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JC- I'll watch those eBay sales and put in a sniped bid at a low price. Might get lucky. Steve- Those are listed by Bob Crites/BEC, an excellent source of new parts. I'm trying to avoid the expense of new autformers. Undoubtedly many of these have found their way into landfills, I'm just trying to save a few from that fate. Tom- The sonics are important enough that I want to see if there is an improvement over stock AA networks with new caps from BEC. I'd like the networks to be useable in applications other than the school's La Scalas, i.e., autoformers are a given over fixed resistors. The whole project is very low priority. With patience, autoformers on the cheap will materialize.

Allan- Very interesting and enjoyable. I can still hear my late father (a mechanical engineer) saying (c. 1965) that a quality mono rig is better than a typical stereo rig.

LIKE NEW! HARMAN/KARDON 430 RECEIVER W/MAN HARMON <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> $197.50 for a Harman Kardon 430! The prices on these things are becoming unreasonable. <?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />

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Bump. Still interested in parts to complete this pro bono project on the cheap.

Bump for newbie.

Welcome! There are several. You could start by visiting: http://www.volvotreter.de/ Once at the site, from the menu on the left, click on "Klipschorn" and "Downloads" Forum member ajsons/Armando: http://forums.klipsch.com/user/Profile.aspx?UserID=14184 has two versions of Speakerlab plans. He was kind enough to send them to me. It's late, otherwise I'd send you an email with some attached. Send me a PM and I'll send some tomorrow. You've started down a slippery slope. Enjoy the ride.

Here 's a link to a prior thread. http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/644842/ShowPost.aspx

Andy, You prompted me to listen to some acoustic guitar from your/my RS 40-1197s in rear loaded horns. As I type, Earl Klugh is sounding pretty good. I'll follow your Cornwall taming efforts closely. When I have the time and money I plan to build a Cornscala type enclosure, but for the now the speakers made with the drivers that you gave me serve nicely. Thanks again.

You need some rear loaded RS 40-1197s.

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Honolulu is like Chicago with palm trees. Hookers are everywhere and aggressive. Germaine's "too good to miss" Luau http://www.best-luaus.com/Germaines%20Luau/; MISS IT! The entertainment is mediocre and the food is dreadful. Avoid poi at all costs. If the natives had deployed poi properly, Europeans would have never returned and theyd have had their paradise to themselves.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> If you see an ABC store, then you know that youre not lost, because another ABC store is in the next block and the next block, etc. Once away from Honolulu Hawaii is fantastic. Enjoy.

Air cooled turbocharged flat six. Possibly from a Porsche.

Now there are some photos one one of the planet's true beauties!

Glenn congratulations to you and Verna! Your Heresy III coming out party draws nearer by the day.

The final photo was taken in a band practice room in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />University of Hawaii. When I questioned the band director about the Cornwalls he sent the following email (unedited). <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> The Klipsch Cornwalls don't sound very good in that configuration. Our AV guy just went in and placed them up there and I wished he had consulted with me before doing it. I've spent years as an audio consultant and have designed speakers and used to do modifications to amps and stuff. Have not done the amps stuff recently and advances in amp design has left me behind. I love tube amps and there are only a few transistor amps that I think are ok. But I still do a lot of audio work. The Cornwalls don't work very well in its present location. The tweeter and midrange fire way over the heads of the students and they sound their best standing in the percussion section. They are spaced too far apart for good imaging. Because its on the balcony face the surface area does not give enough reinforcement to the bass and they sounds really thin. On my equipment it has a roll off around 110 so it sounds more like a midrange speaker. I sometimes bring it a subwoofer that I designed and it sounds much better. We have another set of Cornwalls in a different room and it sounds very good there. It has a very exciting sound with a bit of resonances here and there but they seem pretty controlled.

Another view.

You might be interested in the photos of suspended Cornwalls attached to this and subsequent posts. They have appeared on the Forum before. The first series are those of Wendy Carlos of Switched on Bach fame. Her web address is:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> http://www.wendycarlos.com/+sob.html

Early vint. classic Klipschorn Corner speakers project The bass bins are probably fine and the woofers appear to be OK. A "project" they would be.

It also bothers me that anyone interprets Gary's request as negative. My aim was not to criticize his effort to help a friend, but to point out the risks associated with alerting the Forum to any specific item. Your suggestion makes sense.

Michael, It's good to hear from you. My face down advice assumed the use of good furniture pads and I assumed that the available vertical clearance might not accomodate upright Khorns. It's always dangerous to assume. In any event, I would be more comfortable with well padded Khorns riding on their faces than standing up with padding between the faces. In all cases, they should be positioned as far forward as possible to preclude further forward motion in the event of a sudden stop. FWIW, when I moved four Speakerlab SKhorns from gig to gig in my mobile DJ business, they were always upright in a trailer with no padding. But they were black paint over raw plywood, so protecting the finish was not an issue.

We can probably all agree that the Klipsch Forum is a family of hobbyists, not a business. Within that family its appropriate and common for members to offer deals to each other at less than eBay prices before offering their Klipsch to the rest of the world through eBay, Audiogon, etc. Consistent with that philosophy is the unwritten custom that sellers through the Forum state asking prices, rather than pitting Forum members against one another in a bidding war. Most seem to honor the principle that the first person to express interest has the right to buy at the stated price and that other Forum members should not try to outbid each other. No one is hurt by this custom. Its all done voluntarily. Also consistent with that philosophy, we alert each other to the availability of interesting items on eBay, Audiogon, Craigslist, local newspaper classified ads, etc. Thumpelstiltskin/Rick comes to mind as one of the most prolific members in this regard. Rick bought Four Abused La Scalas[1] from a bar in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Ohio. He sold them to Colterphoto1/ Michael Colter who traveled from Indy to southeast Ohio to collect them. Before leaving to collect the La Scalas, Michael sold two to me and two to a Klipsch employee. He made the trip for the love of Klipsch, not to make a profit. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> At the time that discussions were underway regarding the La Scalas, Travisc posted about the availability of a 1956 Khorn cabinet on Audiogon.[2] Michael expressed interest in that cabinet. I made the thirty minute drive to check it out. Although not personally interested, I paid $200 for the cabinet and a bunch of Advent speakers in various states of disrepair and stored them in our warehouse to preserve them for Michael. Michael needed some assistance while traveling to Ricks place to collect the La Scalas. Quickly emails, PMs and phone calls between yours truly, BEC, Sputnik and other Forum members assured that the curly headed one arrived at Ricks to collect the La Scalas.[3] Until I rendezvoused with Michael at a truck stop in Fort Wayne, Indiana, wed never met. Prior to the Ft.Wayne meeting, Michael had decided against rebuilding the 56 Khorn. Only after he surrendered his prior claim was it sold to a man in Belgium and eventually delivered to his local contact here in suburban Detroit. Michael and I exchanged two La Scalas for cash and most of the Advents. Disregarding time and fuel, I recovered the $200 Id fronted to buy the 56 Khorn and Advents. The integrity of the Forum and the hobby were preserved. Its appropriate that we alert each other to the availability of Klipsch and other interesting items, but there is a risk. For example, I spotted a set of Klipsh La Scala speakers on eBay and brought them to the attention of the Forum members. Due to the misspelling of Klipsch, they were under the radar and had the potential to be a bargain. Unfortunately for HDBRbuilder/Andy, he had already seen them and would have preferred that they stay below the radar. Its my recollection (could be incorrect) that Andy was the successful bidder on the La Scalas; success that came without asking other Forum members to stay away from the speakers. At the family table its appropriate for the last slice of pizza to be earmarked for a specific family member. It would be naïve to try the same at a restaurant. While the family members are free to decide among themselves who has the highest claim to the last slice of pizza, they have no right to bind non-family members to their agreement. While they are staring at the last slice, its possible that a non-family member will buy it. The foregoing merely reflects my opinions regarding the strengths and limitations of the Forum as a way to help each other. It would be a shame if Thumpelstiltskin and others on the Forum stopped alerting the Forum to the availability of Klipsch or other desirable items because they could not fairly steer them to certain individuals. Was Andy disappointed when I brought the Klipsh La Scalas he was stalking to the attention of the rest of the Forum? Sure he was, but he got them anyway. Each Forum member is free to not bid on items that another Forum member is pursuing, but there is always the risk that a non-Forum member will get the last piece of pizza anyway. How does that help the Forum? Its better for everyone (sellers and buyers) when everyone bids what he/she feels the item is worth to them. If a Forum member identifies an item that she/he is pursuing from a non-Forum member, he/she does so at the risk that another Forum member will value the item more highly and make a higher bid/offer to the non-Forum member. Ill get off my soapbox now. If you need a favor in the Detroit area, dont hesitate to contact me. [1] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/616881/ShowPost.aspx [2] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/622000/ShowPost.aspx [3] http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/1/626067/ShowPost.aspx#626067

Gary- Your request was not over the top. It was not wrong to make your friend's interest known. It could never be wrong to help a friend, as long as it doesn't harm someone else. Nevertheless, IMHO, it would be wrong and unfortunate if some other equally interested and worthy forum member chose to honor your request and did not bid (indicate it's worth to him/her) at the end of the "auction" only to lose to a non-forum member. There would be no guarantee that your friend would win under that scenario. The only fair way is for every interested individual to bid at the end. Forum members, yours truly included, have frequently and generously helped each other purchase, store and transport large and expensive Klipsch speakers.

It's unlikely you ever lost by "a dollar." All you know is that the winner's maximum bid (what it was worth to him/her) was greater than your maximum bid. The other bidders' max could have been coincidentally $1 higher than yours, but it's far more likely that it was some unknown amount greater than your maximum bid.

I agree with Gilbert, I think. It's too easy to get caught up in the feeding frenzy of a live auction and pay too much; good for the seller. On the other hand, a seller at a live auction, without a reserve, runs the risk that the bidders are the wrong crowd for the item being auctioned, in which case it could be "going, going gone" for much less than fair market value. Putting eBay's other flaws aside temporarily, its format gives everyone the opportunity to offer the seller what the item is worth to him/her at the close of the auction. If its worth more to you than to the other bidders, you win. If another bidder values it more highly, you lose, but youre spared the temptation to bid more than youre willing to spend.

Gil- Thanks for posting the interesting article. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> At the risk of beating a dead horse<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" />, its noteworthy that, in the article, PWK stated, . . . we prefer public-address type compression units . . . [1] He used the PA designation without implying anything negative about the preferred drivers. [1] See page 4 of the article attached to the post above.