jstrid Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Saw a link to these on an estate sale auction site. Anyone here from Star City, West Virginia? https://www.ebth.com/items/7505827-pair-of-klipsch-speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-js- Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 holy crap! current bid = $235, and 3 days left in the auction. a lot can change in 3 days' bidding. one rear tag completely missing, and only part of the other remains. it looks like it says BK-OO. AB XO's someone who can get close to these needs to be watching this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, jstrid said: Saw a link to these on an estate sale auction site. Anyone here from Star City, West Virginia? https://www.ebth.com/items/7505827-pair-of-klipsch-speakers 4 minutes ago, -js- said: holy crap! current bid = $235, and 3 days left in the auction. a lot can change in 3 days' bidding. one rear tag completely missing, and only part of the other remains. it looks like it says BK-OO. AB XO's someone who can get close to these needs to be watching this one check out these.....@$22...now..... I think these will be a score.. https://www.ebth.com/items/7508740-pair-of-tower-speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Says no manufacturer's mark but yet the cabinet says, plain as day, ALTEC on the back....(roll eyes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avguytx Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Looks almost like a VOTT repainted and gussied up to get better WAF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 5 hours ago, avguytx said: repainted and gussied up to get better WAF. And failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 8 hours ago, jstrid said: Saw a link to these on an estate sale auction site. Anyone here from Star City, West Virginia? Great find, laser badges too. I'm not close to that area, but I am familiar with EBTH. People really need to know their TOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: Great find, laser badges too. I'm not close to that area, but I am familiar with EBTH. People really need to know their TOS. i'm sorry but those are not laser badges 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Budman said: i'm sorry but those are not laser badges One is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Budman said: i'm sorry but those are not laser badges Something funny is going on with that ad. Scrolling through the pics, they first show a pair of what looks to be Oak Belle with non laser badges. Scrolling on, there is a WO Belle with a laser badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 How many are at that sale? https://www.ebth.com/items/7505833-pair-of-klipsch-speakers https://www.ebth.com/items/7505827-pair-of-klipsch-speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 9 hours ago, jstrid said: Anyone here from Star City, West Virginia? That's Morgantown, home of West Virginia University. Two hours from me. I'll take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Just now, wvu80 said: I'll take a look. Look closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: Look closely. I just took my first look. Lots of bids and my experience watching (only) those auction sites is the final price is usually somewhere around retail plus. What do you want me to look out for? +++ Edit: Two different auctions, same pictures? That doesn't look right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Just now, wvu80 said: I just took my first look. Lots of bids and my experience watching (only) those auction sites is the final price is usually somewhere around retail plus. What do you want me to look out for? It looks like there are 4 Belle for sale...but the pictures they used are only showing one. Different driver, xover, finish, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, Woofers and Tweeters said: It looks like there are 4 Belle for sale...but the pictures they used are only showing one. Different driver, xover, finish, etc... I'm still looking, so bear with me. I saw what looked like K-55M CD, and a Type AB XO. Is that a good XO or is it kind of like the AL in the La Scala? Edit: And another XO with Type AA and the K-55v. WVU has a school of music so there are a lot of music professors living in that area. Morgantown used to have a hi-end audio shop that sold Klipsch in the 1980's so it's easy to see where these might have come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I'm sure everyone noticed, there are actually two pair available. Oh boy, Dave's wife is gonna be pissed if one of us buy them and he has to store them for us.....lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 1 hour ago, teaman said: Oh boy, Dave's wife is gonna be pissed if one of us buy them and he has to store them for us.....lol Uhhhh...........someone knows me pretty well. If I win the auction can I keep them at your house, Tim? +++ Do we have an opinion on the Type AB crossover? Is it the equivalent of the not-good-sounding Type AL? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow#422 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 My preference would be the pair with #'s 1P364 & 1P365 in WO with AA's. YMMV, and best of luck chasing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I plan to pursue both pair. I just need to settle on a price. In some ways the crossover model Type AA or Type AB doesn't matter because on either set of Belles the XO's will need to be updated or replaced anyway. +++ I just checked the Crites site. The AK, AL and AB are the models he will not rebuild. Quote We do not build the AK, AL, or AB crossovers since they are generally considered to be "not the best". By around 1989, the design of these crossovers had changed (evolved) to the AK-3, AL-3 and AB-2 crossovers. We do build those. http://www.critesspeakers.com/crossovers.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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