hanksjim1

https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/ele/d/rainier-klipsch-klipschorns/7510053585.html seems like a good deal

Thanks for asking. Ideally I'd like to replicate the period correct upgrade baffle for my '57. If anyone has one for sale (Or pics) that would be great! Otherwise any input on modifications required to use a new grill/baffle would be very helpful. I believe I saw a thread a few years ago, but I can't seem to find it now.

@JRH Any info on what the upgrade baffle looked like in the conversion from K-5-J/T-4401 to K-400/k-77 offered by Klipsch back in the day? Was it basically the same size/configuration as the current grill/baffle setup?

I have noticed in a few older threads that Klipsch offered a K-400/k-77 upgrade for older units with the K-5-J/T-4401 that included the baffleboard. Does anyone know if the Tophat dimensions are the same for older and newer Khorns? For reference I am thinking 1957 versus 1976 or newer. Anyone done this? Any issues?

Do you know anything about the prior owners/history of these? Just curious.

I am waiting for my SUT (over a month)...I hope he checks his PMs every once in a while...

Kano Aerokroil Penetrating Oil (+ maybe heat the barrel a bit?)...barrel sloping down

On my '76 Khorn, the K-77 is attached with wood screws (Cast K-400 too)...it is in storage, otherwise I would get a pic to you. Anxious to hear what others chime in about the transition date

no way more fun than here!...LOL

Here is the pic from eBay....Screw in?

I was following his tube amp build and have sent a few messages to him without reply...anyone have a contact address for him?

That speaker doesn't look right...push connectors? The basket looks different....experts?

I have tried the Parks Audio DIY ST35 version with my LaScalas...very nice indeed...FYI, the original ST 35 was often praised as a good match when paired with the Quad ESL 57 electrostatic speakers...a very revealing speaker in its own right.

Don't swap those woofers just yet...those appear to be K-33J's special 4 ohm Jensen P15LL for Klispch...very nice woofers...

Dang...someone local jump on these quick!!!

Also, building a suitable crossover with new components (while searching for the vintage stuff) should be relatively inexpensive and easy. Another thought, given JRH has documented PWK's upgrade to University SAHF mid and t-4401 tweeter along with values for the crossover, why not build the three way for now? It should work with your existing horn, sound great with the new crossover and be faithful to known documented 3 way "provenance" as owned by Major Armstrong. Upgrading was common and encouraged at the time. I may have a SAHF and 4401 you can have for the cost of shipping. You can throw in a K-33 woofer (from Crites or otherwise) to get excellent bass (I have compared both and while there is a difference, it is not night and day) while searching (and saving) for a proper Stephens Trusonic woofer. You would have a super mono speaker to enjoy in short order. Just my 2 cents.

Is the Stephens squawker horn significantly different than the K-5-x horn in the OP's pictures?

Dang, those Khorns look small under the 402s....LOL I bet the sound is also huge!

Here's a cool thread, even with some Major Armstrong references and pics!

Here is a thread on a '51 (still three way xover, possibly modified two way?) I wonder if the speaker in question may have been delivered this way, without the tophat.

I think 1R was after this, but before type A...someone will chime in..some of the early ones were labeled by their crossover frequencies AFAIK like the one pictured

Just for reference...This one is from '55 but it is a three way

The spacer between the top hat doesn't look original (angle on squawker is off horizontal). See 54 Khorn pic. Also, if you haven't already checked, they may have added a tweeter (likely University 4401 or early K-77) to the inside of the squawker like later models in the attached K-5-J pic (don't see any wires). Curious if you squawker horn has tiny little wooden vertical "vanes" in the throat visible from the front? If they do, maybe you could post a pic.

Did you check out the thread on the Topping PA5? Lots of like on the forum at a very modest price IMO. I haven't heard the Topping, but have gotten excellent results with my 86 LS from a used Emerald Physics 100.2 SE I picked up for couple hundred on CL.

The eBay units I bought were from the Dallas area...cost me another $300. to have them packed and shipped by UPS to Seattle area (customer had pickup only in the ad, but he was willing to drop them off at a local UPS location)...