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What's an "engineered veneer"? Sounds like something you'd obtain by genetic engineering. Greg I'd like to know too. It is wood, and it has the usual 10-mil paper backing on it. Maybe the pattern is dyed into the wood? Somehow it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't Italian, Walnut, or Burl. lol Greg

I have good storage space. A place for everything, and I take time each day to put things away. To me it doesn't feel clean enough! Too cluttered. But it IS a working shop, all day every day, so I guess considering that, it is pretty clean and organized. Greg

Parts with primer. Greg

After the veneer was installed, I assembled everything and then took it back apart for finishing. Final assembly will be much easier this way. I'm not sure I like the veneer. I was told it's an engineered veneer and that every sheet looks about the same. Greg

The stripped down bass horns are the only original parts, and they needed a lot of work to make them whole again. One got pretty wet and needed a lot of repair to the lower half. Fully enclosed backs, brand new tophats. Greg

Just like old times. A couple of trashed Khorns getting the full treatment. Not much left of the originals I'm afraid. This is just after the veneer was installed, with no sanding or finish yet. Greg

Great video Dave, and a great looking project. Greg

Interesting info. You've been with us for almost 13 years and only 19 posts! I'm honored to get one here! So the grumbling distortion that is an iconic part of the B3 sound heard on recordings is partly from a P15LL just about to rip apart? Wonderful! Thanks. Greg

Thanks SF. I was thinking Stephens, but wasn't sure. The Khorn it came from has a 3 x 12 opening and a larger splitter than normal. No edge deflectors. 1964 decorator model. Anything special about the value of these? Greg

This is from a 1964 Klipschorn. I'd like a little more information about this woofer. If anyone can help out it would be appreciated. I will be selling it on ebay. On the PWK tag it says K33J Greg

I was going to exhibit there, but couldn't get clear answers as to how I would back my trailer up to the Waldorf to unload 8 large crates weighing a total of about 1500 lbs. I was asking this just a couple months before the show, and they couldn't answer me, and I saw some strange problems with their website and just got a bad feeling about it. I figured I'd let them get the first year under their belts and take a look again for 2013. It's a major expense to do a show like that, probably more than $6K. I enjoyed being able to check out the show, something that I don't get to do when I'm exhibiting. Greg

It was a pretty good show. Here's a link to my pictures www.voltiaudio.com/nyas2012.shtml The best system I heard was the Veloce room with medium sized YG Acoustic speakers and battery powered amplifiers. Low distortion, dynamic, well balanced, tonally accurate. I had an amazing weekend in NYC. Took in the Automobile Show, the Audio Show, and a small venue concert to hear Aaron Diehl on piano. Worth the drive. Greg

Tell me about it. Brazilian Rosewood. I was sick over the fact that I couldn't get the finish off without damaging it. I'm sure the thinking was to put a bullet proof finish on. But in reality, the finish didn't last 20 years before needing refinishing, and the fact that they used an epoxy coating meant that the veneer couldn't be refinished. The finish would have lasted as long and been much easier to refinish had they just used lacquer. So I'll be re-veneering them. I've got some nice rosewood veneer, but it's not AS nice as what's on there now. Greg

Interesting. I have a pair of IRSV's in my shop right now for a complete restoration. I don't think I'll get to hear them when finished though, because the owner didn't send the amplifiers for the woofer towers. I guess I could rig something up. There's a LOT of work to restoring these. This was the last pair that infinity made, and the finish that was put on them was incredibly difficult to strip off the veneer. Greg

This is the version I prefer. Greg

I bet he's not too far off. The count that is . . . I've known Rick for years, and a lot of those speakers I ended up with! Greg

The Khorns should be pretty easy. Most of them that I've done have separate woofer motorboards and you just take wing nuts off and the whole thing comes right out. Can't tell you about Belle's, but with La Scalas you need to grind or file the edges of the woofer frame to fit them in. One thing to remember about the new woofers is the break-in period. I don't often hear break-in with new gear or components, but I did with the Crites woofers. I'd say about 5 hours. Greg

Looks like a Shorthorn. Kind of upstages the other offerings a bit. Greg

$1500 is a great price on those, especially where you are close enough where you go pick them up. You should go get them! Greg

Couldn't believe it when I nabbed this one out of a local newspaper ad for $75. Greg

Can't believe nobody's mentioned Parrot yet. Greg

Here in Maine, for those few who have city water, the city sewer bill is calculated based on the city water usage. A double whammy if there's something miscalculated with the water usage. Greg

Uhhhh Duuhhhuh Hey, pass me another beer.

When I was fifteen, not long after buying my first pair of Klipsch La Scalas, I would visit one of three local stereo shops in our somewhat rural area (I don't think there are three left in the whole state now), the one that sold Bose, and I would wear a T-shirt that I had made up with white fuzzy letters on black cotton that said on the front "I own Klipsch" and on the back "Beware of Bose, Distortion Kills". I got kicked out of that store quite often. Lol I never felt dirty! Greg

Maine, not Main I doubt anyone is going to make it up here to hear them anyway. Greg