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Looking for a helpful link. Just bought a new house, and while the KG5.5/KV3/KG1.5/SW-12II setup for the HT is just fine, I wanted to do something nice for the living room. So, long story short, I bought a nice set of WO Forte II's that match the trim in my new 1932 south Minneapolis craftsman living room. While I'm looking for some ASL Wave 8 monoblocks, that's not my actual problem. My Forte II's need some help. They been in storage for several years, and desperately need some oil. But, everytime I try to use the forum's search functions (looking for the BLO tips and techniques posts) I get an error. Can somebody throw me the link to the re-oiling tips so my speakers will look as cool as my new living room? Thanks, Chris PS - If you have a cheap, sweet little amp setup for two-channel that you need to sell, can you help a brother out? 73-year-old houses may have charm out the wazoo (and mine does) but they are still money pits!

I need a little help from the experts out there. I've just been offered a chance to pick up a Dynaco ST-70 from an estate. The unit is still in its orginal box, with all original paperwork and orginal tubes. The best recollections of those involved is that the unit has been used for less than 50 hours, and has spent most of the last 20, if not 30 years, in storage. I'll be going to look at it later in the week, and I'm wondering what I should be looking for, as well as a ballpark idea what a unit in good, original shape might be worth these days. I've seen prices all over the map, from $375 for kit built units up to $800 or better for pieces that have been modded. Thanks for any advice you folks can offer.

Well, the forum today is not being helpful and allowing me to send e-mail or anything. Soooo, Al, could you please send me a .DWG file? Also, does anyone have a recommendataion on speaker design software? I can do the CAD stuff, my friend is a fine carpenter, and between us we can probably give this a shot. He is remodeling his basement and trying to up the WAF, so a big subwoofer may well be out of the question. We will audition my SW-12 II with the Heresey's, but it has a very low WAF. He listens to lots of classical, and wants more bass than a Heresey can manage on its own. Additionally, as part of the remodel /WAF process, we need to confine our efforts to the end of his listening area/home theatre, so we need to squeeze all this stuff into an oddly-shaped "stage" area that holds his rear-projection TV. Rear-ported or rear passive-radiator designs are just out, as there is little rear clearance, and there's no good place to put a center channel unless it is suspended from the ceiling or back wall above the TV. He going to listen to my Heresey's when they get here, and I could see him ending up with three Heresey's across the front and another pair tucked in discreetly as rears. But, given the confines of his space, and the WAF changes going on, three new front cabinets (two for more bass, one for better center alignment) could be in the mix.

Could you point me in the direction of some plans for a ported "super"-Heresey enclosure? It might be the ideal solution for a freind, who likes my Klipsch, but can't find a product that fits his rather unique space. He wants more base than a Heresey can put out, and while we could possibly squeeze in a pair of Choruses, it would be very tight. I am getting some Hereseys later this month, and would consider giving new cabinets a try, as the ones I'll be geting need a cabinet refinishing very badly.

Just remeber to listen to what you like. My girlfriend heard my setup and was happy. She likes industrial and techno, as well as having season tickets to the symphony, and she noted that my living room sounds better than the club she prefers. She was happy, and so was I, especially after we discovered that we both had season seats to the opera, so I set her up with a an old receiver and CD player, plus a 5.1 setup (KG2.5/KV2/KG1.5/SW-8). Now she raves about the sound in her living room, and everyone is happy. She doesn't know that I have some Hersey's and a new amp on the way, and though we are just casually house hunting, everything is being sized up for a Cornwall/Chorus/Heritage (whatever I can afford - and Klipsch is affordable) HT setup, and all of my voice matched smaller KG stuff that she enjoys now will be distributed through the rest of the dwelling for sound in the other rooms...(and since I wire houses for data & such as a side biz, we'll get there quickly.) I have friends who have spent more on a pair of Theil's than I have ever spent on audio. They like my Klipsch. My sister and brother-in-law have dropped thousands on a very nice Energy/NAD setup, and they like the used Klipsch I have put in for quite a bit less. The guy who turned me onto Klipsch sold me his KG5.5's when life in the army forced him to downsize did well and now he listens to RB's, and we both enjoy the sound. Now I do my best to pass on what I was given, having turned at least four other folks onto the joy of Klipsch. Klipsch = bang for the buck. Find what you love, and enjoy them. Move up to Heritage as soon as you can. And if you don't mind big boxes, all the better. My girlfriend said as long as it sounds good, she won't mind three Cornwalls across the front of the room, and I couldn't be happier.

When i called, they had already been sold.

Hrm. I may want to take advantage of that. May I ask where in the Chicago area? Thanks.

If you aren't able to sell those Walnut KG5.5's, drop me a line. I wouldn't mind a second set for rears.

Does anyone have any experience with the Klipsch KP-301 Professional speakers? There is a set on E-bay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2538184753&category=23794 I am asking because I am helping a friend with a remodel project, which will involve redoing his home theatre room. The current designs call for the front speakers to be concealed behind a fabric scrim, so their apperance doesn't matter, and we are hoping to exploit that fact to save some money (if you can't see them, you don't need to have them look good). The subs will be similarluy concealed, and we may be looking at either in-wall of in-ceiling units for surrounds. Does anyone have any thoughts about using speakers like these in a HT setup? Or is this a dead-end?

Cool. I'm in Minneapolis. You should have a message.

Thanks for the advice. I ended up finding the info I wanted on the older low-end subs. Then I ended up buying an SW12-II for $189. One of the SW-8II's is already sold, with the other headed for the GF's system.

Anybody have a favorite source for bulk purchases of banana plugs? I'm looking for decent screw-on (preferably double screw) banana plugs that will take 8-14 gauge wire and allow for sealing the back of the connection with just a loop of good tape (by this, I mean that the metal shell of the connector should extend at least 1/4" beyond the stripped part of the wire, so that it can be easily sealed to the cable jacket). I need at least 2 dozen, and have no desire to pay Monster-cable-type retail pricing. Anybody have a favorite source? Thanks much.

Can anybody tell me what are the differences between the SW-V and the SW-8 Series II? I've read the specs, and the basic differences (port vs. passive radiator, amp size, etc) are obvious, but what niches did these units fill in the product line, as they were both sold during the same period? Is the SW-V somehow video shielded or some such? Thanks for any help you can offer.

I have a KV-1. In a few days, I'll know if it is available for sale. Making some changes in the setup for the GF, and the KV-1 may be able to go. E-mail me if you are still interested.

That's every day at work, for me. I'm Network Manager at a small liberal arts college. When I train in new student work-study techs, the first thing I tell them is that a PhD doesn't meam much if you can't look first to see if the d@amn thing is plugged in. Start with the simple things first, because if the electrons can't get from point A to point B, it doesn't matter if it is a $3 lamp, a $3000 amp or a $30,000 database server, no other troubleshooting will help, and in this business (or in the home audio game) it all starts with moving those electrons.