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He might be a great speaker restorer, but he's a shit photographer.

I loved my heresy. For certain recordings they were truly surprising. I also think they are beautiful in Walnut. Very pleasing proportions. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

First step would be to clean them good. Dawn and warm water. Then address any damage. Fill dings and scratches and color them to match. Get a set of stain sticks- basically a pallet of markers with stain in them. They're cheap. Home Depot has them. Then watch all the YouTube videos you can about repairing a black lacquer finish. You have to match the finish color or you will make them look worse. If you are not comfortable, you might just leave them as is. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Yes anything that you add to the wood is going to change it from it's no finish state- including wax which also yellow over time and needs maintenance. A good wax finish offers more protection than a oil finish, but requires 100x more effort to maintain. Water based poly's will not darken wood it is true, but in the case of OP's speakers- they will show, highlight and preserve every mark and irregularity in them and will make it stick out like a sore thumb whereas an oil finish will blend marks while giving some contrast to the grain that will build up over time with easy applications every other year or as needed. It would be folly to apply water based poly to birch that wasn't factory new and clean. Is this a lacquer finish or are these industrial models? If it's the former, there is a specific method for repairing a lacquer finish. It's involved, but not tremendously difficult, but you will have to color match your shade of black or it will look like shit.

Tung Oil will not darken them. You are probably thinking of boiled linseed oil. I would not recommend any water-based poly. If they were mine, I'd clean them how I recommended (remove the drivers to do a thorough job) and shellac them. Shellac will give them a wonderful glow, not darken them and protect them. I have used it to great effect on Heywood Wakefield furniture. It shows the grain and is quite durable. It's also inexpensive and relatively easy to apply. I suggest you watch a few vids first though.

They look like they need a good cleaning. Were they ever in a damp environment? Start with mineral spirits and 0000 steel wool. If they are still discolored, try Barkeeper's friend- can be a miracle worker. Then clean with mineral spirits again. I would advise against poly. I prefer an oil finish. Tung oil will not darken the wood. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

If that sale was anywhere near me, there would be folks lined up a week beforehand.

Those cabinets look like they've never received a drop of oil. I would love to put a new oil finish on them. It would go a bit of the way towards justifying that asking price too.

I've used them for years. The ability to pair multiple units for whole home audio is spectacular. I've also been a subscriber to google music- since the beginning in fact- still paying $6.99. CD quality or better audio. I use the fiber out to my dac, but the analog out is quite good.

Yep. You're right. I thought the woofer looked like a 12.

Yeh, I've never had Quartets myself, but I've seen respectable folks compare them favorably to Cornwalls. If they were Walnut and closer, I'd probably try to buy them at that price. Don't tell my wife. I was supposed to give up speakers as a new year resolution.

Is that high? They look in great condition. I know I've sold black Forte II for more than that.

Staggering how small those make the Cornwalls look.

Odd- my good friend just had what I believe is the exact same issue with his BB Extreme. He had a local shop fix it for $25 which I thought was an amazing deal. I run a JM Peach and I've never had an issue fortunately.

A steal in that condition.

I got my Volti Horns through a wtb here. Huge upgrade. You will not be sorry. Good luck! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Looks like a conversion of an 'industrial' model. I don't think I have never seen that speaker terminal used on a Heritage speaker.

Standard deviation would throw out statistical abnormalities like these especially in a low number data set like sales of klipschorns.

I was very close to pulling the trigger on the Fastlane horns when I owned Cornwalls. In fact, when I went to buy them he had just closed up shop and new mid horns were unavailable. It was a contributing factor of me going to khorns. I sold my Cornwall 2's for $1k in Northern Ohio, so your excellently modded speakers are a fantastic deal at your asking price in my opinion. I don't believe they can be beat at that price if someone is looking for something that is going to excel with modestly powered tube amps. I'm betting that whatever you're replacing them with is costing you several times your asking price, lol. I know what it cost me...

That is a fantastic deal for a pair recapped with vintage tubes.

I'd spend a bit more and get something with some heavier iron to avoid bass flab on those fortes. Dynaco ST 35's can be had for around $500 serviced and are wonderful sounding amps. Tubes for them are cheap and plentiful. Fortes sound excellent on tubes as do most all Klipsch speakers in my experience.

The Khorns are going to be screwed together, floated on lake Erie and set afire with my body in a viking funeral when I die. I generally spend more on socks than speaker cables. I favor Darn Tough hikers.

We love them. We are on the North Coast- Cleveland Area.

I paid $2600 for my '79 Ramblin Rose khorns a little less than a year ago.

I run a Black. I love it. I've run it on a Thorens TD 203 and a VPI HW 19 jr. Outstanding on both.