Toxicant Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Grettings all, I have two pair of K-horns and I need to decided which pair to part with. I have the first pair I purchased in the 80's that matched my Cornwalls, white oak lacquer, so I have a matching set, although the Cornwalls haven't viberated in ten years I have hopes of someday having them all in the same room. The other pair of K-horns are oiled walnut with serial numbers 2C006 and 2C009. Is there anything special about these or just a run of the mill K-horns from the 60's. Both sets of K-horns are in nice shape with the plus going to the walnuts, the oak pair have some problems with the tops but are perfect everywhere else.. I'm leaning towards keeping the four white oak set and moving the walnut pair, convince me otherwise or not. Just to throw something else into the mix I believe the walnut horns are from my birth year,1964. Thank you in advance, Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Someone might talk you out of them whites if you post a pic. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 About the K-Horns. They might have the last of the K-5 midrange or the first of the K-400 midrange. This could be an issue. Overall, matched sets of oak seem like a keepers to me. WMcD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 About the K-Horns. They might have the last of the K-5 midrange or the first of the K-400 midrange. This could be an issue. I'd also want to know which woofers. Jensen? Stephens? EV-15WK? Some of those have value and sound pretty dam good. Is there a difference between how they sound? The caps might have to be refreshed, but the sound of a 15WK K-horn might be hard to replicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Travis In Austin Posted May 14, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 14, 2015 That is a dilemma, but I am with Gill, the White Oak siund like keepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 "Transition to the K-33-J Woofer (Jensen) from the EV 15WK began. And University SAHF mid-range drivers started to be designated and labeled as K- 55." Per the timeline in 1960. Of course no one will know for sure without opening them up. WMcD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Keep the matched set. Been working for years trying to get mine all matching. Just finished refinishing my Cornwalls to match my fronts. Going to start on jamborees soon to match them, then maybe I will be finished building speakers for a while. YEA RIGHT lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxicant Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 image hosting 10mb limit I thought these were walnut but after cleaning ten years of dirt off them I'm not so sure, can anyone weigh in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxicant Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 image url 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Walnut gets lighter over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Looks like walnut to me. Where are you located? I've got a pair of walnut Cornwallis...speaking of matching!! Those look good by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.