tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Congrats, great purchase and a price that you will never find again. Post lots of pics. 1 Quote
MN K-Horns Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Corner horns and a center Belle. What a fantastic find! Congrats!!! Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Got them home, dusted off a bit and put I the living room had to run to get the kids and meet up with the fam for a basketball game. Will clean them up, hook them up and post pics later. Beautiful speakers though. I can't wait to get them going! 1 Quote
mungkiman Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 That's great news. Many of us would pay more than that for EACH speaker. 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Well, got them all set up. Heavy dusting will have to wait, along with photos. I could only listen to a couple songs at very low levels because the kids are asleep and the boss was giving me the whole "don't you want to spend time with me?" thing. But wow. They look and sound fantastic so far. My room is about 20'x18'x20' and the room is just more full with these things. Everything works, so I don't have to rush out and buy a new horn, which is awesome. Pretty sure the P in the serial number indicates 1976. The caps on the aa network most certainly need to be changed. I hope new caps has the same effect on these speakers as it had on my Heresey's. I will keep everyone posted! 1 Quote
mungkiman Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Glad they're wowing you. Wait until you have corners... 1 Quote
mungkiman Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 And, yes. P = 1976. I don't believe Q was used, so R = 1977. 1 Quote
ricktate Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 You said they are heavy.....the top hat comes off helps a little bit moving them. Rick 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) I will have to take everything apart and do some good clean up on these things. The dust is literally almost ingrained in the wood. The wife is warming up to them though. She even thinks they stomp all over the Heresy's and that they look nice in the corners, so that is a huge win. Unfortunately, our 15' root bound schefflera is probably going to get sent to the wood chipper this spring. So with that said, corner placement is sort of a issue. I have windows and trim in both corners and I cannot mate them up flush to the corner without at a minimum cutting out some trim, but then even if I did the windows are still there. The bass response is still pretty wicked to my ear, better than any other speaker I have ever heard. So how much difference does it make that they are not exactly flush with the corner? I listened to 'Country Grammar' this morning and it sounded like I had my Velodyne plugged in somewhere. So far, I am very impressed and probably will leave them be unless I am really missing out on something leaving a 1-1/2" gap. Aside from cleaning everything up and getting new caps from Crite, any suggestions for maintenance? How far should I get into the speaker for cleaning? Disconnecting everything and unscrewing the cabinets will be a pretty big chore as it is, so I might just wait until the caps come in and do everything all at once. I couldn't get my heavy felt pads to stick yesterday on the bottom when I brought them in (too cold) and I am thinking about using the bigger plastic ones that you can tap in with a hammer, just to protect my floor. Maybe some rubber casters would be better? Edited February 1, 2014 by holtrp 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) Double post Edited February 1, 2014 by holtrp 1 Quote
ricktate Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 I would use what they call grippers on bottom......clean the wood with watco oil...maybe even use some 400 sand paper wet with the oil......and yes seal them to corners even if you have to use 2 inch pipe insulation. Rick 1 Quote
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Nice, They really do look great in your room. Just enclose the backs and see how they sound in the corners just the way that you have them. Are they a matching set of 3? How is the condition? You have the easy crossovers, just re-cap them as you said. 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 No, the third one is the Belle, which also seems to be in good condition although the wood seems a tad off. It could just be the lighting. Grippers, 400 grain and watco oil, got it. So just use the round 2" foam (or heavier) and staple it to the back of the sub cabinet so it seals up when pushed into the wall? I will have to take a closer look at the backs to see exactly what needs to be sealed. 1 Quote
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Well yea, I realize it is a Belle Does the wood match and are they from about the same year (do they all have AA crossovers)? 1 Quote
SonicSeeker Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 No, the third one is the Belle, which also seems to be in good condition although the wood seems a tad off. It could just be the lighting. Grippers, 400 grain and watco oil, got it. So just use the round 2" foam (or heavier) and staple it to the back of the sub cabinet so it seals up when pushed into the wall? I will have to take a closer look at the backs to see exactly what needs to be sealed. you can purchase foam with adhesive on it, do not staple. 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 Sorry... LOL. It is an R so different year. Still Walnut but just seems to have slightly different shade. 1 Quote
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 If the same wood, no worries, it will look great as a center. I still cannot believe this deal, you did awesome and your room will work well. Post more pics when you can. BTW, how many D batteries does that light up dog statue take? Looks really lifelike, but kind of creepy. 1 Quote
holtrp Posted February 1, 2014 Author Posted February 1, 2014 My laser eyed lab? Lol. Yeah, thanks for all the input guys. Amazing find, I am quite sure I will never run across a deal like this again. Pretty busy this weekend but I will try to get the Nikon out on Monday for some real photos! 1 Quote
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