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I'm waiting for the sequel starring Pujols and Wilson.

ClaudeJ1 wrote: "Late 60's. Had a paper route in Detroit. The pickup station was about 2 blocks from the Hi Fi Workshop (Klipsch Dealer)." About that same time I too frequented Hi-Fi Workshop in Royal Oak, MI. It was there, or possibly Almas Stereo in Birmingham, I first heard Klipsch. Alas, Hi-Fi Workshop is long gone. Almas is now in Royal Oak and no longer sells Klipsch.

I donated a fully functional AR turntable with SME 3009 II tonearm and Shure V15 III cartridge to Purple Heart. I hope it's appreciated by someone now.

I'd burn copies of 6 CDs and put the copies in the car so you don't fret when it eats them.

Really??? As though you know anything about human hearing.... As painful as it may be, you might want to read that long single paragraph ad again. If you want to hear TAD drivers, don't listen to these. The available drivers are only described as, ". . . the best smoothest driver ever made the TAD killer BEYMA CP-750ND."

The ad is written no better than that miserably written biography of PWK. He deserved better.

Some people just rub others the wrong way.

Don't be so hard on PWK. I agree that what you've done makes a positive difference and I suspect PWK would haved agreed. I interpret his comments to mean that it doesn't make enough of a difference to make it commercially viable. Klipsch took rather pedestrian components and got the maximum out of them. DIYers can "upgrade" to get improved performance, but those "upgrades" were not deemed by PWK to be justified by the marketplace.

Very interesting. PWK said that front mounting the horns. "doesn't make a dime's worth of difference." He was right in terms of the economics of manufacturing, which is not to say that doing it isn't worthwhile, as supported by your tests. It would've cost Klipsch, i.e., the consumer considerably more than a dime to have the horns front mounted.

How handy are you? That price seems high for a fixer-upper. I have one that I totally rebuilt with new boards and components. It sounds great. At a minimum, those ancient electrolytic can capacitors need to be replaced. If you enjoy working on such things, go for it. If you have neither the ability nor inclination, you'd be better off getting something new or professionally restored, IMO.

Thebes, "What kind of a real man keeps a diary?" I wouldn't call it a diary, but PWK carried a notebook in which he'd record the day's events, including bowel movements. Nobody questioned his manhood! Ecentricity perhaps, but not manhood.

At one time I had all issues of The Audio Amature, Speaker Builder Magazine and The Dope From Hope. Where are they now? Given my propensity to save everything, even useless stuff, why did I let those resources get away?

Rick- I'm saddened by your loss. May you have pleasant recollections of your friend often.

Glenn- Cool camera. Say hi to Verna. I thought of you and her as I watched Mecum Auto Auctions while working out. They auctioned off a Cobra convertible similar to Verna's Cobra. I assume it's still in your fleet. Take care!

Ben- I built Webb transmission line speakers, more than 30 years ago, from plans in Speaker Builder. That was a 4-way design using KEF B139 woofer, KEF B110 for the midrange, KEF T27 tweeter and Celestion HF2000 super-tweeter. Many years ago I dismantled the large floor standing speakers, sold the cross-overs and the HF200s and made BBC LS3/5A clones from the B110 & T27. The B139s are in transmission line subs. I still use the LS3/5A clones and the subs in my modest HT system. Speaker Builder was great. I miss it.

Buy them and post photos.

I fear fowl play.

Ben- I re-read the Sanders article the other day. Roger Sanders describes the construction as "simple." There are few DIY projects I won't tackle, building the electrostatics described in that article would be a challenge. The forum member (I'll leave it to him to identify himself if he wants) getting the mylar is thinking about using it to refurbish Magnepans. That too would be a daunting challenge. Realistically, I know that it probably will never be put to use. But, for the cost of postage, it's still in circulation among the audio enthusiast world. There's a much better chance of it being used now, than there has been for the last few decades sitting in a box in my basement on top of a heating duct. Did you ever build any Speaker Builder projects?

The mylar is on it's way to a forum member.

They don't build them at the local retailer. They all get shipped, if not to you to the retailer. If shipping damage occurs you should be made whole by a reputable 'mail order' dealer.

I might be going Port Huron/Sarnia to Buffalo, NY in a month or so. That still doesn't deal with the Indy to Detroit leg. Which reminds me the passport has expired. What a bother! I miss the old days when we could criss-cross the border with ease and we didin't need no stinkin' passports.

FREE! It might not have been clear. I'll pay postage to send the box of folded mylar film to any forum member who might have the time and inclination to tackle the DIY electrotatics featured in the article attached to the prior post.

Your speakers look good. I don't blame you for showing them off before their habitat is completed. Now you must follow up with photos of the space when finished.

Valve amplifier?

EDIT: 10/22/11 The mylar has gone to a forum member to repair Magnepans. The thrust of the thread has changed to Speaker Builder projects. See later posts. Does any ambitious DIY forum member want the mylar I purchased from Sanders many years ago? I intended to build a pair of the Sanders electrostatics featured in Audio Amature/Speaker Builder. It's still in the box in which Sanders sent it. I'll pay the postage. The Speaker Builder article can be seen at: http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/downloads/speaker_builder_dec_1980_an_electrostatic_speaker_system_Part_II.pdf The Sanders Systems website: http://www.sanderssoundsystems.com/