DRBILL

My son has my old Klipschorn and it certainly does have the wooden and resin mid-range, and yes, it was built by Klipsch. Mine does not have the motor and paddle device. This was sold to people with electric organs. I don't think the organ feature was ever widely popular. DRBILL

Let's see now. My memory isn't as good as it used to be. Oh, yes! It was tweeters wasn't it? Crites Tweeters![:@] DRBILL

"When PWK designed the Klipschorn? .........I don't think he was listening to Audioslave". I never saw Paul listening to music while he was at work. One day I walked into his office wearing my black suit and clerical collar. He looked up and asked, "Do you want to see a dirty picture?" I said "Sure, I'm off the clock." He unrolled a piece of graph paper covered with black squiggles which unmasked a competitor's speaker's failings. He loved listening to music. He was often in my home and in the homes of several other friends in Hope. It was understood that he came to listen to music but not to talk about his work. He went to work to work and not to listen to music. DRBILL

Bernie, For what it is worth, I started off with Bob's crossover in the "AA" configuration. For the heck of it I decided to try the "A" setting (unplug two wires, plug in two wires, less than a minute each. The "A" setting was far more transparent for the tweeters. I can't imagine any effect that this could produce to the rest of the system. As best that I can tell, the zeners clip the tops of loud waveforms going to the tweeters. This could be a lifesaver if you forgot and unplugged an RCA connection with the volume up. But this same feature is going to flatten the tops of program music which is an aural disaster with much harshness. DRBILL

It is hard to use words to describe sound except through simile. When I installed Bob's A/AA crossover I noted that it was like washing a dirty window glass. Last night I installed his tweeters and I am prepared to say that it is like no glass at all! Completely transparent, without the harshness that seems to plague so many when listening to Klipsch gear. I remember what it was like as a high school kid hearing Klipschorns. It is said that you can't turn the clock backward, but Bob Crites has come pretty close. I predict that this is going to be big. DRBILL

An English chap asks a German lady, "Didn't I see you on Derby Day?" She slapped his face. ----- A Cajun fellow goes into a high class place for a haircut. The manicurist begins to work on his hands. She asks him, "Do you want me to push your cuticle back?" He replys, "No madam. I get up and walk around and he goes back by himself!" ___ A Texan lands in Paris and goes to the restroom. The French guy at the next urinal is watching him intently. The Texan says "Say, Bo." The Frenchman replies " O, oui! C'es magnifique!" ----- I'm terribly sorry! ----- DRBILL

Bob, You don't really give us enough information to help you. So far, we know that it was out of one channel. Tell us everything that you observed including how loud was the pop. DRBILL

I have an idea that you are right about them no longer being made. They were for the TV service trade back in the tube days. When the picture no longer filled out the screen due to low voltage or when the picture rolled due to line interference, the isotap was the solution. Keep your eye peeled on e-bay. I have gotten four that way. DRBILL

I have mine following my Furman, but I would entertain arguements either way. My thinking is that I have several pieces of gear that work fine on 125vac. The Isotap's rating is enough for my amps, but wouldn't be enough for all my gear. DRBILL

All the schematics (and I have most of them) show 117vac as the input voltage for Dynas. What do you know that I should know about this? Thanks. DRBILL

What you really need is an ISOTAP. They show up on e-bay with regularity for very few bucks (more for shipping!). I don't think you will be doing any real harm at 122vac. My gear was designed for 117vac and in my neighborhood I have measured line as high as 132vac (in Texas everything is bigger!) which would be getting close to meltdown for Mark IIIs. With an Isotap, I keep it tamed to c. 120vac which works just fine. No fooling, watch your bias settings. If you don't know how to do it, don't wait. Find out this afternoon! You'll fry more output tubes with improper bias than you ever would with 122vac. Good luck. DRBILL

If you still have them, take the bulbs with you to Radio Shack. They have a wide inventory of the usual bulbs. DRBILL

Yes. I have a set that Paul gave me in the early '70's. Same black three-ring with gold print. I guess one of us ought to post them on the forum. DRBILL

You might want to start with your crossover. That cures a lot of tweeter problems in Klipsch gear. BEC has some new tweeters that get sterling reviews. He is on the forum. DRBILL

It was about the time that the first SS amplifiers came out. I was out at the plant and Paul and several of the others were in a huddle about the sudden and unexpected failure rate of woofers. The original thinking was a bad batch. Later it became obvious that it wasn't the fault of the woofers. People were getting careless about little strands of wire shorting across the output of SS amps and taking out the output transistors which then delivered pure DC to the woofer voice coil. Fuses were the fix. But those of you who insist on welding cable for speaker leads probably never think about what a fuse does to the circuit! DRBILL

Regards, Bro., Does JJ have it in for you?[] Bill

To avoid the "sticky" part of BLO use this mixture: 3: Gum Turpentine 1: BLO This is the standard "maintenance" treatment for fine woods with oil finish used by those of us who are/were pipe organ builders. This mixture penetrates instead of laying on the surface to become tacky. It is VERY aromatic. Pleasantly so. I apply it annually to my K-Horns. Hope this helps. DRBILL

I don't know what a PW is. But if this is the second tube to demonstrate this failure, I would be tempted to turn the amp over and check the soldering at the socket. If the PW is a large tube, you might want to touch the pins with your iron to make sure they don't have a loose, unsoldered wire. This is more common that you might believe. Don't give up until you have exausted the possibilities. Mind you, this is just the wandering mind of an old bench tech. DRBILL

Home made Rebels with University/Wolverine 15" woofer, mid-horn, and tweeter. They were very respectable although inclined to unload. This is why Paul considered them a failure and pulled them. This was c. 1963. Oddly, they are still in service. C. 1970 I gave them to a friend in Hope, Arkansas. He used them until he bought Fortes. He gave them to the son of my old boss of my high school days. Sort of all in the family. Before that, (1957) I had a 15" Jenson Bass Reflex studio monitor, retired from a radio station in Baton Rouge. This was before stereo. DRBILL

Listen to TONY.

A less than perfect connection (as in a plug and jack) can act as a detector and produce faint music. It is almost certainly AM and not FM. Check your connections. Tighten anything you can. DRBILL

I have a pair of Heresys that PWK gave me after the Wichita Falls (TX) tornado trashed the pair that I owned. They were signed by Paul with the preface "Made especially for my friend, Bill Risinger." The only trouble is that Klipsch and Associates must have bought the cheapest ball point pens that were available. Paul's message is now faded to the point that I can only show people a faint blur where the message used to be. And the paper labels are curling and flaking off (just like the labels on all of my Klipsch speakers). So beware. Frame it with UV proof glass and keep it away from direct sunlight. DRBILL

I would fall in the "great" category. No mice here. Only scorpions and tarantulas. I always use the pin straightener on my tube tester. Oh, I'm humble, too. Good to hear from you JJ. DRBILL

I asked the same question directly to Klipsch customer service several years ago, and for the same reason. "NEVER try to run Klipsch speakers in series. Parallel is fine." Try them with one amplifier at 4 ohms and see what you get. It might be plenty for a center. If not, strap the other one on. DRBILL

Lord, I'm not worthy.