tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well, I threw the original brown fabric grills on these for the last week and they do look plain. Orange might be the color. Very 1970s and cool with those groovy white woofers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 9 hours ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Well, I threw the original brown fabric grills on these for the last week and they do look plain. Orange might be the color. Very 1970s and cool with those groovy white woofers. since that's out of the way .. now you can do this ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 According to my very old Ampex industrial tape manual after 50 plays a tape looses 3DB at 15KHZ. They also mentioned that one particle of cigarette smoke will knock down the 15KHZ response by 3DB. They also mentioned that their $300.00 wow and flutter test tape was +- 1DB. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 hours ago, dirtmudd said: since that's out of the way .. now you can do this ! Brown Grills. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Most of the stuff in that commercial looks gray to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Well, I finally ordered them. Went with the 🍊 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 5 hours ago, tigerwoodKhorns said: Well, I finally ordered them. Went with the 🍊 orangeyouglad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Orange for me. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 11, 2021 Author Share Posted April 11, 2021 I was buying parts looking up the crossovers (I will keep these stock and just replace the parts) and found these on the Volti page. http://www.klipschupgrades.com/centuryrestoration4.shtml I like Gregg's work but he ruined these speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicerogue Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 On 4/11/2021 at 12:13 AM, tigerwoodKhorns said: I like Gregg's work but he ruined these speakers. I have that beat. The guy I bought my turntable from showed me the L100s he had re-veneered. The guy he had do the work covered up the original veneer with walnut...Formica. And he made matters worse by easing the edges so much that I would have to do considerable work to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Cicerogue said: I have that beat. The guy I bought my turntable from showed me the L100s he had re-veneered. The guy he had do the work covered up the original veneer with walnut...Formica. And he made matters worse by easing the edges so much that I would have to do considerable work to fix it. These old speakers have really thick veneer compared to today. If they can be sanded it is the way to go. On Gregg's speakers, I can see where they may look nice, but the iconic look of the most recognizable speaker is gone. Looks like a home made speaker (a very nice one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 4/3/2021 at 12:31 AM, tigerwoodKhorns said: Any opinions on what color quadrex grilles? The choices are light blue, burnt orange, brown and flat black. I wanted burgundy, but there is a big up charge. I am actually thinking brown or blue, but the blue is light blue so brown I guess. Any opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 30, 2021 Share Posted April 30, 2021 On 4/12/2021 at 1:25 PM, tigerwoodKhorns said: These old speakers have really thick veneer compared to today. The veneer on my 4311s is the same... very thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie4755 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Does anyone know where I can get replacement grills without paying an arm and a leg for them. The stuff on eBay is crazy. I need four grills. My speakers are 50 years old and still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 12:28 PM, Debbie4755 said: Does anyone know where I can get replacement grills without paying an arm and a leg for them. The stuff on eBay is crazy. I need four grills. My speakers are 50 years old and still going strong. Nope. I should have bough them years a go when they were only $125. They are very labor intensive and cost a bunch. I am glad that I bought them, even at their current price. You can always just use plan brown fabric like the later 1970s speakers if you do not want to spend this much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 The orange is iconic, however, were I to run into a pair I'd prefer brown. It would go with the wood furniture I have and maintain marital harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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