cornwaller Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 In an effort to lessen the anal-retentiveness surrounding this subject and everyones concerns (efforts) to find perfection: Take the back off your Khorns or Cornwalls and look at the wire and connections--See anything special in there? Does form follow function?--or is this just a case of understated elegance? Cornwaller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 My '64 Cornwalls have silver wire and gold spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Why doesn't that surprise me. I've been thinking about that as well over the last couple days. Yanking the stock wire out of the RF7's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Same as Alan for me...rewired with silver wire and gold spades. Not to mention, Cardas binding posts added. BTW, I've attached a photo of one of them since being refinished. Regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Extremely sharp. How did you even up the baffle with corners when you did away with the grill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Hey, my first double post. What the hell was that all about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 He has the Designer Series just like I do. It doesnt come with a grill being completely flat across the baffle. The previous owner of mine put on a grill kit available as an option. I think The Lord told him to do it! heh.... Sure wish mine were cherry or walnut. My buddy has offered to do a first rate Cherry veneer job on the whole CW but I havent taken him up on it yet. We'll see....Perhaps a New Year's resolution. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 My CW's did not come with a grill. They were, I believe it was called, the "Designer Series". Originally they were special order and arrived totally unfinished. Perhaps Builder could explain better. I'll be looking for another pair this coming year that I can have redone the same color for a HT rig. There will be 2 sets of speaker wire behind the fronts and I'll simply plug in the appropriate amp. Regards, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Oops, I see Kelly's was replying as I was typing. Damn he's fast! PS Did anyone here the one about the new wrestling hold? There's the Half-Nelson... ...the Full-Nelson... ...and now the Father Nelson PSS 12 years of Jesuit Catholic School allows me to tell that joke without repercussions....I hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 My heresys have cheap looking wire on the inside (I was thinking about this when everyone was talking about expensive wire). My K-horns are wired with monster (not sure if original or if a prior owner added it) Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile homeless Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 They truly are beautiful. I actually prefer the sound with the grill on, however. These are literally the ONLY speaker I feel this way about. EVery other speaker I have owned I have run sans grills. Still, what a nice job refinishing them. Worth putting up. kh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I have heard of Cornwalls where the grills are NOT removable. Which animal is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Thanks Kelly. The refinish job ($60.00 for both) was done by "The Strip Joint" in Redondo Beach L.A. ...all over La Jolla, at Weimea Bay, everybody's gone surfin, surfin USA... Apologies to the Beach Boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Mine. The grill cloth is wrapped around and stapled to the back of the front panel. You CAN remove it if you really want to I guess, but then you'd be looking at unfinished plywood on the front of your (my?) beautidul oiled walnut cabinets. I think all early Cornwalls are thus constructed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfz28 Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Tigerwoods, my k-horns were made in 84, and all the crossover wireing that goes to the speakers are monster cable, and they came from the factory like that, because I bought them new. As of the inside of the bass bin I have no idea, never opened it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huhuru Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Mobile Homeless Has nothing to do with the subject, but, Happy New Year to You and Yours and other Forum Members and Theirs. Huhuru (Freedom) My System Klipsch KLF 20s Klipsch KLF C-7 Klipsch RS-7s Surrounds Sub SVS SV20-39PCi Receiver Yamaha RX-V3300 TV Mitsubishi CS 40509 40 Tube DVD Sony S560 VCR Toshiba M-65 FM Antenna Terk Pro 50 Wish List: Pioneer DV-45A, SACD/DVD Audio Player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subegt Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Your Cornwalls look great Chris! I hope to have a pair someday that can play with my LaScalas. But let's get back on topic about speaker wire. And yes, I understand we are talking about internal wire. So what gauge are we talking about and who is the best venor? Are you using crimp spades or solder? My New Year project is a pair of DIY CAT5 speaker cables. Have a safe new year and thanks all for a year of great reading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I may be missing something, but I though the point was that the internal wire was not super high end quality stuff, so maybe being so anal about the external wire is a little much (but I am the first to say thatI know nothing about the subject) I will admit that I was surprised when I opened up my heresys and saw crimp connectors instead of soldered and shrink wrapped connections. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry N. Cruse Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Bought my first unfinished CWs in 1972. I think they were called "decorator finish" at that time. According to my wife .... they were not "decorative". 1974 bought the oiled walnut....sold the unfinished to a friend. As I understand it, PWK did some degree of research to provide a transparent grill cloth. In my opinion, "transparency" is only achieved with No grill cloth. In 2000 I bought the "72s back from my friend.When demonstratining 4 CWs to the non-believer(Bose Owners), the cloth is off. Point.... The finished motor board is...DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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