wetowne Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Bought these new in 1977 retired them in 1985 when I upgraded to Fortes. I just dragged them out of the back of my closet today after 33 years. Amazing what a little vacuuming and some Old English scratch cover will do. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Digging that color scheme. Look to be almost good as new. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Beautiful. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 I got 'em when I bought my first house. My son and daughter-in-law just bought their first house this week and these will be a house warming gift. I hope they like them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 39 minutes ago, wetowne said: I got 'em when I bought my first house. My son and daughter-in-law just bought their first house this week and these will be a house warming gift. I hope they like them. Generous. So what LARGER Klipsch speakers will you be getting to replace these? 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 i have the same set and grill cloth from 1978 that i bought from the original owner who worked at klipsch who had them built for him with hand picked walnut veneer yours and mine are stunning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, Westcoastdrums said: Generous. So what LARGER Klipsch speakers will you be getting to replace these? 😎 I'm still happy with my Fortes after 33 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Budman said: i have the same set and grill cloth from 1978 that i bought from the original owner who worked at klipsch who had them built for him with hand picked walnut veneer These are the oiled walnut with the risers. I paid a little extra at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 I'm waiting on Amazon to deliver some banana to spade adapters so I can wake 'em up and hear how they sound after all that time in the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 i'm using mine for rears in my 5.2 setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Like an audio time capsule. A very nice housewarming gift. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 19, 2018 Moderators Share Posted December 19, 2018 Very nice, that's just the reason to store them and not get rid of them, they look new. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudeJ1 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 3 hours ago, wetowne said: Bought these new in 1977 retired them in 1985 when I upgraded to Fortes. I just dragged them out of the back of my closet today after 33 years. Amazing what a little vacuuming and some Old English scratch cover will do. They are a perfect candidate to be upgraded to a Super Heresy, which will give your other Klipsches a run for their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1290 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Hoarding speakers is a GOOD thing! Eventually they always come in to play! Kids should love them! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff. Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 ...it’s not hoarding if you can still close all of the doors in your house... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetowne Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Well I fired them up today no problem. Using a six watt tube amp and they sound great. These things love tubes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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