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Klipschorns from 1955


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On 8/1/2019 at 1:08 PM, TubeHiFiNut said:

A good friend just got a pair of Klipschorns from (what appears to be) 1955.

 

Interested in comments from others who have Klipschorns from the 1950s. Did you update or restore to original?

Appreciate any comments and feedback?

 

 

I own #618 (1954)  and #1069 (1956) 

 

Over time I swapped out the  University SA-HF mid drivers for some Atlas  PD5VH

Also disconnected the University Mid-T tweeters and threw some Eminence APT50 with conical horns on top

Tried taking the crossover oil caps out of the circuit and replacing them with film caps.

I left the Stephens  103LX2 woofers alone

 

The mid and tweeter driver changes netted improvements.  However the change in caps on the crossover netted no noticeable improvement.

Ultimately I cut a couple planks and made a couple Klipsch Type A crossovers.  Those sounded better than the originals.

 

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On 8/1/2019 at 1:24 PM, TubeHiFiNut said:

 

 

*** EDIT***My apologies. I misunderstood my friend on the serial numbers and manufactured dates. Speaker number one is serial number 1050 manufactured in 1955. Speaker number two is serial number 1263 manufactured in 1956. The speakers look, from what I could see, very similar.***END EDIT***

 

 

Well. You still don't have it quite right.   You're quoting squaker (midrange horn) serial numbers.  The serial number of the speaker will be on a tag on the bass (folded horn) portion.  In your case that would be 954 according to the picture posted.  It should also be stamped into the wood in a few places.  Examples shown in pics.

 

 

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