retired one Posted February 27, 2001 Share Posted February 27, 2001 I have a pair of walnut cornwalls that I purchased used several years ago and have been very happy with them. My son has located a pair that he describes as being klipschs that are walnut finished and similar in size to my cornwalls but with maybe a 12"woofer rather than the 15s in mine and having another large driver on the back side. The tag on them says Type:FOR 00 RV Serial No.8927650 and then 202/32/(0418)(0501). Can anyone tell me what they are and give me any info on them? Any idea as to their age or what they are currently worth would be greatly appreciated. I can find nothing that seems to relate to them on the Klipsch web site. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boa12 Posted February 27, 2001 Share Posted February 27, 2001 i think those are not cornwalls but rather Forte (For) & think they were made the 276th day of 1989. no good idea of value, but ebay... ------------------ RF-3 (front), RC-3, Cornwall I (rear) Velodyne HGS-18 sub Monsterbass 400 sub cables & Monster Z-12 wire Sony de935 a/v receiver Sony DVP-C650D dvdp Sony Trinitron 27" tv Technics dual cassette deck Technics direct drive turntable Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 digital cable box rock on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myram Posted February 28, 2001 Share Posted February 28, 2001 Yeah, I would agree that they sound like either the Forte or Forte II. The major difference being that the Forte has a 12" woofer on the front and a 12" radiator on the back, and the Forte II has a 12" woofer on the front and a 15" radiator on the back. Either way a good price to pay for them is around $500-$700 depending on the condition, and if the seller doesn't really want them anymore you can get them for cheaper then that. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired one Posted February 28, 2001 Author Share Posted February 28, 2001 Thanks for the information. I will pass it along to my son. My understanding is that on the Type label the FOR indicates Forte, the OO is for oiled oak, but what does the RV stand for? Again, thanks for the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted February 28, 2001 Share Posted February 28, 2001 If they ARE Forte's, your son will love them. I just picked up a pair for $600 in oiled oak. They absolutely kick butt. Curious, though. You said he described them as walnut, yet the OO stands for oiled oak?? Also, the model (Forte or Forte II) of the speaker should be printed in white lettering inside the plastic "cup" where the binding posts are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired one Posted February 28, 2001 Author Share Posted February 28, 2001 Thanks for the reply Doug. Actually, the ones my son is looking at are the oiled oak, OO, Fortes, my Cornwalls are the walnut, OW, set. He had only seen my Cornwalls before spotting these he's looking at. He had recognized that they were different from mine but neither of us knew what we were dealing with before we got the responses to my initial inquiry. This is a great iformations source. I'm sure we will be back often. Do you have any idea what the RV suffix on the Type is idicative of? Thanks again for the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted March 3, 2001 Share Posted March 3, 2001 Does that date-code system still work for the Legend Series? ------------------ Tom KLF-20 Mahogany Carver Receiver MXR-150 Yamaha PF-800 Turntable/ Sure V15 Type V Cartridge Carver TL-3100 CD Yamaha K-1020 Cassette dbx 1231 EQ dbx 3bx Series Two H.H. Scott 830z Analyzer Monster Interlink 300 mk II Original Monster Cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty65 Posted March 4, 2001 Share Posted March 4, 2001 retired one, I believe the RV stands for the riser base that is attached to the bottom of Forte. This comes as an option on many Klipsch speakers. My Cornwall II's have this riser base and its identified with RV-2 Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired one Posted March 4, 2001 Author Share Posted March 4, 2001 Thanks everyone, your replies were very helpful. I passed them all on to my son and he did, indeed, purchase the Fortes. He only had to give $250 for them, too, making him quite happy with himself. He brought them over here last night and they are currently hooked up beside my Cornwalls. We had a good time listening and comparing. The Fortes sound great but I do love the sound of the Cornwalls. Thanks again. RO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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