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  1. When I brought my Khorns home in the back of my Ford Ranger I took the time to wrap them in cardboard and taped them up tightly before driving with them exposed to the elements. My thinking was that I did not want to be driving at highway speeds with the pressure of the air from the wind blowing against the tweeter or mid horn diaphragms or the woofer cone and pushing against them in the "wrong" direction? Or letting any tiny particles of road debris, insects, dust, etc. get forced inside the drivers? I have oftentimes wondered if I was being too cautious? Or, if it did not matter? By the way, I bought my pre-owned Khorns at a really low price and soon discovered that both pairs of woofers and tweeters had to be replaced (due to non-air pressure related issues) - so it turned out that it did not really matter anyway (except the midrange speakers have never had to be replaced).
  2. Funny story? When I bought my pre-owned Klipschorns the fellow who sold them to me told me that he was selling them because his wife felt like the bass was lacking. The first thing that I noticed upon picking them up was that they were not sitting in the corners of their listening room. So I dismissed their concern and attributed the bass issue to improper positioning of the speaker cabinet. However when I set them up in the corners of my listening room - and listened to them - I had to agree that there was something wrong with the bass. So I opened up the access doors on the sides of the Khorn bins and guess what I discovered? Mice had built nests inside both bass bins! The nests were pressing directly against the woofer cones!! The nests were preventing the cones from moving!!! After I removed the nests that the mice had built - the bass was much louder . . . YMMV
  3. Craig, Thank you for your quick response and what a way to end the year on an upbeat note! As per your suggestion, I will get in touch with you via email in a few months. Happy New Year!
  4. Craig, I am soooooo glad to learn that you are still alive and kicking?!! I own a Scott 299-B that I use quite frequently but it has never been recapped or restored. When you get back on your feet I would like to send it your way . . . You asked if anyone remembered Mobile Homeless? Well, I do! Thanks to him, I ended up buying my fair share of EICO HiFi Components. Such as: EICO HF-81 14W AMPLIFIER, STEREO, TUBE 4/21/2002 4-EL84/6BQ5, 2-EZ81/6CA4, 4-ECC83/12AX7, 2-ECC82/12AU7 EICO HF-81 14W AMPLIFIER, STEREO, TUBE 5/19/2002 4-EL84/6BQ5, 2-EZ81/6CA4, 4-ECC83/12AX7, 2-ECC82/12AU7 EICO HF-85 PRE-AMPLIFIER, TUBE 3/29/2002 5-ECC83/12AX7, 6X4 EICO HF-87 35W AMPLIFIER, STEREO, TUBE 4/10/2002 4-EL34/6CA7, ECC83/12AX7/7025, 6SN7GTB EICO HFT-90 FM TUNER, TUBE 5/29/2002 ECC85/6AQ8, 2-6AU6, 5AU6, 6AL5, DM70, 6C4, 5X4 EICO HFT-90 FM TUNER, TUBE 5/31/2002 ECC85/6AQ8, 2-6AU6, 5AU6, 6AL5, DM70, 6C4, 5X4 EICO MX-99 FM MULTIPLEX ADAPTER, STEREO, TUBE 5/26/2002 12AT7, 2-12AU7, 6D10, 6AU6, 6X4
  5. MARCH 11, 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/11/lou-ottens-inventor-of-the-cassette-tape-dies-aged-94
  6. Looks like a side view of a lectern or podium to me.
  7. Sorry, thank you for your interest, but Jefe has first dibs. I will let you know if that deal fails to come to fruition though. You will be the next in line. Edited to add: Jefe and I reached an agreement.
  8. I have two that I would be glad to send your way. (They are non-upgraded. Removed from a pair of 1976 Khorns) Sent Private Message with photos.
  9. "Feed the Birds" from the soundtrack to Mary Poppins (the movie) LYRICS Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's The little old bird woman comes In her own special way to the people she calls Come, buy my bags full of crumbs Come feed the little birds, show them you care And you'll be glad if you do Their young ones are hungry Their nests are so bare All it takes is tuppence from you Feed the birds, tuppence a bag, Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag "Feed the birds, " that's what she cries While overhead, her birds fill the skies All around the cathedral the saints and apostles Look down as she sells her wares. Although you can't see it, you know they are smiling Each time someone shows that he cares Though her words are simple and few Listen, listen, she's calling to you "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag Though her words are simple and few Listen, listen, she's calling to you "Feed the birds, tuppence a bag Tuppence, tuppence, tuppence a bag
  10. Last February, I purchased tickets for the upcoming Rolling Stones - No Filter 2020 concert. The only communication that I have received from Ticketmaster so far: This Event has been postponed The rescheduled date will be announced soon. Please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new date. No mention of a refund policy or process . . .
  11. February 9, 1964. The Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. I had just begun to like girls. All of the girls in my school began professing their undying love for John, Paul, George & Ringo. I decided right then-and-there that I had to up my game . . . and began learning as much as I could about the so called British Invasion . . . and the roots of Rock-n-Roll, blues, hillbilly and "black music". And . . . I started listening to Wolfman Jack . . . and watching American Bandstand, Hootenanny, Shindig, Hullabaloo, etc.
  12. Maybe they are horn louded? Loaded speakers always cost more than non-loaded speakers, silly.
  13. This is the same speaker that I sold to a Houston, Texas forum member: "Kamron T" on 01/21/2019 for $800. I gave him a special deal because he was a fellow forum member. Looks like he flipped it to a flipper?
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