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This is likely more than what I want to tackle. Might think differently if I had restoration skills.....otherwise paying going shop rates isn’t too appealing. However, a bit intrigued about purchasing for resale. I would have escaped the furniture shop with less expense by purchasing the amps rather than what my wife bought!
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Hi Maynard
i am in Hot Springs,AR and certainly would appreciate a name or two. Just last week I took some lightening damaged audio equipment (Hafler DH200 and DH101) to a local technician for an evaluation.....report was not good for my needs so I am selling them. I also took the KG250 and a Knight KG-765 AM-FM-MX for him to check out. He cleaned the KG250 selector switch , straighten some tube pins and pronounced both as working OK. He is a very nice and experienced fellow but I don’t think tubes are his thing.
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Yesterday I found a pair of Heathkit tube amps in an upscale vintage furniture shop. There is a Heathkit WA-1 and a Heathkit W-2M......they are $200 for the pair. The owner wasn’t present so I couldn’t ask any questions. Might these mono amps be run together as stereo?
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This is the first tube equipment I have owned. Purchased it about a year ago and have used it sparingly because we moved. Had a little trouble with the rotary selector switch but a shot of Detox seems to fix it. Yesterday it popped while running it with LaScalas and an AR XA table. The KG was fully warmed it when the popping first happened. It continued at the average of three times per album side. The pops come through the speakers which is concerning. Any ideas as to what is causing this???
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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
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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
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4 hours ago, Schu said:
Pretty neat....reflecting on listening to WLS and KAAY late at night when I was a kid.
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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?
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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?
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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
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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!
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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
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16 hours ago, Ceptorman said:
Sure would like to see a pic of your work
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
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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
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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
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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
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Thanks for the input. I decided to leave the badges alone....not a big deal
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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
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Sounds nice! Will even be better this fall when as the evening cools off
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
Knight KG250 integrated amp
in Talkin' Tubes
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Well how about.....that is smart and I would have never thought about this opportunity. Here are a couple of photos of my workshop setup which is were the Knight equipment resides along with the modified ARXA table and industrial LaScalas. Our home builder made this heavyweight cabinet from leftover wood!