they could have screamed and I would not have heard anything over the bang. We have a house-wide power surge system that absorbed some of the current but not all. I will look into a lightening rod since we are on a ridge top with a metal roof. The electrician said the current traveled the ATT cable to the house where it jumped to the slab rebar and ran through the house. So the current kind of bypassed the electrical service box and transformer. Has anyone ever heard of such?

Lightening hit our new home last week and costs to get back to normal are currently estimated at $20,000+. It came in on an ATT internet cable which had not yet been buried. Nobody was hurt so we are fortunate. We have been with our insurance agency for 34 years and I am pretty comfortable they will treat us fairly. It damaged my beloved DH200 power amp and matching DH101 preamp which I have had since 1980. It blew fuses in my LaScala Industrials....not yet sure if anything else was damaged there. Also not yet sure about my modified AR-XA turntable. My question is what to do about the Hafler gear.....repair or replace? There are upgrade kits available if I repair. I figure insurance might pay ~$400 for replacement......what are some good choices? Thanks.......Wm

Today I installed some gray grill cloth from Parts Express. It was easy to work with and is relatively opaque.....just stretched and stapled. And very inexpensive.....I just thought I needed something pricy!

Here Is a photo of the cabinetry. The big space on the bottom is for low profile table tuba subwoofer. Thanks for the comments on grill covers

You bet........I will post some photos tomorrow afternoon when we return home. Today we saw the Arkansas Razorbacks play baseball and basketball which was a blast

I have recently completed the construction of cabinetry which contains a pair of Cornwalls. The cabinet doors are designed to have a grill to conceal the speakers. I have thought about cloth, perforated metal and perforated mdf. Then I thought about the standard pegboard used in garages because it inexpensive and easy to work with. However I wonder if it is acoustically transparent. I welcome your thoughts. Thanks

I am shopping for a 5.1 AV receiver with a phono input. This will be matched up with Klipsch speakers , Fitzmaurice sub and a Thorens TD 124 turntable. Would the above referenced Pioneer be a glaringly weak link? Would like to stay below $500. Thanks for your ideas

I am shopping for a 5.1 AV receiver with a phono input. This will be matched up with Klipsch speakers , Fitzmaurice sub and a Thorens TD 124 turntable. Would the above referenced Pioneer be a glaringly weak link? Would like to stay below $500. Thanks for your ideas

Thanks for the input. I decided to leave the badges alone....not a big deal

Hello.....I would appreciate some advice on how to remove the copper badges from my pair of Kg4. Would a hairdryer soften the original adhesive? Will I ever get the original adhesive off the grill cloth? I am using the speakers horizontally and simply want to relocate the badges. Thanks so much

Sounds nice! Will even be better this fall when as the evening cools off

Nope...that side is all windows. The speaker placement is not very good for fidelity but will serve for background music and some TV sound. This is all I was allowed to put in the main room. I have another smaller room for a home theater.

Thanks guys. They will fit inside the far left/right cabinet slots in this photo. As I mentioned, we had planned to have cabinet doors with grill cloth but maybe not anymore! I have yet to hear these particular speakers but will crank them up when our new house is finished in a couple of months.

The speakers are done and the paint job looks great.....I am very pleased. Steps included sanding, filling a few dents and all edges with bondo, sanding, spray prime, light sanding, spray finish coat, light sanding and a final spray finish coat. They look good enough that my wife said we might not need to use the cabinetry grill cloth we had planned for!

Good idea but I am past that option because my cabinetry is already built....this is a current photo without cabinet doors. The large l/r slots are for the Cornwalls. The middle bottom slot is for a Fitzmaurice THTLP sub. The upper middle slot is for the center speaker. Other slots are for a sink, refridge, open displays and albums. Not shown are two floating shelves on the rear wall for the KG4 surrounds.

OK...I understand and appreciate the advice. I have a pair of Heresys for use elsewhere so I can experiment to compare. I plan to purchase the KG4 regardless.

I am assembling a 5.1 home theater set-up and would appreciate some advice. Currently have Cornwalls for front l/r, KG4s for rear l/r, Fitzmaurice THTLP sub and a KSF-C5 center. I have yet to hear any of this because everything is packed as our new home is being built....just driving me crazy. However, I was searching for a Heresy as a center upgrade when a nice gentleman offered a KG4. Would this serve better than the KSF-C5 or perhaps on par with a Heresy?

I agree....that looks very nice! My Heresys have been spray primed and lightly sanded. Ready for the finish coats when the painters are spraying this color again. I will post photos when done.

Hello HDBRbuilder....all very interesting and I appreciate the new information. I already have the speaker boxes nicely taped up for painting. Our inside painter started priming some cabinets and doors this week so things are moving forward........

Turns out my painter is old school and is using an oil based Sherwin Williams lacquer on the new cabinetry. So, he will use an oil primer and spray this same lacquer on the Heresys. Should be completed in ~3 weeks. I noticed while taping them up that I have lost a wire screw from the terminal....bummer. Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement???

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